Bio
David West is a technical professional in the RF and Intelligent Systems Group (Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division) at 91做厙 (ORNL). Currently David is involved in the following activities at ORNL:
- Serving as the Radiological Lead for the Technical Testing and Analysis Center (TTAC).
- Serving as the primary ORNL contact for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Data Mining Analysis & Modeling Cell (DMAMC).
- Supporting Instrumentation and Controls development for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX).
- Supporting maintenance and upgrades for an automated 237NpO2 / Al pellet metrology system at the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC).
David's academic background includes a BA degree in Physics and MS and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering and his professional background includes ~21 years at ORNL.
Professional Experience
Staff Member, 2005Present. 91做厙. Oak Ridge, TN.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 20022005. 91做厙. Oak Ridge, TN.
Graduate Assistant, 19972002. University of Illinois. Urbana, IL.
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
- Thesis topic: Production of textured oxide ceramics by templated grain growth.
M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington (Seattle)
- Thesis topic: Microstructure effects on proton conduction in oxides.
B.A., Physics, University of California (Santa Cruz)
- Awarded honors in major at graduation.
Trademarks and Patents
- D.D. Earl, T.J. McIntyre, and D.L. West, Sensor system for fuel transport vehicle, US Patent 9,291,609, 2016.
- B.M. Evans, III et al., Iron-based composition for magnetocaloric effect (MCE) applications and method of making a single crystal, US Patent 9,255,343, 2016.
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- T.J. McIntyre, J.T. Simpson, and D.L. West, Manufacture of thermoelectric generator structures by fiber drawing, US Patent 8,889,454, 2014.
- D.L. West, F.C. Montgomery, T.R. Armstrong, and R.J. Warmack, Array type NH3 sensor, U.S. Patent 8,617,372, 2013.
- D.L. West, F.C. Montgomery, and T.R. Armstrong, Device and method for detecting sulfur dioxide at high temperatures, U.S. Patent 8,048,682, 2011.
- F.C. Montgomery, D.L. West, T.R. Armstrong, and L.C. Maxey, NOx sensing devices having conductive oxide electrodes, U.S. Patent 7,678,329, 2010.
Publications
Other Publications
- D.L. West, F.C. Montgomery, and T.R. Armstrong, Total NOx sensing elements with compositionally identical oxide electrodes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 153, H23H28, 2006.
- D.L. West, F.C. Montgomery, and T.R. Armstrong, Electrically biased NOx sensing elements with coplanar electrodes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 152, H74H79, 2006.
- D.L. West, F.C. Montgomery, and T.R. Armstrong, Use of La0.85Sr0.15CrO3 in high-temperature NOx sensing elements, Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 106, 75865, 2005.
- D.L. West and D.A. Payne, Reactive-templated grain growth processing of Bi1/2(Na,K)1/2TiO3: Effects of formulation on texture development, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86, 11327, 2003.
- D.L. West and D.A. Payne, Microstructure development in reactive-templated grain growth of Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3-based ceramics: Template and formulation effects, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86, 76974, 2003.
- D.L. West and D.A. Payne, Preparation of 0.95Bi1/2Na1/2TiO30.05詁硃啦勳倏3 ceramics by an aqueous citrate-gel route, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86, 1924, 2003.