Mike Roland
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Senior Scientist, Soft Matter Physics* |
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Employment
1986 to 2020
Naval Research Laboratory
1986 to present
consultant - technical
Acushnet Co.; Allied-Signal Corp.; Appia LLC; Firestone T&R Co.; Watts Radiant Co.
Acushnet Co.; Allied-Signal Corp.; Appia LLC; Firestone T&R Co.; Watts Radiant Co.
consultant - litigation
Bridgestone Inc.; Felker, Ish, Ritchie & Geer; Goodman, Weiss & Miller; Heatway Corp.; Holland & Hart; IER Fujikura Rubber Co.; Kater & Willis; McCandlish Holton; Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons; Ulmer & Berne; US Dept. of Justice; Williams Mullen
Bridgestone Inc.; Felker, Ish, Ritchie & Geer; Goodman, Weiss & Miller; Heatway Corp.; Holland & Hart; IER Fujikura Rubber Co.; Kater & Willis; McCandlish Holton; Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons; Ulmer & Berne; US Dept. of Justice; Williams Mullen
1980 to 1986
Central Research Laboratories
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Education
1980 - Ph.D. Chemistry
The Pennsylvania State University
Thesis: Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering from Simple Fluids
Thesis: Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering from Simple Fluids
1974 - B.S. Chemistry (magna cum laude)
Grove City College, Grove City, PA
Honors
2019 - Colwyn Medal (Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining, UK)2017 - Edison Award (NRL) - "Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers"
2015 - Fellow, American Physical Society
2014 - Berman Award (NRL) - Phys. Rev. Let. 113, 085701 (2014).
2012 - Charles Goodyear Medal (Rubber Division, ACS)
2011 - Berman Award (NRL) - Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubbery Materials
2010 - E.O. Hulburt Science Award (NRL)
2009 - Berman Award (NRL) - Phys. Rev. B 80, 132104 (2009).
2008 - Berman Award (NRL) - J. Chemical Physics 128, 224506 (2008).
2008 - Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (UK)
2006 - Berman Award (NRL) - J. Chemical Physics 125, 124508 (2006).
2002 - Sigma Xi Award for Pure Science
2002 - Melvin Mooney Award (Rubber Division, American Chemical Society)
2000 - Edison Award (NRL) - "Atmospheric Ozone Concentration Detector"
1996 - Technology Transfer Award (NRL) - "Elastomeric Torpedo Ejection System"
1995 - Berman Award (NRL) - Rubber Chem. & Tech. 67, 892 (1994).
1992 - Berman Award (NRL) - ACS Symposium Series, 475, 343 (1991).
1991 - Sparks/Thomas Award (Rubber Division, ACS)
1983 - President's Award (Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.)
Patents
- Coatings to Mitigate High Density Reactive Materials, Type I Secrecy Order, United States Patent and Trademark Office (2019).
- Elastomeric Coating for Ballistic, Blast, Impact, and Corrosion Protection of Pressure Vessels, U.S. Pat. Appl. #16/171,283 (2018).
- Porous Refractory Armor Substrate, U.S. #10,197,363 (2019).
- Polymer Coatings with Embedded Hollow Spheres for Armor for Blast and Ballistic Mitigation, U.S. #10,161,721 (2018).
- Front-Facing Fluoropolymer-Coated Armor Composite, U.S. #9,909,843 (2018).
- Blast and Ballistic Improvement in Helmets, U.S. #9,869,533 (2018).
- Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers, U.S. #9,835,416 (2017).
- Body Armor of Ceramic Ball Embedded Polymer, U.S. Patent Appl. #15/670,384 (2017).
- Method for Forming Cylindrical Armor Elements, U.S. #9,400,146 (2016).
- Method for Forming Cylindrical Armor Elements, U.S. #9,297,617 (2016).
- Polymer Coatings for Enhanced and Field-Repairable Transparent Armor, U.S. #9,285,191 (2016).
- Elastomeric Bilayer Armor Incorporating Surface-Hardened Substrates, U.S. Pat. Appl. #14/552,888 (2014).
- Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers and Hemispherical, Conical, and Angled Laminate Strikeface Projections, U.S. #9,207,048 (2015).
- Water Parachute for Surface Vessel Motion Impedance, U.S. #8,813,671 (2014).
- Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers and Cylindrical Armor Elements, U.S. #8,789,454 (2014).
- Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers and a Corrugated Front Surface, U.S. #8,746,122 (2014).
- Impact Tensile Test Machine, U.S. #7,533,557 (2009).
- Electrostrictive Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) Networks, U.S. #6,713,563 (2004).
- Atmospheric Ozone Concentration Detector, U.S. #6,444,473 (2002).
- Atmospheric Ozone Concentration Detector, U.S. #5,972,714 (1999).
- Surface Epoxidation of Elastomers, U.S. #5,310,819 (1994).
- High Temperature Adhesive, U.S. #5,242,755 (1993).
- Elastomer Blend for Sound and Vibration Damping, U.S. #5,171,790 (1992).
- Selective Metallization of Carbonyl-Containing Polymer Films, U.S. #5,062,939 (1991).
- Process of Three Dimensional Lithography in Amorphous Polymers, U.S. #5,043,251 (1991).
- Colored Tire Stocks Having Improved Abrasion Resistance, Color and Color Stability, U.S. #4,987,192 (1991).
- Immediate Write, Read, and Erase Optical Storage Medium and Method of Marking and Erasing, U.S. #4,975,358 (1990).
- Stiff Sidewalls for Pneumatic Tires, U.S. #4,929,684 (1990).
- A Cured Rubber Composition of High Modulus, U.S. #4,720,526 (1988).