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Expert in Coal Science and Engineering
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Summary of Expertise:
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He has spent most of his career on research, development, science, and engineering of coal and coal systems including coal beneficiation, grinding, cleaning, desulfurization, liquefaction, pyrolysis, combustion and characterization. He has also worked on development of coal combustion byproduct utilization such as using fly-ash from coal combustion to make fired bricks and gypsum from flue gas desulfurization to make ammonium sulfate fertilizer and calcium carbonate. He developed a 50 lb per hour coal hydrogenation reactor to convert coal to liquids. He also developed a unique coal beneficiation process to remove mineral matter from coal. He managed research in all aspects of coal science and engineering both by sponsoring research as a provider of research grants and as a supervisor of 20 scientists and engineers.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Peoria, Illinois;
Springfield, Illinois;
Joliet, Illinois;
Decatur, Illinois;
Champaign, Illinois;
Bloomington, Illinois;
Terre Haute, Indiana;
and Lafayette, Indiana.
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1979
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Ph.D.
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Fuels Engineering
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University of Utah
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1968
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BS
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Physics
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University of Utah
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1988 to 1999
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Illinois State Geological Survey
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Minerals Engineering Section
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Section Head
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He took care of the administrative, and scientific needs of a section of about 20 engineers, scientists, and technicians. He wrote proposals to gain funding to keep the section funded.
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1984 to 1989
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Center for Research on Sulfur in Coal
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Assistant Director
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Administering State and Federal research grants of $1.5 million to $5 million including proposal solicitation, peer review of proposals, funding of projects, managing research projects and review of results.
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1979 to 1984
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Battelle Northwest Laboratories
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Materials Science
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Senior Research Scientist
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Management of coal and nuclear engineering projects.
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1968 to 1979
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University of Utah
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Department of Mining, Metalurgical and Fuels Engineering
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Fuels Engineer
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Building and operating a 50 lb per hour coal hydrogenation reactor at 2000 psig and reporting the results.
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1963 to 1968
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Litton Industries
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Guidance and Control Systems
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Electronic Technician
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Associations/Societies
He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry and is a Charter member of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Society.
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Professional Appointments
He is a reviewer for the Journal Fuel Processing Tecnology. He reviewed the books "Processing and Utilization of High Sulfer Coals" (1985), "Coal Products in Eastern Europe" (1990)and "Chlorine in Coal" (1993). He was a peer reviewer for proposals submitted under the Small Business Innovative Research program, Department of Energy.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has written over 28 articles for various journals, 31 reports, and 29 abstracts or presentations at meetings and conferences. He also has two patents: Internal Combustion Engine with Gas Synthesizer, US Patent 4,282,835, August 11, 1981; and Method of Generating Electricity Using an Endothermic Coal Gasifier and MHD Generator, US Patent 4,345,173, August 17, 1982.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Presented at the International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems
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- American Chemical Society (ACS) Annual Meeting in Fuel Division Symposium
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- Paper presented to Pittcon
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- Prepr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem
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Department of Energy
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Proposal Reviewer
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He was a peer reviewer for the Small Business Inovative Research program.
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Illinois State Geological Survey
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Various committees
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He has participated in the following ISGS Committee activities: Intellectual Properties Rights Committee, Secretary; Subcommittee on High-Surface-Area Hydrated Lime, Chair; Subcommittee on Evaluation of the Final Report for the Carbobn Monoxide/Ethanol project; Illinois Basin Coal Sample Program Advisory Committee, non-voting; Ad-hoc committee for the Review of Grants and Contracts Procedures, Member; Ad-hoc committee to develop input to ENR's 3-year and 10-year plan for coal research, Chair; Chief's Implementation Committee 1997-98.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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He helped a client plan, write a proposal, and manage a project to use fly ash from coal combustion in fired bricks.
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He helped a client complete a project to use gypsum from a flue gas desulfurization scrubber to produce amonium sulfate fertilizer and calcium carbonate.
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