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| American Chemical Society Sigma Xi New York Academy of Sciences American Association for the Advancement of Science Society for Imaging Science and Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Education: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B.S. Chemistry, Queens College - CUNY, 1961. M.A. Organic Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1964. Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, 1967. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American Men and Women of Science Who's Who in Technology Today | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous Experience: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Polychrome Corporation, Senior Development Associate, 1981-1993 Problems in synthetic organic chemistry with backgrounds in polymer chemistry and applied photochemistry. Bench to pilot plant scale. A broadly based support of research and development involved with lithographic printing plates. White Chemical Company, Research Group Leader, 1972-1981 Problems in synthetic and industrial organic chemistry. Bench to pilot plant scale. Production. Literature and marketing research. Orion Associates, Director, 1970-1972 Project Consultant in organic chemistry. Dexter-Midland Corporation, Research Chemist, 1968-1970 Resin research, involving most conventional polymeric systems as well as photoconductive (polyvinylcarbazole) and photocopying (zinc oxide system) resins. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Engaged in Consulting Practice Since: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Publications & Patents: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Five patents and two papers in areas of organic synthesis, treating solution for pyrolysis of printing plates and polymer neutralization. U.S. Patents: 5,213,950 (5/25/93) 5,021,324 (6/4/91) 4,721,665 (1/26/88) 4,640,884 (2/3/87) 4,559,401 (12/17/85). Organic Preparations and Procedures International #3 (1988) 293-295. Journal of Organic Chemistry 31 (1966) 3003-3006. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Scope of Activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Problems in synthetic organic chemistry and also in various aspects of chemical technology. Bench to pilot plant scale. Literature searches. Support in patent litigation. Waste product avoidance, utilization and disposal. Problem solver. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Specialization: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Photosensitive compounds and polymers and precursors, photoinitiators for UV processes, dyes, surfactancts, adamantane chemistry, organohalogen chemistry, halogenated diphenyl ethers, paracyclophane. | |||||||||||||||||||||
