Skills:
Internal and external networking to determine niche applications for new materials or to determine insertion points into existing systems and technologies. Technical expertise spans: o Product forms: films, nanofillers, fibers (natural and synthetic), foams, woven fabrics, molded shapes, and cast shapes. o Formulations: latex coatings, elastomers, paints, commodity thermoplastics, and engineering resins (phenolic, epoxy, cyanate ester, and polyurethane). o Manufacturing processes: compression molding, vacuum cure, and vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM). o Materials testing: mechanical, thermal, structural, morphology, viscosity, and flammability.