Chemistry Expert Witnesses in Texas

This highly-qualified expert is currently located in Texas and has over 35 years of experience in the fields of chemistry, biology, and environmental science. He earned his BS in zoology and chemistry from Texas A&M University and his PhD in microbiology and biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. This expert is highly active as a member of the Oregon Graduate Institute Environmental Engineering Program and has published over a dozen articles in his field. Formerly, he served as an environmental technical consultant at Anura Technologies, and an instructor in chemistry and microbiology at the Lake Washington Technical College and The University of Texas. He was also a teaching assistant in organic chemistry and biology at Lamar University, a manager at Texas Commission of Environmental Quality and MFC Tech, and a senior technical consultant at HTE Solutions. Currently, he is the technical director at a chemistry and environmental science forensic firm.

This expert has experience with toxic environmental contamination, industrial chemical exposures and occupational health. this expert is a physician (The Ohio State University), board certified in Occupational Medicine (American Board of Preventive Medicine), who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Toxicology (University of Cincinnati, Kettering Laboratory). He has served on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati and the New York University Medical Center and joined the faculty of the University of Texas School of Public Health in 1992 in its Environmental Sciences Discipline and Occupational and Environmental Health and Aerospace Medicine Module. He is Associate Professor of Occupational Health, directs the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program and is a member of the research team for an education and research center. He is a graduate of the Health Educators Fellowship and serves as a member of the Center for Interprofessional Collaboration, Steering Committee. He maintains a clinical practice of occupational medicine and medical toxicology and is a frequent consultant to governments, corporations and the legal community on matters related to industrial chemical exposure, toxicology and environmental justice. His research interests include: environmental and occupational chemical exposures, inhalation injuries, the relationship between metal exposures and cancer, and professional training and learning. As a teacher, he specializes in reducing complex subjects to familiar and recognizable concepts that are accessible to a broadly diverse audience.