Mathew Celina, PhD

Principle Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Department 1819
P. O Box 8500
MS 1411
Albuquerque, NM
USA 87185-1411
Email: mccelin@sandia.gov

Biographical Sketch: Mathew Celina is an internationally recognized researcher in polymer materials science and chemistry related to the performance assessment, optimization, qualification, characterization, degradation and lifetime prediction of polymeric materials. He is a principal member of technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He has experience as lecturer at a technical university, held positions in small and large industry, has acted as an independent expert witness and provided consultancy support for a multitude of projects related to materials performance. His work focuses on oxidatively driven polymer degradation phenomena, degradation chemistry and IR monitoring of cure reactions of thermoset materials. From 2006 to 2011 he served as US Editor of the Elsevier journal "Polymer Degradation and Stability", the leading worldwide journal covering polymer degradation issues.

Papers:
5 Review of Some Important Issues and Resolutions When Lifetime Predictions of Elastomers Are Made Using Accelerated Aging Techniques