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Hire Dr. Sam D.

United States

USD 80 /hr

PhD Scientific Consultant | Materials & Chemistry | Product R&D, Failure Analysis & Scientific Writing

Profile Summary

I’m a PhD materials scientist and chemistry-trained domain expert who helps companies translate advanced materials into product decisions, with strengths in thin-film semiconductors, functional coatings, polymers/composites, and energy-relevant materials. I support product-facing R&D through DOE-driven test planning, data-informed process and formulation optimization, root-cause/failure analysis, and pragmatic characterization strategies that connect processing to performance, stability, cost, and manufacturability. I work across the full arc from scoping hypotheses and designing experiments to diagnosing underperforming systems, interpreting results for go/no-go or scale-up choices, and delivering clear technical documentation for technical and non-technical stakeholders. I also provide high-quality scientific writing/editing, patent and technology background summaries, and SBIR support, including authorship of multiple Department of Energy Phase I and Phase II proposals and reports.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemical Reagent Development
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Coordination Compounds
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Crystallography
• ☆ X-Ray Crystallography
• ☆ Spectrophotometry
• ☆ Surface Chemistry
• ☆ Ceramic Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Solid State Sciences
• ☆ Solid-State Chemistry
• ☆ Flow Chemistry
• ☆ Mechanochemistry
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Text Mining & Analytics
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Applied Physics
• ☆ X-Ray Technology
• ☆ Renewable Energy
• ☆ Solar Energy
• ☆ Adhesion Technology
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Scientific History
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ SQL
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ Tensorflow
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ R
• ☆ Scikit-learn
• ☆ Markup Languages
• ☆ Reverse Engineering
• ☆ Software Development
• ☆ UI/UX Design
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ UX Design
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Graphic Design
• ☆ Photography & Image Editing
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Spec Sheets
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Product Descriptions
• ☆ User Guides & Handbooks
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Device Fabrication

Work Experience

Scientist

CapeSym (United States)

August 2023 - Present

Scientists

Capesym

August 2022 - September 2025

Graduate Assistant

University at Buffalo

June 2019 - June 2023

Graduate Researcher

University at Buffalo

April 2019 - June 2022

Graduate Student - Research

Los Alamos National Laboratory

January 2021 - January 2022

Education

Ph.D, Materials Science and Engineering

University at Buffalo

September 2018 - June 2022

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.