Specific Areas of Expertise
- Product design and manufacturing: General industrial, automotive, aerospace, marine, and architectural areas
- Product development in architectural, automotive, general industrial/protective, aerospace, and marine industries
- Adhesive bonding and coating: Application, process, conformance and function
- Corrosion control, and metal/plastic surface treatment
- Quality control, defect/failure analysis and rectification
- Production launch and support
- Polymer design and preparation: Conventional, water-based, powder and UV cure systems
- Formulation/application of all classes of adhesives and coatings
- Trouble shooting: All polymers and coatings classes and industries
- On-site training in coatings and adhesives formulation and application
- Litigation support on all classes and aspects of coatings, adhesives and plastics/composites.
Professional Society Affiliations and Activities:
American Chemical Society; PMSE Division Chair
American Coatings Association; Chair, Science and Technology 1999-present
Material Research Society, Member and Advisory
Adhesives and Sealant Council; Advisory and Editorial Board
American Chemical Society member since 1976 (38 years)
American Chemical Society; Member-at-Large and Committee member, PMSE Division
Organizer and General Chair, American Smart Coatings 2005-2014
Journal of Coating Technology-Research, Editorial Board
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers, Member; Advisory and Editorial Board
Chemical Coaters Association Inc., Advisory
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Advisory
Books and Chapter Publications:
- Co-Editor of “Functional Polymer Coatings” Wiley Publishing, , 2015
- Editor, “Smart Coatings” ACS Symposium Series 1051, 2011
- Co-editor of “Smart Coatings” ACS Symposium Series 1002, 2009
- Co-editor of “Smart Coatings” ACS Symposium Series 957, 2007
- Author, “Manual for metal finishers,” 2002
- Author, “Adhesion Aspects of Polymeric Coatings” FSCT Publication 1997
- Editor and publisher of “Coatings and Paint Briefings,” 1990-2006
- Author of two chapters: “Acrylic and Organic-inorganic hybrid adhesives” in Engineered Materials Handbook, 1990.
- Author, “Coatings and Paints for Engineers,” CRC, 2002
Awards and Honors:
- 2015 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings
- 2014 ACS Fellow, inducted August 2014
- Industry Excellence Award, American Coating Association, May 2012
- Distinguished Research Award, 2011($10 million External Grants in 15 years)
- Teaching Excellence Award, Eastern Michigan University, 2011
- Roon Foundation Best Paper Award, 1st place 2009
- Keynote Lecturer, U.S. Army Corrosion Summit, Clearwater, Florida, February 3-5, 2009
- Distinguished Research Award, 2007 ($6 million External Grants in 10 years)
Most Recent Patents, Refereed Publications, and Books
J. Baghdachi, H. Perez, Punthip Talapatcharoenkit, Bingwen Wang, “Design and development of self-stratifying systems as sustainable coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 78, 464-473
2015.
US Patent 8,299 170 B2; October 30, 2012, “Self-stratifying Coatings”
US Patent 7,863 375 B2; January 4, 2011, “Self-stratifying Automotive Topcoat Compositions and Processes”
US Patent US2010/0317787 A1, Dec. 16, 2010, “Methods and Compositions for Pigmented Self-stratifying Coatings.
US. Patent US 8,044,140 B2, Oct. 25, 2011 “Methods and compositions for Pigmented Self-stratifying Coatings”
J. Baghdach and T. Provder, Eds., Smart Coatings III, American Chemical Society Symposium Series 1050, 2010
J. Baghdachi, H. Perez, A. Shah, “Design and Development of Self-healing Polymers and Coatings” Smart Coatings III, p3-20, 2010
J. Baghdach and T. Provder, Eds., Smart Coatings II, American Chemical Society Symposium Series 1002, 2009
J. Baghdachi, D. Clemans, S. Rhoades, J. Kendzorski, Q. Xu “Performance Testing of Waterborne Antibacterial and High solids Coatings” Smart Coatings II, p111-126, 2009.
J. Baghdachi, “Smart Coatings”, Smart Coatings II, p3-24, 2009
J. Baghdach and T. Provder, Eds., Smart Coatings, American Chemical Society Symposium Series 957, 2007.
J. Baghdachi, D. Clemans, S. Rhoades, J. Kendzorski, Q. Xu “Formulation and Evaluation of organic Antibacterial Coatings” Smart Coatings, p27-42, 2007.
Most Recent Professional Presentations and Lectures:
- Keynote Address, European Coatings, Cologne, Germany Sept. 2014
- Keynote Address, ChinaCoat 2013, November 28, Shanghai, China
- Keynote Address, ABRAFATI 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 2013
- Keynote Address, Chinacoat 2012, Guangzhou, China
- Keynote Address, Paintistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, September 14, 2012
- Keynote Address, SATER, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 29, 2012
- Keynote Lecturer, U.S. Army Corrosion Summit, Clearwater, Florida, February 3-5, 2009