Devlin M. Gualtieri

Education Experience Honors & Membership Publications Patents Background Summary Areas of Particular Expertise Recent Projects Other Interests

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Solid State Science, Materials Science Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1974.
• B.S. Physics summa cum laude, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1970.

EXPERIENCE

Honeywell (AlliedSignal), Morristown, New Jersey

• 2005 - Present Sr. Principal Scientist, Honeywell Aerospace Advanced Technology
• 2003 - 2005 Sr. Principal Scientist, Honeywell Aerospace ESS Strategic Technology
• 2001 - 2003 Sr. Principal Scientist, Honeywell Laboratory, Optics & Electronics
• 1998 - 2001 Principal Scientist, Materials Technologies
• 1995 - 1998 Principal Scientist, Aerospace Technology, Electronics and Optics
• 1992 - 1995 Senior Research Scientist, Research and Technology
• 1988 - 1992 Research Associate, Applied Physics Laboratory
• 1983 - 1988 Research Associate, Electronic Materials and Devices Laboratory
• 1981 - 1983 Senior Research Physicist, Materials Laboratory
• 1978 - 1981 Staff Physicist, Optical Physics Department, Corporate Research Center
• 1977 - 1978 Staff Physicist, Optical Processes Department, Materials Research Center

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• 1976 - 1977 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,
• 1974 - 1976 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry

HONORS AND MEMBERSHIP

• American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• American Association for Crystal Growth (Treasurer, Mid-Atlantic Section, 1982-83).
• American Physical Society.
• Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member (Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, Instrumentation and Measurements Society, and Magnetics Society).
• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America.
• Past Member, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1975-1983).
• Past Member, Audio Engineering Society (1975-1987).
• Past Member, New York Academy of Sciences (1983-1991).
• Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship, 9/76 - 10/77.
• Allied-Signal Technical Achievement Award, 1989.
• Science and Technology Editor, Physical Sciences, Phi Kappa Phi Forum , 2003-2006.

PUBLICATIONS

1. D.M. Gualtieri, A Chemical Approach to Superconductivity, J. Appl. Phys. 45, 1880-1884 (1974).
2. D.M. Gualtieri, The Correlation between the Superconducting Critical Temperature and the Number of Stable Isotopes among Superconducting Elements, Solid State Comm. 16, 917-918 (1975).
3. D.M. Gualtieri and P.J. Ficalora, Electron Transfer and Metallic Bonding: The Heats of Reaction of FeAl3-x(Ag;Zn;Pt;Au)x Alloys, High Temperature Science 7, 25-36 (1975).
4. D.M. Gualtieri, Triangular Waves from 555 have Adjustable Symmetry, Electronics 49(1), 111 (1976); also in Circuits for Electronics Engineers, edited by S. Weber, McGraw-Hill, New York (1977), p. 168.
5. D.M. Gualtieri, K.S.V.L. Narasimhan, and T. Takeshita, Control of the Hydrogen Absorption and Desorption of Rare Earth Intermetallic Compounds, J. Appl. Phys. 47, 3432-3435 (1976).
6. D.M. Gualtieri, K.S.V.L. Narasimhan, and W.E. Wallace, Magnetic Properties of the Hydrides of Selected Rare-Earth Intermetallic Compounds with Transition Metals, A.I.P. Confer. Proc. 34, 219-221 (1976).
7. P. Duffer, D.M. Gualtieri, and V.U.S. Rao, Superconductivity of the Hydrides and Deuterides of HfV2, A.I.P. Confer. Proc 34, 72-74 (1976).
8. P. Duffer, D.M. Gualtieri, and V.U.S. Rao, Pronounced Isotope Effect in the Superconductivity of HfV2 Containing Hydrogen (Deuterium), Phys. Rev. Lett. 37, 1410-1413 (1976).
9. D.M. Gualtieri, Trace Elements and the Panspermia Hypotheses, Icarus (International Journal of Solar System Studies) 30, 234-238 (1977).
10. D.M. Gualtieri and W.E. Wallace, Hydrogen Capacity and Crystallography of ErFe2-Based and ErCo2-Based Ternary Systems, J. Less Common Metals 55, 53-59 (1977).
11. D.M. Gualtieri, Solid State Relay Improved with Zero Volt Switching Circuit, Electronic Design 26(4), 107 (1978).
12. W.E. Wallace, S.K. Malik, T. Takeshita, S.G. Sankar, and D.M. Gualtieri, Magnetic Properties of Hydrides of the Rare Earths and Rare Earth Intermetallics, J. Appl. Phys. 49, 1486-1491 (1978).
13. S.G. Sankar, D.M. Gualtieri, and W.E. Wallace, Low Temperature Magnetic Properties of the Hydrides and Deuterides of Er(Fe1-XMnX)2, in The Rare Earths in Modern Science and Technology, edited by G.J. McCarthy and J.J. Rhyne, Plenum (New York), 1978, pp. 69-74.
14. V.U.S. Rao, D.M. Gualtieri, S. Krishnamurthy, A. Patkin, and P. Duffer, Superconductivity of the Hydrides and Deuterides of Hf0.5Zr0.5V2, Phys. Lett. 67A , 223-225 (1978).
15. D.M. Gualtieri, Circuitry for the Contactless Detection of Superconducting Transitions, Rev. Sci. Instruments 49, 1716- 1718 (1978).
16. D.M. Gualtieri and W.E. Wallace, Absorption of Hydrogen by LaNi5, NdCo5, and ErCo3 at Low Temperatures, J. Less Common Metals 61, 261-264 (1978).
17. D.M. Gualtieri, Flux Growth of (Ca,Ge)-Substituted Rare- Earth Iron Garnets in the Regular Solution Approximation, J. Appl. Phys. 50, 2170-2172 (1979).
18. D.M. Gualtieri, Charge Pump Cuts Compandor's Attack Time, Electronics 52(8), 133 (1979).
19. D.M. Gualtieri, P.F. Tumelty, and M.A. Gilleo, Temperature Dependent Magnetic Properties of (Y,Sm,Lu,Tm,Ca)3(Fe,Ge)5O12 Epitaxial Garnet Films, J. Appl. Phys. 50, 7824-7826 (1979).
20. D.M. Gualtieri, Computer Program Description: SPECS, I.E.E.E. Trans. Magnetics MAG-16, 1440-1441 (1980).
21. D.M. Gualtieri, P.F. Tumelty, and M.A. Gilleo, Influence of Flux Composition and Growth Temperature on the Octahedral Incorporation of Rare-Earth in Rare-Earth Iron Garnet, J. Appl. Phys. 52, 2335-2337 (1981).
22. D.M. Gualtieri and P.F. Tumelty, Growth Rate Dependence of Rare-Earth Segregation in the Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Magnetic Bubble Garnets, J. Appl. Phys. 53, 2489-2491 (1982).
23. D.M. Gualtieri, Apparatus for Determining the Polarity of Piezoelectric Crystal Blanks, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 53, 1100-1102 (1982).
24. D.M. Gualtieri, Interfacing with the BSR X-10 Home Control System, Microsystems 4(1), 88-93 (1983).
25. D.M. Gualtieri and P.F. Tumelty, Temperature Dependent Magnetic Properties of the 1.2-Micrometer Bubble Diameter Compositions (La,Sm,Lu,Tm)3(Fe,Ga)5O12 and (La,Sm,Lu,Tm,Ca)3(Fe,Ge)5O12, J. Appl. Phys. 55(6), 2545- 2547 (1984).
26. D.M. Gualtieri, Real Time Clock for the STD Bus, Digital Design 14(9), 70 (1984).
27. D.M. Gualtieri and P.F. Tumelty, Magneto-Optical Garnet Films with High Faraday Rotation and Controlled Coercivity, J. Appl. Phys. 57(1), 3879-3881 (1985).
28. D.J. Halchin, D.D. Stancil, D.M. Gualtieri, and P.F. Tumelty, Magnetostatic Wave Propagation Losses in Thorium-Substituted YIG, J. Appl. Phys. 57(1), 3724-3726 (1985).
29. D.M. Gualtieri, MIDI Output Interface to a Parallel Printer Port, Computer Music Journal 10(3), 79-82 (1986).
30. D.M. Gualtieri, Precision of Lock-In Amplifiers as a Function of Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 58(2), 299-300 (1987).
31. J. Marion, D.M. Gualtieri and R.C. Morris, Compressive Epitactic Layers on Single Crystal Components for Improved Mechanical Durability and Stength, J. Appl. Phys. 62(5), 2065-2069 (1987).
32. D.M. Gualtieri, Liquid Phase Epitaxial Growth of Y3(Al,Sc)2Al3O12 on (111)-Oriented Y3Al5O12 Substrates, J. Crystal Growth 84, 399-402 (1987).
33. D.M. Gualtieri, W. Lavender and S. Ruby, 57Fe-YIG: Narrow Xray Linewidth Epitaxial Layers on Gd3Ga5O12, J. Appl. Phys. 63(8), 3795-3797 (1988).
34. B.H.T. Chai, D.M. Gualtieri and M.H. Randles, Flux Growth of Beta-Barium Borate, Proc. S.P.I.E. 968, 69-72 (1988).
35. D.M. Gualtieri, B.H.T. Chai and M.H. Randles, Growth of Beta-Barium Borate from NaCl-Na2O Solutions, J. Crystal Growth 97, 613-616 (1989).
36. D.M. Gualtieri, Magneto-Optical Properies of the Ca:YIG Epitaxial Layer-Substrate Interface on GGG, J. Appl. Phys. 67(9), 4793-4795 (1990).
37. D.M. Gualtieri, S.M. Emo, and T.R. Kinney, Bismuth-Rare-Earth-Iron Garnet Composition for a Magneto-Optical Wheel Rotation Rate Sensor, J. Appl. Phys. 69(8), 5978-5980 (1991).
38. D.M. Gualtieri, Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet: Reduction of Growth Rate by Germanium Oxide, Appl. Phys. Lett. 59(6), 650-652 (1991).
39. M. Ramesh, D.M. Gualtieri, S.D. Silliman, J. Peruyero, and D.D. Stancil, Effect of Sodium Doping of Rare-Earth Iron Garnet Films on Magnetic and Magneto-Optic Properties, J. Appl. Phys. 70(10), 6289-6291 (1991).
40. D.M. Gualtieri, H. van de Vaart, T. St. John, and R.C. Hebb, High Luminance Monochrome Faceplates for Compact Projection Displays, Conference Record of the 1991 International Display Research Conference (IEEE Publ. 91CH-3071-8), 159-162 (1991).
41. D.M. Gualtieri, Magneto-Optical Waveguides of Aluminum Garnet, J. Appl. Phys. 73(10), 5626-5628 (1993).
42. S.D. Silliman, D.M. Gualtieri, and D.D. Stancil, Improvement of FMR Linewidth in Bi-Substituted Lutetium Iron Garnet Thin Films for the MSW-Optical-Mode Interaction, J. Appl. Phys. 73(10), 6460-6462 (1993).
43. D.M. Gualtieri and R.C. Morris, Epitaxial Waveguides of Aluminum Garnet, J. Appl. Phys. 74(1), 20-23 (1993).
44. D.M. Gualtieri, H. van de Vaart, T. St. John, and R.C. Hebb, High Luminance Monochrome Faceplates for Compact Projection Displays, Journal of the Society for Information Display 1(2), 123-127 (1993).
45. D.M. Gualtieri, Cathodoluminescence of Ce:La2Be2O5 Single Crystals, J. Luminescence 60-61, 127-130 (1994).
46. Y.M. Cheung, S.K. Gayen, and D.M. Gualtieri, Laser-Induced Photochromic Centers in Ce3+:La2Be2O5, Proc. Second Annual Forum of the Research Center for Optical Physics of Hampton University (Hampton, VA, 1995).
47. D.M. Gualtieri, Keeping Secrets, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, vol. 83, no. 2. pp. 6-7 (Spring 2003).
48. D.M. Gualtieri, Proof and Truth in Mathematics, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, vol. 83, no. 4. pp. 6-7 (Fall 2003).
49. D.M. Gualtieri, Cyborgs and Atomic Microscopes, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, vol. 84, no. 2. pp. 6-7 (Spring 2004).
50. D.M. Gualtieri, Technology's Assault on Privacy, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, vol. 84, no. 4. pp. 6-7 (Fall 2004).
51. D.M. Gualtieri, Get the Lead Out, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, vol. 85, no. 2. pp. 6-7 (Summer 2005).
52. D.M. Gualtieri, The Free Software Alternative, Phi Kappa Phi Forum, vol. 86, no. 1. pp. 6ff. (Winter/Spring 2006).

PATENTS

1. U.S. Pat. No. 4,433,034, Magnetic Bubble Layer of Thulium-Containing Garnet (Feb. 21, 1984).
2. U.S. Pat. No. 4,520,460, Temperature Stable Magnetic Bubble Compositions (May 28, 1985).
3. U.S. Pat. No. 4,713,577, Multi-Layer Faceted Luminescent Screens (Dec. 15, 1987).
4. U.S. Pat. No. 4,728,178, Faceted Magneto-Optical Garnet Layer and Light Modulator Using The Same (Mar. 1, 1988).
5. U.S. Pat. No. 4,912,407, Non-Contacting Inductively Coupled Displacement Sensor System (Mar. 27, 1990).
6. U.S. Pat. No. 4,931,133, High Temperature Solution Growth of Barium Borate ( June 5, 1990).
7. U.S. Pat. No. 5,048,343, Temperature-Compensated Strain-Gauge Amplifier (September 17, 1991).
8. U.S. Pat. No. 5,113,472, Optical Waveguides of Aluminum Garnet (May 12, 1992).
9. U.S. Pat. No. 5,175,787, Birefringent Optical Waveguides of Aluminum Garnet (Dec. 29, 1992)
10. U.S. Pat. No. 5,245,689, Magneto-Optical Waveguides of Aluminum Garnet (Sept. 14, 1993)
11. U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,068, Fringe Pattern Analysis for Environmental Temperature Sensor (Oct. 19, 1993)
12. U.S. Pat. No. 5,289,720, Optic Sensor for Determining Environmental Conditions (Mar. 1, 1994)
13. U.S. Pat. No. 5,572,725, Epitaxially strengthened single crystal aluminum garnet reinforcement fibers (Nov. 5, 1996)
14. U.S. Pat. No. 5,573,862, Single crystal oxide turbine blades (Nov. 12, 1996)
15. U.S. Pat. No. 5,694,205, Birefringent-Biased Sensor Having Temperature Compensation (Dec. 2, 1997)
16. U.S. Pat. No. 5,756,225, Single Crystal Oxide Turbine Blades (May 26, 1998)
17. U.S. Pat. No. 6,196,070, Flow Sensor With Wide Dynamic Range (March 6, 2001)
18. U.S. Pat. No. 6,304,082, Printed Circuit Board Multi-Axis Magnetometer(October 16, 2001)
19. U.S. Pat. No. 6,327,221, Steered beam ultrasonic sensor for object location and classification (December 4, 2001)
20. U.S. Pat. No. 6,505,509, Apparatus and method for measuring the level of a fluid (January 14, 2003)
21. U.S. Pat. No. 6,549,487, Steered beam ultrasonic sensor for object location and classification (April 15, 2003)
22. U.S. Pat. No. 7,038,192, Optical Sensor Method, System and Apparatus (May 2, 2006)
23. U.S. Pat. No. 7,092,840, High Temperature Resonant Transmission Line Sensor and Methods (August 15, 2006)

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Education, Experience, Membership, Awards (Summary)

• Ph.D. Solid State Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1974
• B.S. Physics (summa cum laude), Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1970
• Senior Principal Scientist, Honeywell Laboratory, Morristown, NJ, 1977-2007.
• Research Assistant Professor and Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1976 - 1977
• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Crystal Growth (Treasurer, Mid-Atlantic Section, 1982-83), American Physical Society, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society of North America)
• Past Member, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1975-1983), Audio Engineering Society (1975-1987), New York Academy of Sciences (1983-1991)
• FCC Licensed Radio Engineer (General Radiotelephone Operator License)
• Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship, 9/76 - 10/77
• Allied-Signal Technical Achievement Award, 1989
• Certified Honeywell Green Belt Six Sigma Practitioner, 2000
• Certified Honeywell Advanced Six Sigma Practitioner, 2003
• Forty-Five Publications in Refereed Journals and Numerous Conference Presentations
• Twenty-Two US Patents (additional pending)

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Areas of Particular Expertise

• Materials Science, Crystal Growth, Metal Hydrides, Magnetic Materials, Optical Materials, Phosphors, Piezoelectric and Piezoresistive Materials, Solid State Thermodynamics.
• Physics, Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Optics, Acoustics, Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties.
• Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Rare Earth Elements.
• Electrical Engineering, Analog and Digital Circuit Design, Embedded Systems Hardware and Software, Information Displays, Radio Frequency Techniques, Fiberoptics, SMT.
• Computer Science, Mathematical Modeling of Physical Systems, MS Access Database, Visual Basic, Basic, C, JAVA, Forth, Assembler, Fortran, APL, Pascal, Lisp, HTML.
• Program Management, MS Project, Proposal Writing and Cost Estimation, Design of Industrial Experiments (DOE), Six-Sigma Tools.
• Sensors, Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) Sensors, Piezoelectric and Piezoresistive Sensors, RF Based Sensors, Sensor Interface Electronics.

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Recent Projects

• Corrosion Resistant High Temperature Coatings
• Proprietary Ultra High Temperature Position Sensors
• Ultrawideband Radar Rangefinder
• Proprietary Infinite Resolution Linear and Optical Encoders
• Proprietary Fluid Level Sensor
• Sensors based on Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) Materials.
• Sensors based on Piezoelectric and Piezoresistive Materials.
• Fiberoptic Sensors based on Magneto-Optical Materials.
• Mathematical Modeling for Icing Detection in a Weather Radar System.
• Thin Film Upconversion Phosphor.
• Industry Study on Information Display Technology.
• Ultrasonic Imaging Rangefinder for Automotive Air Bag Deployment.
• Surface Strengthened Single Crystal Turbine Blades.
• High Resolution Plasma Display.
• Industry Study on High Speed Wireless Data Delivery.
• Miniature Three-Axis Magnetometer for a Government Laboratory.

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OTHER INTERESTS

• Electronic and Computer Music.
• Computer Languages and Computer Science.
• Ancient Languages.
• History of Science and Technology.

Comments can be addressed to Devlin Gualtieri, at Honeywell Laboratory, Morristown, NJ.

Last Update: 01-08-2007