Jesse Yow Email & Phone Number

Livermore, Ca, Us

Jesse is a published free-lance author and editor (in addition to extensive technical writing and editing at LLNL)• Author, "A Biblical Response to Cults," 31 pp., Concordia Publishing House• Contributing author, "Navigating Ministry Challenges," 336 pp., Concordia Publishing House• Contributing author, "The Christian Difference: An Explanation & Comparison of World Religions," 640 pp., Concordia Publishing House• Author, "Standing Firm: A Christian Response to Hostility and Persecution," 244 pp., Concordia Publishing House• Editor, "Faith and Science in a Skeptical Age," 272 pp., Concordia Publishing House• Contributing author for study notes in The Lutheran Study Bible, Concordia Publishing House• Writer and contributing writer for World News Group• Contributing writer for Bible study materials, Concordia Publishing House• Columnist on adult Bible studies and small-group dynamics for Teachers Interaction Magazine• Author for LifeLight Bible study enrichment materials, Concordia Publishing House

Jesse provides technical, strategic, and entrepreneurial consulting services in environmental, water, energy, and related fields. Representative work includes:• Independent analysis and selection of technology options for a water resource consulting firm• Expert peer reviews for the AAAS and the National Research Council to evaluate, rank, and select technical proposals• Mining intellectual property resources for actionable ideas to create business opportunities for a geosciences technology company• Concept for adding a new academic mission area to a private university system

Jesse has been active in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) since 1977:• Chair, Governance Committee of the LCMS Board of Directors, 2023-present• LCMS Board of Directors, 2019-present• LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations, three terms, 2010-2019; CTCR Executive Committee for two terms• Floor committee member and voting lay delegate for the 2007 and 2010 LCMS National Conventions; alternate lay delegate for the 2013 and 2016 LCMS National Conventions• Invited speaker on mentoring and discipleship for District Missions Conference• Invited speaker on lay witness at regional Lutheran Hour Ministries Conference• Experience developing and teaching classes of up to 80 adults, training Bible class teachers and leaders, and leading volunteer organizations of up to 1000 members• Chairman of Board of Elders, Our Savior Lutheran Ministries, Livermore, CA (four terms)• Chairman of Board of Directors and Chairman of Congregation, Our Savior Lutheran Ministries, Livermore, CA (two terms)• Chairman, two Senior Pastor call committees and one Principal call committee, Our Savior Lutheran Ministries, Livermore, CA• President, Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills, Vestavia Hills, AL• Board of Directors, Friends of Shanta Bhawan, a non-profit medical mission in Kathmandu• Board of Directors, Lutheran Care for the Aging, San Francisco, CA

Jesse led LLNL’s Environmental Restoration Department (ERD) to implement environmental policy and apply multidisciplinary science and technology for environmental site restoration and facility D&D for the US Department of Energy (DOE) under CERCLA, RCRA, and Federal Facility Agreement requirements. ERD also supports state and national sponsors with research for environmental policy issues and applies environmental science and technology for homeland security consequence management needs.In earlier LLNL assignments, Jesse:• Coordinated 70 FTEs of Chemistry & Materials Science research in nuclear fuel cycle, carbon fuel cycle, hydrogen fuel cycle, materials science, water resources, and environmental security; new initiatives included work in nuclear fuels, carbon fuel cells, hydrogen fuel cells, aerosol mass spectrometry, laser peening for metals, and advanced materials for remote sensing systems• Created and led the Environmental Technologies Program to research, develop, and test thermal and microbiological site remediation methods, environmental sensor systems, technologies for special nuclear materials, and technologies for waste treatment and disposition; this work led to 30 patents and grew to over $85M in research funded by DOE and other sponsors• Managed over 75 scientists and engineers in waste package and near-field environment R&D for high-level nuclear waste management and spent fuel disposition in the Yucca Mountain Project; worked with DOE to support AECL Underground Research Laboratory development• Completed the multi-year Spent Fuel Test--Climax on time and on budget to demonstrate full-scale retrievable underground storage of spent nuclear reactor fuelJesse's professional and technical contributions also include extensive technical writing, teaching for the University of California and a local junior college, and serving in editorial roles for Pergamon Press and Elsevier Science journals.

Geotechnical engineer and rock mechanics specialist for energy generation and energy storage projects supporting a company-wide construction budget of over $1B/year. Developed site characterization programs and performance monitoring programs for dams and power plants. Participated in post-failure investigation of a hydroelectric dam. Designed powerhouse excavations, shaft, and tunnels and supporting instrumentation program for hydroelectric pumped storage project.

Ph.D, Geotechnical Engineering

B.S. And M.S, Geological Engineering