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Al Herbet

Professor Emeritus

Paper & Chemical Engineering

OFFICE PHONE: (513) 529-0760

E-MAIL ADDRESS: herbetaj @muohio.edu

EDUCATION:

    Ph.D - Louisiana State University - 1962

    M.S. - Tulane University - 1959

    B.S. - New Mexico State University

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

    Associate Professor, Miami University, 1982 - present

    Assistant Chair, 1994 - 1998

CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

    Manager of Coating Research, Converting and Administrative Services, Manville Forest Products, 1977-1982

    Manager of Coating and Converting Research, Olinkraft, Inc., 1969-1977

    Supervisor of Coating Research, Olinkraft, Inc., 1963-1969

    Senior Research Engineer, Forest Products Division of Olin Materson Corporation, 1962-1961

    Research Engineer, National Council for Stream Improvement, 1959-1962

    Plant Engineer, Freeport Nickel, 1956-1959

    Consultant: Pratt Industries; Mead Paperboard; Cindus Corporation; Sun Hill Glucose Co., LTD Miami Valley Paper

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

  • Huang, J., Herbet, A. J., and Waller, M. H., "An Infrared Test Method to Measure Coating Immobilization," Tappi Coating Conference Proceedings, Nashville, TN, May 1996.
  • Herbet, A. J., "Test Methods to Measure Coating Immobilization Solids and Associate Coating Dehydration Rates," May 1995, Tappi Press Book revision.
  • Ramamurthy, P. and Herbert, A. J., "Rupture of Microcapsules on a Blade Coater," Tappi Coating Conference Proceedings, Chicago 1989.

MAJOR INTEREST AREAS:

    Pigmented Coating
    Consolidation
    Immobilization
    Structure Development and Characterization


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