Consultant
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
- Aeronautical
- Chemical
- Electrical
- Medicine
- Research and Development
EDUCATION
This expert received their Ph.D. and M.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
This expert received an M.E. and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
This expert has a B.S. in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Thermodynamics, Polymer Processing and Viscoelasticity Experts ResumesThis expert specializes in polymer science and engineering, chemical and materials engineering, biology, and genome science. Further expertise includes molecular computation, computer-aided molecular design, membrane science and technology, advanced thermodynamics, and polymer processing and viscoelasticity.
Areas in which this associate is highly regarded include polymer research, plastics, structural materials, separations science, and polymer physics. Further areas include rheology, research and development, macromolecules, modeling of tensile properties of polymer blends, polymer alloys, and commercial plastics.
In addition, this associate specializes in areas related to polymer technology, thermoplastics and fibers, thermal analysis, and elastomers and thermosets. Further specialties include engineering thermoplastics and specialty plastics, materials science of membranes for gas and vapor separation, physical properties of polymers, and protective coatings for polyimide composites.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in polymer science and engineering, chemical and materials engineering, biology, genome science, computational chemistry and molecular simulations, advanced thermodynamics, polymer processing and viscoelasticity, forensic investigation, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Dual Professor of Genome Science, College of Medicine, major university
Program Director, Chemical Engineering, Associate Department Head, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Head, Department of Chemical Engineering
Interim Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Director of the Ohio Molecular Computation and Simulation Network and Center for Computer-Aided Molecular Design
Acting Director, Center-of-Excellence for Membrane Science & Technology
Director of the Polymer Research Center
Co-Director of the Polymer Research Center
Director of Graduate Studies, Chemical Engineering
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (appointed with tenure)
Director of the Chemical Engineering Laboratories
Executive Board Member, Polymer Research Center
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
Senior Research Engineer, Corporate Research Staff, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
Associate Research Staff, General Electric Company, Corporate Research & Development Center, Schenectady, NY
Chemical Technician, Belfer Graduate School of Science, Yeshiva University, New York, NY
Graduate Faculty
USAF Summer Faculty Research Associate and SCEEE Fellow
Visiting Scientist, Polymer Branch, Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB
Visiting Consultant, Structural Materials Branch, Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB
Visiting Fellow, Science and Engineering Research Council, Imperial College, London
USAF Summer Faculty Research Associate (Wright-Patterson AFB)
External Examiner, The National University of Singapore
Consulting Activities
Procter & Gamble
Window Technologies
Borden Chemical
Borg Warner
Ashland Chemicals
University of Dayton Research Institute
Monsanto
PUBLICATIONS
Holder of patents related to permeation modified separation membranes, and protective coatings for polyimide composites. Numerous publications related to mechanical properties of multi-component polymer systems, polymer contents, chemtracts–macromolecular chemistry, computational and theoretical polymer science, heat-transfer agents for high-temperature systems, preparation of brominated polypentenamer and its substituted nitrile derivative, solid state transition behavior of blends in polymer blends, modeling of tensile properties of polymer blends, solid state transition behavior of blends, applications of thermal analysis to the study of polymer blends and more.
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