David L. Beshears

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6054
Phone No.: (865) 576-0175
Email: beshearsdl@ornl.gov

Areas of Interest

Apply engineering skills to develop teaming relationships to accomplish required program goals. PROJECT ENGINEER/PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR coordinating engineering projects and acting as a liaison with other technical groups. Leading research and development activities.

Work History

  • UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

    4/2007 Present – Project Manager in the National Security Activities;  4/2000 – Present – Project Manager/Research and Development Engineer – Presently serving as project manager/principle investigator for weigh-in-motion program for both the US Army G4 and the US Transportation Command. In this project ORNL is task to develop, and perform evaluation testing on new low-speed weigh-in-motion systems both portable and converting full size static scales to weigh-in-motion systems. Presently serving as team leader/principle investigator in developing a solar collector and tracking system for the Hybrid Solar Lighting Systems. Worked with a team to develop an optical strain and temperature measurement systems for evaluating high energy (24MeV) proton bombardment of a mercury spallation neutron source target. Continue serving as principle investigator for a variety of phosphor thermometry programs with a goal of providing the Air Force, NASA, and a variety of jet engine manufacturers with specialized tools for high temperature, non-contact temperature measurements.

  • Lockheed Martin Energy Research/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN

    1986 to 3/2000 – Project Manager/Research and Development Engineer – Served as project manager/principle investigator for weigh-in-motion programs for both DOE and the Federal Highway Administration to develop, and perform evaluation testing on new high-speed weigh-in-motion systems.  Served as principle investigator for the development of a phosphor thermometry system for measuring the surface temperature of galvanneal steel as the zinc is alloyed to the steel during on-line induction heating, a DOE OIT project with the American Iron and Steel Institute.  Served as the Project Manager/principle investigator for Automated Vehicle Data Acquisition System Project to provide an automated weighing system to be used for deployment by the Air Force, Air Mobility Command.  Served as Project Manager/principle investigator on a variety of Work for Others Programs including: Developed test procedures for certifying optical power test sets for the U. S. Army, High-G testing of electrical and optical components, Mobile Field Data Acquisition System for the Air Force to record and analyze the response of fortified structures to conventional bomb blasts, and a Torpedo Data Acquisition System for the Naval Underwater System Center to record and analyze data on board an operating torpedo.  Management responsibilities include:  setting up program objectives, schedules, and budgets; subdividing the programs into tasks and recruiting task leaders as required; interfacing with both Martin Marietta management and the customer to assure the adequate manpower, resources and priorities are placed on the program; and evaluating the program personnel as part of the Performance Planning and Review Program.  Worked on the team to develop the first optical fiber based Weight-In-Motion system.  Other responsibilities include providing technical expertise in a variety of R & D efforts to support a wide variety of thermographic phosphor programs for remote sensing of temperature and strain.  This work has included the screening of commercially available phosphors, manufacturing of special phosphors, calibration of phosphors over a range of temperatures from 4 to 1800oK, developing bonding techniques for bonding phosphors to a variety of substrate materials and performing laboratory and field experiments utilizing the phosphor technology.

1984 to 1986 – Director of Advanced Gas Centrifuge (AGC) Scoop Testing Program – On the team which first demonstrated the operability of a hypersonic flow recovery scoop.  Directed the efforts of four engineers and twelve tech­nicians. Responsibilities included scheduling, writing test descriptions, coordination of chemical analysis, and analyzing and reporting test results.  Coordinated the development of a data base for the scoop testing program.   Coordinated and acted as a liaison to The Boeing Company and Los Alamos National Lab on their scoop testing program.

  • Union Carbide Corporation – Nuclear Division/Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant Oak Ridge, TN

    1983 to 1985 – Development Engineer – Served as principle investigator for various centrifuge experiments.  Responsibilities included scheduling and coordinating both separative performance and flow diagnostic experiments as well as analyzing and reporting results.  Directed the efforts of two test directors and nine technicians in an experimental effort which produced a three fold increase in a key operating parameter.  Member of the team which was first to demonstrate production Rooks in a CPX c­entrifuge.  Led an Economic Cost Benefits Analysis for Rooks which indicated a 4–6% reduction in the cost of a Separative Work Unit.

1981 to 1983 – Division Quality Assurance (QA) Coordinator – Served in a staff position with responsibility for administering the QA program for the Enrichment Technology Division in 1981 and for the Process Support Division in 1982 and 1983.  Major achievements included: initiating an improved format for combining the QA assessment and plan into a single document which was used as a management tool; initiating a system for prioritizing the QA actions (i.e. performing QA assessments, plans or potential problem analysis); developed a potential problem analysis training course which was given to all the Process Support personnel; served as chairman-elect on the 1983 Nuclear Division QA Week Committee and served as chairman of the Advanced Isotope Separation Division QA Committee.

1976 to 1981 – Development Engineer – Performed process support research, development, and testing in support of the Gaseous Diffusion Plant.  Responsibilities included a wide range of activities in the area of development, testing and trouble­shooting of various safety and pneumatic control systems.  Member of the team which reduced the seal failure rate at the three diffusion plants while serving on the 3-plant Compressor Seals Committee.  Evaluated and made improvements in the Line Recorder sensitivity to inleakage of light gases in the cascade.  Performed an analysis and issued a report on "The Hydrodynamic Analysis of Control and Trimmer Valves for a Gaseous Diffusion Cascade" (CONF.). Evaluated and improved the UF6 outleakage detection system for the Toll Enrichment facility and served on a 3-plant Committee on the Verifi­cation of Autoclave Safety Systems.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering; North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; GPA 3.7/4.0

Publications

Led or Co-author on six classified Reports for FY09.

Author or Co-author on five classified spot reports for FY09.

David L. Beshears, D. Duncan Earl, Melissa Voss Lapsa, Curt Maxey, Jeff Muhs, Christina D. Ward, and Thomas G. Willoughby; “Solar Energy, Collected, Concentrated, Transported and Distributed as Light with no Energy Conversion via a Hybrid Lighting System”; Published in the Proceedings of ES2007 Energy Sustainability 2007 Conference; ES2007-36096; Long Beach, California; June 27-30, 2007.

L.C. Maxey, J.E. Parks, D.L. Beshears, D.D. Earl, M.V. Lapsa, J.D. Muhs; “Spectral Transmission of a Solar Collector and Fiber Optic Distribution Hybrid Lighting System”; Published in the Proceedings of ES2007 Energy Sustainability 2007 Conference; ES2007-36107; Long Beach, California; June 27-30, 2007.

M. Lapsa, C. Ward, D. Beshears, C. Maxey, and J. Parks, “Hybrid Solar Lighting Provides Energy Savings and Reduces Waste Heat”, Published in the proceedings of the World Energy Engineering Conference 2006, Meeting, Washington, DC, September 13-15, 2006.

M. Lapsa, C. Ward, D. Beshears, C. Maxey, and J. Parks, “Innovative Hybrid Solar Lighting Reduces Waste Heat and Improves Lighting Quality.”, Published in the Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Conference 2006, Meeting, Denver, CO, July 7-13, 2006.

Abercrombie, R. K., Beshears, D. L. , Scudiere, M. B., Coates, J.E. Jr., and Sheldon, F.T., “Weigh-in-Motion Research and Development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory”, Proceedings of the 4th International Weigh-in-Motion Conference (ICWIM4), Taipei, Tiawan, February 20-23, 2005. 

Beshears, D. L., Article written “Weigh-in-Motion for military operations”, Transportation Research News, March-April 2004, Number 231.

Hunter, G. W.; Bencic, T. J.; Wernet, M. P.; Fralick, G. C.; Eldridge, J. I.; Farmer, S.; Sayir, A.; Mercer, C.; and Oplaski, A. B.; Allison, S.; and Beshears, D.: Development and Application of Information Rich Test Instrumentation. Proceedings of JANNAF Meeting, Dec. 1-5, 2003, Colorado Springs, Col

David Beshears, Duncan Earl, Jeff Muhs, Curt Maxey, Gary Capps and Scott Stellern, UT-Battelle, Phd. D. Bayless, and S. Switzer, Ohio University, “First generation Hybrid Solar Lighting Collector System development and operating experience”, Published in the Proceedings of the The International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology SPIE’s 48th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, August 3-8 2003.

W. A. Hollerman, S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, R. F. Guidry, T. J. Bencic, C. R. Mercer, J. I. Eldridge, M. R. Cates, P. Boudreaux and S. M. Goedeke, “Development of inorganic fluorescent coatings for high temperature aerospace applications” published in the proceedings of the 49th International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, Orlando, FL., May 2003.

M. R. Cates, S. W. Allison, S. L. Jaiswal, and D. L. Beshears, “YAG:Dy and YAG:Tm Fluorescence to 1700 C” published in the proceedings of the 49th International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, Orlando, FL., May 2003.

J. I. Eldridge, T. J. Bencic, S. W. Allison, and D. L. Beshears, “Depth-selective diagnostics of thermal barrier coatings incorporating thermographic phosphors,” published in the proceedings of the 49International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, Orlando, FL., May 2003.

D. L. Beshears, G. J. Capps, et. al., “Tracking System Evaluation for the Hybrid Lighting System”, Published in the Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Conference 2003, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, March 16-18, 2003.

W. A. Hollerman, S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, R. F. Guidry, T. J. Bencic, C. R. Mercer, J. I. Eldridge, M. R. Cates, P. Boudreaux, and S. M. Goedeke, "Development of Fluorescent Coatings for High Temperature Aerospace Applications," Proceedings of the 2002 Core Technologies for Space Systems Conference Proceedings," Colorado Springs, CO., November 19-21,2002.

S. W. Allison, M. R. Cates, D. L. Beshears, and G. T. Gillies, “Phosphor Thermometry at ORNL”, Published in the 8th Temperature Symposium of ISA, Chicago, IL., October 21-24, 2002.

D. L. Beshears, S. McLawhorn, et. al. “Temperature Rise Measurements for a Simple Mercury Target Exposed to Proton Beams”, Published in the Proceedings of the ISA 2002 Instrument, Systems, and Automation Conference, Chicago, IL., October 21-24, 2002.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, et. al., “Application of Phosphor Thermometry Techniques for the Realization of Thermal Standards”, Published in the Proceedings of the ISA 2002 Instrument, Systems, and Automation Conference, Chicago, IL., October 21-24, 2002.

D. L. Beshears, S. McLawhorn, et. al. “Temperature Rise Measurements for a Simple Mercury Target Exposed to Proton Beams”, Published in the Proceedings of the 48th International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, San Diego, CA. May, 2002.

N. Simos, et.al., BNL, Upton, NY, K. McDonald, Princeton, NJ, D. Beshears, et. al., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Thermal Shock Induced by a 24 GeV Proton Beam in the Windows of the Muon Collider Experiment E951 – Test Results and Theoretical Predictions”, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, January, 2002, BNL-68964.

N. Simos, et.al., BNL, Upton, NY, K. McDonald, Princeton, NJ, D. Beshears, et. al., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Study of Graphic Targets Interacting with the 24 GeV Proton Beam of the BNL Muon Target Experiment”, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, June, 2002, BNL-69287.

D. L. Beshears, et. al. “Tracking Systems Evaluation for the “Hybrid Lighting System”, ASES 2002 National Solar Energy Conference, June 15-20, 2002 in Reno, NV.

S. W. Allison, M.R. Cates and D.L. Beshears, "Recent Developments Involving Thermographic Phosphors," to be published in the Proceedings of The Ninth Annual Pressure Sensitive Paint Workshop, Washington, DC USA, Leatech, Leatech, Baltimore, MD USA, 04/08/2002-04/11/2002.

D. L. Beshears, S. McLawhorn, et. al. “Temperature Rise Measurements for a Simple Mercury Target Exposed to Proton Beams”, Published in the Proceedings of the 48th International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, San Diego, CA. May, 2002.

M. R. Cates, D. L. Beshears, et. al. “Thermal Shock-Induced Strain Measurements in High Energy Proton Targets”  Published in the Proceedings of the 48th International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, San Diego, CA. May, 2002.

C. C. Tsai, et. al. “Optical Measurements on Spallation Neutron Source Targets and Fusion Devices,” Published in the Proceedings of the 48th International Instrumentation Symposium of the ISA, San Diego, CA. May, 2002.

S. W. Allison, M. R. Cates, D. L. Beshears, and G. T. Gillies, “Phosphor Thermometry at ORNL” to be published in the proceedings of the 8th Temperature Measurement and Control Symposium, American Institute of Physics, Chicago, IL. Oct. 2002.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, and M. R. Cates, “Sub-Microsecond Decay Time Phosphors for Pressure Sensitive Paint Applications,” Published in the Proceedings of the 47th International Instrumentation Symposium, ISA Volume 409, Denver, CO., May 7, 2001.

Beshears, D. L., Haines, J.R., Earl, D.D. McLawhon, S. LaForge, J.V., Reimer, B.W. Allison, S.W.,  Cates, M.R., and Tsai, C.C.; “Temperature Rise Measurements for a Simple Mercury Target Exposed to the WNR Proton Beam”, SNS Project Report, SNS101050200-TR007-R00, June 2001.

S. W. Allison and D. L. Beshears, T. Bencic, W. A. Hollerman, P. Boudreaux; “Development of Temperature-Sensitive Paints for High Temperature Aeropropulsion Applications,” AIAA Paper AIAA-2001-3528, Published in the Proceedings of the Joint Propulsion Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.  July 9-12, 2001.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, M. R. Cates, M. Paranthaman, G. T. Gillies; “LED-induced fluorescence diagnostics for turbine and combustion engine thermometry,” to be published in the Proceedings of the SPIE, July 30-Aug 3, San Diego, CA. 2001.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, T. Gadfort, T. Bencic, J. Eldridge, W. A. Hollerman, and P. Boudreaux; High Temperature Surface Measurements using Lifetime Imaging of Thermographic Phosphors: Bonding Tests,” to be published in the Proceedings of the 19th International Congress on Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. Aug. 27-30, 2001.

Howard Kirk, Kevin Brown, Richard Fernow, et.al., BNL, Upton, NY; David Beshears, Mike Cates, et. al., ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN. “Target Studies with BNL E951 at AGS”, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, October, 2001, BNL-68732.

M. R. Cates, B. W. Riemer, D.L. Beshears, et.al., “Strain Measurements on Targets Tested at the LANSCE-WNR Facility – August 2000”,  UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, July, 2001, SNS 101050200-TR009-R00.

David Beshears, Jeff Muhs, et. al., American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation Tribute to Tennessee Technology Award, Low-Cost Conversion of Static Scale to a Highly Accurate Weigh-In-Motion System, August , 2000.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, and M. R. Cates, “Sub-Microsecond Decay Time Phosphors for Pressure Sensitive Paint Applications,” A Viewgraph presentation published in the Proceedings of the 8th Annual Pressure Sensitive Paint Workshop, NASA Langley Research Center, Oct. 16-19, 2000.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, et al., “A Survey of Thermally Sensitive Phosphors for Pressure Sensitive Paint Applications”, to be published in the Proceedings of the Instrument Society of America’s 46th International Symposium on Instrumentation, 2000.

I. Matsubara, M. Paranthaman, S. W. Allison, M. R. Cates, D. L. Beshears, and D. E. Holcomb, “Preparation of Cr-doped Y3Al5O12 phosphors by heterogeneous precipitation methods and their luminescent properties”, Material Research Bulletin 35 (2000) pp. 217-224, August , 1999.

David L. Beshears, S. W. Allison, et al., “Application of Phosphor Thermometry to a Galvanneal Temperature Measurement System”, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN, June, 1999, ORNL/TM-1999/129.

D. L. Beshears, S. W. Allison, et al., “Application of Phosphor Thermometry to Galvanneal Temperature Measurement System”, 38th Annual Material and Processing Conference, Quebec Hilton, Quebec, Canada, August 22-26, 1999.

D. L. Beshears, et al., “Smart” Onboard Inspection of High-Pressure Gas Fuel Composite Cylinders, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN, August, 1999, ORNL-6956.

D. L. Beshears, et al., “Smart” Onboard Inspection of High-Pressure Gas Fuel Composite Cylinders, 1st SAMPE Automotive Conference, Detroit, Michigan, Sept. 22-29,1999.

D. L. Beshears, et al., Application of Phosphhor Thermometry to Galvanneal Processing, Lockheed Martin Energy Reasearch Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN, June, 1998 ORNL

D. L. Beshears, J. D. Muhs, M. B. Scudiere, Laura Marlino Oak Ridge National Laboratory , B. W. Taylor, A. J. Pratt and R. J. Koenderrink International Road Dynamics,  Final Report for CRADA Number ORNL 95-0364 Advance Weigh-in-Motion System for Weighing Vehicles at High Speed, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN,  Feb. 1998, C/ORNL-95-0364.

D. L. Behears, M. B. Scudiere, J. D. Muhs, D. D. Earl and C. P. White, Feasibility Study for Conversion of Static Weigh-Station Scales to High-Accuracy, LowSpeed Weigh-in_Motion Systems, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN, Feb. 1998, ORNL-6939.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, M. R. Cates, and G. T. Gilies, “A Wide-Range Phosphor Technique, “ to be published in the Proceedings of the Instrument Society of America’s 44th International Symposium on Instrumentation, 1998.

S. W. Allison, W. S. Key, M. R. Cates, D. L. Beshears, A. J. Sanders, R. J. Newby, and J. W. Shunk, “A Thermal Metrology for a Space-Based Gravity Experiment,” published in the Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 316, pp. 97-104, Oct. 1997.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, and W. W. Manges, “Galvanneal Thermometry with a Thermographic Phosphor System,” Proceedings of the AISE Iron and Steel Exposition, Sept. 29 - Oct 2, 1997.

Allison, S. W., Key, W. S., Cates, M. R., Beshears, D.  L.,  et al. “Thermal Metrology for a Space-Based Gravity Experiment,” to be published in the Proceedings of the SPIE, July 27, 1997, San Diego, CA. 

Cates, M. R., Beshears, D. L., Allison, S. W., Simmons, C. M., "Phosphor Thermometry At Cryogenic Temperatures", Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 68(6) pp. 2412-2217, June 1997.

Armfield, J. S., Beshears, D. L., "Phosphor Thermometry for Internal Combustion Engines", Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Paper No. 971642, Presented at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers Spring Fuel and Lubricants Meeting, Dearborn MI, May 5-7, 1997.

Beshears, D. L., Abston, R. A., Allison, S. W., et al., Application of Phosphor Thermometry to Galvanneal Processing, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., ORNL/M-5923, Oak Ridge, TN, May 1997.

Beshears, D. L. et al., "Application of Phosphor Thermometry to Galvanneal Processing", Published in the Proceedings of the Instrument Society of America’s 43rd International Symposium on Instrumentation, pp. 795-800, ISBN 1-55617-627-9, May 5-9, 1997, Orlando, FL. 

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears and W. W. Manges, Project F: Temperature Measurement of Galvanneal Steel, Final Report for American Iron and Steel Institute’s Advanced Control Program, April 1997.

Armfield, J. F., Domingo, N., Storey, J. M., Allison, S. W., Beshears, D. L., Cates, M. R., "Powertrain Component Temperature Measurement via Phosphor Themometry", Presented at the World Car Conference, January 19-22, 1997, Riverside California, Ref. No. 97WCC018.

Allison, S. W., Cates, M. R., Beshears, D. L., Noel, B. W., Turley, W. D., "Taking an Engine's Temperature", Mechanical Engineering, Vol.119 (1), pp72-74, January 1997.

M. R. Cates, S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, “Noncontact Phosphor Thermometry for Process Control,” presented at the European Symposium on Lasers, Optics and Vision for Productivity in Manufacturing I, Micropolis, Besancon, France, 10-14 June 1996.  Published in the Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 2782 Optical Inspection and Micromeasurement, pp. 125-131, Sept 1996.

M. R. Cates, S.W. Allison, D. L. Beshears Fluorescence Thermometry for Advanced High Temperature Materials,” Third International Conference of Intelligent Materials in Lyon, France, 3-5 June 1996.

Beshears, D. L., Nodine, R. N., et al., Automated Vehicle Data Acquisition System (AVDAC), Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., ORNL/TM-13210, Oak Ridge, TN, March 1996.

S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, M. R. Cates, B. W. Noel and W. D. Turley, Phosphor Thermometry of Gas Turbine Surfaces, Published in the Proceedings of the International Gas Turbine and Areoengine Congress and Exposition, June 5-8, 1995.

Muhs, J. D., and Beshears, D. L., System Definition of Technical and Operational Requirements, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., ORN-6799, Oak Ridge, TN, March, 1994.

Beshears,  D. L., and Tidwell, D. E., Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., AGC/GCEP Centrifuge Programs and Manufacturers Property Inventory and Disposition Closeout Summary Report, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., ORNL/CF-93/226, Oak Ridge, TN, September, 1993.

Muhs, J. D., and Beshears, D. L., Simple Low-Cost, Silicone Rubber, Fiber-Optic Elongation/Compression Sensor for Automotive Suspension Systems, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., IRAD Project 3210-0455 Final Report, October 29, 1992.

Noel, B. W., Beshears, D. L., et al., Phosphor Thermometry on Turbine-Engine Blades and Vanes, The Seventh International Symposium on Temperature, Toronto, Ontario, LA-UR-91-3404, April 28-May 1, 1992.

Turley, W. D., Borella, H. M., and Beshears, D. L., Advanced Coating Techniques for Thermographic Phosphor Applications in Turbine Engines, EG&G Energy Measurements Santa Barbara Operations, EGG 10617-2133, Goleta, CA, March, 1992.

Slawson, C. W., Allison, S. W., and Beshears, D. L., Fluorescence Efficiency Studies of Phosphor Mixtures and Coating Processes, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., ORNL/ATD-65, Oak Ridge, TN, February, 1992

Tobin, K. W. Jr., Beshears, D. L., et al., Fiber-Sensor Design for Turbine Engines, Proceedings of SPIE Conference, Boston, Mass., September, 1991, (SPIE 1584-03).

Beshears, D. L., "Development of Sensors for Ceramic Components in Advanced Propulsion Systems",  Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, November, 1990, (ORNL/ATD-50).

Beshears, D. L., et al., "Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Phosphors for Remote Cryogenic Thermometry",  Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October, 1990, (ORNL/ATD-44).

Beshears, D. L. et al., "Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Phosphors for Remote Cryogenic Thermometry", SPIE OE/ FIBERS '90 Sensors, Networking, and Communications, San Jose, California, September 16-21, 1990.

K. W. Tobin, S. W. Allison, G. J. Capps, D. L. Beshears, M. R. Cates, M. Cyr, B. W. Noel, High-Temperature Phosphor Thermometry of Rotating Turbine Blades, AIAA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 1485-1490, August 1990.

Simmons, C. M., Beshears, D. L., et al., "Low-Temperature Phosphor Thermometry: Calibration of Europium-Doped, Lanthanum Oxysulfide between Room Temperature and -194oC", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, February, 1990, (ORNL/ATD-25).

Noel, B. W., Beshears, D. L., et al., "Evaluating Thermographic Phosphors in an Operating Turbine Engine", 1990 ASME Turbo Expo - Land, Sea and Air, Brussels, Belgium, June 11 - 14, 1990, (ASME Paper No. 90-GT-266).

M. Dever, A. R. Bugos, I. Alexeff, F. Dyer, M. R. Cates, K. W. Tobin, D. L. Beshears, and G. J. Capps, "Surface Temperature Measurement Using a Thermographic Phosphor During Irradiation by Microwave Energy," Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy, 1990.

Tobin, K.W., Cates, M. R., Beshears, D. L., et al., " Engine Testing of Thermographic Phosphors, Part 1 Pratt & Whitney Fixed-Blade Test, Part 2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Turbine-Blade Test", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, May, 1990, (ORNL/ATD-31).

J. D. Muhs, M. R. Cates, K. W. Tobin, G. J. Capps and D. L. Beshears, Fiber-Optic Sensors for Composite Cure Analysis and Lifetime Nondestructive Analysis, proceedings of ICALEO '89, Orlando, Florida, October 1989.

Scudiere, M. B., Adams, D. J., Beshears, et al., State-of-the-Art Digital Data Acquisition System, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, November 28-December 2, 1988.

Adams, D. J., Beshears, D. L., et al., "Naval Underwater System Center Torpedo Data Acquisition System Design Update", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 1988 (ORNL/ATD-2).

Beshears, D.L., Henson, H.M., et al., "Phosphor Bonding Studies - Burner Rig Endurance Test", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, July 1988 (K/ETAC-59).

Beshears, D.L., et al., "Naval Underwater Systems Center Torpedo Digital Data Acquisition System Wet System Specification", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, K/ETAC-49, Oak Ridge, TN, January 1988 (K/ETAC-49).

Bugos, A.R., Allison, S.W., Beshears, D.L., and Cates, M.R., "Emission Properties of Phosphors for High Temperature Sensor Applications", Proceedings of the IEEE  Southeastcon Conference, Knoxville, TN, April 10-13, 1988.

Adams, D.J., Beshears, D.L., et al., "Naval Underwater Systems Center Torpedo Digital Data Acquisition System - Wet System Conceptual Design Report", Martin Marietta Energy  Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, April 1988 (K/ETAC-64).

Tobin, K.W., Allison, S.W., Cates, M.R., Capps, G.J., Beshears, D.L., and M. Cyr, "Remote High-Temperature Thermometry of Rotating Test Blades Using YVO4:Eu and Y2O3:Eu Thermographic Phosphors", AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 24th Joint Propulsion Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, AIAA-88-3147, July 11-13, 1988.

Beshears, D. L., "Ford Aerospace High-G Test Series II and III, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, March 1987 (K/ETAC-7).

B. W. Noel, S. W. Allison, D. L. Beshears, M. R. Cates, H. M. Borella, W. N. Lutz, B. R. Marshall, M. B. Thomas, W.D. Turley, L. J. Dowell, G. T. Gillies, and SS. Lutz, Evaluating and Testing Thermgraphic Phosphors for Turbine-Engine Temperature Measurements, Proc. of AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 23rd Joint Propulsion Conf., AIAA-87-1761, 1987.

Noel, B. W., Allison, S. W., Beshears, D. L., et al., "Thermographic-Phosphor Temperature Measurements in Turbine Engines:  Program Review, 1986", Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, March 1987 (LA-UR-87-979).

Beshears, D. L., "Ford Aerospace High-G Test Series I - Interim Report", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, August 1986 (K/TS-11,817).

Beshears, D. L., Bridges, M. J., and Harris, L. A., "Evaluation of Commercially Available Coating Techniques for Application of Thermographic Phosphor to Nickel-Based Alloys", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, April 1986 (K/TS-11,801).

Beshears, D. L., Bradshaw, W. M., and Henson, H. M., "High-G Test Series II -Interim Report", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1985 (K/TS-11,748).

Beshears, D. L., and Smith, B. B., "Performance Testing of AGC-11 Scoop - Summary Report", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, July 1985 K/TS-11,773). SECRET

Beshears, D. L., "Performance Testing of AGC-11B Scoop at Full P3 Speed - Mini-13 Run 40 (U), Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1985 (K/TS-11,728). SECRET

Beshears, D. L., "Summary Report of Los Alamos National Laboratory AGC-11 Scoop development Spin Test Rig Experiments (U), Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, October 1985 (KT/S-11,800). SECRET

Beshears, D. L., "AGC‑11 Scoop Testing at Full P3 Speed", Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, June 1985. SECRET

Beshears, D. L. and Hawsey, R. A., "Group 3 Low Inventory Experiment", Union Carbide Corporation Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1983, (K/TS-11,137). SECRET

Beshears, D.L., "Evaluation of the Conductivity Monitoring System for UF6 Detection in the 72‑Inch Autoclaves.", Union Carbide Corporation‑Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, March 1981.

Beshears, D. L., "Evaluation and Improvement of the Conductivity Monitoring System for UF6 Leakage Detection in the Autoclaves", Union Carbide Corporation‑Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1980.

Beshears, D. L., "Calculations of the Maximum Torque on a 'OO' Control Valve Vane", Union Carbide Corporation‑Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, September 1980. SECRET

Beshears, D. L., "Line Recorder Sensitivity Tests", Union Carbide Corporation‑Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, April 1979. CO­NFIDENTIAL

Beshears, D. L., "Hydrodynamic Analysis of Control and Trimmer Valves for a Gaseous Diffusion Cascade", Union Carbide Corporation‑Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, TN, July 1977. CONFIDENTIAL

Patents and Awards

  • Six patents awarded and two patents pending. 
  • Recipient of National 2007 Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer for The Hybrid Solar Lighting System
  • Recipient of 2006 R & D 100 Award for The Hybrid Solar Lighting System.
  • 2006 Southeast Region, Federal Laboratory Consortium Award, “Hybrid Solar Lighting”.
  • Recipient of National 2007 Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer for The Hybrid Solar Lighting System
  • Recipient of 2000 ASME Tribute to Tennessee Technology Award for “Low-Cost Conversion of Static Scales to a Highly Accurate Weigh-in-Motion System”.
  • Recipient of 1999 R& D 100 Award for R & D Magazine for one of the top 100 innovation of 1999 for Galvanneal Temperature Measurement System.
  • Recipient of 1998 AMSE Technological Achievement Award for the Galvanneal Temperature Measurement System.
  • U.S. Patent # 7,375,293; May 20, 2008; “System and method for weighing and characterizing moving or stationary vehicles and cargo”
  • U.S. Patent # 7,231,128; June 12, 2007; “Hybrid solar lighting systems and components
  • U.S. Patent # 7,305,324; December 4, 2007; “System and method for identifying, validating, weighing and characterizing moving or stationary vehicles and cargo”
  • U.S. Patent # 6,123,455; September 26, 2000; “Phosphor thermometry system”
  • U.S. Patent # 5,998,741; December 7, 1999; “System and methods for accurately weighing and characterizing moving vehicles”
  • U. S. Patent # 5,986,272; November 16, 1999; “Real-time method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of fluorescing phosphor”
  • U.S. Patent # 5,959,259; September 28, 1999; “System and method for accurately weighing and characterizing moving vehicles”
  • U.S. Patent # 5,949,539; September 7, 1999; “Real-time method and apparatus for measuring the decay-time constant of fluorescing phosphor”
  • U.S. Patent # 5,701,370; December 17, 1996; “Optical Sensors for monitoring Joint Articulation and Chest Expansion of the Human Body”
  • 2008 Southeast Region, Federal Laboratory Consortium Award, “Weigh in Motion”, Bob Abercrombie, Matt Scudiere, Mark Reeves, and David Richardson, September 2008
  • 2007 National, Federal Laboratory Consortium Award, “Hybrid Solar Lighting”, Melissa Voss Lapsa, David L. Beshears, Art Clemons, Dr. Dennis D. Earl, John K. Jordan, Randall F. Lind, L. Curt Maxey, Jeffrey D. Muhs, Christina D. Ward, R. Wes Wysor, Larry Dickens, ORNL Commercialization Manager, John Morris, Sunlight Direct LLC; May, 2007
  • 2006 Southeast Region, Federal Laboratory Consortium Award, “Hybrid Solar Lighting”, Melissa Voss Lapsa, David L. Beshears, Art Clemons, Dr. Dennis D. Earl, John K. Jordan, Randall F. Lind, L. Curt Maxey, Jeffrey D. Muhs, Christina D. Ward, R. Wes Wysor, Larry Dickens, ORNL Commercialization Manager, John Morris, Sunlight Direct LLC
  • R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award for the 100 Most Technologically Significant New Products of the Year for 2006, “Hybrid Solar Lighting System”, developed by Jeff Muhs, David Beshears, Duncan Earl, Curt Maxey, Melissa Lapsa, Wes Wysor, Christina Ward and Randall Lind of the Engineering Science and Technology Division, John Jordan of ORNL Creative Media and Sunlight Direct of Oak Ridge
  • American Museum of Science and Energy Tribute to Tennessee Technology Award, “Low-Cost Conversion of Static Scales to a Highly Accurate Weigh-in-Motion System”, 2000
  • R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award for the 100 Most Technologically Significant New Products of the Year for 1999, “Galvanneal Temperature Measurement System”.
  • American Museum of Science and Energy Tribute to Tennessee Technology Award, “Galvanneal Temperature Measurement System”, 1998.

Outside Interests

  • Active Member of Central Baptist Church of Bearden.
  • Active in volunteer construction activities with Habitat, World Changers, and Disaster Relief
  • Sports enthusiast: Participant snow skiing, soccer, track and field, basketball, etc. Coaching: Youth soccer, Upward soccer and basketball
    High School Track and Field specialty events
  • Serve as a Crew Chief 1-3 weeks/year for World Changers and Disaster Relief construction projects for past 15 years
  • Serving on the Personnel Committee for Central Baptist Church Bearden
  • Teach 10th Grade Sunday School at Central Baptist Church Bearden.
  • Served as Chairman Elect and Chairman for the deacon board at Central Baptist Church Bearden.
  • Past president of Gulfwood homeowner association and the Gulfwood Recreation Association.
  • Past president of Knoxville United Stars Soccer Club.
  • Past President and served on the Board of the Bearden High Girls Booster Club
  • Served as Co-Chairman of the Project Graduation Committee for Bearden High School


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