Skills:
Experience in the field of Coatings including application methods and physical properties. Thorough knowledge of materials testing procedures, ASTM procedure, specifications and engineering procedures. 8 years extensive experience in Materials Processing/Synthesis and Characterizations: o Materials Processing/Synthesis: Powder Processing, Ball Milling (Wet/Dry), Sieving, Glass Melting, Solid-State Reaction, Calcination, Co-precipitation, Chemical Combustion Method, Sol-Gel Processing, The Pechini Method. o Paste, Ink and Slurry Formulation (3 Roll Mills, Deck Mixer). o Sintering, Annealing of Glass/Ceramics and composites: Glass Melting, Glass/Metal, Metal/Ceramics, Glass/Bulk Fiber, and Glass/Woven fabric Composites. Materials Forming Techniques: Tape Casting, Slip Casting, Screen Printing, Die Pressing, Injection Molding, Lamination Materials Characterization: Microscopy, SEM-EDAX, XRD, XPS, SIMS, Particle Size Analyzer, Laser Profilometer, Pycnometer, Gloss Meter, Colorimeter, Viscometer, Impedance Spectroscopy, Hardness tester, Indenter, Scratch Resistance Tester, Adhesion Tester, Impact Tester, Strainoptics, Vibratory Sample Magnetometer, Conductivity/Resistivity. Thermal Analysis: Dilatometer, TGA, DSC/DTA. Mechanical Testing: Instron, MTS (Creep test, Fracture Toughness, Flexture Strength, Modulus, Crack Propagation etc.) Comfortable with Physical Property Measurements: Coating Thickness, Acid Resistance, Coating Adherence, Thermal Resistance, Thermal Expansion Mismatch, Density etc. Coating Technologies: Dip/Spray/Powder Coating, Roll/Curtain Coating, Chemical Bath Deposition, Vacuum Coating etc. Proficient in writing Technical/Research Articles, Patents and Proposals Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,MS Projects), Origin, DOE Software, SAP, Intelex