Andrew Worthen

Role
Managing Engineer at Exponent
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Andrew Worthen

Dr. Andrew Worthen is a consultant based in Seattle, Washington who practices in the…

Experience

  1. Managing Engineer

    Exponent

    Mar 2021 — Present

    Consultant in Polymer Science and Materials Chemistry Practice Dr. Worthen leverages chemistry, physics, and engineering principles to understand the behavior of material systems and the processes by which they are created. He has evaluated products and processes related to plastics, textiles, consumer electronics, building materials, adhesives, paints, inks, medical devices, foods, cosmetics, personal care products, oilfield operations, pipelines, and oil refineries. He also has extensive experience in contaminant identification and quantification in consumer goods and environmental releases. He regularly supports clients through research and development, failure analysis and root cause determination, intellectual property evaluation, and risk assessment. Dr. Worthen helps clients solve complex problems by utilizing fundamentals of chemical engineering, materials characterization, colloid science, and polymer physics. Specific projects include adhesives failure analysis and critical review of associated manufacturing processes, coating performance evaluation and formulation development, demulsifier formulation intellectual property support, particulate material characterization and surface analysis, stability assessment of building materials, root cause determination of pipe and tubing failures, plastic component accelerated aging and property loss measurement, injection molded fitting recall support, selection and evaluation of plastics additives, contaminant identification and quantification in flooring products, optical and thermal property measurement of textile materials, environmental emissions calculations, and quantification of chemical migration in consumer products.

Skills

  • Polymers
  • Nanomaterials
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Microscopy
  • Chemical Formulation
  • Interfacial Tensiometry
  • Dynamic Light Scattering
  • Nanotechnology
  • Colloids
  • Static Light Scattering
  • Surfactants
  • Foams
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis
  • Consulting
  • Nanoparticles
  • Emulsions
  • High Pressure Equipment Design

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