Nanotechnology Material Development Consultant for Batteries and Coatings

Technical Consultant #2002

Nanotechnology and nanoscale materials development of advanced materials.
Nanomaterial application and development of prototype systems.
Materials characterization, analysis and testing for powder, dispersions, and coatings.
Sorbents for adsorbing mercury from flue gas.
Wastewater treatment media.
Sludge treatment additives for efficient sludge dewatering.
Heat transfer fluids for high performance synthetic oil additives containing proprietary, nanostructured particles to improve heat transfer.
Additives for water and oil based heat transfer fluids to improve their heat transfer coefficient.

Coatings

Advanced protective coatings for metal, wood and polymer surfaces, with tailored functionalities.
Specialized custom coatings: Superhydrophobic, coating additives, abrasion resistant, easy to clean and anti-corrosion coatings.
Coatings with tailored translucency and reflectivity to regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Chromate-free anti-corrosion coating systems for aluminum, steel and magnesium.
Hard, scratch resistant barrier coatings for polymer substrates.
Treatments to impart superhydrophobicity to surfaces, particularly above ambient conditions.
Synthesizing nanoscale particles, depositing nanoscale coatings on particles, modifying the surface of particles, and dispersing nanoparticles in aqueous and non-aqueous liquids.

Battery

Cathode, anode, and solid electrolytes materials development for use in lithium-ion batteries.
Battery electrode fabrication, battery corrosion, half-cell and cell-level testing.
Battery research and development, tailor materials for improved performance.

Undisclosed Company, Chief Executive Officer, 1997 - Present

Structured Materials Industries Inc., Pscataway, NJ, 1996 - 1997

Rutgers University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1995 - 1996

Educator

Instructor of graduate and undergraduate courses in Materials Science at Rutgers' The State University of New Jersey and Stevens Institute of Technology.
External examiner on thesis committee of graduate students from Rutgers University and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Review academic proposals for the National Science Foundation.
Instructor of an industry oriented course on Nanotechnology, organized by the Center for Professional Advancement, East Brunswick, NJ.
Active collaborations with Rutgers Faculty members.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Organizer and Contributor, Frontiers of Engineering Series Symposium (National Academy of Engineering, NAE).
Symposia organizer for the Materials Research Society, (MRS).
Invited as Nanotechnology expert at the New Jersey Technology Council Annual Meeting.
Invited participant at Nanotechnology Workshops organized by the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy.

Awards

Distinguished Alumni award for Distinction in the Physical Sciences from Rutgers University (Graduate School).
Recognized as outstanding alumnus of the Rutgers Graduate School at its 50th anniversary.
Space Act Award from NASA Inventions and Contributions Board.
Hoechst Celanese award for Graduate Excellence.
Yule Scholarship Fund (funded undergraduate).

Publications and Patents

Invited speaker at numerous national and international technical and business conferences.
Guest speaker at research institutions.
Organized Nanotechnology panel discussions.
Invited as Nanotech expert on panel
Thirteen issued U.S. patents.

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers, Camden, NJ
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers, Camden, NJ
B.S. Metallurgy Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, (IITB), Powai, Mumbai, India