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Dr. Rossiter attended the School of Arts and Science at Boston College, where he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1964. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1968. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Rossiter joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1969 as a member of the Organic Chemistry Section. From 1970 until the present, he has been a member of the Building Materials Division of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory. As an organic chemist, his research interests center around the performance and service-life prediction of organic building materials, particularly in the areas of roofing and thermal insulation. In addition, he has participated in projects involving lead paint and the performance of materials in solar collector systems. Currently, Dr. Rossiter is leading a study on the reliability of ultrasonic extraction-anodic stripping voltammetry (UE/ASV) for quantitatively determining the lead level of laboratory-prepared paint films. This study followed a related investigation that examined the reliability of spot test kits for detecting the presence of lead in household paint. He just completed a joint industry government study on the performance of tape-bonded seams of EPDM roofing membranes. This research was complementary to past studies on the performance of liquid-adhesive-bonded seams. Past research activities have included: Criteria for encapsulants and enclosures for lead-based paint, the viscosities of roofing asphalts; the performance of single-ply and polymer-modified bituminous roofing materials; criteria for retrofit materials for the weatherization of residences; an assessment of the properties and performance of urea-formaldehyde foam insulations; and the performance of retrofit insulations in residences in service. He has over 100 publications on building materials performance. In 1973-74, Dr. Rossiter spent a little over a year at the CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment) in Paris, France, as a guest worker. His stay was part of the NIST/CSTB exchange program. In France, he participated in CSTB studies on the performance of expanded polystyrene foam insulation in roofing systems. |
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Walter J. Rossiter, Jr.EducationBoston College, B.S., Chemistry, 1964University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D., Chemistry, 1968 PositionResearch ChemistPolymeric Materials Group Materials and Construction Research Division Building and Fire Research Laboratory |
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