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MARK OBERMAN
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ALAN PAKETT
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RAVIN PERINPANAYAGAM
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ALEXANDER PERRY
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TOM PRENDERGAST
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R. LOWELL SMITH, Ph.D. - IEEE Member

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1749 Linbrook Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
858.495.0189
lowell.smith@ieee.org

SPECIALIZATION

Mathematical modeling, especially in the context of interdisciplinary, physically-based applications in support of test methods and product prototype development.

Experienced in applied physics, materials science, transduction sciences, and product evaluation. Areas of strength include reliability analysis, mathematical modeling, statistical inference, analytical performance predictions, hands-on mechanical design and fabrication, identifying the fundamental limitations of proposed technologies, and technical writing. Industrious, innovative problem solver with a Ph.D. in physics, and strongly motivated to develop teaming relationships within the business, technical, and academic communities.

  • Computer Simulation and Modeling
  • Reliability Studies, Materials
  • Piezoelectric Materials Characterization
  • Failure Analysis
  • Acoustics
  • Mechanical Reliability
  • Data Acquisition
  • Test Equipment/Systems
  • Technical Writing
  • New Product Development

EDUCATION

BS (Magna Cum Laude) Physics, Math, University of Toledo,
PhD Physics, Case Western Reserve University.

Short Courses

Mechanical reliability, statistical methods and Bayesian statistics at George Washington University
Reliability Testing at the University of Arizona.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND HONORS

  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, American Men and Women of Science
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Acoustical Society of America - Former national engineering acoustics technical committee member, and former Austin, Texas chapter chairman
  • IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
  • National Defense Industrial Association
  • Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

Former Associations:

  • IEEE Reliability Society: San Diego chapter program chairman
  •  American Society for Nondestructive Testing
  • Optical Society of America

RESUME

CONSULTANT / New Engineering Paradigms, Inc., San Diego, California: 1999 - Present

Provide technical and engineering services in the fields of applied physics, reliability studies, materials characterization, and transduction sciences. Adept at fostering interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving via the formation of effective teaming partnerships.

ALCEDO, INC
., Sunnyvale, California Senior Scientist: 1998 - 1999

Recruited to assist with the design and development of automated instrumentation for high-speed testing of printed circuit substrates. This work heavily emphasized hands-on mechanical design and fabrication skills in implementing processes based on scanning electron microscopy principles.

DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
, San Diego, California Senior Staff Physicist : 1997 - 1998

Recruited to support the Virtual Wafer Fabrication (VWF) Project, an effort to upgrade and define improved physical models for commercial semiconductor process and device simulation software utilities.

Developed robust alternatives to Pearson distribution ion implantation mathematical models.
Looked for more reliable data inputs and ways to apply standard inverse modeling methods to the difficult technology computer aided design (T-CAD) numerical calibration problem.

TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AUSTIN, INC., Austin, Texas Senior Scientist : 1977 - 1996

Recruited to implement sponsored projects in applied physics, information technology, experimental design, reliability analysis, mathematical modeling, impedance spectroscopy, statistical inference, instrumentation development, sonar transducer evaluation and characterization of the viscoelastic properties of materials.

Supervised software development, electronic design, prototype production, machine shop and general laboratory support personnel.

Designed a new support system for submarine transducers which eliminated an interfacial friction noise source while complying with all Navy requirements for shock hardening and acoustic performance.

Developed inverse acoustic modeling techniques for interpreting impedance spectroscopy measurements and applied to the analysis of accelerated life testing, viscoelastic materials properties measurements and cataloging the behavior of electrochemical cells.

Conducted reliability and availability evaluation assessments for numerous sonar projectors and receivers.

Developed Beta and VHS automated systems for measuring the dynamic coefficient of friction for competitive video tape products for 3M.

Developed a prototype contact resonator for the nondestructive evaluation of rubber-to-metal bonds in sonar transducers, achieving detection of flaws as small as 1/8 inch in diameter under material 1/8 inch thick.

Introduced equivalent circuit models and developed multiple nonlinear regression analysis software for interpreting impedance spectroscopy data on lithium power cells.
Coordinated studies sponsored by the Air Force correlating impedance signatures with aging effects in nickel-hydrogen batteries used in communications satellites.

Utilized equivalent circuit modeling methods to design, develop, and predict the behavior of special-purpose piezoelectric oscillators for a number of nondestructive testing and diagnostic measurement applications.

HORIZONS RESEARCH, INC
., Cleveland, Ohio Group Leader

Coordinated efforts of the Engineering and Chemistry Departments in performance of a $4.0 million contract for development of dye-based photographic film for the Air Force.
Marketed and successfully managed a project to develop a prototype high-speed bar code printer for the United States Postal Service. Designed electronic and logic-control subsystems.

Performed detailed theoretical analyses of the sensitometric characteristics and optical development parameters of dye-based photographic film.

ULTRASCAN COMPANY
, Cleveland, Ohio Staff Scientist

Developed a flat-format Auger Electron Spectrometer to allow energy-dispersive elemental analysis to be performed in a modified scanning electron microscope. This task included all aspects of electron optics theory, mechanical design, and prototype hardware development.

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
, Cleveland, Ohio Graduate School Career Self-supporting throughout graduate school career as honors fellow, graduate assistant, part-time instructor, and post-doctoral research fellow. Experimental thesis involved design, development, and fabrication of apparatus including electronic control provisions to observe Zeeman level-crossing signals. Pioneered a significant extension of the scope of level-crossing spectroscopy, allowing hyperfine structure effects in excited atomic states not radiatively coupled to the ground state to be observed in step-wise fluorescence. As a part-time instructor taught standard university-level physics courses in mechanics and electricity and magnetism.

PUBLICATIONS

Authored over 100 papers, reports, presentations, proposals, and patents published in refereed journals, as official government reports, in technical conference proceedings, or as archived corporate technical documents. Contributed one subchapter to a book and have one issued patent and several disclosures. A comprehensive list of publications is available on request.  A representative partial list is appended below.

Articles Published in Refereed Journals

  • R.L. Smith and T.G. Eck, "Level-Crossing Signals in Stepwise Fluorescence," Phys. Rev. A 2, 2179 (1970).
  • R.L. Smith, "Practical Solutions of the Lock-In Detection Problem for Lorentz and Dispersion Resonance Signals," J. Optical Soc. Am., 61, 1015 (1971).
  • R.L. Smith, "Inverse Acoustic Modeling as a Technique for Monitoring Aging Effects in Transducers," J. Underwater Acoust. (USN), 35, 87 (1985).


Naval Research Laboratory Memorandum Reports

  • R.L. Smith, "Reliability and Service Life Concepts for Sonar Transducer Applications," NRL Memorandum Report 4558, 17 Sep 1981.
  • R.L. Smith, "The Bayesian Inference Method and its Application to Reliability Problems," NRL Memorandum Report 4903, Sept. 15, 1982.
  • R.L. Smith, "Reliability Analysis of the DT-605 Hydrophone," NRL Memorandum Report 6236, July, 1988.
  • J.F. Cartier, A.V. Bray, R.L. Smith, and A.C. Tims, "CUALT - The Navy's Accelerated Life Testing Program for Marine Equipment," NRL Memorandum Report 6711, December 15, 1990.

Papers Presented at Technical Conferences

  • R.L. Smith, "Inverse Acoustic Modeling as a Technique for Monitoring Aging Effects in Transducers," presented at the ONR/NUSC Symposium on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Elastomers, New London, CT, 16-19 Jul 1984.
  • R.L. Smith, "The Bayesian Inference Method and its Application to Reliability Problems," presented at the Eleventh Annual Reliability Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 1985.
  • R.L. Smith, A.V. Bray, and C.M. Teller, "Development of a Resonant Probe for Evaluating the Integrity of Rubber-to-Metal Bonded Joints," Proceedings of the 17th Symposium on Nondestructive Evaluation, San Antonio, TX, April 17-20, 1989.
  • R.L. Smith and A.V. Bray, "Planar Array Availability Prediction for Line Level Refurbishment," presented at the 57th Symposium of the Military Operations Research Society, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 6-8 Jun 1989.
  • R.L. Smith, "Development of an Ice Accretion Monitor for Aircraft," presented at the FAA International Conference on Inflight Icing, Springfield, VA, 6-8 May 1996.
  • R. L. Smith, "Extending the Linear Theory of Piezoelectricity to Include Viscoelastic Effects," presented at the 2000 U. S. Navy Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices, State College, PA, 11-13 April, 2000.

Papers Presented at National ASA Meetings

  • R.L. Smith, "Characterizing the Impact of Materials on Transducer Reliability," invited paper presented at the fall meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Orlando, FL, Nov 1982.
  • R.L. Smith, "Interpreting Piezoelectric Oscillator Dissipation Effects in Terms of Underlying Materials Viscoelastic Relaxation Phenomena," paper presented at the fall meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Miami, FL, Nov 1987.
  • R .L. Smith and A.V. Bray, "Characterizing the Performance of Piezoelectric Ceramic as a Function of Stress, Electric Field, and Thermal History," paper presented at the fall meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Austin, TX, Nov/Dec 1994.
  • R. L. Smith, "Developing a Simple Heuristic Viscoelastic Theory of Piezoelectricity," paper presented at the spring meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Atlanta, GA, May/June 2000.

Corporate Technical Project Reports

  • R.L. Smith, "Incorporating Dispersion Measures into Exponential Reliability Modeling Descriptions," TRI Technical Report 8185-3, 21 Sep 1981.
  • R.L. Smith, "The Bayesian Inference Method and its Application to Reliability Problems," TRI Technical Report 8196:RLS, 26 Feb, 1982.
  • R.L. Smith, "The Development of Friction Measurement Hardware for Nondestructively Evaluating Video Cassette Tape," TRI Technical Report 82111:RLS, 15 Nov 1983.
  • R.L. Smith, "A Feasibility Evaluation of Metal Tail Mount Alternatives for the TR-317R Transducer," TRI Technical Report 82117F, Nov 1984.
  • R.L. Smith, "Interpreting AC Impedance Measurements on Primary Power Cells," TRI Technical Report 85164:RLS, March 4, 1986.
  • R.L. Smith, "Reliability Analysis of the DT-605 Hydrophone," TRI Technical Report 86190-404:RLS, Mar 1988.
  • J.F. Cartier and R.L. Smith, "Final Report on Temperature and Load Relaxation Tests Performed on GE and Raytheon Fiberglass Springs for the TR-317 Transducer," TRI Technical Report 86190-504:JFC, 26 Jan 1989.
  • R.L. Smith, "An External DC Biasing Accessory for HP 4192A and 4194A Impedance Analyzers -- Circuit Description and Operating Instructions," TRI Technical Report 86190-501A:RLS, 28 Feb 1989.
  • R.L. Smith and A.V. Bray, "Improved Transducer Production Testing for Rubber-to-Metal Bonded Joints--Phase I Final Report," TRI Technical Report 87232:RLS, 7 Apr 1989.
  • R.L. Smith and A.V. Bray, "Development of an Accelerated Life Test for Nickel Hydrogen and Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries," Phillips Laboratory Technical Report PL-TR--91-3105, Feb 1992.
  • R.L. Smith, "Evaluation of Stress-Induced Depolarization of PZT-8 Ceramic," TRI Technical Report A7407-105:RLS, Mar 1995.
  • A.V. Bray and R.L. Smith, “Evaluating Treatments to Improve the Electrical Breakdown Characteristics of Piezoelectric Ceramic in High-Power Transducers,”MRC Technical Report 00-01, October 2000.
  • R.L. Smith, “Evaluating Regression Analysis Procedures for Matching a Quadratic Mathematical Model to Laser Diode Performance Data,” NEP Technical Report NEP-02-103:RLS, 15 Apr 2002.
  • R.L. Smith, “Evaluation of Materials and Process Control Variables for Forming the Plantronics 13342-01 Receiver Al/Mylarâ Diaphragm,” NEP Technical Report NEP-03-101:RLS, 27 Jan 2003.
  • C.G Murphy and R.L. Smith, “Integrity Assurance for Secure Computational Systems,” NEP Technology Review NEP-05-101:RLS, 7 Feb 2005.
  • R.L. Smith, “Motivating Improved Mathematical Circuit Models for Compact Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamps,” NEP Technical Report NEP-07-101:RLS, 14 Jul 2006.

Proposals

  • R.L. Smith, "Unsolicited Proposal for Development of a Low-Noise Pressure Release Sleeve Spring," TRI Proposal 8010 to the Naval Research Laboratory, Orlando, FL, 17 Mar 1978.
  • R.L. Smith, "A Proposal to Develop and Build Second Gereration Friction Measurement Instruments for Evaluating One-half Inch Video Tape," TRI Proposal 3059:RLS to the 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, 22 Nov 1983.
  • R.L. Smith, "Development of New Statistical Tools to Facilitate the Interpretation and Use of Accelerated Life Test Data," TRI Proposal 4005:RLS to the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., 11 Jan 1984.
  • R.L. Smith, "Double Oscillator Test Method for Making Dynamic Mechanical Properties Measurements on Rigid Transducer Materials," TRI Proposal 6017:RLS to the Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA, 30 Jan 1986.
  • R.L. Smith, "Development of Materials Suitable for Torpedo Nose Windows," TRI Proposal 8006:RLS to the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., 6 Jan 1988.
  • R.L. Smith, "Development of a Mass-Loaded Oscillator Rain Gauge," TRI Proposal A3061:RLS to the U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 17 Jan 1994.
  • R.L. Smith, "Development of an Automated Weighing System for Aircraft on a Carrier Flight Deck," TRI Proposal A4023:RLS to the U. S. Navy, 13 Jul 1994.
  • R.L. Smith, "Development of a Corrosion Rate Sensor for Monitoring Structural Integrity," TRI Proposal A4041:RLS to the U. S. Air Force, 11 Jan 1995.
  • C. Fuller, R.L. Smith, J.P. Sanchez, and M. Remillard, “Handheld Bio-agent Detector,” submitted in response to Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) solicitation 2002-05, 18 Oct, 2002.
  • R.J. Jannarone and R.L. Smith, “Multivariate Feature Extraction for Autonomous Unmixing of Spectral Data,” BSR Proposal under Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Program SBIR Topic CBD03-300, 15 Jan, 2003.
  • R.L. Smith, C.M. Teller, and J. Wallace, “Development of an Advanced Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring System,” KTI Proposal A032-2462, Army SBIR Topic A03-147, 19 Aug, 2003.
  • C.G. Murphy and R.L Smith, “Anti-Tamper Active and Passive Sensors for Use Inside an Integrated Circuit,” ASI Proposal A062-030-2827, Army SBIR Topic A06-030, 12 Jul, 2006.
  • R. Govindaraju, R.L. Smith, and C.M. Teller, “Impedance Spectroscopy as an Integrated Vehicle Health Management Tool,” KTI Proposal A1.07-9368, NASA SBIR Topic A1.07, 19 Aug, 2006.

Contributions to Books and Patents

  • R.L. Smith, "Impedance Spectroscopy and Resonance Methods for Nondestructive Testing," Nondestructive Testing Handbook, 2nd edition, Vol. 7, Section 10, Part 4, published by The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Columbus, OH, 1991.
  • R.L. Smith, D. Logan, and M.P. Kendall, "Electrostatic Aperture Printing," U.S. Patent 4,088,891, May 9, 1978.