Charles A. Garber, Ph.D.
Charles A. Garber, Ph.D.  
Expert consultant in polymer physics and solid state structure, materials science, and electron microscopy (SEM and TEM). Characterization of the dispersion of additive particles in polymers and coatings a specialty. Also internationally known for protocols to substantiate the claims for efficacy for hair and skin care products.  
Certificate #533  
President  
Structure Probe, Inc.  
569 E. Gay Street, PO Box 656  
West Chester, PA  
19381-0656 USA  
1-(800)-2424-SPI Toll-fre  
1-(610)-436-5400 Voice  
1-(610)-436-5755 Fax  
  Web Site:www.2spi.com/ils/ils.html
E-mail:accce@2spi.com
Specializing in the application of electron and light microscopy for failure analysis, intellectual property rights protection, due diligence and corporate R&D and technical support programs for projects involving polymer coatings, plastics, films, medical devices and biopolymers, textile fibers, laminates, and emulsions. In- house laboratory facilities include scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction, and light microscopy. Accredited by A2LA to standard of ISO 17025.
  Education history:
  Ph.D.
Engineering (Area of Interest: Polymer Solid State
Physics and Materials Science), Case Institute of
Technology, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967

M.S.
Chemical Engineering (Area of Interest: Polymer
Solid State Physics and Materials Science), Case
Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio 1965

B.S.
Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana,
  Professional Societies:
     1. Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers
   2. American Physical Society, Division of High Polymer Physics
   3. American Chemical Society
   4. American Institute of Chemical Engineers
   5. Microscopy Society of America
   6. Society of Cosmetic Chemists
   7. American Society for Metals
   8. Sigma Tau
   9. Sigma Xi
   10. RESA
   11. American Council of Independent Laboratories, Corporate Membership
  12.  Philadelphia Microscopy Society
  13.  Australian Microscopy Society
  14.  Microscopical Society of Canada
  Full-time Professional Employment Experience:
  1970 to date   President, Structure Probe, Inc.

   1.  569 East Gay St.PO Box 656, West Chester, PA 19381-0656
   2.  230 Forrest St., Metuchen, NJ  (1973-1995)
   3.  63 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, CT 06430 (1979-1996)
   4.  1015 Merrick Rd., Copiague, NY 11726 (1982-1993)

1967 to 1970   Research Physicist, Research & Development
                Division, Plastics Department, E.I. DuPont de
                Nemours & Co., Inc., Experimental Station,
                Wilmington, DE
  University Teaching Appointments:
    1.Adjunct Assistant Professor, Evening College, Philadelphia College of
Textiles and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. (Taught two courses: Polymer Chemistry and Polymer Characterization, 1969-1970 academic year).

   2.Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, PA. (Taught graduate course: "Structure and Properties of Polymers" 1968-1969 academic year).

   3.Lecturer, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio, 1963-1964
academic year

   4.Instructor, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 1965-1966
academic year.
  Additional professional and business activities:
  1980 White House Conference on Small Business,
     Elected Delegate, Pennsylvania Delegation
     Washington, DC

1986 White House Conference on Small Business,
     Elected Delegate, Pennsylvania Delegation
     Washington, DC

1995 White House Conference on Small Business,
     Presidential Appointee Delegate, Pennsylvania
     Delegation, Washington, DC

1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 (2 times),
     American Chemical Society (ACS) National Tour Speaker
  List of publications:
  1.   with P.H. Geil, "Solution Crystallization of Poly-3, 3-bis
     (chloromethyl) -oxacyclobutane", J. Appl. Phys., 4034
     (1966); presented at American Physical Society Meeting,
     March 1966, Durham, NC.

2.   with P.H. Geil, "A New Morphological Form of Solution
     Crystallized Polyethylene", Die Makro. Chemie, 98, 304
     (1966)

3.   with P.H. Geil, "Polyoxymethylene Single Crystals. I. The
     Effect of Copolymer Content on Morphology", Die Makro.
     Chemie, 113, 236 (1968); presented at March 1967 Meeting of
     American Physical Society, Chicago, Illinois.

4.   with P.H. Geil, "Polyoxymethylene Single Crystals.  II.  The
     Effect of Substrate of Annealing Behavior", Die Makro.
     Chemie, 113, 246 (1968).

5.   with P.H. Geil, "Polyoxymethylene Single Crystal.  III.
     Deformation Behavior", Die Makro. Chemie, 113, 251 (1968);
     presented at American Physical Society Meeting, March, 1968,
     San Francisco; presented at 4th Middle Atlantic Regional
     Meeting, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC Feb.
     1969.

6.   with P.H. Geil, "Some New Morphological Observations on
     Poly-3,3-bis- (chloromethyl)-oxacyclobutane", Kolloid-Z.,
     229, 140 (1969).

7.   with E.S. Clark, "The Effect of High Shear Stress During the
     Crystallization of Polyoxymethylene", presented at the
     American Physical Society Meeting, March, 1969,
     Philadelphia, PA.

8.   with E.S. Clark "The Morphology and Deformation Behavior of
     'Row Nucleated' Polyoxymethylene Film", presented as invited
     paper at the National ACS Meeting, Sept. 1969, New York;
     presented to the 5th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting,
     American Chemical Society, Newark, DE.

9.   with E.S. Clark, 'The Effect of Industrial Processing on the
     Properties of High Polymers", presented at the National
     A.I.Ch.E. Meeting, Feb. 1970, Atlanta; presented at the 5th
     Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society,
     Newark, DE.

10.  "Some New Observation on the Morphology and Deformation
     Behavior of Melt Crystallized Polytetrafluorethylene",
     presented at the American Physical Society Meeting, March
     1970, Dallas; presented at special IUPAC symposium on
     Macromolecules, Leiden, The Netherlands, August 1970.

11.  with E.S. Clark, "The Morphology and Deformation Behavior of
     'Row Nucleated' Polyoxymethylene Film", J. Macromolecular
     Sci.-phys., B4(3), 499 (1970).

12.  with E.S. Clark "Effect of Industrial Processing on the
     Morphology of Crystalline Polymers", Intern. J. Polymeric
     Mater., 1,1 (1971).

13.  "The Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy to Solve Problems
     of Industrial Importance", Invited Paper presented at New
     York Academy of Science, May 1973.

14.  "Application of Scanning Electron Microscopy for
     Demonstrating the Effects of Cosmetic Products on Human Hair
     and Skin", presented at A.O.A.C. Meeting, October 9, 1973,
     Washington, DC

15.  with S. DiBianca, "Innovative Scanning Electron Microscopic
     Techniques for Evaluating Hair Care Products", J. of the
     Society of Cosmetics Chemists, 24, 609 (1973).

16.  "Characterizing Cosmetic Effects and Skin Morphology by
     Scanning Electron Microscopy", presented at SCC Annual
     Educational Symposium, May 1975, St. Louis; J. Soc. Cosmet.
     Chemists, 27, 509-531 (November 1976).

17.  "Application of Electron-Optical Methods for Solving
     Problems in the Plastics Processing Industries", Invited
     paper presented at Joint Symposium of the Society of
     Plastics Engineers at the 1976 Pittsburgh Conference,
     Cleveland, March 1976.

18.  "The Use of New Electron-Optical Methods for
     Characterization of Electron and Optical Thin Films",
     Invited paper presented American Vacuum Society Meeting,
     Princeton, Nj, May 1976.

19.  "Characterizing 'moisturized skin' by Scanning Electron
     Microscopy", Cosmetics and Toiletries, (April, 1978) 74.

20.  "Testimony - Joint Hearing of the Senate Committee on Small
     Business, Science and Technology", August 10, 1978.

21.  "Unfair Competition", Philanthropy Monthly, Volume XII,
     Number 8 (August 1979).

22.  "New Solid State Analytical Methods for Analyzing Skin
     Morphology: An Update" presented by SCC Annual Seminar, May
     1980.

23.  Testimony - U.S. Committee on Ways and Means on the subject
     of "Unrelated Business Income Tax", June 16, 1987.

24.  "Start-up?  Expect the Unexpected", CHEM TECH, 17, 597-599
     (1987).

25.  "Using the Internet as an Information Resource in Microscopy",
     Presented at the Multi-National Congress on Electron Microscopy,
     Portoroz, Slovenia, Sept. 1997.

26.  with Prof. Thomas Egan, "Successful Business Practices Using the
     Internet", Invited Talk, Sixth Annual ITEC Conference, Valley Forge,
     PA, November 1998.