Research Interests:

 

Active Noise Canceling

Adsorbtive Processes

__ Analytical instruments and micro sensors

__ Carbon dioxide scrubbers

__ Nitrogen concentrators

__ Oxygen Concentrators

Advanced Oxidation/Reduction

Air ion effects on living organisms

Aluminum manufacture

Bioplastics – new materials

Bioplastics – new manufacturing techniques

Catalyst Development – new catalysts

Catalyst Development – new manufacturing techniques

Ceramics Manufacturing – improved methods

Ceramic Materials including alloying with metals

Ceramics – porous

Chemical Conversion

__ Combustion emissions control

__ Halogenated materials destruction

__ Ozone production

Clean Metal Spray

__ Electrostatically enhanced

__ Electromagnetically enhanced

Combustion

__ Catalytic

__ Chemical conversion induced

__ Cyclonically enhanced

__ Enhanced by electrostatics/electromagnetics/sonics

__ Electrostatically enhanced

__ Electromagnetically enhanced

__ Homogenous charge

__ Hydrogen

__ Hydrogen enhanced

__ Micro-flame

__ Plasma

__ Pulse compression combustion

__ Sonically enhanced

__ Thin flame

Coatings

__ EMI shielding

__ Ultra high temperature non stick

__ Ultra low temperature non stick

__ Optical – reflective

__ Optical – refractive

__ Photovoltaic Power Conversion

__ Spectral Filtration

__ Superconductors – low temperature

__ Superconductors – high temperature

__ Superconductors – ultra high temperature

__ Thermoelectric Power Conversion

Coatings Application

__ Atmospheric nano-particle deposition

__ Chemical Vapor Deposition and Alloying

__ Chemical Conversion Plasma Surface Modification

__ Corrosion control for metals, glass and plastics

__ Fusion Induced Surface Modification

__ Fusion Induced Structural Re-enforcements

__ Nano-particle Surface Enhancements

__ Physical Vapor Deposition and Alloying

__ Plasma Deposition and Alloying

Cyclone Separation

Cryogenics – applications to materials science

Cryogenic Temperature Generation

Electric Motors

__ Axial flux

__ Long life brush materials for DC and universal motors

__ Low cost brush-less motors

__ Low cost brush-less motor controllers

__ Pulsed Power

__ Ultrasonic

Electrolysis and Electro-chemistry

Electrostatics

__ High Voltage Generation

__ Mixed Hydrogen & Oxygen Gas Production

__ Pure Hydrogen and Oxygen Production

Electro-magnetics

Evaporative Cooling

Fans blades – high efficiency

Fusion Materials Modification

Fusion - sphero-magnetically enhanced inertial electrostatic confinement

Heat transfer

__ Boundary layer Control

__ Electrostatically enhanced

__ Louvered Fins

__ Plasma Enhanced

__ Sub-louvered Fins

High Purity Metals

Inert Atmosphere Annealing and Processing

Injection Molding

Isostatic Pressing

Magnesium Manufacture

Magnetic bearings

Magnetic field effects on living organisms

Magnetohydrodynamics

Mechanical Alloying of materials

Metal Foams and light weight allowing techniques

Metals and ceramics manufacture

__ Electro-slag Re-melt

__ Enhanced titanium manufacture

__ Enhanced Zirconium manufacture

Nano materials

Nano-manufacturing

Nano-particle filtration systems

Nano-particle reinforced materials

Phase Change Materials

Photovoltaic Power Conversion

Plasma

__ Combustion

__ Materials Separation and Refining

__ Welding Microstructure Control

Plastic Manufacturing Techniques

Prandtl Layer Pumps and Turbines

Prime Movers

__ Brayton Cycle

__ Homogenous Charge

__ Internal Combustion

__ Manson Cycle

__ Prandtl Layer

__ Rankine Cycle

__ Steam Engines

__ Stirling Cycle

Producer Gas manufacture and use

Pulsed Power Systems

Pulse Tube Coolers

Ranque Hilsch Tubes

Rapid Prototyping/manufacturing

Reactive Ion Etching

Rotational Molding

Silicon manufacturing

Single Atom Manufacturing (SAM)

Shape Memory Alloys

Spin Casting

Sonics

Solar Air Conditioning and refrigeration

Solar Photovoltaic conversion

Solar Thermal Collectors

Sphero-magnetics

Steam Generators

Stirling Cryocoolers

Superconductors – low temperature

Superconductors – high temperature

Superconductors – ultra high temperature

Thermal Insulation

Thermoelectric Power Conversion

Ultra capacitors

Ultra High Pressure Materials Modification

Ultra High Purity Carbon and other materials

Ultrasonics

Vacuum Annealing and Processing

Vacuum Casting

Vacuum Molding

Water from Air Recovery

Welding

__ Electro-thermal

__ Plasma

__ Thermal welding

Wind Turbines – horizontal

Wind Turbines – vertical