PA Plastics SourceNet Symposium
Dr. Raymond Pearson
Dr. Raymond Pearson received his BS in Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan. He joined the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, in August 1990. Prior to graduate school, Pearson had worked for seven years with General Electric Company (Corporate Research and Development Center and GE Plastics Europe). He is currently a professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the director of the Center for Polymer Science and Engineering at Lehigh University. His research interests include all aspects of processing, deformation, yield, and fracture of polymer blends and nanocomposites, as well as adhesion issues in microsystems packaging.