Simon Duri Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Duffield, Va

● Develop and maintain analytical methods for material characterization● Training and supervision of analytical lab technicians in operation and use of analytical instruments● Act as chemistry subject matter expert in new product development projects and customer complaints issues.● Review analytical results and generate test reports

Responsible for the maintenance and operation of a variety of thermal, rheological and spectroscopy instruments including TGA, DSC, DMA, FT-IR and SEM.● Responsible for developing and maintaining analytical methods in the following areas:○ Rheological analysis of polyurethane foam and textiles. ○ Thermal and mechanical analysis of polyurethane foam and textile samples.○ Develop NIR and FT-IR methods for the chemical characterization. ○ Surface, morphological and elemental… Show more Responsible for the maintenance and operation of a variety of thermal, rheological and spectroscopy instruments including TGA, DSC, DMA, FT-IR and SEM.● Responsible for developing and maintaining analytical methods in the following areas:○ Rheological analysis of polyurethane foam and textiles. ○ Thermal and mechanical analysis of polyurethane foam and textile samples.○ Develop NIR and FT-IR methods for the chemical characterization. ○ Surface, morphological and elemental analysis of textiles and polyurethanes using SEM.○ Develop methods for estimating odor in polyurethane foams and their raw materials using fast Gas Chromatography (Alpha M.O.S.) and chemometic data analysis.○ Applications of Multivariate and Chemometric methods of analysis for the correlation of chemical and rheological properties of polyurethane foams.● Familiar with laboratory sample and data management systems such as LIMS and NuGenesis. Show less

Tennessee, United States

General Chemistry instructor.

Milwaukee, Wi

● Involved in the development and setting up of an AOTF based NIR multispectral imaging system and study the applications of the NIR imaging system to the determination of chemical homogeneity of fire retardant polymeric nanocomposite materials.● Applications of Multivariate and Chemometric data analysis techniques to the discrimination of pulmonary hypertension caused by monochrotaline toxicity from chronic hypoxia using FT-IR and NIR spectroscopy.● Development and application of green… Show more ● Involved in the development and setting up of an AOTF based NIR multispectral imaging system and study the applications of the NIR imaging system to the determination of chemical homogeneity of fire retardant polymeric nanocomposite materials.● Applications of Multivariate and Chemometric data analysis techniques to the discrimination of pulmonary hypertension caused by monochrotaline toxicity from chronic hypoxia using FT-IR and NIR spectroscopy.● Development and application of green technologies to the preparation of novel biocomposite materials based on naturally abundant materials.● Detailed chemical, morphological, mechanical and thermal characterization of biocomposite materials using a variety of techniques including FT-IR, Near-IR spectroscopy, SEM, AFM, X-ray diffraction and Thermogravimetric analysis.● Carrying out fundamental studies on various applications of the biocomposite materials which include antibacterial and pollutant sorption properties. ● Application of the biocomposites to the enantioseparation of amino acids and drug model compounds using HPLC techniques.● Led advanced analytical chemistry and general chemistry laboratories. Show less

● Developed and validated analytical and quality control methods for the production of broad spectrum paraciticide (Avermectins).● Carried out chromatographic analyses during the production of avermectins● Developed and validated methods for carrying out soil analyses using ICP-OES.● Extracted essential oils from herbal plants for use in health and beauty products.● Led workshops on uses and applications of HPLC techniques for laboratory technicians.

Ph.D, Analytical Chemistry

Dissertation: Preparation and Characterization of Biocompatible Composite Materials for Biomedical and Analytical Applications. Advisor.

Master Of Science Degree, Analytical Chemistry

Synthesis and characterization of Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) intercalated by CN-, Cl- and SCN- anions and the study.

Bachelor Of Science Honors Degree, Chemistry