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Machine Design, Automation, Intellectual Property, Product Liability, Robotics, Product Design, Cont
Expert has had many years of experience in machine design. This has included machine life analysis and the design of DC motors, hydraulic systems, fasteners, bearings, compact transmission systems, and couplings. He has designed and built several robotic systems under…
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…
Product Design, Innovation
Expert has expertise in all aspects of new product design and development. He has been involved in the inception of graduate product design programs at both MIT and Texas A&M University and has extensive consulting experience with both small and…
Metrication, Metric Standards; Steam Engines, Gas and Diesel Engines; Renewable Energy; Scroll Expansion
Since entering the field in 1973, Expert has become one of the foremost experts on the application of metric (SI) units and international (metric) standards. He has helped over 100 companies and government agencies adopt metric practices. He has written…
Solid State Electronics, Electromagnetics
Expert has expertise in technologies, and in technology forecasting and technology management. Expert aids inventors, technologists, and high-tech start-up companies develop and position their technology assets for maximum economic benefit. He has extensive experience with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other…
Chemical Engineering; Pulp & Paper Engineering
Expert (pronounced "Shay") has over 30 years of combined academic and industry R & D experience in the chemical and pulp and paper industries. He has worked in production capacity expansion, cost reduction, new process design, product development, mathematical modeling,…
Electronic Ceramics
CERAMIC CAPACITOR; CERAMIC CHIP CAPACITOR. Expert has been working with ceramic chip capacitors for over 25 years. His expertise includes high-voltage caps, surface mount capacitors, switch mode power supply capacitors, and failure analysis. Expert has 25 years of experience with…
Thin Film Science and Technology
THIN FILM APPLICATIONS; THIN FILM INTEGRATED CIRCUIT. The majority of Expert's academic, industrial, and research experience has been thin film science and technology. Although most of his experience has been in the microelectronics (semiconductor) industry, he has applied his knowledge…
Avionics, Aviation, Communication System
AVIONICS ENGINEERING; AVIONICS EQUIPMENT; AIRCRAFT COMPONENT; AIRCRAFT FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION. Expert has expertise with the design of aircraft electronic systems, particularly communications and navigation systems. He has designed numerous avionics systems while employed at Cessna Aircraft and has been involved in…
Food Engineering/Crystallization
Expert has been studying crystallization processes for the past 16 years with an emphasis on crystallization in foods. His current emphasis involves controlling crystallization (either promoting or preventing) of sugars, ice, and fats. This research involves both basic aspects of…