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CHEMICAL CONSULTANT

DR. CHRISTIAN A. CLAUSEN

Personal:

Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator

Department of Chemistry

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida 32816

Date and Place of Birth: December 7, 1940 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Marital Status: Married; three children

Education:

High School 1958, Belle Chasse, Louisiana

B.S. 1963, Industrial Chemistry, Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ph.D. 1969, Physical Inorganic Chemistry, University of New Orleans; New Orleans, Louisiana; Dissertation topic:

"Mossbauer and Far Infrared Studies on Distorted Octahedral, Tetrahedral and Pyramidal Configurations in Iron and

Tin Complexes."

Professional Employment:

Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida (formerly Florida Technological University); 1977

to present.

Senior Technical Consultant for Fire/Reconstruction Consultants, Inc. 1983 to present.

Technical Consultant to the following firms: Engineering Technology, Inc., Hazardous Waste Consultants, Inc., C.W.

Products and GAF Corporation; 1985 to present.

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida; 1972 1977.

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida; 1969 1972.

Research Chemist, Dow Chemical Company, Plaquimine, Louisiana; 6/76 9/76. Visiting Associate Professor,

Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 6/75 9/75.

Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 6/74

9/74.

Visiting Scientist, Dupont Chemical Company; 6/72 9/72.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 6/70

9/70.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 9/66

9/69.

Research Chemist, Standard Oil Company, California; 1/63 9/66.

Fire/Explosion Analysis - Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgical and Construction Failure Analysis - Product Failure Analysis

Underwater Investigations - Underwater Locations - Side Scan Sonar - Vessel Recoveries - ROV Operations

FLP.I. License# A8500056

Fields of Interest:

Spectroscopy and structure determination of complexes, particularly Mossbauer and FTIR spectroscopy;

coordination chemistry; the study and development of new supported metal catalyst systems; the development of

new industrial processes; the study of new commercial product formulations; studies of the relationship between

basic research and its application to the solution of industrial problems; the application of chemical instrumentation

to the solution of problems In forensic science and aerosol systems, hazardous waste minimization and treatment

methodologies.

Awards:

1. Dow Chemical Company Scholarship (1959-1963)

2. Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Student (1960, 61, 62)

3. National Science Foundation pre-doctoral trainee (1966-1969)

4. Research Society of America Award for "Excellence in research" (1970)

5. Atomic Energy Commission - Research Fellowship (1972)

6. Orlando Jaycees Award as Outstanding Young Educator for 1973.

7. Outstanding Educators of America, 1974-1975 Edition

8. Selected for the American Chemical Society Tour Speaker Award (1974-75)

9. First FTU Foundation Award for Excellence In Teaching (1975)

10. Selected to the UCF "The Quill" (1983)

11. One of the firsts of two UCF faculty members selected to Phi Kappa Phi (1984)

Membership and Offices Held in Professional and Honorary Societies:

1. American Chemical Society

a) Secretary for the Florida Section (1972-1976)

b) Councilor for the Florida Section (1976-1986)

c) Membership Committee Chairman for the Florida Section (1972-1976)

d) Chairman of the Florida Congressional Science Councilor Program (1976-1982)

e) Congressional Science Advisor (1976-present)

f) Member of the Florida Executive Committee (1972-1986)

g) ACS Tour Speaker (1974-1982)

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h) Chairman of ACS Task Force on Academic Preparation and Industrial Careers in Chemistry (1979-1984)

i) Sub-committee Chairman ACS Task Force on Cross Fertilization of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1982- 1986)

j) Member ACS Academic-Industrial Chemistry Advisement Board (1985-1988)

2. Member and past chairman of the Psi Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma (1961)

3. Phi Lambda Upsilon (Men's Chemistry Honorary) (1962-present)

4. Phi Kappa Phi (1984-present), Treasurer (1985-1987)

Sponsored Research - External Funding:

1. "Waste Minimization The Replacement of Halogenated Hydrocarbons in Solvent Based Cleaning Operations and

the Treatment of Spent Inorganic Oxidizing Solutions", (1989) funded by Martin Marietta, $60,841.

2. "The In Place Immobilization of Metal ions In Soil and Ash, (1989) funded by The Center for Environmental

Toxicology", $35,000.

3. "Enhancement of the Kinetics of Incineration of Dilute Hazardous Organic Vapors", (1989) funded by Gulf Coast

Hazardous Substance Research Center, $64,930.

4. "Microparticulate Studies", (1988) funded by Engineering Technology, Inc., $13,000.

5. "Aerosol Evaporation Studies", (1988) funded by DOD for $12,063.

6. "Aerosol Evaporation Studies", (1987) funded by DOD for $22,812.

7. "Aerosol Evaporation Studies", (1986) funded by DOD for $10,470.

8. "Infrared Obscuration Studies Phase III", (1986) funded by DOD for $1,400.

9. "Infrared Obscuration Studies Phase II", (1985) funded by DOD for $1,000.

10. "Aerosol Evaporation Studies", (1984) funded by DOD for $4,000.

11. "Infrared Obscuration Studies", (1984) funded by DOD for $3,000.

12. "The Development of a Methodology Base for Identifying Tire Skid and Scuff Marks", (1982) funded by DSR for

$6,000.

13. "Self Paced Instruction for General Chemistry Lab Assignments", (1981) funded by QIP for $625.

14. "Identification of Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", (1980) funded by the STAR program, $24,009.

15. "The Use of Phosphate Rock Slimes in the Ternary Treatment of Sewage" (1979) funded by the W.R. Grace

Corporation, $2,000.

16. "Early Detection and Entrapment of Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", (1979) funded by the STAR program; $22,000.

17. "Piperylene Separation", (1979) funded by Dow Chemical Company, $9,585.

18. "Development of a Laboratory Course in Principles of Industrial Chemistry", (1979) funded by the National Science

Foundation, $20,358.

19. "Mossbauer Spectroscopic Studies of Homogeneous Catalysts Coordinately Bound to Polymer Supports", (1975)

funded by Research Corporation, $5,000.

20. "Selected Iron and Ruthenium Mossbauer Studies A Study of Supported Ruthenium Catalysts Part II", (1975)

funded by National Science Foundation College Research Participation Program, $6,335.

21. "Cooperative Research in Graduate Education", (Summer, 1976) funded by Dow Chemical Company, $10,000.

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22. "A Project to Develop Instructional Materials for a Course In Industrial Chemistry", (1973) funded by National

Science Foundation, $17,260.

23. "Selected Iron and Ruthenium Mossbauer Studies A Study of Supported Ruthenium Catalysts Part I", (1974)

funded by National Science Foundation College Research Participation Program, $5,305.

24. "Summer Research Participation Program", (1973) funded by the Atomic Energy Commission, $4,500.

25. Travel Grant to AEC Savannah River Laboratories, (1973) funded by the Atomic Energy Commission, $250.

26. Atomic Energy Commission Grant, (1970); $10,000.

Sponsored Research - Internal Funding:

1. Overhead Projection Chemical Demonstrations', (1988), an Instructional Development Grant from UCF Instructional

Resources, $350.

2. "Instructional Development Grant in Chemistry", (1984) UCF Learning Council, $1,500.

3. "The Development of a Methodology Base for Identifying Tire Skid and Scuff Marks by Fourier Transform

Interferometry", (1982) funded by Division of Sponsored Research, $6,000.

4. The Development of a Process for Recovering Platinum from Spent Automotive Emission Control Catalytic

Converters Phase II", (1979) funded by Division of Sponsored Research, $750.

5. "The Development of a Process for Recovering Platinum from Spent Automotive Emission Control Catalytic

Converters Phase I", (1978) funded by Division of Sponsored Research, $1,700.

6. "A project to Establish the Toxic Chemical Exposure Levels in Laboratories and Work Areas at F.T.U.", (1978) funded

by Division of Sponsored Research Business Affairs, $1,090.

7. "The Development of a Homogeneous Catalytic System for Producing Methanol from Carbon Oxides and Hydrogen

Mixtures Under Low Pressure and Temperature Conditions", (1977) funded by Division of Sponsored Research,

$1,700.

Textbooks Published:

1. Chemistry Fundamentals Laboratory Experiments, C.A. Clausen, December 1974; Omni Print, Inc.: Sarasota, Florida;

70 pages.

2. Case Studies in Industrial Chemistry, C.A. Clausen and G.C. Mattson, January 1975; American Chemical Society;

Washington, D.C.; 385 pages.

3. Principles of Industrial Chemistry, C.A. Clausen and G.C. Mattson, December 1978; John Wiley & Sons: New York; 412

pages.

4. Fundamentos De Quimica Industrial, C.A. Clausen and G.C. Mattson; May 1982; Editorial Limus, S.A.; 445 pages.

Scientific Publications:

1. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Effects of Cations on the Mossbauer Spectra of Tetrahaloferrate Anions", in Mossbauer

Methodology; Gruverman, I., Ed.; Plenum Press: New York, 1968; Vol. 4, Page 187.

2. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Stabilization of the Hexachloroferrate (III) Anion by the Methylammonium Cation", Inorg.

Chem. 1968,7,2662.

3. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Effect Parameters in Ruthenium Compounds", Chem. Comm.

1969, 1188.

4. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer and Far Infrared Studies of Inorg. Chem. 1970, 9, 220.

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5. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "An Interpretation of the Mossbauer Spectra of Mixed Hexahalo complexes of Tin (IV)",

Inorg. Chem. 1970, 9, 817.

6. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Chemical Applications of the Mossbauer Effect in Ruthenium Compounds",

in Mossbauer Methodology; Gruverman, I., Ed; Plenum Press: New York, 1970, Vol. 7, pp 31.

7. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "A Mossbauer Study of the bonding in Ruthenium (II) Compounds", J. Am.

Chem. Soc. 1970,92,7482.

8. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer and Far Infrared Studies of Mixed Halide Complexes of Iron and Tin",

Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Coordination Chemistry; Beck, M.T., Ed.; Akademiai Kiado Budapest, 1970; Vol.

I, pp 445 454.

9. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "A Mossbauer Study of Ruthenium Red", Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett. 1971, 7,

485.

10. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Nuclear Isomer Shift and Ligand Electronegativity in Ruthenium Trihalides",

Chem. Phys. Lett. 1971, 8, 565.

11. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Study of Ruthenium (II) Pentaamlnes", J. Coordination Chem.

1973, 2, 201.

12. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Application of Mossbauer Spectroscopy in the Study of Coordination Compounds", an

American Chemical Society Monograph, Coordination Chemistry, Vol. I; Martell, A.E., Ed.; Reinhold Publishing Corp.,

1971, pp 341.

13. Clausen, C.A.; Wilson, M.M.; "A Mossbauer Study of Iron (III) Amino Acid Complexes", Abstracts of the 23rd

Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Nashville, Tenn., 1971, Abst. 49.

14. Clausen, C.A.; Dunn, G.C.; "A Mossbauer Study of Iron (II) Amino Acid Complexes", Flacs 1972, 25(8), 29.

15. Clausen, C.A.; Mattson, G.C.; "Teaching Concepts in Industrial Chemistry by the Case Study Method", Flacs 1974,

27(8), 23.

16. Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "A Mossbauer Study of a Series of Ruthenium (II) Pentaamines", J. Coord.

Chem. 1973, 2, 201.

17. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Effect Studies of Supported Ruthenium Catalysts", J. of Catalysis 1975, 38, 92.

18. Clausen, C.A.; Mattson, G.C.; "Cases in Chemical Technology", CHEMTECH 1975, 5, 535.

19. Clausen, C.A.; Stone, J.; "Mossbauer Spectra of 237NP in Ion Exchange Resins", J. Inorg. and Nucl. Chem. 1975, 37,

261.

20. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Application of Mossbauer Spectroscopy to Studies of Supported Ruthenium Catalyst

Systems", in Mossbauer Methodology; Gruverman, I., Ed.; Plenum Press: New York, 1977; Vol.10, pp 93 118.

21. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Characterization of Bulk and Surface Properties of Heterogeneous Ruthenium Catalysts

by Mossbauer and ESCA Techniques: in Advances in Characterization of Metal and Polmer Surfaces; Plenum Press:

New York, 1977; pp 65 100.

22. Clausen, C.A.; "Mossbauer Study of Automotive Emission Control Catalysts", J. of Catalysts" 1977, 46, 58.

23. Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Spectroscopy Studies of Complexes of Ruthenium Y Type Zeolites", J. of

Inorg. Chem. 1977, 16, 816.

24. Clausen, C.A.; "Early Detection and Entrapment of Accelerents In Fire Atmospheres", STAR REPORT 79 047,

September 1980, 51 pages.

25. Clausen, C.A.; "Identification of Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", STAR REPORT 80 049, May 1, 1982, 29 pages.

26. Clausen, C.A.; "Early Detection and Entrapment of Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", Arson Anal. Newsletter, 1983,

6, pp 105 140.

27. Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; and Tronson, S.K.; "A Laboratory Study of Infrared Obscuration by Black Smoke", CROC

Report, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland (1985).

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28. Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; Tronson, S.K.; Nichols, P.K.; Williams, R.M.; and Spinazzola, M.A.; "Carbon Particle

Generation of IR Attenuation", Chemical Research and development Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

21010, July 1986. Report #ARCSL CR 86XX.

29. Clausen, C.A.; Tronson, S.K.; Movassaghi, S.; Williams, R.M.; Spinazzola, M.A.; "Diesel Fuel Smoke", Chemical

Research and Development Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, August 1986. Report #DAM15 85 C

0099.

30. Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; Williams, R.M.; and Spinazzola, M.A.; "Preparation of Cast Sublimable Materials

Containing Small Filaments", Chemical Research and Development Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland,

21010, January 1987. Report #DMDO5 86 C 0110.

31. Clausen, C.A.; Tronson, S.K.; Spinazzola, M.A.; and Williams, R.M.; "Water Injection Test", Chemical Research and

Development Center Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland 21010, August 1986. Report #DAADO5 85 C

9533.

32. Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; and Fry, R.W., "Transport and Dispersion of Microwires by Use of Sublimable

Materials", Proceedings of SMOKE/OBSCURANTS SYMPOSIUM XI, Vol. 1, pp. 167 178 (1987).

33. Yu, D.; Morgan, P.W.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Infrared Obscuration by Means of Carbon Particles Generated in Situ from

Diesel Fuel", Proceeding of SMOKE/OBSCURANTS SYMPOSIUM XI, Vol. 1, pp 197 206 (1987).

34. Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, S.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion Tube Soot from a Diesel Fuel/Air Mixture", Fuel Preprints

32, pp 440 447 (1987). American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.

35. Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; Leonard, R.; and Slattery, J.; "A Comparison of JP 8 Aerosols to Diesel Fuel and Fog Oil

Aerosols", Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010,

January 1988. Report CRDEC CR 88031.

36. Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, Pew.; Leonard, R.; and Slattery, J.; "Carbon Particle Generation Studies", Chemical Research,

Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21010, January 1988. Report CRDEC CE

8800.

37. Clausen, C.A.; Leonard, R.; Movassaghi, S.; Slattery, J.; and Williams, R.' "Diesel Fuel Particle/Droplet Smokes",

Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21020, October

1987. Report CRDEC CR TR 665 01.

38. Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion Tube Soot from a Diesel Fuel/Air Mixture: Issues In Structure

and Reactivity", Energy and Fuels 2, 438 (1988).

39. Arrigo, J.T. and Clausen, C.A., "The Chemical Industry and Careers for Chemists An Annoted Bibliography", The

American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Published June 1988.

40. Clausen, C.A. and Johnson, E.T., "Carbon Particle Generator Studies", Chemical Research, Development and

Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, January 1989. Report DAAOO5 85 C 9533.

41. Clausen, C.A.; Jenkins, L.; and Leonard, R.L.; "Filter Tests", Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center,

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, March 1989. Report DAADO5 88 C 9027.

Speaker and/or Chairman of Technical Programs and Symposiums:

1. Invited speaker at the 4th Annual Mossbauer Symposium (sponsored by New England Nuclear Corporation In

Chicago, Illinois, in January 1968).

2. Invited speaker for the 6th Annual Mossbauer Symposium, January 25, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois.

3. Inorganic Session Chairman, Meeting In Miniature of the Florida Section of the American Chemical Society, May

1971, Gainesville, Florida.

4. Invited panel member, The Florida College Conference on Chemistry Articulation, University of Florida, 1971.

5. Invited speaker for the Atomic Energy Commission's Savannah River Laboratory, on "Chemical Applications of

Mossbauer Spectroscopy", Aiken, South Carolina, 1972.

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6. Speaker at the Florida Academy of Sciences Meeting on "The Mossbauer Spectra of 237NP in Ion Exchange Resins

and Solvent Extractants", March 1974, Orlando, Florida.

7. Speaker and Session Chairman, the Florida American Chemical Society Meeting in Miniature, "Mossbauer Studies of

Supported Ruthenium Catalyst Systems", May 1975, Orlando, Florida.

8. Invited Speaker at the 10th Mossbauer Symposium, "The Application of Mossbauer Spectroscopy to Studies of

Supported Ruthenium Catalyst Systems", February 1976, New York.

9. Invited speaker, American Chemical Society Symposium on Advances in Characterization of Metal and Polymer

Surfaces, New York Centennial Meeting, April 1976.

10. Invited program chairman of the Chemical Dynamics Division of the Southeast Regional American Chemical Society

Meeting, November 1977, Tampa, Florida.

11. Invited chairman of the Plenary Session of the Florida Section American Chemical Society's Meeting in Miniature,

May 1978, Gainesville, Florida.

12. Invited speaker on "Teaching Principles of Industrial Chemistry", at the National American Chemical Society Meeting,

Washington, D.C., September 1979.

13. Chairman of the Industrial Chemistry Division joint Southeastern/Southwest American Chemical Society

Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1980.

14. Invited paper on "Early Detection and Entrapment of Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", American Academy of

Forensic Sciences, 33rd Annual Meeting, February 1981, Los Angeles, California.

15. Organized and chaired a one and one half day symposium on "Academic Preparation and industrial Careers in

Chemistry", Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1982.

16. Invited paper on "The Interfacing on Local and National Employment Clearinghouses", Florida American Chemical

Society Section, May 1983, Jacksonville, Florida.

17. Invited paper on "Work Experience: It s Value and Methodologies for Incorporation Into the Chemical Curriculum",

at the National American Chemical Society Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, May 1, 1985.

18. Invited paper on "Oxidation Methods in Retarding Diesel Fuel Evaporation", Workshop I on Fog Oil Substitution

Problems, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, October 22 23, 1985.

19. Invited paper "On the Use of Carbon Particles In Retarding Diesel Fuel Evaporation", Workshop II on Fog Oil

Substitution Problems, Chemical Research and Development Center, U.S. Army, Edgewood Arsenal, January 21 22,

1986.

20. Presented a paper on "Experiences on Teaching Industrial Chemistry to Undergraduate Students", Symposium on

Introducing Industrial Chemistry Into the Undergraduate Curriculum, Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Baltimore,

Maryland, September 3, 1986.

21. Organized and chaired a symposium on "Industrial Chemistry in Universities", 194th ACS National Meeting, New

Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1987.

22. Organized and chaired a symposium on "Hazardous Waste Disposal", 39th ACS Southeast Regional Meeting,

Orlando, Florida, November 5, 1987.

23. Presented a paper on "Generation and Study of Soot Aerosols from Diesel Fuel Air in Mixtures", 39th ACS Southeast

Regional Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 4, 1987.

24. Clausen, C.A., "Materials and Methodologies That Have Been Used to Introduce the Industrial into Academic

Chemistry", a Symposium on Industrial Chemistry in Universities, 194th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans,

Louisiana, September 2, 1987.

25. Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion Tube Soot from a Diesel Fuel/Air Mixture", a Symposium on

Advances in Soot Formation Chemistry, 194th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2, 1987.

26. Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "X Ray Diffraction of Carbonaceous Materials", at the 18th Biennial

Conference on Carbon, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 19 24, 1987.

27. Clausen, C.A., "Hazardous Waste: The Chemistry and the Law", A Symposium on Hazardous Waste Disposal, 39th

Southeast Regional ACS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 3 6, 1987.

28. Clausen, C.A.; Movassaghi, S.; Slattery, J.; Morgan, P.W.; Leonard, R.; "Generation and Study of Soot Aerosols from

Diesel/Air Mixtures", 39th Southeast Regional ACS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 3 6, 1987.

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29. Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion Tube Soot from a Diesel/Air Mixture", 39th Southeast

Regional ACS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 3 6, 1987.

30. Clausen, C.A.; Dimmette, J.C.; and Morgan, P.W.; "A Comparison of JP 98 Aerosols to Diesel Fuel and Fog Oil

Aerosols", Smoke/Obscurants Symposium XIII, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, April 25, 1989.

31. Clausen, C.A. and Cooper, C.D., "Enhancement of the Kinetics of Incineration of Dilute Hazardous Organic Vapors",

The Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center Symposium, Beaumont, Texas, February 22, 1989.

Master Degree Students Supervised:

1. Tim Owen, (1976) "Vapor Phase Oxidation of Chioropropenes Over Heterogeneous Catalyst Systems".

2. Mike Myers, (1977) "A Study of Catalyst Systems in Vapor Phase Fluorination Reactions Using Aqueous Hydrofluoric

Acid".

3. Mohammed Akbarnejad, (1978) "The Development of a Catalyst System for Producing Hydrocarbons from C02 and

H2 at Low Temperatures and Pressures".

4. James Finckbone, (1978) "Development of a Process for Recovering Noble Metals from Spent Automotive Catalytic

Converter".

5. Steven Schwinn, (1978) "Development of a Process for Separating Piperylene from a C5 Petroleum Fraction".

6. Duane Covino, (1979) "Development of a Process for Converting Carbonates into Hydrocarbons".

7. Samuel Maller, (1979) "The Separation of Diolefins from Olefins by a Selective Chemisorption Process".

8. Larry Everson, (1980) "The Evaluation of a New Chromate Containing Water Treatment Additive".

9. Mary Jane Curnutte, (1980) "Separation of Piperylene from a C5 Petroleum Fraction by Extractive Distillation".

10. Donald Allred, (1982) "Separation of Piperylene Concentrate Via Metathesis Catalysis".

11. Dale Johnson, (1984) "Modeling of Laboratory Scale Batch Distillation with a Desktop Computer".

12. Kathy McIntyre, (1985) "Synergetic Effects in Bimetallic Hydrogenation Catalysts"

13. Soodabeh Karimi, (1985) "A Laboratory Study of Infrared Obscuration by Black Smoke".

14. Sebastian Vasquez, (1985) "The Preparation and Use of Polymeric Metal Complexes as Fuel Oil Combustion

Catalysts".

15. Diane Northcott, (1988) "I. Evaluation of iron whiskers and stainless steel microwires as catalysts for ammonia

synthesis; II. Hydrodechlorination of chloroalkanes on iron whisker catalysts".

Consulting Activities:

During the past seven years I have served as a consultant in the following areas:

1. Expert chemical analyst witness in criminal court cases more than 20 testimonies in such areas as arson, D.W.I., and traffic

accidents.

2. Expert chemical analyst witness in civil court cases -- more than 25 testimonies in such areas as explosions, fire, poisons,

consumer products, traffic accidents, product liability, etc.

3. Product formulations (e.g., cosmetics, paints, cleaners, adhesives, etc.).

4. Catalyst development (e.g., improved combustion efficiency with petroleum fractions).

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5. Fuel additive formulations.

6. Lubricant additive formulations.

7. Cellulose Insulation manufacture and testing.

8. Consumer fire and flame tests.

9. Forensic method development.

10. Environmental pollution and chemical waste disposal problems.

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