Expert Details
Electrochemical Power Sources
ID: 711874
Maryland, USA
Expert's company has research and application experience in all areas of electrochemical power sources. They have the ability to perform full-scale battery development including performance, packaging, safety, and environmental testing. They are also involved in obtaining hazardous waste permits for disposal of lithium batteries after testing is completed.
Expert and his associates have extensive experience in accident investigation involving electrochemical power sources, including determining the cause of accidents involving lithium batteries. Expert has directed a Judge Advocate General's investigation for the Navy surrounding a lithium battery accident. He and his associates have also performed similar investigations in the commercial sector. Expert recently served as an expert witness in a multi-million dollar legal case involving a lithium battery.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1969 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Physics | Institution: University of Maryland |
Year: 1961 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Physics | Institution: University of Maryland |
Year: 1957 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Physics | Institution: Worcester Polytechnical Institute |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1989 to 2014 | Employer: CEA Associates | Title: Consultant, Co-Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Developed new lithium batteries. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1987 to 1989 | Employer: Advanced Battery, Inc. | Title: Co-Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Directed government contracts |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1957 to 1987 | Employer: Naval Ordbabce Lac. | Title: Research Physicist | Department: Solid State Physics-Lithium Battery Safety |
Responsibilities:Responsible for Lithium Battery safety for U. S. Navy. Reviewed all systems using Lithium Batteries. Developed criteria for safety. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 1957 to 1987 | Agency: U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory | Role: Solid State materials Dev. + Battery Safety | Description: Directed Lithium Battery safety program for U.S. Navy |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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Expert is a member of the American Physical Society. |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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He holds three U.S. patents on optical detectors and has two patents in the high energy lithium battery area and one patent pending. He has written a number of government publications and has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals. |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Expert was called upon as an expert witness in a case involving a major manufacturer of sonobuoys. The manufacture was sued by a employee who professed to have been exposed to lithium which raised the lithium levels in his body. He was able to show that under the exposure that the plaintiff experienced that such lithium increases in his body were not possible. His testimony was given in superior court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
Vendor Selection |
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Expert and his associates have experience locating vendors of electrochemical power sources. They have access to extensive personal and professional contacts to act as resources for vendor location. |
Fields of Expertise
lithium battery, electric battery, electrochemical-energy generation, electric battery testing, electrochemical cell, lithium battery accident investigation, lithium battery safety, lithium battery testing, fuel cell manufacturing, battery industry, accident causation, electric energy generation, energy-efficient battery energy storage, energy generation, solid-electrolyte battery, lithium chemistry, solid-state battery, safety procedure, zinc-air battery, wet cell, thermal battery, storage battery, solid electrolyte, seawater battery, safety standard, reserve battery, primary battery, nickel-hydrogen battery, nickel-cadmium battery, low-temperature battery, lithium, high-rate battery, fuel cell, electric cell, dry cell, battery storage, alkaline battery, accident investigation