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Publications

1. “Soluble Varnish - The Final Piece to the Puzzle”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2008, May 2008, with Greg Livingstone and Jon Prescott.
2. “Proactive Control and Detection of Destructive Foaming Problems”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2008, May 2008, with Greg Livingstone and Gerald L. Munson.
3. “Understanding and Addressing Varnish in Paper Machine Systems”, PaperCon '08 - TAPPI/PIMA/Coating Conference, May 2008, with Greg Livingstone and Mike Sellers.
4. “Vanquishing Varnish”, Lubes ‘N’ Greases – Europe, Middle East, Africa, March 2008, with Greg Livingstone.
5. “Biodiesel Concentration Measurements”, Petroleum Technology Quarterly 2007, with David Armstrong.
6. “Detecting and Solving Lube Oil Varnish Problems”, Power Magazine, August 2007, with Greg J. Livingstone and Jon Prescott.
7. “Auto-degradation: The Missing Link to Solving Lube Varnish in Gas Turbines”, GE Frame-7FA User Group 2007, with Greg Livingstone and Jon Prescott.
8. “Practical Approaches to Controlling Sludge and Varnish in Turbine Oils”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2007, May 2007,with William Moehle,  Vincent Gatto and Greg Livingstone. 
9. “Analysis, Characterization and Sources of Varnish”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2007, May 2007, with Greg Livingstone and Doug Muennich.
10. “Taking the Mystery out of Phosphate Ester Fluid Maintenance”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2007, May 2007, with Peter Dufresne, Jon Prescott, Greg Livingstone & Glen MacInnis.
11. “Getting to the the Root Causes of Lube Oil Degradation Problems”, Power Magazine, April 2007 pg 58, with Greg J. Livingstone and Brian T. Thompson.
12. “The Lubricant’s Nemesis – Oxidation  Part II: Testing Methods”, Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, May-June 2007 pg 34.
13. “The Lubricant’s Nemesis – Oxidation”, Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, March-April, 2007, pg 26.
14. “Biodiesel Concentration Measurements Using Spectrum OilExpress”, Perkin-Elmer Application Brief. 2006.
15. “The Holy Grail of Gas Turbine Lubricants – “Fill-for-Life” “, Turbomachinery Magazine, February 2007 with Greg J. Livingstone and Jon Prescott.
16. “Methods to Determine the Root Causes of Fluid Degradation”,  Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, Jan-Feb 2007, pg. 36, with Greg J. Livingstone and Brian T. Thompson..
17. “Gas Turbine Valve Sticking…the Plot Thickens”, Combined Cycle Journal, November 2006, with Greg Livingstone & Jon Prescott.
18. “Effective Methods to Determine the Root Causes of Fluid Degradation”, Plant Services, February 2007, In Press, with Greg J. Livingstone and Brian T. Thompson.
19. “The Lubricant's Nemesis - Oxidation”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2006, May 2006.
20. “Methods to Determine the Root Causes of Fluid Degradation”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2006, May 2006, with Greg J. Livingstone and Brian T. Thompson.
21. “Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Used Engine Oils Estimating Base Number”, Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, November (2005), with Stuart Barry, Samuel White, and Robert Thomas.
22. “Estimation of Total Base Number in Used Engine Oils - Using the Spectrum-One and Quant+”, Perkin-Elmer Application Brief, with Sam White.
23. “Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Track Additive Depletion”, Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, July, 42 (2005), with Mark Barnes
24. “How to Setup and Select A Test Program for Lubrication Applications”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2005, March 2006.
25. “How to Use Statistical Methods in Used Oil Analysis”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2004, March 2004.
26. “Monitoring Additive Depletion”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2004, March 2004, with Mark Barnes.
27. Contributing Author, “LubeTalk”, Lubetrak Newsletter, Lubetrak.com, 2002-present.
28. “Interaction between Fuel Additive and Oil Contaminant: (I) Field Experiences”, SAE 2003-01-339, with David M. Stehouwer, Howard Fang, and Harold Martin.
29. “Molecular Spectroscopy – A Precision Lubrication Tool?”, Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, May-June , 24 (2003), with Mark Barnes.
30. “Trending Additive Depletion”, Proceedings Lubricant Excellence 2003, April 2003.
31. “Processing Techniques for Handling Multiple Spectra,” Spectroscopy, 18(11), 16 (2003).
32. “Application of Spectroscopy in the Fuels and Lube Industry,” Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 36 (4), 315 (2001).
33. “Infrared Spectroscopy for Oil and Lubricant Analysis: Direction and Trends in the Technology,” Proceedings Practicing Oil Analysis 2001, March 2002, with J. P. Coates.
34. “Characterization of Ethylene/Propylene Chemical Composition Distribution by GPEC, SEC-FTIR and Internal Reflectance IR Spectroscopy,” The 4th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, Gatlinburg, TN, 2001, with S. V. Greene, T. T. Khau, G. P. Stitcher and D. O. McCunn.
35. “Determination of Polymer Graph Level by Four Complementary Techniques: Titration, Column Chromatography, SEC3, SEC-FTIR,” The 3th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, Williamsburg, VA, 2000, with S. V. Greene.
36. “Automation of Determination of Acid Number or Base Number for Petroleum Products”, Pittcon, 1998, with D. W. Hughes, Suzanne Bode Blohm and Rick Dadson.
37. “A Study of Engine Components by Grazing Angle Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy,” Pittcon 1986, with J. P. Coates and D. W. Hughes.
38. “Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench - Instruments '86, Part 2,” Spectroscopy, 2,14 (1987), with J. P. Coates and R. J. Obremski.
39. “Molecular Changes to Polymeric Additives Occurring During Fuel Economy Aging Tests,” SAE Technical Paper 982507, 1998, with M. T. Devlin and S. V. Greene.
40. “Relationship of Engine Sludge Tests with Passenger Car Lubrication Engine Oils,” Japan Petrol. Inst., 19, 1987, with J. L. Milner, J. G. Damrath and K. Yatsunami.
41. “NMR Spectroscopy - A Practical Application to Petroleum Analysis,” Spectroscopy, 1, 65 (1986).
42. “Infrared Microscopic Reflectance Studies of Used Test Specimens,” in Infrared Microspectroscopy - Theory and Applications, (R. Messerschmidt and M. Harthcock, ed.), Marcel Dekker, 1988, with D. W. Hughes.
43. “Application of Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy to the Lubrication Industry,” Lubrication Engineering, 736, 1987, with D. W. Hughes.
44. “A Study of Engine Components by Grazing Angle Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy,” Pittcon 1986, with J. P. Coates, G. Ressler, and D. W. Hughes.
45. “Industrial Research and Plant Applications of Computer-Assisted Infrared Spectroscopy,” Pittcon 1984.
46. “Infrared Analyses of Heavy-duty Diesel Engine Oils,” SAE Technical Paper 841372, 1984, with B. J. Lawrence and J. G. Damrath.
47. “State of the Art Infrared Analyses of ASTM Sequence IIID, VD Test Oils,” NPRA Paper 83-88, 1983, with B. J. Lawrence and J. G. Damrath.
48. “Liquid Column Fractionation: A method for Solvent Extraction of Coal and Petroleum Products,” Fuel, 58, 539 (1979), with F. P. Burke and R. A. Winschel.
49. “New Derivatives of Trifluorothiazyne,” J.Fluorine Chem., 11, 433 (1978), with A. F. Clifford and J. L. Howell.
50. “A Proton and Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Organic Constituents in Different Solvent Refined Coals as a Function of Feed Coal,” Advances in Chemistry Series 170, 1978, American Chemical Society with W. M. Coleman, T. E. Glass, L. T. Taylor and H. C. Dorn.
51. “Minor and Trace Metals Analysis of a Solvent Refined Coal by Flameless Atomic Absorption.” Fuel, 56 195 (1977), with W. M. Coleman, P. Szabo, H. C. Dorn and L. T. Taylor.
52. “Preparative Gel-Permeation Separation of Solvent Refined Coal,” Anal. Chem., 49, 533 (1977), with W. M. Coleman, H. C. Dorn and L. T. Taylor.
53. “Characterization of Organic Fractions in Solvent Refined Coal by Quantitative NMR Spectroscopy,” Fuel, 57, 17 (1978), with W. M. Coleman, L. T. Taylor and H. C. Dorn.
54. “Chromatographic Studies of Solvent Refined Coal,” J. Chromatogr., 123, 419 (1976), with W. M. Coleman, H. C. Dorn and L. T. Taylor.
55. “A Cabron-13 and Proton FT NMR Approach for Analysis of Hydrocarbon Fractions,” Anal. Chem., 48, 2146 (1976), with H. C. Dorn.
56. “Inferences Regarding the Nature of Solvent Refined Coal (SRC),” Fuel, 55, 224 (1976), with H. C. Dorn, L. T. Taylor and W. M. Coleman.
57. “Hydrolysis Reactions of Carbyl Sulfate,” J. Org. Chem., 38, 2112 (1974), with W. G. Lloyd.
58. “Preparations of S-Substituted Derivatives of Thiazyl Trifluorides”, Ph.D. Dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1975.
59. “Hydrolysis Reactions of Carbyl Sulfates”, M.S. Thesis, Western Kentucky University, 1972.