Expert Details
Human Environmental Physiology: Work, Heat & Cold Tolerance; Clothing Comfort & Function, Body Armor
ID: 714342
Florida, USA
During the last 20 years, Expert has served as a consultant to most of the major fiber manufacturers in the U.S. and has done continuing research on such items as sleeping bags, boots and gloves. He has studied body armor and other protective clothing for the military and auxiliary cooling for workers in nuclear plants and at hazardous waste sites. In addition, Expert is active in the areas of indoor air quality and human physiology experimentation.
Expert has about 50 years of RDT&E of clothing and protective materials for the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as NATO and British Commonwealth Countries. He has conducted studies for NASA and most fiber, material, and clothing manufacturers, including L.L. Bean, DuPont, 3M, Northface, and Kimberly Clark.
Expert chaired ASHRAE's TC 2.1 Committee on Thermal Physiology and Comfort for many years and continues to be a member. He has researched and written extensively on the topic, and continues to be a leader in the area as an Organizing Committee member of the biennial International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics, as well as a national and invited international guest lecturer (e.g., in Japan and Korea in 2002).
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Dr. Goldmant consulted for the EPA on the provision of auxiliary cooling at HAZMAT sites.He consulted for North Carolina State University on the design and conduct of human research studies on the effects of clothing on the wearer.From 1987 to the present, Expert has been a consultant on heat and cold stress effects and injury prevention for the National Football League.For GPS nuclear, he consulted on the reduction of heat stress during clean-up operations at the Three Mile Island nuclear site.Expert consulted for Nestle's Corporation on the protection of cold room workers.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1962 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Engineering Mathematics/Physics | Institution: Northeastern University |
| Year: 1954 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Physiology | Institution: Boston University |
| Year: 1951 | Degree: A.M. | Subject: Biology | Institution: Boston University |
| Year: 1949 | Degree: A.B. | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Denver |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1993 to 1998 | Employer: Arthur D. Little, Inc. | Title: Senior Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chief Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1989 | Employer: Multi-Tech Corporation | Title: Senior VP & Chief Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1955 to 1982 | Employer: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine | Title: Director of the Military Ergonomics Division | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was Principal Consultant to the Surgeon General on environmental physiology. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has served as an expert witness in a number of cases in state courts (best known from the "Millionaire Boys Club" murder cases in California), and has been deposed on three occasions. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a Distinguished Fellow of ASHRAE and an Honorable Fellow of the Ergonomics Society. He is a Life Member of IEEE. He serves on the Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He has received the U.S. Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the U.S. Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, and the ASHRAE Distinguished Fellow Medal. He is listed in Who's Who in Science. He is a Visiting Lecturer Ohio State University and a Karpovitch Lecturer at Springfield College. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has authored over 500 open literature articles and technical reports, holds three patents, and has published several books and contributed over 20 book chapters. His most recent book chapter (2002) is titled "Effects of Heat on Military Operations" in the Textbook of Military Medicine Series on the Effects of Harsh Environments. |
Fields of Expertise
human environmental physiology, protective clothing, body armor, survival clothing, thermal comfort, clothing comfort, cold tolerance, physiological process, homicide, high-performance textile, glove, environmental protection, heat transfer modeling, air-quality assessment, air pollution control, human experimentation statute, American Society for Testing and Materials material code, workplace environment engineering, work measurement (quantity), thermal insulation system, sporting equipment, safety engineering, protective mask, Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation, nutrition, mathematical model, indoor air quality, indoor air pollution control, man-machine system, ergonomics, clothing manufacturing, climate control, chemical safety clothing, biotechnology modeling, biomedical sensor, air quality