Stephen Harley Email & Phone Number

San Ramon, Ca, Us

NMR subject matter expertAnalytical assessment support across multiple spectroscopic techniques including GCxGC-SCD, MS, NMR, IR and thermometric analysis. Supporting catalyst, corrosion, and crude extraction research and development.Detailed sulfur speciation quantification of complex petroleum distillates via GCxGC-SCD.Unique algorithm development for statistical analysis, denoising, and detailed species quantification in complex matrices.Scoping feasibility of mining archived data into a new more efficient structure, efforts in part of a digital transformation. Circuit design and electronic support for analytical instrumentation. Emphasis on signal pre-amplification, rf distribution and troubleshooting.

Livermore, Ca, Us

• Scientist/Engineer in analytical support and assessment for: ◦ Enhanced Surveillance Campaign, Carbon Sequestration, Seaborg Institute, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, High Explosive Application Facility, and Stockpile Stewardship. • United States lead of radiation damage in high explosives and characterization of radiative degradative mechanisms. ◦ Lead scientist in development of analytical characterization and Livermore lead in collaborative efforts with National Laboratories and U.K. counterparts. • Designed and published Livermore’s reactive transport model for aging inside a warhead. • Code development for: ◦ Advanced statistical analysis, complex data interpretation, aging prediction, experiment automation and instrument control. • Expert in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), both hardware design and material characterization. • Rebuilt commercial Magnetic Resonance circuitry to adapt to Livermore’s needs. • Published several articles on the aging of polymeric materials including pressure induced phase changes otherwise unknown in literature. • Expert in actinide NMR, chemical exchange and mineral speciation. • Designed for extreme high pressure NMR probe achieving pressures up to 2GPa. Built: double and triple resonant circuits, advanced in-situ pressure monitoring capabilities, NMR inactive pressure fluid media, etc. • Active in NMR of geologically relevant materials along with advanced statistical analysis of spetcra. • Wrote several funding proposals for the use of EPR to monitor illicit production of radioactive materials • Livermore lead scientist in gas and water sorption/diffusion • Polymeric material analysis; accelerated aging (thermal, hydrolyic and radiative), new material support, bulk production QA. ◦ Polymer systems: siloxanes, urethanes, fluoropolymers, EVA, etc.

Livermore, Ca, Us

• Designed, developed and preformed analytical experiments to quantify reactive transport kinetics in polymers, explosives and actinide systems. • Developed finite difference code to model transport phenomena in heterogeneous materials. Designed finite difference code to fit large data sets to system of coupled Partial Differential Equation’s, PDE’s. • Developed advanced magnetic resonance hardware and techniques including: a 2 GPa high pressure probe, impedance matching circuits, 129Xe NMR techniques etc(detailed list available upon request). • Interrogated water sorption properties of polymers and high explosive that give insight towards: moisture outgassing, void structure and source/sink possibilities. • Started collaboration with UC Davis through the Seaborg institute to investigate Neptunium exchange kinetics that resulted in Davis student becoming a Lawrence Scholar.

• Designed and implemented NMR hardware and pulse sequences to investigate chemical exchange rates in uranium systems. • Published a review paper detailing the use of NMR for the determination of exchange rates in paramagnetic systems.

• Gained over 6200 hours of laboratory experience while simultaneously earning Bachelors degree. • Projects included: semiconductor nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, graphical user interface development for cavity ring down and nuclear magnetic resonance signal processing, numerical simulations of cell ion channels, wine trace contaminant detection, acoustically driven nuclear excitation, design of gradient amplifier interface circuit and advanced NMR probe design, and the development of a noninvasive wine authentication protocol. • Skills gained: shlenk line techniques, FTIR, NMR, UV-vis, GC mass spec, chromatography, fluorescence, oscilloscope, machine shop, and lab safety.

Teaching Assistant for undergraduate chemistry. Directed both discussion sessions and laboratory experiments.

• Engineered apparatus for noninvasive cork taint quantization at the ppb level. • Enhanced resolution of established Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, NMR, techniques. • Developed noninvasive wine authentication protocol.

Washington, Dc, Us

Measurement verification, in cooperation with Los Alamos National Labs, towards the development of an noninvasive liquid explosive detection apparatus.

Laboratory Instructor for Analytical/Physical methods & Instrumental Analysis. 2007-2008

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• Assisted in the design and implementation of demonstrations for a pilot series on the Canadian Discovery Channel.

Assisted in the design and implementation of demonstrations for a pilot series on the Canadian Discovery Channel.

Phd, Analytical Chemistry

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry