Experience Summary
I have twenty years of industrial research experience in the surface and interfacial properties of both inorganic/organic and polymeric materials. I am a tenacious problem solver and owe much of my success to the relationships that I have developed with academic and industrial colleagues, and the co-operative education and intern students that have worked with me. I am a firm believer in learning by applying basic scientific principles and good experimental design to real world problems.
Teaching Style
Over the course of my industrial career I have been engaged in the education and mentoring of junior scientists, engineers, and a great many intern and co-operative education students. My experience has taught me that learning is a co-operative exercise. I strive to push my students and myself beyond our “comfort zones” and approach new problems and concepts by applying basic scientific principles and sound experimental designs with the objective of devising novel solutions.