David L West

David L West

Technical Professional, RF and Intelligent Systems Group

Contact

westdl@ornl.gov | 865.576.2264

Bio

David West is a technical professional in the RF and Intelligent Systems Group (Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (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, 2005–Present.  Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge, TN.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2002–2005. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge, TN.

Graduate Assistant, 1997–2002. 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

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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, H23–H28, 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, H74–H79, 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, 758–65, 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, 1132–7, 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, 769–74, 2003.

 

  • D.L. West and D.A. Payne, “Preparation of 0.95Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3•0.05BaTiO3 ceramics by an aqueous citrate-gel route,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86, 192–4, 2003.

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