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Degrees:

• Purdue University, BSME
• New York University, MSME
• University of Rochester, PhD, Mechanical & Aerospace Sciences
• Executive Development Program, University of California, Berkeley
• Creating Corporate Advantage, Harvard Graduate School of Business
• Summer Course in Complexity, Santa Fe Institute

Positions Held:

• CTO and VP of Research and Systems Architecture, Plug Power
• VP and CTO, Professional Division, Eastman Kodak
• VP, New Business Development and Chief Engineer, ODPG, Xerox
• VP, Strategic Programs, Office Document Products Group, Xerox
• VP and General Manager, Departmental Printing, ODS, Xerox

Research Interest:

Understanding of electro-mechanical and electro-chemical processes at the nanoscale level with application to sustainable ecosystems at the material, device and system level.

Awards:

• Council of Scientific Society Presidents' 1998 Leadership Citation
• University of Rochester 1998 Distinguished Alumni Award
• Design News 1999 Engineering Quality Award
• ASME Dixy Lee Ray Award, 2001
• ASME Dedicated Service Award, 2005
• "Outstanding Mechanical Engineer of 2007", Purdue University

Publications:

B. Du, R. Pollard, J.F. Elter, "Durability and Degradation of PEM Fuel Cells Operating with Reformate: Impact of CO, CO2, and Other Trace Impurities on the Performance of PEM Fuel Cells", in Durability and Degradation in PEFC, M. Inaba, F. Buechi, and T.J. Schmidt, Eds., Springer, New York, NY. To be submitted for publication in 2008.

B. Du, Q. Guo, Z. Qi, L. Mao, R. Pollard, and J.F. Elter, "Materials for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells", in Materials for Hydrogen Economy, R. Jones and G. Thomas, Eds., Taylor & Francis, New York, NY (2007).

B. Du, R. Pollard, M. Ramani, P. Graney, and J.F. Elter, "Impact of Cold Start and Hot Stop on the Performance and Durability of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell", ECS Trans., 2007, 5(1).

B. Du, P. Richard, and J.F. Elter, "CO-Air Bleed Interaction and Performance Degradation Study in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells", ECS Trans., 2006, 3(1): pp. 705-713.

B. Du, Q. Guo, R. Pollard, D. Rodriguez, C. Smith, and J.F. Elter, "PEM Fuel Cells: Status and Challenges for Commercial Stationary Power Applications", JOM, 2006, 58(8): pp. 44- 48.

Feitelberg, A., Elter, J., et. al, "Reliability of Plug Power GenSys^TM Fuel Cell Systems", J. Power Sources, 147: 203-207 (2005).

"The Dynamic Behavior of a Zero-to-Landfill Strategy for Consumer Products," JR Boyer and JF Elter, Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Boston, MA, July 2005.

"Using Simulations to Define the Product Development Strategy Expected to Achieve the Shortest Time to Profitability," JR Boyer and JF Elter, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Oxford, England, July 2004.

J.F. Elter, et.al. "The Lakes Story", in Reflections: The SoL Journal, vol. 2. No. 1. Edgar Schein, MIT Press, 2000.

J. F. Elter, et.al. "Turning Vision into Reality" , 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, Danvers, Massachusetts, Proceedings, May 1999.

"A New Fuser Technology for Electrographic Printing Machines", Elter, J., Seanor, D., SPSE Fourth International Conference on Electrophotography, Washington D.C., Proceedings November 1981.

J. F. Elter, and J.E. Molyneux, "The long-distance propagation of shallow water waves over an ocean of random depth", J. Fluid Mechanics, (1972), vol. 53, part 1, pp. 1-15.

Patents:

U.S. Patent Number 3953709 "Two source radiant fuser for xerographic reproducing apparatus"

U.S. Patent Number 4021641 "Radiant fuser for fixing toner images"

U.S. Patent Number  4223203 "Conformable/non-conformable roll fuser"

U.S. Patent Number  6,989,207 "Architected fuel cell system for modular application."

Application No. 20030190517 "Fuel cell (The improved hybrid electrode)"

Presentations:

"Technology Status and Challenges", World Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Montecatini Terme, Italy, 2007

"PEM Fuel Cells Status and Outlook" St. Andrews University, 2007

"The Design and Control of Fuel Cell Systems", H2 Fuel Cells Convergence, Bucharest, Romania, 2007

"Sustainability Tools: Applying Life Cycle Assessment", ASME Webinar, March 29, 2007

"Design of Fuel Cell Systems", 3rd Guangzhou Fuel Cell Conference, China, 2006 

"Grid Reliability and the Role of Fuel Cells", Montreux Energy Roundtable, Washington, 2005

"Challenges in Designing a Sustainable Fuel Cell System" Fuel Cell Seminar, Palm Springs, 2005

"Nanotechnology and Fuel Cells", Nanotechnology Business Roadmap for Industry, Chicago, IL. October 2002

"Strategies for Sustainability", Plenary Session, "Third Dixy Lee Ray Memorial Symposium, Washington, D.C. August 2000.

"Mastering the New Ways of Working", Young Engineers Forum, PBS, March 1999

"Regenerative Design: Imperative for the Next Millennium", Gannett Lecture, Rochester Institute of Technology, December, 1998  

"Architecture Strategy in Clean Sheet Designs" International Conference on Architecture and Modularity, Orlando, Florida, November 1998.

"Xerox Pollution Prevention...A Success Story", Los Alamos Environmental Sustainability Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, December 1997

"Distributed Printing: A Look into the 21st Century", IT Managers Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, November 1, 1996

"Xero-mechatronics", IEE, London, England, April 1995

"Addressing the Environmental Challenge in New Product Development", University of California, Berkeley, March 1995

"Workshop on Mechatronics Education", Keynote Speaker, Stanford University, July 1994