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Executive
Summary for Dr. Donald Barnhart |
| Donald
Barnhart has been developing optical design and analysis software
in Mathematica since 1991. Today, his products are
used by thousands of scientists across the world at business
and academic institutions such as: L Livermore, Los Alamos,
NASA, Sandia, JPL, Oxford, and Cambridge. His first product,
Optica, was initially released in 1994. Optica
is now in version 3 and has been augmented by the Rayica and LensLab products.
Optica Software, a division
of iCyt Mission Technology supports all three of these products and co-offers its distribution through Wolfram Research and various international resellers. In order to support these products,
Donald regularly corresponds with scientists from around the
world who are working on a diverse array of optical applications
that include fiber optic systems, camera systems, laser systems,
and telescopes. He finds that this constant exposure to the
technical problems of other scientists has given him a unique
perspective on a most professionally diverse optics field. |
| In addition
to his software development, Donald completed his Ph.D. work in
2001 but had already established his reputation as a world-class
scientist in 1994 when he developed the world's first successful
holographic instrument to measure three-dimensional velocity fields
in fluids for his Master's work. Following this early accomplishment
in his career, which was reported on the front cover of Applied
Optics journal and resulted in a Patent, he has been widely regarded
as a founder of the holographic velocimetry discipline and a world
leader in holographic metrology work. This 1994 Applied Optics
article has alone been cited more than 44 occasions in refereed
journal publications of other authors. More recently, the results
of his work have been published in the Proceedings of the Royal
Society of London, a highly prestigious scientific organization
founded by Isaac Newton. Donald also received the highly competitive
Rank Prize for the best electro-optics Ph.D. dissertation in the
United Kingdom, and the optics group in which he belonged at Loughborough
University received the Queen's Anniversary Prize for which he
traveled to Buckingham Palace and personally met
the Queen of England.
In 2003, he was a keynote speaker at the First International Workshop
on Holographic Velocimetry that took place in Loughborough, England. |
| In addition
to his professional interests, Donald is involved in an on-going
14-year project
to convert more than 100 acres of farmland owned by his family
(near Urbana, Illinois) back to its presettlement native tall
grass prairie vegetative state. In connection with this interest,
Donald intends to develop new close-range, remote optical sensing
techniques to map the ecological recovery of this prairie restoration
site over a time period of many years. It is his hope that, once
developed, the same techniques can be applied to a variety of
ecological settings across the world. Outside of work, Donald
spends most of his time with his wife Tei (pronounced "Tay") and his two children: Claire (4 1/2) and Alan (2). |
| 2004-Present |
Lead
Developer and Chief Optical Scientist for Optica Software-iCyt |
| 1994-2004 |
Author of original Optica
package for Mathematica
Formerly Distributed by Wolfram Research, Champaign, IL |
| 2002-2003 |
Research
Scientist, Measurement of supersonic micro-detonations, University
of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois |
| 2001-2002 |
Research
Scientist, Development of advanced holographic metrology systems,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, England |
| 1995-2000 |
Ph.D.
Research, Development of holographic velocimetry system, Loughborough
University, Loughborough, England |
| 1991-1995 |
M.S.
Research, Development of holographic PIV system, University of
Illinois, Urbana, Illinois |
| 1989-1991 |
Development
of coherent optics teaching laboratory facility, University of
Illinois, Urbana, Illinois |
| 1989 |
Instructor,
Engineering Mechanics: statics, Parkland Community College, Champaign,
Illinois |
| 1987-1989 |
Founder
of Holoflex, Research and Development of Holographic Stereograms,
Urbana, Illinois |
| 1984 |
Student
Internship, Integrated-circuit clean room fabrication facility,
University of Illinois |
| 1995-2001 |
Ph.D.
degree in Optical and Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University,
England |
| 1989-1994 |
M.S.
degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois,
Urbana |
| 1984-1987 |
B.S.
degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois,
Urbana |
| 1982-1984 |
Electrical
Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois |
| 1978-1982 |
University
High School, Urbana, Illinois |
| 2001 |
Rank Prize for the best electro-optics
Ph.D. dissertation in the United Kingdom. |
| 1994 |
World's
first successful holographic velocimetry measurement presented
on front cover of Applied Optics journal. |
| 1985 |
Reed Award: The best Engineering Open
House Exhibit in Electrical Engineering: Holographic Pattern Recognition |
| 1985 |
Membership into Electrical Engineering
Honor Society: Eta Kappa Nu |
| 1984 |
Membership into Engineering Honor Society:
Tau Beta Pi |
Refereed
journal and invited publications |
| New software tools facililtate the development of better holographic systems, Barnhart, D. H., Holography, Newsletter of
SPIE's International Technical Group on Holography, June issue,
vol 16, No 1, 2005. |
| Holographic
velocimetry with object conjugate reconstruction (OCR): simultaneous
velocity mapping in fluid and solid mechanics, Barnhart, D. H.,
Halliwell, N. A., Coupland, J. M., Proceedings of the Royal
Society of London, 2004, vol 460, pp 2089-2104. |
| Bacteriorhodopsin
(BR) as a high-resolution, high-capacity buffer for digital holographic
measurements, Barnhart, D. H., Koek, W. D., Juchem, T. , Hampp,
N. A., Coupland, J. M. , and Halliwell, N. A., March 19 2004,
Meas. Sci. Technol., vol 14, pp 639-646. |
| Holographic
velocimetry using object-conjugate reconstruction (OCR): a new
approach for simultaneous, 3-D displacement measurement in fluid
and solid mechanics, Barnhart, D. H., Chan, V. S. S., Halliwell,
N. A. and Coupland, J. M., Experiments in Fluids, 2002,
vol 33, pp 770 - 780. |
| Object
Conjugate Reconstruction (OCR): A step forward in holographic
metrology, Barnhart, D. H., Halliwell, N. A., Coupland, J. M.,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Jun 17 2002,
vol 458, pp 2083-2097. |
| Holographic
velocimetry, Barnhart, D. H., Holography, Newsletter of
SPIE's International Technical Group on Holography, May issue,
vol 12, No 1, 2001. |
| Holographic
particle image velocimetry: cross-correlation analysis using a
conjugate reconstruction geometry, Barnhart, D. H., Halliwell,
N. A. and Coupland, J. M., Optics and Laser Technology,
2000, vol 32, pp 527-533. |
| Phase-conjugate
holographic system for high-resolution particle-image velocimetry,
Barnhart,D. H., Adrian, R. J. and Papen, G. C., Applied Optics,
1994, October 20, vol 33, no 30, pp 7159-7170. |
| HPIV
using Polarization Multiplexing Holography in Bacteriorhodopsin
(bR), Chan VSS, Koek, WD, Barnhart, DH, Poelma, C, Ooms, TA,
Bhattacharya, N, Braat, JJM, and Westerweel J., 13th
International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to
Fluid Mechanics, July 2004, Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Digital
holographic velocimetry with bacteriorhodopsin (bR) for real-time
recording and numeric reconstruction, Barnhart, D. H., Hampp,
N., Halliwell, N. A., and Coupland, J. M., 11th
International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to
Fluid Mechanics, July 2002, Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Unified system for holographic
measurement in fluid and solid mechanics: use of the system for
3D velocity measurement in fluids through a thick curved window,
Chan, V. S. S., Barnhart, D. H., Halliwell, N. A. and Coupland,
J. M., SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3783, 1999, October, pp 14-22. |
| Unified
system for holographic measurement in fluid and solid mechanics:
application of the system to volumetric flow measurement in an
internal combustion engine, Chan, V. S. S., Barnhart, D. H., Garner,
C. P., Halliwell, N. A. and Coupland, J. M., SPIE Proceedings
Vol. 3783, 1999, October, pp 110-117. |
| A unified
system for 3D holographic displacement and velocity measurements
in fluid and solid mechanics: design and construction of the recording
camera and interrogation assembly, Barnhart, D. H., Chan, V. S.
S., Halliwell, N. A. and Coupland, J. M., SPIE paper No.
3783-17, 1999. |
| A unified
system for holographic measurement in fluid and solid mechanics:
use of the system for 3D displacement measurement on surfaces,
Barnhart, D. H.,Chan, V. S. S , Halliwell, N. A. and Coupland,
J. M., Proceedings of optical science engineering and instrumentation
SPIE paper No. 3783-24, 1999. |
| Volumetric
three-dimensional flow measurement in IC engines using holographic
recording and optical correlation analysis, Barnhart, D. H., .
Chan, V. S. S., Garner, C. P., Halliwell, N. A. and Coupland,
J. M., IMechE Conference Transaction 1998-2, 1998, April
16-17, pp 51-61. |
| Three-dimensional
displacement measurements in fluid and solid mechanics: development
of an optical processor, Barnhart, D. H., Halliwell, N. A. and
Coupland, J. M., Presented at IMechE Conference,University
of Reading, 1996, September. |
| Phase-conjugate
holographic system for high-resolution particle image velocimetry
through thick-walled curved windows, Barnhart,D. H., Adrian, R.
J., Meinhart, C., and Papen, G. C., Proceedings SPIE vol
2545, 1995, June, Interferometry VII: Applications, pp 321-332. |
| Recent
results of a phase-conjugate holographic system for high-resolution
particle image holography, Barnhart, D. H., Papen, G. C. and Adrian,
R. J., Proceedings SPIE Vol. 2333, 1995, February, Fifth
International Symposium on Display Holography, pp 321-332. |
| An HPIV
system for turbulence research, Adrian, R. J., Meinhart C. D.,
Barnhart D. H., and Papen, G. C., FED-vol 148, Holographic Particle
Image Velocimetry ASME, 1993, pp 17-21. |
| Phase
conjugate image reconstruction for HPIV systems, Barnhart, D.
H., Papen, G. C. and Adrian, R. J., FED-vol 148, Holographic Particle
Image Velocimetry ASME, 1993, pp 13-15. |
| Holographic
particle image velocimetry, Barnhart, D. H., Papen, G. C. and
Adrian, R. J., Proceedings SPIE, vol 1600, 1992, January,
International Symposium on Display Holography, pp 357-365. |
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