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Environmentally-Compatible Polymers
Expert is an expert in environmentally-compatible materials, including biodegradable plastics and polymers, plastic environmental effects, plastic non-hazardous solid waste management, paper coatings, and moisture barrier material. He has conducted research on the design and engineering of new biodegradable materials that…
Crystallization
CRYSTALLIZATION. Expert has expertise in a wide variety of areas related to crystallization. These include impurity-crystal interactions, solvent inclusion formation, and control of crystal size and crystal shape. He conducts a major academic research group in crystallization, consults for a…
Chemical Process and Design
Expert has expertise in design, system engineering, and practical applications focusing on packed and tray towers, evaporators, heat exchangers (i.e. shell and tube, spiral and plate type, and specialized heat transfer equipment), heat pumps, pressure and vacuum filtration, dryers, centrifuges,…
Food Processing and Packaging
During the past 14 years, Expert has had an active research program in aseptic processing and packaging. This program has included university and industry research into package/product interactions, aseptic processing equipment, and packaging systems. His current research includes biological verification…
Freshwater Impact Assessment, Zebra Mussel Control, Inorganic Contaminants, etc.
Expert has published on, and is currently researching, the chemical, physical, and biological factors that control the duration, frequency, and intensity of fouling. Most of this work is related to fouling in domestic and industrial pipelines and is based on…
Food Process Engineering
A thought leader in Food Processing, Food Extrusion, and Food Processing Equipment, Expert is known for his experience in food process engineering -- primarily in process scale-up, process development, and troubleshooting. He has done a great deal of work in…
Blood Wetted Devices and Biomaterials
BLOOD-WETTED BIOMATERIAL; CARDIOVASCULAR PROSTHESES; ARTIFICIAL INTERNAL ORGANS. Expert has been involved in the design, development, and evaluation of extracorporeal and implantable artificial internal organs for many years, first with the artificial kidney (including hemodialyzers and those based upon selective absorption)…
Agro-Environmental/Biotechnology
BIOINSECTICIDES; BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDES. Expert [pronounced cawtch-a-tourians] has been the Director of the first BioInsecticide Research Laboratories at the University since he was appointed to the position in 1980. This Provincial Strategically Funded Program has established research and teaching programs in…
Laser Physics and Applications
Expert has over 45 years of extensive experience in the design, modeling, fabrication, and operation of lasers, using them for measurements and other applications and with laser safety. He is familiar with all types of lasers including excimer lasers, Nd:YAG,…
Food Microbiology, Toxicology, Preservation, and Spoilage; Yeasts; Clostridia; Botulinum Toxin
Expert's primary area of research is the study of botulinum toxin in the gram-positive pathogen Clostridium botulinum. Much of his work has been devoted to methods for the prevention of toxin formation in foods. He has also contributed to the…