About me

Education

S.B. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: thesis in Free-Electron Lasers

M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park: thesis in the time resolution of the ions from a plasma focus machine

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park: thesis in the propagation of high-power electron beams through atmosphere, performed at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC.

Areas of expertise

I have more than 20 years of experience with electron beams and associated equipment, including high-voltage power supplies, high-power microwave devices, klystrons, magnetrons, and ultra-high vacuum systems.

Experience with electron-beam applications for materials treatment: sterilization of medical supplies, cross-linking, breakdown of molecular bonds, gemstones, breakdown of contaminants in water such as MTBE, shelf-life extension of food, and reduction of bacteria in human blood platelets (thrombocytes).

Experience as a Reliability Engineer for various types of equipment, including large semiconductor machines and electrical power supplies.

Work exprience

I have worked at a 24-hour/day 20 kW electron-beam facility, on electron-beam microscopes, and in the semiconductor industry, at start-ups, mid-size companies, and in large organizations, as a scientist, systems design engineer, expert witness, reliability engineer, and principal process engineer.

Details are at my personal LinkedIn web page.

Contact me now

During the design stage: design review and pro-active analysis of equipment reliability or of process
During the procurement stage: Requests For Quotation and contacting vendors
During installation: evaluation of equipment or process, vendor oversight
During operation: cost savings by reliability improvement of equipment or yield improvement of process
During legal challenges: expert legal testimony, written reports, depositions, etc.

Additional information available upon request
Estimates
Resume of past work
References

For more information, please email me or call:

Daniel J. Weidman, Ph.D.

or view my personal LinkedIn web page.