Robert Bernstein, PhD.

Robert Bernstein, PhD. Sandia National Laboratories Organic Materials Department P.O. Box 5800 MS 0888 Albuquerque, NM USA 87185-0888 Email: rbernst@sandia.gov Biographical Sketch: Robert Bernstein is a Principle Member of the Technical Staff in the Organic Materials Department at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a bachelor’s degree in Biology, along with a minor in Spanish from University California, Irvine. He then obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 2000 he began work at Sandia National Laboratories in the Organic Materials Department in the area of polymer aging and degradation. He continues to age and degrade along with the various organic materials of concern for customers both internal and external to Sandia. His work has included organic material problem solving, compatibility concerns, material aging issues such as predictions of physical property changes as a function of time, and even detailed mechanistic understanding of the chemistry of degradation.