The speaker will be Brandon Bartling from GE Global Research. He is originally from Nebraska. After graduating from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in chemical engineering he worked for Energizer Battery Company for 8 years. During this time he worked some in a quality engineering role, but mostly in a technology engineer role. He graduated with his PhD in chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2010 and has been working at GE Global Research on their Sodium-Nickel Chloride battery since September of 2010.
His talk will focus on chemistry and design related naunces of traditional consumer batteries and how these difference translate into real world applications and problems.
About The SARA Meeting Location
The normal SARA meeting location for 2008-09 is in Niskayuna High School’s “Little Theater” Room D-104 which is on a cross hallway between the two wings in the rear of the school. Park in the lot on the side/rear of the school. Also remember there is no smoking on school premises.
In the event of a major snow storm or another serious condition that cancels Niskayuna High School for evening classes and activities, the SARA meeting will normally be cancelled for that evening. Tune to the SARA K2AE 147.06 repeater for further information about the status of the meeting and if it is to be rescheduled from one of the SARA Officers or Board members. See the People and Contact Info. page for contact information..
Talk in will be on the SARA 147.06 (+600 KHz) repeater.