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Marino Xanthos, Ph.D. |
Suite 3901, GITC, NJIT Newark, NJ 07102, Tel.: (973) 642-4585 Fax: (973) 642-4594 E-mail |
Department of Chemical
Engineering New Jersey Institute of
Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, Tel.: (973) 642-4762 Fax: (973) 596-8436 E-mail |
SPECIALIZATION
Polymer
Blends/Composites/Foams, Polymer Modification and Reactive Processing, Plastics
Recycling and Life-cycle Assessment, Polymer Processing / Structure / Property
Relationships, Environmental Considerations in Polymer Processing.
·
Broad
industrial contract research experience in Polymer Technology.
·
Industrial
experience in research and development on Polymer Composites.
·
Academic
experience in Polymer Science and Engineering: generic and industrial research,
teaching regular graduate and undergraduate courses and short courses for
industry, Ph.D. and M.S. student advising, curriculum and new courses
development; experience in International Chemical Education.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Department of Chemical
Engineering and Applied Chemistry., Ph.D. Degree (1974), M.A.Sc. Degree (1970).
University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece - Department of
Chemistry, B.Sc. Degree-Honors (1968).
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Research & Development Experience
Current position
Polymer Processing Institute
(PPI),
Newark, NJ, an independent not-for-profit research organization located at NJIT
Director of Research, (since 1988)
Overall Responsibilities: Direct and supervise a
staff of more than fifteen professionals and graduate assistants in
industry/government sponsored and generic research in Polymer Processing,
Polymer Materials Development and Plastics Recycling at an average annual
volume of $600,000.
Earlier positions
Center for Processing of Plastic Packaging - (CPPP), NJIT, Newark, NJ
Center Director,
(Feb. 1997 – June 1988)
Overall
Responsibilities: Direct and supervise contract research in plastic packaging
applications.
Marietta Resources International Ltd. (a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Corp.),
Boucherville, Que., Canada (1975-1980).
Manager,
R & D and Technical Services
Responsibilities: Research, product development and technical support in the areas
of processing and characterization of thermoplastic and thermoset composites including
mica reinforced plastics and mica modified inorganics and coatings; research on
fiber and flake reinforcements, interfacial modification and coupling agents
for multiphase systems.
Academic
Experience (Teaching/Research)
Current position : NJ Institute of Technology, (NJIT),
Newark, NJ (since 1995)
Professor of
Chemical Engineering and Director of Polymer Engineering Center
Earlier positions
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (1987-1995)
Research Professor of Chemical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (1980-1986)
Adjunct
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering; Academic Advisor of overseas M.S.
undergraduate and technician programs in Plastics Engineering.
CONSULTING,
PATENTS
· Regular technical consulting
since 1987 to companies such as
Elf-Atochem (France), PPG, Reheis, Colgate-Palmolive, Cooperative
Research Center for Polymers (Australia), Roche Diagnostics, AT&T, Zemex
Minerals, Shell Chemical Co., Dow-Corning, Cytec.
· Holder of three US and two
Canadian patents.
PRINCIPAL
PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS
· M. Xanthos and S.K. Dey,
“Foam Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate”, Chapter 12, pp.307-336 in S.T.
Lee, Ed., “Principles of
Thermoplastic Foam Extrusion”, Technomic Publishing Co., Lancaster, PA
(2000)
· M. Xanthos, U. Yilmazer,
S.K. Dey, and J. Quintans “Melt Viscoelasticity of Polyethylene Terephthalate
Resins for Low Density Extrusion foaming”, Polym.
Eng. Sci., 40, 3, 554 (2000)
· M. Xanthos and H. Warth, “Effects
of Transreactions on the Compatibility and Miscibility of Blends of
Condensation Polymers”, Chapter 10, pp. 411-427, in S. Fakirov, Ed., “Transreactions in Condensation Polymers”,
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany (1999).
· M. Xanthos and A.L. Bisio,
“Polymer Recycling for Energy Recovery”,
pp. 57-69, in Akovali at al., Eds, “Frontiers in the Science and Technology of
Polymer Recycling”, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, Series E: Applied
Sciences – Vol. 351, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
(1998)
· U. Yilmazer, M. Xanthos, G.
Bayram and V. Tan “Viscoelastic
Characteristics Of Chain Extended / Branched and Linear Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resins”, J. Appl. Polym.
Sci., 75, 1371-1377 (2000).
· M. Xanthos and K.A. Narh,
“Product Design with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Blends with Potential
Applications in Recycling”, Polym.
Compos., 19, 6, 768 (1998).
·
M.
Xanthos, N. Faridi and Y.Li, “Processing/Structure Relationships of Mica-Filled
Polyethylene Films with Low Oxygen Permeability”, Intern. Polym. Process., 13, 1, 58 (1998).
· M. Xanthos, V. Tan and A.
Ponnusamy, “Measurement of Melt Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene and
Their Blends - A Comparison of Experimental Techniques”, Polym. Eng. Sci., 37, 6, 1102 (1997).
SCIENTIFIC
AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Society of Plastics Engineers, Polymer Processing
Society, American Chemical Society, Society of Automotive Engineers
INSTITUTIONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN LAST 5 YEARS
· Advances in Polymer Technology (John Wiley & Sons), a peer review technical
journal, editor-in-chief since 1990
· Regular peer reviewer of
articles submitted to technical journals, book outlines and proposals to
government agencies (NSF, USDA, NRC
Canada, NRC US).
· External examiner in Ph.D.
defense committees; external peer reviewer of Chem. Eng. Faculty
promotion/tenure in N. American and overseas Universities
· Organizer, chairman and
moderator of national and international Technical Conferences/Symposia.
· Expert technical witness in
legal cases.
· Organizer, co-ordinator and
instructor of "Polymer Engineering" Collaborative Graduate
Certificate Program, (four courses), offered to more than twenty National
Starch and Chemical Company employees off-site and by ITV during 1997-98;
awarded certificates in August ’98 to nine graduates.
· Participated as a proposed
thrust leader in the development of the 1995 preproposal/proposal, 1997 ERC
preproposal/proposal/site and 1999 preproposal to the National Science
Foundation.
· Chairperson and/or member of various university and
departmental search committees for administrative and faculty positions; member
of departmental P&T committee;
member of Ph.D. Chemistry Planning Committee;
· Engineering Program review
external evaluator, Essex County College, summer 2000
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