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Designed first all-solar home for Ryland Homes in 1974. At MITRE, led a group of 35 of the best minds in the world (including Dr. Edward Teller, among others) who performed detailed engineering, scientific, socio-economic, and political analyses of all alternative energy choices for ERDA/DOE, NSF, and MITRE in 1975-80, and designed solar power plants at Gibbs & Hill in '80-'83. These included closed cycle gas turbines driven by a power tower, solar cogeneration 100MWe plant to power the Hidalgo, NM Phelps Dodge copper smelter using the Outokumpu Oy oxygen flash smelting process, the Ridgecrest Project with the Consortium of Alternate Energies, a seven-field power tower complex with 560 MWe peak power output with 100 hours of thermal storage for a 100 MWe base load system (China Lake/Ridgecrest, CA), and a 400 million gallon per year solar-powered ethanol plant. Known as world leader in alternative energy until the collapse of the field over the Reagan years.

Worked as a utility consultant for 8 years, and later at NASA for 16 years as a scientist and engineer, as Chief Technologist, reviewing all of NASA's R&D in every field of endeavor for the NASA Inventions and Contributions Board and the NASA Administrator.

20 invention disclosures, 5 patents, 87 scientific and technical peer-reviewed papers, 42 years in the profession, and successfully completed 15 projects on time, on budget, and meeting or exceeding specifications.

Listed in Who's Who In America and Who's Who In The World for the past several years and in 2012.

OpEdNews Member for 119 week(s) and 5 day(s)

11 Articles, 1 Quick Links, 247 Comments, 3 Diaries, 0 Polls

247 Comments

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 1:17:39 PM

Article : "Is The USA The Only Nation in the World With Corporate Perso"

SPQR


Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 12:35:08 PM

Article : "Seven Billion People: Can A Continued Rise In The Global Pop"

Malthus was right...


Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 10:54:03 AM

Article : "PROOF: Corporations are Not People"

Thank you, RATS plus K


Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:06:10 PM

Article : "#OWS Cheers As Defiant Judge Stops Obama From Selling Immuni"

Excellent piece


Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 1:08:02 PM

Article : "The Willie Sutton/Will Rogers Approach to Energy"

One of the Ultimate Solutions


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 8:00:51 PM

Poll : "Poll: Should We Publish Content Exploring The Meta Issues, V"

It's been a long time...


Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 7:56:42 PM

Article : "The Wall Street Occupiers and the Democratic Party"

The Sword of Damocles


Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 7:53:21 AM

Article : "Follow the Money: Behind Europe's Debt Crisis Lurks Another"

Big John, that's why we march...


Friday, September 16, 2011 at 1:08:01 PM

Article : "The Republican Weapon of Mass Cynicism"

Why must this be a partisan piece?


Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:10:19 AM

Quicklink : "James Carville: Obama should "panic," fire staff"

Oh, Carville, Where Have You Been?


Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 11:25:42 AM

Article : "The 10th Anniversary of 9/11"

In Memoriam


Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 12:20:48 PM

Article : "The War Budget Is Burning Down Our Economy"

Costs of War


Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:27:45 PM

Article : "Obama's Latest Gaffe-- Further Signs of Weak, Failed Leaders"

Then there's Ron Paul...his best interview yet!


Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 1:29:17 PM

Article : "Obama's Latest Gaffe-- Further Signs of Weak, Failed Leaders"

Rob, Do you have a woman who can grab the brass ring?


Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:30:58 AM

Article : "The Link Between Climate Change and Geological Disruption:"

100,000 cubic miles of ice...


Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10:21:25 AM

Article : "The Link Between Climate Change and Geological Disruption:"

Corroboration


Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10:00:29 AM

Quicklink : "What tar sands and the Keystone XL pipeline mean for climate"

Re: Obama's rationalization...


Monday, August 29, 2011 at 3:48:13 PM

Quicklink : "What tar sands and the Keystone XL pipeline mean for climate"

Great Arguments, Archie, BUT


Monday, August 29, 2011 at 12:55:20 PM

Article : "Obama: QUIT NOW!"

Strength and Passions


Monday, August 29, 2011 at 12:38:36 PM

Quicklink : "What tar sands and the Keystone XL pipeline mean for climate"

Why Tar Sands Oil Reflects Regressive Choice


Friday, August 26, 2011 at 8:49:43 AM

Article : "The Link Between Climate Change and Geological Disruption:"

Intelligent Response


Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11:27:23 AM

Article : "The Link Between Climate Change and Geological Disruption:"

Cause and Effect


Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 4:44:07 PM

Article : "The Link Between Climate Change and Geological Disruption:"

The data is compelling


Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 3:52:55 PM

Article : "Did Fracking Cause the Virginia Earthquake?"

re: Northeast Quake


Monday, August 22, 2011 at 1:30:47 PM

Article : "The Fed's Unprecedented Generosity"

Let's Do Math! What's 16 trillion divided by 300 million?


Friday, August 19, 2011 at 11:51:07 AM

Article : "Kucinich Building Support for the National Emergency Employm"

Re: US Notes


Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 9:07:42 PM

Article : "Economic End Times"

How Much Time Until Economic Collapse?


Monday, August 15, 2011 at 3:19:05 PM

Article : "The Tipping Point: When Do Americans Hit the Streets?"

The Plan, The Plan!


Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 9:19:53 PM

Quicklink : "Michele Bachmann Barely Scrapes Past Ron Paul to Win Ames S"

Ron Paul was the real winner


Friday, August 12, 2011 at 2:57:00 PM

Article : "AMERICA IS IN DECLINE BECAUSE OF THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF"

OhMyGod -- Look At The Size of Her ****


Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 2:24:07 PM

Article : "Dylan Ratigan: Three Ways Our Government Could Trigger the C"

Poor Richard's Almanac


Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 1:24:12 PM

Article : "The Market Has Spoken: Austerity Is Bad for Business"

Thanks, Ellen


Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:12:58 AM

Article : "The Market Has Spoken: Austerity Is Bad for Business"

S&P Makes Dupes of Us All


Monday, August 8, 2011 at 4:57:27 PM

Article : "The Market Has Spoken: Austerity Is Bad for Business"

Von Mises replies...


Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 2:24:23 PM

Article : "European eyes see US "debt deal" costing the earth"

We will fight back


Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 3:22:50 PM

Article : "30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class Died ...a lette"

Homeless


Friday, August 5, 2011 at 9:09:03 PM

Article : "The Republican's Double-Dip, and What Must Be Done"

Clarification for Joe


Friday, August 5, 2011 at 11:50:04 AM

Article : "The Republican's Double-Dip, and What Must Be Done"

Sorry, Robbie, Failure Is the Only Option


Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 12:05:10 PM

Article : "The Battle Hymn of The Republicans"

Great Parody


Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 7:56:29 PM

Article : "Time to Turn the American Economic Model Upside Down? Consid"

How to Create Wealth Without Growth and Consumption


Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 12:43:43 PM

Article : "The War on You"

Yes, From the Dark Side


Friday, July 22, 2011 at 4:01:02 PM

Article : "There and Back Again: Sobering Thoughts about the Nuclear Ma"

A Good Analysis - Well Done


Monday, July 18, 2011 at 1:54:49 PM

Article : "The Corporate Supreme Court; Time For Impeachment"

Grounds for impeachment?


Monday, July 18, 2011 at 1:39:03 PM

Article : "Post Apocalyptic America-- NOW!"

Lithutram Theocrats


Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 12:38:07 PM

Article : "World War Three Is Under Way and YOU Are the Enemy"

Killing Us Softly


Monday, July 4, 2011 at 9:44:40 AM

Article : "The Wisdom of the People - the Populist Rationale"

The Money Party and Progressives


Friday, July 1, 2011 at 11:01:52 AM

Article : "A Progressive Response To The Paul Ryan Path To Working Clas"

End the Income Tax


Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 5:14:48 PM

Poll : "Poll: Michele Bachmann: Flake, Joke, or To Be Taken Seriousl"

Sweet little nothing -- a whole box of flakes


Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 1:12:05 PM

Article : "Time to create The Robin Hood Movement for The 98%"

Tax the Wealth, Not the Income


Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 9:18:43 AM

Article : "America in Decline: the Real-World Costs of Conservative Ide"

Conservatives' Disregard of Science Has a Price


Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:27:50 PM

Article : "American Energy Policy V -- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion"

Corruption and Lifestyle


Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 1:08:33 PM

Article : "American Energy Policy V -- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion"

Lives are at stake, too


Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 8:17:01 AM

Article : "American Energy Policy V -- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion"

OTEC is the true triple threat...


Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 8:50:46 AM

Article : "American Energy Policy IV: The Price of Transition"

The Photo Above Was Taken...


Friday, December 10, 2010 at 10:25:05 AM

Article : "American Energy Policy IV: The Price of Transition"

Fantasy and Truth


Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 6:16:03 PM

Article : "American Energy Policy IV: The Price of Transition"

Our children's future is in your hands


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:05:42 AM

Article : "Oil Addiction and the American Dream"

Well done, Brigitte!


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 11:53:53 AM

Article : "American Energy Policy III -- Wind Power"

Maryland Politicians...


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 9:16:25 AM

Poll : "Poll: Poll: Time to Primary Obama? #2"

Huh?


Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 1:24:37 PM

Article : "Bloodbath; The USA Repudiates Obama, Emanuel, Bluedogs, The "

It was all my fault


Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 2:28:39 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is OpEdNews Too Tough on Obama and the Democrats?"

2/3 say OEN is right


Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 4:36:07 PM

Article : "Why Democrats will keep control of Congress in November"

What Change Is...


Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 1:11:59 PM

Article : "Why Democrats will keep control of Congress in November"

Maryland Incumbents


Friday, September 3, 2010 at 10:45:04 AM

Article : "Who is rigging our elections? Clues from Massachusetts."

Right and Wrong


Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2:13:09 PM

Quicklink : "The Bestselling Books of All Time"

Myth and Fantasy


Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:44:04 PM

Article : "Things the President Left Out of His Big Speech"

And in conclusion...


Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 2:32:46 PM

Article : "The GREAT CHOLESTEROL MYTH"

No study exists with sufficient controlled subjects...


Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 1:46:14 PM

Article : "THE AGE OF MAMMON"

Tax the wealth, not the income


Monday, August 30, 2010 at 9:39:29 AM

Article : "Climate Change - Too Important to Leave to Scientists"

Science arguments work too


Friday, August 27, 2010 at 12:44:13 PM

Article : "America's Gulf: Updating the Greatest Ever Environmental Cri"

Chernobyl and the Gulf: Equal In Every Respect


Friday, August 27, 2010 at 12:26:32 PM

Article : "Loyal Democrats Should be Saying "Ich Ein Progressive" or No"

Make them listen


Friday, August 27, 2010 at 12:18:17 PM

Article : "We Are Cornered: There's No Way Out Without A Fight"

Progressives at the Center


Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 2:18:13 PM

Article : "Hell is Other People-- or the Other Party; A Dip into hell w"

Hell on Earth


Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 3:11:36 PM

Article : "5 Videos You Should See This Week (August 21st)"

New Normal at NOAA and FDA


Friday, August 20, 2010 at 8:55:13 AM

Article : "MASS DELUSION - AMERICAN STYLE"

How many delusions can we identify?


Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 1:59:38 PM

Article : "Have Republican economic policies once again made a Great De"

I'm glad you gave it some thought


Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 1:28:11 PM

Article : "Baby Boomers Experience Murphy's Law Firsthand"

Sam asked a Question...


Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 1:15:57 PM

Article : "Have Republican economic policies once again made a Great De"

Once Upon A Time...


Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 11:46:32 AM

Article : "MASS DELUSION - AMERICAN STYLE"

Message from my friend, Dr. Hans Kugler


Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 11:21:18 AM

Article : "How to Fight Against the "New Normal""

Loss Leader


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 11:36:19 AM

Article : "How Close Is America's Demise?"

Math for the Proposal


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 11:31:05 AM

Article : "Deceptive Economic Statistics: While the economists lied th"

Lies and Lovers


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 10:52:07 AM

Article : "How Close Is America's Demise?"

Corporate Tax


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 8:50:09 AM

Article : "How Close Is America's Demise?"

Do the math


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 8:19:02 AM

Article : "How Close Is America's Demise?"

Wrong about what and how?


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7:56:36 AM

Article : "The Thin Ice of August 17th"

Math


Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 6:53:49 AM

Article : "The Thin Ice of August 17th"

Net Wealth Tax Only Impacts Hyperwealthy


Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 5:39:56 PM

Article : "The Thin Ice of August 17th"

Level the Playing Field


Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 1:44:51 PM

Article : "Creeping Climate Change Becomes Deadly Obvious"

Tipping Point At Hand


Monday, August 16, 2010 at 3:34:55 PM

Article : "How Close Is America's Demise?"

The ultimate end of Voodoo economics


Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 11:51:05 AM

Article : "GOVERNMENT ASSISTED BP IN COVERING UP EFFECTS OF SPILL"

Contract Law


Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 3:08:52 PM

Article : "No to Oligarchy"

After you read this...


Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 1:34:28 PM

Article : "Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Even when it's not out of sight)"

Fine for BP


Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 1:26:43 PM

Article : "The GOP wants to double down on trickle down"

Draconian Neoconian Fascism


Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 1:11:32 PM

Article : "GOVERNMENT ASSISTED BP IN COVERING UP EFFECTS OF SPILL"

Hard Proof


Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8:34:30 AM

Article : "Attorney Mike Papantonio Says BP is a Criminal, Sociopathic "

Evidence?


Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 1:09:42 PM

Poll : "Poll: Do You Believe White House Claims that 75% of Oil From"

Science or Fantasy?


Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 9:52:37 AM

Article : "Memorandum for: The President, Subject: WAR WITH IRAN"

Iran can't cut a break


Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 7:19:39 AM

Article : "open Letter to the U.S. Congress From those of us in the MId"

Strong Words


Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 8:05:15 PM

Article : "Five small leaks around BP well ARE a reason to be VERY conc"

Only the Beginning

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