Objective/Goal

To assist industry, government and media clients in the evaluation and assessment of emerging science and technology and its potential for application in the energy and information processing enterprises.

Education

PhD, Applied Physics, Harvard (Final Academic Degree)

2005 - Present                 Stanford University                       Palo Alto, CA

Visiting Scholar in Applied Physics

Investigating density functional and band structure methods as search tools for meta-stable phases of copper monoxides for use as potential hosts for new magnetic and/or superconducting compounds.
 

2004 - Present               W2AGZ Technologies                    San Jose, CA

Principal

W2AGZ Technologies was formed in late 2003 as a consultancy framework to carry out the objectives and goals stated above.  Please visit http://www.w2agz.com for more information.

• Current activities are:

• Formulation of the SuperGrid Vision (under EPRI contract)

• Review DOE program on power application of superconductivity

1993 - 2004                   EPRI                                            Palo Alto, CA

Science Fellow (Final Position)

• Conduct “Future Watch” on emerging energy science and technology on behalf of electric utilities and EPRI executives.

• Structured EPRI’s $38 M Strategic Science and Technology program.

• EPRI media spokesperson on energy science issues.

1953 - 1993                   IBM Corporation                              Armonk, NY

Research Staff Member (Final Position)

• Bowling alley pin setter and mail boy in IBM Poughkeepsie facilities

• Technician/programmer on forerunner to NORAD system, IBM/MIT

• Sent to Clarkson University on IBM program to obtain BS in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

• Sent to Harvard University on IBM program to obtain AM, PhD degrees in Applied Physics

• Researched optical properties on magnetic semiconductors, pioneered early efforts in computer data acquisition and control at IBM Research, San Jose

• Staff assignment, Materials and Manufacturing Technology Center, IBM Research, San Jose

• Co-founded internationally respected research effort on organic and polymer conductors and superconductors at IBM San Jose Research Laboratory

• Staff assignment, Vice President for Storage and I/O Technology, responsible for basic science strategy development and display and printer technology programs at IBM San Jose Research Laboratory

• Led effort to formulate and then manage group to investigate exchange-biased magnetoresistance effect which resulted in IBM’s magnetoresistive head and “giant magnetoresistive” head storage technology used worldwide today

• Organized and led IBM San Jose/Almaden effort in high temperature superconductivity, discovered five new superconducting materials, including structure of the first superconductor above liquid nitrogen and the world record Tl-2223 125 K material until 1994

• Professor of Materials Science, National University of Mexico, on sabbatical from IBM

Patents and publications

•  Over 100 publications in peer reviewed literature

• Over 35 editorials, popular articles, commentaries and book reviews

• 10 patents and patent publications

(details available at http://www.w2agz.com)

Awards received

• Appointed Fellow of the Institute of Physics, 2005

• Physics Today 50^th Anniversary Essay Prize, 1999

• Elected Fellow, American Physical Society, 1998

• Nature Magazine “Scientist as Science Writer” Award, 1994

• More than eight other awards from IBM, EPRI and the Mexican Government, details available at http://www.w2agz.com

Additional professional activities

• Science Advisory Board, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, 1997 – 2002

• Board of Directors, Council on Superconductivity for American Competitiveness, 1996 – 2002

• More than 20 other professional activities, memberships and participations, details available at http://www.w2agz.com

Interests and activities

67 years skiing recreationally and on mountain rescue organizations.  Several awards and certifications for avalanche control and paramedic accreditation.