Instructor
Year Started at JMU: 2022
power2jw@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Research Summary
- 35+ year industrial career: Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Automotive, Specialty Chemical, and Petroleum industries.
- Areas of research: 1. High Temperature Resistant Polymers and their use in structural adhesives, carbon fiber reinforced composites, and low-observable coatings. 2. Ultra-High Molecular Weight polymers and their use as hydrocarbon pipeline drag reducers. 3. Alternative Energy technologies: 2nd Generation Biofuels, Gasification, Carbon to Liquids and Fischer-Tropse processes.
- Past Roles in: Research & Development, New Business Development, Sales and Marketing Management, Corporate Strategy and Portfolio Management, Technical Recruiting, Project Management, and pro forma Financial Modeling.
- Patents and Publications: High-temperature resistant polymers, and their use in Aerospace and Automotive applications.
Education
- MBA - economics concentration, 1998, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
- MS in Materials Engineering - polymeric materials specialization, 1988, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- BS in Chemistry - ACS accredited, 1984, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
