William J. Danley

Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Department

Address:

Hess Engineering Research Laboratory (Building 23 - 103)

Drexel University

34^th & Lancaster Streets

Philadelphia, PA   19104

Contact Information:

Telephone:    215-895-1201

FAX:                215-895-1264

e-mail:            danleywj@drexel.edu

Position:

Acting Facilities Manager and Instructor

Education:

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

·        Ph.D. degree in Solid State Science.

            Doctoral thesis involved magnetic studies on mixed valence oxides of titanium and for elucidating their semiconductor to semi-metal transitions.  Worked at the Materials Research Laboratory, a major center that focuses on chemistry, physics, developing and characterizing non-metallic solids.

                         B.S. Physics

Engineering Experience:

Summary:            Worked as senior and lead engineer for several Fortune 500 Corporations on: 1) sensor and analyzer design and development; 2) High tech welding on navy nuclear reactor cores.  Creative problem solving resulting in four patents. 

Experience:

Current Position:            Acting Facilities Manager and Instructor

            Drexel University, M.E.M. Department, 32 & Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA   19104

·        My position requires competence in teaching and presenting technical courses at the university level and managing the facilities for the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department at Drexel University. 

Position:                     Technical Support Manager

            Brimrose Corporation of America, 5020 Campbell Blvd., Baltimore, MD   21236

·        My position required a wide array of skills.  There I applied my strong analytical chemistry and materials experience to a wide array of analytical chemistry problems.  Produced multivariate models for analytical instruments using PLS and PCR.  In charge of technical support for near infrared analyzer product line.

Position:                     Consultant

            EIT, 251 Welsh Pool Road, Exton, PA   19341

·        I characterized and provided technical support in the development and production of sensing, reference and counter electrodes for amperometric sensors.  This work involved:  Developing and testing new dispersants for the catalytic electrode coatings on both hydrophilic and hydrophobic membranes.  Improving the timing and heat cycling of electrode application to membranes (heat cycles during hot pressing).  Characterizing the conductive properties of electrodes.  I constructed a gel bridge electrode for checking the potential of reference electrodes relative to standard cells.  I evaluated the porosity properties of membranes resulting in a library of membrane characteristics.  As a member of a team, I contributed to the development of an electrochemical cell that was used to measure residual and free chlorine in water.  Involved with developing new vendor specifications for membrane materials and evaluating vendors.

Position:                     Product and Application Manager

Process and Analytical Instruments Division, Ametek (formerly a DuPont Division),

Newark, Delaware

·        Generated new applications for the photodiode array analyzer product line including multivariate analysis of data.  Products are applied to a wide array of gas analysis requirements in the UV and visible spectral region.

Position:                     Senior Physicist

            Ircon, Inc., Niles, IL, A Division of Square D

·        Developed a mathematical model for a scanning pyrometer that described the optical temperature spot size, spot shape and detector signal shape.  Developed physical model for predicting the sizes and shapes for the ambient and hot reference blackbodies used in the scanning pyrometer.  My work resulted in the issuance of two patents.

            Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Orrville, OH

·        In charge of acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) sensor construction and spectrometer development.  Project was a joint effort between the Westinghouse R&D Center and my division.  My work resulted in the issuance of two patents.

·        Lead engineer  - Developed and produced a high temperature electrochemical oxygen/combustible analyzer.  Characterized sensor cell performance and matched to electronics of analyzer.  Followed the product life cycle and added new features including a new type reference electrode system.  Lead engineer for cell production and assembly.