Chemistry Expert Witnesses in Arizona

This highly qualified Chemical Engineer obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. He has 30+ Publications on the topic of Chemical Engineering and is currently the Owner of a Private Engineering Consulting Firm. He is experienced in industrial experimentally-based R&D, including bulk solids mechanics, polymers, selective propylene oxidation, heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, catalyst development and manufacturing and biotechnology.

This distinguished scholar is the Head of Chemical & Materials Engineering at his university, a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a former board of directors member of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to joining academia, he worked for E. I. duPont de Nemours, Conoco, Ethyl, and Kraft where he gained extensive experience in chemical processes that involved alternatives to CFCs, catalyst manufacture, agricultural & pharmaceutical intermediates processing, monomer recovery by depolymerization, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis of cheese by-products, electromembrane processes, bioethanol production, and numerous food processing operations. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

This highly qualified expert earned his BS from Hope College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Indiana University. He has experience in catalyst research in support of polyethylene manufacturing, additive stabilization of polymers, interaction of chemicals with plastics, extrusion production of plastic pipe, plastic pipe material technical service and plastic pipe system component testing. End use applications in which he is a plastics expert include corrugated plastic pipe, water distribution and plumbing systems, oil and gas production, plastic gas pipe, and conduit. In addition, this expert is active in his field as a member of numerous societies including The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, Plastic Pipe Institute, and Society of Plastics Engineers. Formerly, he held roles as Pipe Applications and Technical Supervisor at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and Technical Director at Microbac Hauser Divison. Currently, he is President of a plastics consulting firm.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in the field of Chemical Engineering. He earned his BS, MS, and PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is on the Advisory Board of the Endowed Fund for Cyrogenic Research, and the Board of Directory for the Cyrogenic Society of America, and has 7 patents in Cyrogenics. This expert has authored over 60 publications and 55 scientific papers, as well as lectured extensively on topics relating to his field, and has coauthored a book on Cyrogenics. He currently holds academic positions at two major universities in California, lecturing on Cryogenics and Astronautical Engineering. He also serves as an Engineering Specialist for an Aerospace Company, and the Technical Director of a major US Defense Contractor.

This expert has more than 23 years of experience in the battery industry. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University and earned his graduate degree and doctorate from the University of Colorado, where his scholastic work focused on analytical chemistry and electrochemistry. At Optima Batteries a manufacturer of high power, spiral wound lead-acid batteries, he participated in many R&D projects, including one sponsored by GM and the Department of Energy to develop a hybrid electric vehicle. At TDA, he worked to apply activated carbon technologies to a variety energy storage concepts including: ultracapacitors, ultracapcitor hybrids, lithium sulfur batteries, hybrid carbon monofluoride batteries and silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries. This expert has particular expertise in lead-acid batteries and lithium-ion batteries. He currently operates a lab in Boulder, CO where he can do more detailed investigations. These might include: forensic exams (evaluation of evidence), failure analysis, performance analysis and modeling.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in medical device development, specifically cardiovascular devices. He earned his BS in chemical engineering from Arizona State University and is a member of the International Society for Endovascular Specialists. This expert has a high level of clinical expertise for surgical, vascular and endovascular devices and procedures and is well versed in implantable device failure investigation and evaluation. He previously served as the president of Arizona Heart Innovative Technologies, LLC and as the vice president of research and development for Direct Flow Medical. He is currently the CEO of a medical device company in California that develops products to improve the quality of life for those with spinal cord injuries and disease.

This highly qualified expert has nearly three decades of experience in the field of pharmaceutical development. She received her BS in biochemistry and organic chemistry and both her DEA and PhD in medicinal chemistry, all from the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, a prestigious French University. She holds 20 patents, mostly in relation to the processing and preparation of pharmaceuticals and is responsible for three finished products as well. She has held a variety of roles within the industry, beginning with several roles as a senior scientist and then moving up to principal scientist at ChemoCentryx, Inc. She then became a consultant for SciMed Partners and Franklin & Associates International LLC. She subsequently transitioned to working with patents, becoming a registered U.S. patent agent and then serving at both Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Currently, she is the founder and principal at a biopharmaceutical company and a co-founder and COO of a second biopharmaceutical company, both located in California.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 60 years of experience as a chemical and mechanical engineer. He has demonstrated experience in a number of areas including: speciality and industrial chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, fertilizers, phosphoric and sulfuric acid, phosphate, mineral processing, dyestuffs and intermediates, coal and coal chemicals, industrial wastewater treatment, cryogenics, gas liquefaction, refinery units, boilers, utilities, cryogenics, sulfur plants, engineered materials, building materials, food processing, animal feed, pipelines, and marine terminals. This earned his BS in chemical engineering from Cairo University, is a fellow of the Institute for the Advancement Of Engineering, and has 3 patents published through the United States, as well as 6 additional patents pending. This expert began his career as a chemical engineer at Chemicoke before going on to serve as a construction engineer at Engineering General Company, a development engineer and industrial chemist at Wunderlich Limited, a chemical engineer at The Austin Company, the chief mechanical engineer at McDonald Engineering Construction Group, a process projects engineer at Superior Air Products, a project engineer at Ralph Parsons, and both a proposal manager and project manager at Occidental Petroleum Corporation. For the past 37 years, this expert has served as the chief engineer at an independent engineering firm in California.

This highly qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of chemistry. He earned both his BS in chemistry and his PhD in analytical chemistry from North Carolina State University. He is active in his field as a member of the American Chemical Society and a fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Chemists. This expert is also highly involved in research in his field, currently holding one patent for an electrochemical apparatus and having authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. During his time at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, he served as the deputy group leader of bioscience and biotechnology, deputy center leader and director of integrated nanotechnologies, and the division leader of chemistry. Currently, this expert is the owner and CEO of a scientific consultancy in New Mexico.

This published expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of chemical engineering, with his work specifically focused on thermal imaging. He earned his BS in physiology from McGill University and his MS in Chemical Engineering at McMaster University. He has extensive teaching experience as a visiting lecturer at Golden Gate University and Sofia University. He also formerly worked as a preclinical and clinical consultant at Oroscience PLC, where he designed and executed experiments to define the safety and efficacy of new electrosurgical products. Currently, he owns an engineering consulting business that assists many biomedical device companies in product development and manufacturing optimization.

This expert specializes in gas station and convenience store operations, management, and safety, with specific focus on site valuations, operating procedures, capital and expense management. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and a MBA in Finance from Drexel University. He has 37 years of experience in the downstream petroleum refining and marketing industry with ARCO and BP. As President of BP West Coast Products, LLC and Vice President Retail Operations, he had responsibility for ARCO gasoline retail sales and AMPM operations worldwide, consisting of the C-Store business with 700 franchisees, 3000 convenience stores, and $3 billion in revenue.

This FDA regulation expert earned her B.S. in Environmental Chemistry from Purchase College and her M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Colorado Denver. She began her career with the FDA in 1987 as a Chemist in the Denver Districts Laboratory and then became a Compliance Officer in 1992, specializing primarily in medical device and biologics cases. She later managed a group of eight investigators as a Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer and then became a Compliance Officer, tasked with evaluating reports and lab analysis to determine compliance with regulation. The expert finished her FDA career as a Senior Case Review Expert, a role she held from 2008 until the end of 2015. In this position, she was responsible for reviewing and evaluating proposed judicial actions to determine if they were compliant with the requirements of the the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act and other regulations. Currently, the expert runs her own consulting business.