SurfaceChar LLC offers surfaces and interfaces characterization and measurement services and consulting with a focus on scanning probe microscopy/atomic force microscopy [SPM/AFM] and nanoindentation.SurfaceChar provides a wide array of services in measurement, analysis, interpretation, application, education, and best practices in surface characterization for customers with a wide range of experience. SurfaceChar builds on 20 years' experience in a vast application space spanning many industries including biotech, semiconductor, chemicals, pharma, food, magnetic storage media, and personal care and more to solve practical, real-world problems. We have broad experience with SPM/AFM and nanoindentation instrumentation OEM. We also provide technical marketing and technical writing services in the area of materials and surface characterization, nanotechnology, and scientific chemical instrumentation.SurfaceChar also provides a wide array of education courses in scanning probe microscopy and nanomechanical characterization. Courses have been taught at MRS, ACS, Pittcon, as well as various customer sites and education institutions. SurfaceChar brings customized courses to the customer.

Technical Program Chair of annual TechConnect World conference, overseeing 35 technical symposia in diverse sectors including energy, biotech, AI, materials, and electronics. Also chair of the Materials Characterization and Imaging symposium and the Machine Learning for Characterization symposium.

Grow innovation services portfolio in wide array of sectors including bio/med, materials, AI, energy

Cross-sector experience in the petroleum industry in the downstream, chemicals, and upstream sectors including tribology, lubricants, polyolefins, unconventional gas resources, corrosion.Program Leader in Advanced Sensing and Analytics and Lubrication SciencesManage technical team consisting of internal colleagues, external academic and strategic business collaborations to achieve technical and business objectives. Lead development of various sensing platforms for EM business applications based on acoustics, microcantilever, and optical fiber technologies. Authored multiple patents and papers on various sensing applications in the petroleum industry.Recognized internal and external leader in scanning probe microscopy (SPM) for nanoscale characterization of surfaces and interfaces. Focus on quantitative nanomechanical characterization with advanced SPM based methods. Authored numerous papers and invited presentations on nanotribological measurements of lubricant films and nanomechanical characterization of polyolefin systems.2012 Co-Chair, SPM on Polymers Symposium, national ACS meeting2011-2013 Co-Chair, Nanoscale Materials Characterization Symposium in the Nanotech 2011 (NSTI) conference

Program Leader in Novel Sensing Applications, Advanced Lubrication SciencesDeveloped various sensing platforms for EM business applications2009 Chair, Surface Science Symposium, Eastern Analytical Symposium2010 Chair, ExxonMobil Workshop on Nanomechanical Characterization with Scanning Probe Microscopy

Advanced Lubrication Sciences. Performed nanoscale characterization of lubricant films with scanning probe microscopy, Raman microscopy, Near field Scanning optical microscopy, to understand mechanism of formation.