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Bill M McHargue

Neutron Choppers and Velocity Selectors Engineer

Accomplished Neutron Chopper Engineer with over 20 years of success in directing neutron chopper installation projects and over 5 years of experience in expertly managing neutron chopper operations to effectively improve the performance and reliability of complex, mission critical systems. Combine extensive industry knowledge, best practices of project management, and outstanding communication skills to support both short-term research goals and long-term facility objectives. Providing comprehensive neutron chopper and velocity selector design, management, project leadership, and technical guidance for over 70 units supporting the SNS and HFIR while also creating all preliminary designs of the neutron chopper systems to be used at the future STS facility.

Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) focused on Electronics Engineering Technology from ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis.

  • Jun 1987 - May 1990

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Neutron Choppers & Velocity Selectors Engineer
  • Spallation Neutron Source · Oct 2004 - Present
  • Support of the High Flux Isotope Reactor and the Second Target Station

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Beam Diagnostics Group for the Proton Beam Accelerator
  • Spallation Neutron Source · Jul 2003 - Oct 2004

Argonne National Laboratory

  • Instrument Associate
  • Advance Photon Source · Apr 1994 - Jul 2003 

Indiana University Cyclotron Facility

  • Controls Technician
  • Controls Group · Jul 1989 - Apr 1994