John
H. Scott -- "Discussing Fuel Cells - A NASA Perspective"
Please join
Oakland University in welcoming John H. Scott to our campus
Thursday at 3:30 PM on October 23, 2003 in the Ballroom
of the Oakland
Center. This event is free and open to the public.
For additional information about this event, contact the
School of Engineering
and Computer Science at 248.370.2217.
Scott
began his career with NASA in 1986. Since then, he has
worked on
a
wide range
of
projects
including
the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Project with the Space
Shuttle program and the Space Shuttle Long Duration Orbiter
program.
He also has served as the Structures and Mechanics Division
Chief Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS)
program and as the Engineering Directorate Manager for
the certification of NASA and Russian-provided loose cargo
for
use throughout the ISS.
The promise of fuel cells has been gaining world attention
in recent years as researchers look to this "clean-energy" technology
to power cars, trucks, aircraft, laptop computers and cell
phones. By combining hydrogen fuel with oxygen, fuel cells
can produce electric power while emitting only pure water
as exhaust. NASA began using fuel cells for power aboard
spacecraft in the 1960s. Earlier this year, President Bush
called for Congress to budget $1.7 billion over the next
five years for further development of this technology.
Fuel
cells are nothing new to Mr. Scott, this year's featured
speaker at the Hammerle Lecture. Scott is the deputy
chief of the Power Systems Branch of the Johnson Space
Center's Energy Systems Division. In this role, he supervises
more
than 20 engineers engaged in the development and certification
of fuel cells, batteries and pyrotechnics, along with
electric power distribution and control equipment in support
of
NASA programs.
NASA Glenn Research Center Electrochemistry Branch site
on batteries and fuel cells
Books about Fuel Cells available online:
- United States. Dept. of Energy. Fuel
cell report to Congress. 2003
- Yoshida, Phyllis Genther. Fuel
cell vehicles : race to a new automotive future. 2003
Journal articles about Fuel Cells available online:
- $2
billion fuel cell market. Energy Spring 2003 v28
i2 p23.
- Crull, Anna Welch and Hooker, Richard D. How
fuel cells are adding up: once a technological oddity,
they are now a technological achievement with commercial
promise. Energy Summer 2002 v27 i3 p4(5).
- Dornheim, Michael A. Fuel
Cells Debut Micro drone could fly 3 hr., but so far
has managed only 5 min. Aviation Week & Space
Technology 158, no. 22 (Jun 2, 2003): p. 52
- Harvey, Fiona. We're
being gassed by a lot of hot air. Engineer, v 292,
n 7627, May 16, 2003, p 18
- Libby Tucker. Fuel
for debate: gas guzzlers are an environmental hazard.
Can car engineers clean up their
act? Science World April 18, 2003 v59 i13 p10(4).
- Toshiba
develops prototype laptop fuel cell with five hours
of operation.
New Materials Japan June 2003 p5.
Books about Fuel Cells available in the Kresge Library:
- Motavalli, Jim. Forward
drive : the race to build "clean" cars for
the future. 2000
- Stobart, Richard. Fuel
cell technology for vehicles.
2001
- Search the Library catalog for the Subject
Fuel Cells
Print articles on Fuel Cells at Kresge Library:
- Tromp, Tracey K, et al (California Institute of Technology).
Potential environmental impact of a hydrogen economy
on the stratosphere. Science, v 300, n 5626, Jun 13, 2003,
p 1740-1742.