Dr. Anderson is the founder of AME and is a co-owner of the company. Dr. Anderson has long specialized in the characterization of surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and coatings. He began applying surface analysis techniques to the solution of materials problems in 1972 with the use of Auger spectroscopy and Mössbauer emission spectroscopy to characterize the magnetic properties of surfaces. Since 1980, he has used XPS or ESCA extensively for the analysis of materials properties, often combining XPS and Auger results with those of other techniques such as microscopy, DSC, SEM, FTIR, EXAFS, Rutherford backscattering, electrochemistry, thermogravimetry, SEM, and XRD to solve complex materials problems. He has had a wealth of experience with surface chemical phase identifications, corrosion, battery development, adhesion, contamination, electronic packaging, thin film and bulk materials composition, composite interfaces, particle and sintered ceramic surfaces, surface oxidation and degradation, and many other applications of surface analysis. He has served as an officer of the ASTM Committee E-42 on Surface Analysis and an U.S. Expert on several sub-committees of the ISO Technical Committee 201 on Surface Chemical Analysis. He worked for Case Western Reserve University as a post-doctoral fellow, the Dept. of the Navy as a research physicist, and Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin as a senior scientist before founding AME, Inc. in 1995. Dr. Anderson especially enjoys integrating the results of multiple analytic techniques to solve tough materials problems. He has assembled a team of materials scientists and engineers with complementary skills and experience who all enjoy working together to solve challenging problems. He is a member of AVS, ASM, MRS, and ASTM.

Dr. Krebs joined AME in early 2002 and is a co-owner of the company. Dr. Krebs specializes in corrosion and degradation issues. She is experienced in materials testing and selection for corrosion mitigation in engineering applications, and in the evaluation of novel coating systems using a variety of testing procedures, and in corrosion-related failure analysis. Among her current interests is the development of new electrochemical testing techniques for AME, which currently include potentiodynamic, potentiostatic, and galvanostatic measurement capabilities. She commonly combines electrochemical analysis with other analytical techniques, such as XPS & SEM, in order to determine a more complete picture of corrosion, degradation, and other failure-related phenomena. In her dissertation work at the Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Krebs studied passivity and breakdown on iron and iron-alloys using traditional DC electrochemical techniques in combination with spin-polarized neutron reflectivity and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). As an Army Research Laboratory Fellow, she used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in laboratory and field tests to evaluate non-chromate conversion coatings as potential replacements for the then current chromate conversion coating. In her work at DACCO SCI INC., she was involved in the development of patented in-situ corrosion sensor technology based on EIS techniques. She was also principal investigator for a National Science Foundation Phase I SBIR program investigating Electrochemical Brush Patination, a repair technique for patina on outdoor art objects utilizing a variety of electrochemical techniques and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to formulate and study artificially grown patinas. In addition to her work at AME, Dr. Krebs is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences at Villa Julie College.

Lori Korczynski is a chemist with years of specialization in fine powders, metal oxides, and coatings. She has extensive experience in the application of XRD, XRF, AFM, SEM, FTIR, RGA mass spectroscopy, surface area analysis, pore size distribution, and chemisorption/desorption techniques. In 12 years of practical lab experience, she has worked in production, analytical, and research environments. The initial 10 years were with Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, now a division of Lyondell, working with titanium dioxide. While at Millennium, she was exposed to a variety of processing techniques such as colloidal surface treatments, wet milling, dry milling, calcination, and filtration techniques. Ms. Korczynski earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Towson University while an employee at Millennium. Prior to joining Anderson Materials Evaluation, she spent 1.5 years with CeraTech Inc, working with rapid repair construction materials. During her time at CeraTech she was involved in the development of applications testing procedures, the investigation of new admixtures, and the qualification of new raw materials. Since joining AME in October 2005, Lori is performing FTIR, thermal analysis, SEM, optical microscopy, and XPS analysis.

Dr. Burns is a physical chemist with expertise in spectroscopy, microscopy, surface science, adhesion, interfaces, and failure analysis (particularly of interfaces). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. At Wisconsin, he did his thesis work on the electronic structure of silicon containing organic-transition metal complexes using molecular quantum mechanics and gas phase UV photoelectron spectroscopy. After graduate school, he held a postdoctoral position at IBM's San Jose (now Almaden) research lab. At San Jose, he studied the bonding of long chain fatty acids to metal and metal oxide surfaces using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy. Upon completion of his post doctoral work, he moved to IBM's Endicott, NY facility, where he developed analytical techniques involving spectroscopy (FTIR and UV-Vis) and wet chemical methods for inspection of incoming materials. While at Endicott, he entered the field of laser processing of materials, which he stayed in until he arrived at Hewlett Packard's research lab for ink jet technology in Corvallis, OR. At Corvallis, he used his expertise in XPS, micro-FTIR, optical microscopy, laser scanning microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive x-ray analysis in performing failure analysis on thermal ink jet pens. The failure analysis involved contaminant identification and elimination, interface (polymer-polymer and polymer-metal) failures, and the effect of various chemical environments on adhesion. In July 2007, Dr. Burns joined AME to further pursue his interest in surface science, spectroscopy, and microscopy.

Akhil Rao is a Junior at the University of Maryland, College Park, majoring in Computer Engineering. He is the webmaster, computer technician, network administrator, and student intern at AME, Inc. He has experience in HTML, XHTML, CSS, Java, C, C++, Ruby, OCAML, computer maintenance, and troubleshooting. He is also a videographer, video editor, musician, and singer. He is embarking on several entreprenurial ventures, including starting a videography company (Rao Videos), running a media promotions company (Luminous Media), and composing a music album with his brother, Arpith Rao. He is also an honorable brother of Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. at the Xi Chapter since Spring 2005.

Dr. Murray, a NACE Fellow, has over 40 years of basic and applied electrochemistry experience. He worked for Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. and Teledyne Corp. on fuel cell, battery, and high purity hydrogen gas production R & D efforts. For many years he worked with the then new technique of gas/liquid chromatography as a research chemist. His Ph.D. thesis in Material Science and Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University was on the use of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to perform in-situ evaluations of the soil corrosion of coated pipeline materials and completed in 1988. From 1989 until 1999, he worked for the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center on many applied corrosion problems and longer term development programs on indium-activated aluminum alloy sacrificial anodes and U. S. Navy paint degradation characterizations. Dr. Murray has developed and taught short courses on corrosion, including a one-day section on EIS evaluations of painted metals and corrosion problems, at the Pennsylvania State University. He has also taught a one-semester continuing education course in Industrial Electrochemistry at the Johns Hopkins University. He now serves as an active consultant through his company Murray's et al.

Dr. Pechenik's primary interest is in the properties of glasses and ceramics. He has special expertise in the investigation of fracture and stresses in these materials and in their safety and failure characteristics. Flaw elimination; fatigue; aging; corrosion; failures of corrosion-resistant glass, safety and fire-rated glass, and wired glass; manufacturing defects; and post-manufacturing damage are among the many modes of failures he examines. Thermal & chemical tempering; glass & ceramic fiber properties; ceramic particle sintering; powder synthesis & properties; piezoelectrics; relaxor ferroelectrics; micro-optical lenses; optical-to-electronic signal converters; optoamplifiers; fast ion conductors; dielectrics; ultra-pure glass melting; cold & hot pressing; polishing; mechanical testing for strength, toughness, hardness, & wear; stress analysis and measurement in bulk materials, thin films, and joints of glass, ploymers, and transparent ceramics by polarimetry; and Raman & IR spectroscopies are among his many interests. Dr. Pechenik previously worked for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and now owns and operates All Materials Consulting, Inc.

Dr. Swanson is an optical physicist with particular expertise in radiative transport and the Mie theory of optical scattering. Applications to particle sizing and micro- and nano-particle purity are a special interest. She has authored over 30 scientific publications, holds three patents, and has a patent pending. Dr. Swanson worked for the Department of the Navy at both the Coastal Systems Center in Panama City, FL and the Naval Surface Warface Center in Dahlgren, VA for 11 years. She is now a Research Associate in the Physics Department at Western Washington University. She also owns Abacus Enterprises, a firm offering consulting services in the physics and engineering of optical systems.

Materials physicist specializing in the determination of surface and film characteristics by advanced x-ray diffraction techniques. He is an expert in the identification of chemical phases, high resolution thin film diffractometry, reflectrometry for multi-layered thin film structure analysis, and strain and texture characterizations. He was previously a research physicist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, White Oak, and is now the Director of the XRD Facility at the Materials Characterization Center of the University of Puerto Rico.

Dr. Topoleski's expertise is in the mechanics of materials, from both a mechanical engineering and a materials science approach. He has extensive background in materials property testing, including fatigue and fracture properties, and surface preparation of metals, ceramics, and polymers. He also has considerable experience in materials failure analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and surface roughness and wear analysis. He has served as a consultant for forensic medical device failure, as a consultant to the FDA on medical device and materials testing, and as an FDA panel member for the approval of new devices. Dr. Topoleski is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMBC.

Metallurgical engineer with major interests in materials evaluation and the failure analysis of metallic and non-metallic materials. Mr. Cohen has extensive expertise in SEM/EDS and metallographic microscopy investigations, particularly for the automotive, power, electronics, and defense industries. In addition, he has experience with non-destructive evaluation techniques such as ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, and eddy current testing. He is a Fellow Engineer in materials engineering with Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems.

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