Richard E. Lyon

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Richard E. Lyon is program director at the FAA. He has invented many of the techniques used for polymer and composite materials analysis regarding flammability and polymer composites by hand for the Navy. He has written landmark papers on the study of polymers, composites, and their properties, including relevant experiments at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the FAA. Dr. Lyon holds a Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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