Robert S. Opperman Email & Phone Number

Marshall, MI, US

Hillsdale, MI, US

• Development and implementation of emergent gas-to-liquids technology, by way of Microwave-induced catalytic stimulation to convert syn-gas into high molecular weight hydrocarbons.
• Fixed and fluidized catalyst bed design and validation captured in a microwave corona. Patent Disclosure
• Development of robust, solid-state catalysts (Fe and Co rich) and respective supports designed to withstand intense Microwave radiation (control erosion on the substrate) Patent Disclosure
• Development of an automated programming for precise control of entire catalytic process with embedded GC-MS enabled for process feedback

Troy, Michigan, US

• Promoted a team of chemists as well as managed the day-to-day operation of the central chemistry laboratory responsible for corporate-wide failure analysis, supplier development and quality support per ISO 17025 IATF.
• Responsible for coatings evaluation for automotive drivelines, such as corrosion resistance testing and analysis with pending PPAP approval
• Research of oxidation rates and subsequent lifetimes of organic lubricants and polymeric formulations using high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry. This measurement technique determines the remaining oxidative.
• Presentations to cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers and BU Managers
• Development of a novel lubricant receptacle for deposition onto critical driveline bearings Patent Disclosure

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Management of laboratory personnel, analysis operations of nitrogenous product formulations and discovery/mitigation of a variety of process deficiencies while pursuing an aggressive campaign for laboratory workflow.
• Custom development of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) written in LabVIEW software capable of simultaneous scripting of current laboratory results into plant Distributed Control System historian and.
• Process Gas Analysis Automation: In-house development of software capable of collecting chromatographic data of multi-input process gas streams with on-demand calibration and results streamed directly into LIMS
• Implementation of ISO, GLP and GMP methodology for full accounting of industrial chemical and environmental analysis of plant activities.
• Analytical Resources Used: HPLC, IC, TGA, ICP-OES, GC-FID, Karl Fischer, FT-IR

Midland, Michigan, US

• Managed a multi-faceted career covering a wide spectrum of research efforts. Direct interfacial relationship with various Dow business leaders covering product development. Advanced corporate and business-sponsored.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certified: Successfully implemented cost saving measures to a 1 L batch slurry reactor system for in-situ nanotechnology research and development, heterogeneous metallocene and Zieglar-Natta.
• Successful in-house development of a reaction calorimeter system designed to track polymerization kinetics of polyurethane formulations for the optimization of a full-scale production facility in Dow Automotive.
• Li-Ion Battery Calorimeter: Research initiative required the need to quantify the heat evolution of Li-ion batteries at the moment of thermal failure during a low-rate temperature scan, and the instrument and software.
• Microscope DSC: A glass-filled epoxide formulation was being evaluated and necessitated monitoring any morphological changes from a temperature-scanning thermogram response as well as optical microscopy. Successful.
• Pyrolysis Combustion Flow Calorimeter (PCFC): Successful correlation between microgram-scale fire testing to full scale 300-gram open flame fire tests leading to a tremendous increase in testing throughput and sample.

Chemistry, M.S. Physical Chemistry

Bachelors Of Science, Chemistry

Bachelors Of Science, Chemistry