Resume

1993-95 Ph.D. in Polymers • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA • GPA 3.5/4.0 • Awarded Composite Certificate • Completed Both Chemistry and Engineering Tracks • Funded by NASA Fellowship

1990-93 M.S. in Polymers / Materials Engineering • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA • GPA 3.6/4.0 • Funded by Material Science and Engineering Scholarship and NASA Fellowship

1986-90 B.S. in Polymer Science • University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS • GPA 3.5/4.0 • Funded by USM Polymer Scholarship and Employment

2002-Present M&P Technologies, Inc., 4870 Lake Fjord Pass, Marietta, GA 30068

2002 Clark Atlanta University, 223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314

Title: Visiting Professor (part time) Supervisor: Dr. Eric Mintz (404-880-6886)

Title: Senior Research Engineer Supervisor: Robert W. Koon (770-494-4088)

Duties: Manager & Principal Investigator of various CRAD and IRAD Programs • Responsible for New Business • Responsible for developing and maintaining customer relationships and meeting customer contractual requirements and needs • Division Materials Specialist • Materials & Process Engineer • Responsible for Production Support and Product Improvement

- Developed high temperature Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) and textile composite processes for phenylethynyl terminated imide (PETI) resins on NASA High Speed Research (HSR) Program.

- Recipient of NASA Turning Goals Into Realities (TGIR) award, High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) Certificate of Recognition, and HSR Certificate of Appreciation.

- Developed first ever High Temperature Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) process for PETI resins on Structures and Materials Technology (SM&T) Program.

- Developed In-Situ Fiber Placement (ISFP) process for multiple epoxy, bismaleimide (BMI), and e-beam curing prepreg systems under Great Lakes Composites Consortium (GLCC) and Composites Affordability Initiative (CAI) Programs resulting in reduced shop fabrication cycle times.

- Developed one-step lamination process (also ISFP) for thick-sectioned cylindrical composites that was demonstrated on the V-22 spindle (CAI Program) and is currently being applied to F-22 pivot shafts (F-22 PIP Program) with an estimated Return on Investment of 10.

- Developed VARTM process for BMI resin that is being applied to F-22 edges (Process Improvement Program, PIP).

- Hazardous Materials Coordinator for Advanced Structures and Materials Division.

Title: Teacher and Research Assistant Supervisor: Dr. John Muzzy (404-894-2882)

Duties: Taught undergraduate classes in Material Science and Engineering and Polymer & Composite Processing and Evaluation • Responsible for planning, performing and presenting research.

- Developed processing aids for high viscosity polyimides; synthesis and characterization of low molecular weight aromatic imide molecules.

- Determined imide additive effect on polyimide rheology, morphology, mechanical, thermal, and spectrometric properties.

- Determined mechanisms that control viscosity, glass transition temperature, and mechanical properties of polyimides with specially synthesized imide-processing aids.

Duties: Responsible for synthesis and characterization of new organic compounds, monomers and polymers

- Synthesized and characterized novel new monomers for use in high performance silicone polymers.

Duties: Responsible for synthesis and characterization of organic molecules • Responsible for planning and presenting research

• NASA Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Award • NASA Certificate for Outstanding Research

• NASA Fellowship • NASA’s Richard T. Whitcomb Aerospace Technology Transfer Award

• Defense Manufacturing Technology Award • Lockheed Martin Engineer of the Month

• Member / Guest Speaker at SPE, ASM and SAMPE • GT Vice President of Golden Key National Honor Society

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

[1] J. M. Criss, et al, "Preparation and Characterization of PETI-330/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites", SAMPE Proceedings, 50, (2005). “pending publication”

[2] J. M. Criss, et al, "High Tg Polyimides for Resin Transfer Molding", SAMPE Proceedings, 50, (2005). “pending publication”

[3] J. M. Criss, et al, “PETI-298 Prepared By Microwave Synthesis: Neat Resin And Composite Properties” Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 36 (2004).

[4] J. M. Criss, et al, “High Temperature Transfer Molding Resins: Preliminary Composite Properties of PETI-375” Intl. SAMPE Proceedings., 49 (2004).

[5] J. M. Criss, et al, “TPS/Tanks Integration Development for RLV Composite Tanks” JANNAF 39^th, ???? (2003).

[6] J. M. Criss, R. W. Koon, & S. E. Parsons, “VARTM of P-3 Integrated Secondary Aircraft Structure” SAMPE Proceedings, 49 (2004).

[7] J. M. Criss, et al, “New State-Of-The-Art High Temperature Transfer Moldable Resins And Their Use In Composites”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 48, 1063 (2003).

[8] J. M. Criss, J.G. Smith Jr., J.W. Connell, and P.M. Hergenrother, “High Temperature Transfer Molding Resins: Composite Properties of PETI-330”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 48, 1076 (2003).

[9] J. M. Criss, B. E. Koene, and K. A. Higginson, “Nano-Silicate Reinforced PETI-298 and Resultant AS4 Composite Properties”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 48, 1087 (2003).

[10] J.G. Smith Jr., J.W. Connell, P.M. Hergenrother, L.A. Ford and J.M. Criss, “Transfer Molding Imide Resins Based on 2,3,3’,4’-Biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride”, Macromol. Symp., 199 401-418 (2003).

[11] J.W. Connell, J.G. Smith Jr., P.M. Hergenrother, J.M. Criss, “High Temperature Transfer Molding Resins: Status of PETI-298 and PETI-330”, SAMPE Tech. Conf. Series., 35 (2003).

[12] J. M. Criss, et al, " High Temperature Transfer Molding Resins Based On 2,3,3',4'-Biphenyltetracaroxylic Dianhydride", Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 47, 316-327 (2002).

[13] J. M. Criss, et al, "Resin Transfer Moldable Phenylethynyl Containing Imide Oligomers", J. Comp. Matls., 36 (19), 2255 (2002).

[14] J. M. Criss, et al, "High Temperature VARTM of Phenylethynyl/Polyimide Composites", 51SAMPE Tech. Conf. Series., 33, 1009 (2001).

[15] J. M. Criss, R. W. Koon, F. W. Tervet, and P. E. Neumeier, "One Step Lamination of Thick-Sectioned Cylindrical Composites using In-Situ Fiber Placement", 51SAMPE Tech. Conf. Series., 33 (2001).

[16] J. M. Criss, et al, “High Temperature Transfer Molding Resins II”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 46, 510 (2001).

[17] J. M. Criss, et al, “Resin Transfer Molding and Resin Infusion Fabrication of High Temperature Composites”, SAMPE J., 36 (3), 32 (2000).

[18] J. M. Criss, S. T. Holmes and K. M. Franklin, “Recent Advances in Fiber Placement for Affordable Composite structures”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 45, (2000).

[19] J. M. Criss, et al, “High Temperature Transfer Molding Resins”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 45, 1584 (2000).

[20] J. M. Criss, J. W. Connell, and J. G. Smith, Jr., “Resin Transfer Molding of Phenylethynyl Imides”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Ser., 30, 341 (1998).

[21] J. M. Criss, S. E. Watkins, M. McCloy and S. T. Holmes, “In-Situ Fiber Placement of Thermosetting Prepregs”, Intl. SAMPE Tech. Conf. Series., 30, 654 (1998).

[22] J. M. Criss, J. D. Muzzy, and T. St.Clair, “Thermoplastic Polyimide Processing Additives”, SPE Technical Papers, 40, 2812-2816 (1994).

Paul M. Hergenrother	Dr. Eric Mintz	Dr. J. D. Muzzy
Senior Research Scientist	Director HiPPaC Center & Professor	Professor
Composite & Polymer Branch	High Performance Polymer & Composites Center	Chemical Engineering
NASA Langley	Clark Atlanta University	Georgia Institute of Technology
(757) 864-4270	(404) 880-6886	(404) 894-2882