About
Dr. Jeffrey Gotro is a polymers and plastics expert with 40 years' experience and provides polymer consulting, litigation support and expert witness services.
Areas of Polymer/plastics Expertise:
Specialty in polymers (plastics); chemistry, physics, characterization
Polymers (plastics) product liability, fitness for use
Polymer material selection and testing
Epoxy pipe linings; IP litigation and product liability
Floor coatings; formulation (epoxy and acrylic), applications, and product liability
Thermoplastic lamination; polymer material selection, processing, and patent infringement
Thermoplastic skylights; polymer material selection, UV exposure, and polymer characterization, material compatibility, product liability
Thermoplastic polymers in artificial field turf; polymer material selection, UV degradation, and polymer characterization
Construction defect; polymeric sealants and window flashing
Polymers used in electronic applications including adhesives, coatings, laminates, underfills, polymer composites
Specialist in thermosetting polymers including
- Epoxy, acrylics, polyimides, cyanate esters
- Chemistry and curing reactions in thermosetting polymers
- Thermal analysis, mechanical property determination
- Rheology (chemorheology) Dielectric Spectroscopy
- Process evaluations (dispensing, coating, lamination, molding)
Education:
Northwestern University, Ph.D. in Materials Science (focus on polymers, polymer chemistry, and physical properties) 1983
Marquette University, BS Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, 1977
15 issued US patents and 4 patents pending (see CV for complete list of patents)
Published 61 technical papers in polymers and 5 book chapters (see CV for complete list of publications)
Professional Affiliations
Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 1986-1993
Instructor, California State University at Fullerton, Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt courses, 2001-2006
Adjunct Professor, Concordia University, Irvine CA, taught course in MBA program on New Product Innovation, 2008-2011
Professional Memberships
• Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Electronics Packaging Section
• Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)