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DR. CHRISTIAN A. CLAUSEN - Resume´

DR. CHRISTIAN (Chris) A. CLAUSEN

CHEMICAL CONSULTANT

PERSONAL:

Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Chemistry
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida 32816
Date and Place of Birth: December 7, 1940 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married; three children

EDUCATION:

High School - 1958, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
B.S. - 1963, Industrial Chemistry, Louisiana State University;
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ph.D. - 1969, Physical Inorganic Chemistry, University of New
Orleans; New Orleans, Louisiana; Dissertation topic:
"Mossbauer and Far-Infrared Studies on Distorted Octahedral,
Tetrahedral and Pyramidal Configurations in Iron and Tin Complexes."

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Central
Florida (formerly Florida Technological University); 1977 to
present.
Senior Technical Consultant for Fire Reconstruction Consultants,
Inc. 1983 to present.
Technical Consultant to the following firms: Engineering
Technology, Inc., Hazardous Waste Consultants, Inc., C.W. Products
and GAF Corporation; 1985 to present.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of
Central Florida; 1972-1977.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of
Central Florida; 1969-1972.
Research Chemist, Dow Chemical Company, Plaquimine, Louisiana;
6/76-9/76. Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 6/75-9/75.
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana
State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 6/74-9/74.
Visiting Scientist, Dupont Chemical Company; 6/72-9/72.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 6/70-9/70.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana
State University, New Orleans, Louisiana; 9/66-9/69.
Research Chemist, Standard Oil Company, California; 1/63-9/66.

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FIELDS OF INTEREST:

Spectroscopy and structure determination of complexes, particularly Mossbauer and FTIR spectroscopy; coordination chemistry; the study and development of new supported metal catalyst systems; the development of new industrial processes; the study of new commercial product formulations; studies of the relationship between basic research and its application to the solution of industrial problems; the application of chemical instrumentation to the solution of problems In forensic science and aerosol systems, hazardous waste minimization and treatment methodologies.

AWARDS:

Dow Chemical Company Scholarship (1959-1963)
Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Student (1960, 61, 62)
National Science Foundation pre-doctoral trainee (1966-1969)
Research Society of America Award for "Excellence in research"
(1970)
Atomic Energy Commission - Research Fellowship (1972)
Orlando Jaycees Award as Outstanding Young Educator for 1973.
Outstanding Educators of America, 1974-1975 Edition
Selected for the American Chemical Society Tour Speaker
Award (1974-75)
First FTU Foundation Award for Excellence In Teaching (1975)
Selected to the UCF "The Quill" (1983)
One of the firsts of two UCF faculty members selected to
Phi Kappa Phi (1984)

MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES:

American Chemical Society

Secretary for the Florida Section (1972-1976)
Councilor for the Florida Section (1976-1986)
Membership Committee Chairman for the Florida Section
(1972-1976)
Chairman of the Florida Congressional Science Councilor
Program (1976-1982)
Congressional Science Advisor (1976-present)
Member of the Florida Executive Committee (1972-1986)
ACS Tour Speaker (1974-1982)
Chairman of ACS Task Force on Academic Preparation and
Industrial Careers in Chemistry (1979-1984)
Sub-committee Chairman ACS Task Force on Cross Fertilization
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1982- 1986)
Member ACS Academic-Industrial Chemistry Advisement Board
(1985-1988)

Member and past chairman of the Psi Chapter of Alpha Chi
Sigma (1961)
Phi Lambda Upsilon (Men's Chemistry Honorary) (1962-present)
Phi Kappa Phi (1984-present), Treasurer (1985-1987)

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TEXTBOOKS PUBLISHED:

Chemistry Fundamentals Laboratory Experiments, C.A. Clausen,
December 1974; Omni-Print, Inc.: Sarasota, Florida; 70 pages.
Case Studies in Industrial Chemistry, C.A. Clausen
and G.C. Mattson, January 1975; American Chemical Society;
Washington, D.C.; 385 pages.
Principles of Industrial Chemistry, C.A. Clausen and G.C.
Mattson, December 1978; John Wiley & Sons: New York; 412 pages.
Fundamentos De Quimica Industrial, C.A. Clausen and G.C.
Mattson; May 1982; Editorial Limus, S.A.; 445 pages.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Effects of Cations on the
Mossbauer Spectra of Tetrahaloferrate Anions", in
Mossbauer Methodology; Gruverman, I., Ed.; Plenum
Press: New York, 1968; Vol. 4, Page 187.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Stabilization of the Hexachloroferrate
(III) Anion by the Methylammonium Cation", Inorg. Chem.
1968,7,2662.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Effect
Parameters in Ruthenium Compounds", Chem. Comm. 1969, 1188.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer and Far Infrared
Studies of Inorg. Chem. 1970, 9, 220.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "An Interpretation of the
Mossbauer Spectra of Mixed Hexahalo complexes of Tin
(IV)", Inorg. Chem. 1970, 9, 817.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Chemical
Applications of the Mossbauer Effect in Ruthenium Compounds",
in Mossbauer Methodology; Gruverman, I., Ed; Plenum Press:
New York, 1970, Vol. 7, pp 31.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "A Mossbauer
Study of the bonding in Ruthenium (II) Compounds", J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 1970,92,7482.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer and Far Infrared
Studies of Mixed Halide Complexes of Iron and Tin", Proceedings
of the 3rd Symposium on Coordination Chemistry; Beck, M.T., Ed.;
Akademiai Kiado Budapest, 1970; Vol. I, pp 445-454.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "A Mossbauer
Study of Ruthenium Red", Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett. 1971,
7, 485.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Nuclear Isomer
Shift and Ligand Electronegativity in Ruthenium Trihalides",
Chem. Phys. Lett. 1971, 8, 565.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer
Study of Ruthenium (II) Pentaamlnes", J. Coordination Chem.
1973, 2, 201.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Application of Mossbauer
Spectroscopy in the Study of Coordination Compounds", an
American Chemical Society Monograph, Coordination Chemistry,
Vol. I; Martell, A.E., Ed.; Reinhold Publishing Corp.,
1971, pp 341.
Clausen, C.A.; Wilson, M.M.; "A Mossbauer Study of Iron
(III) -Amino Acid Complexes", Abstracts of the 23rd Southeastern
Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Nashville,
Tenn., 1971, Abst. 49.
Clausen, C.A.; Dunn, G.C.; "A Mossbauer Study of Iron
(II) - Amino Acid Complexes", Flacs 1972, 25(8), 29.
Clausen, C.A.; Mattson, G.C.; "Teaching Concepts in
Industrial Chemistry by the Case Study Method", Flacs 1974,
27(8), 23.
Clausen, C.A.; Prados, R.A.; Good, M.L.; "A Mossbauer
Study of a Series of Ruthenium (II) Pentaamines", J. Coord.
Chem. 1973, 2, 201.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Effect Studies of
Supported Ruthenium Catalysts", J. of Catalysis 1975,
38, 92.
Clausen, C.A.; Mattson, G.C.; "Cases in Chemical Technology",
CHEMTECH 1975, 5, 535.
Clausen, C.A.; Stone, J.; "Mossbauer Spectra of 237NP
in Ion-Exchange Resins", J. Inorg. and Nucl. Chem. 1975,
37, 261.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Application of Mossbauer
Spectroscopy to Studies of Supported Ruthenium Catalyst
Systems", in Mossbauer Methodology; Gruverman, I., Ed.; Plenum
Press: New York, 1977; Vol.10, pp 93-118.

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Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Characterization of Bulk and
Surface Properties of Heterogeneous Ruthenium Catalysts by
Mossbauer and ESCA Techniques: in
Advances in Characterization of Metal and Polmer Surfaces
; Plenum Press: New York, 1977; pp 65-100.
Clausen, C.A.; "Mossbauer Study of Automotive Emission
Control Catalysts", J. of Catalysts" 1977, 46, 58.
Clausen, C.A.; Good, M.L.; "Mossbauer Spectroscopy Studies
of Complexes of Ruthenium Y-Type Zeolites", J. of Inorg.
Chem. 1977, 16, 816.
Clausen, C.A.; "Early Detection and Entrapment of Accelerents
In Fire Atmospheres", STAR REPORT 79-047, September 1980,
51 pages.
Clausen, C.A.; "Identification of Accelerents in Fire
Atmospheres", STAR REPORT 80-049, May 1, 1982, 29 pages.
Clausen, C.A.; "Early Detection and Entrapment of
Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", Arson Anal. Newsletter,
1983, 6, pp 105-140.
Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; and Tronson, S.K.; "A
Laboratory Study of Infrared Obscuration by Black Smoke",
CROC Report, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland (1985).
Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; Tronson, S.K.; Nichols,
P.K.; Williams, R.M.; and Spinazzola, M.A.; "Carbon Particle
Generation of IR Attenuation", Chemical Research and
development Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010,
July 1986. Report #ARCSL-CR-86XX.
Clausen, C.A.; Tronson, S.K.; Movassaghi, S.; Williams,
R.M.; Spinazzola, M.A.; "Diesel Fuel Smoke", Chemical Research
and Development Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
21010, August 1986. Report #DAM15-85-C-0099.
Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; Williams, R.M.; and
Spinazzola, M.A.; "Preparation of Cast Sublimable Materials
Containing Small Filaments", Chemical Research and Development
Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21010, January
1987. Report #DMDO5-86-C-0110.
Clausen, C.A.; Tronson, S.K.; Spinazzola, M.A.; and
Williams, R.M.; "Water Injection Test", Chemical Research
and Development Center Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen,
Maryland 21010, August 1986. Report #DAADO5-85-C-9533.
Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; and Fry, R.W., "Transport and
Dispersion of Microwires by Use of Sublimable Materials",
Proceedings of SMOKE/OBSCURANTS SYMPOSIUM XI, Vol. 1, pp.
167-178 (1987).
Yu, D.; Morgan, P.W.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Infrared
Obscuration by Means of Carbon Particles Generated in Situ
from Diesel Fuel", Proceeding of SMOKE/OBSCURANTS SYMPOSIUM XI,
Vol. 1, pp 197-206 (1987).
Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, S.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion
Tube Soot from a Diesel Fuel/Air Mixture", Fuel Preprints
32, pp 440-447 (1987). American Chemical Society,
Washington, D.C.
Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, P.W.; Leonard, R.; and Slattery, J.;
"A Comparison of JP-8 Aerosols to Diesel Fuel and Fog Oil
Aerosols", Chemical Research, Development and Engineering
Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, January 1988.
Report CRDEC-CR-88031.
Clausen, C.A.; Morgan, Pew.; Leonard, R.; and Slattery, J.;
"Carbon Particle Generation Studies", Chemical Research,
Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Maryland, 21010, January 1988. Report CRDEC-CE-8800.
Clausen, C.A.; Leonard, R.; Movassaghi, S.; Slattery, J.;
and Williams, R.' "Diesel Fuel Particle/Droplet Smokes",
Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Maryland, 21020, October 1987. Report
CRDEC-CR-TR-665-01.
Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion
Tube Soot from a Diesel Fuel/Air Mixture: Issues In Structure
and Reactivity", Energy and Fuels 2, 438 (1988).
Arrigo, J.T. and Clausen, C.A., "The Chemical Industry
and Careers for Chemists - An Annoted Bibliography",
The American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036. Published June 1988.
Clausen, C.A. and Johnson, E.T., "Carbon Particle Generator
Studies", Chemical Research, Development and Engineering
Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, January
1989. Report DAAOO5-85-C-9533.
Clausen, C.A.; Jenkins, L.; and Leonard, R.L.;
"Filter Tests", Chemical Research, Development and
Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010,
March 1989. Report DAADO5-88-C-9027.

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SPEAKER AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND SYMPOSIUMS:

Invited speaker at the 4th Annual Mossbauer Symposium
(sponsored by New England Nuclear Corporation In Chicago,
Illinois, in January 1968).
Invited speaker for the 6th Annual Mossbauer Symposium,
January 25, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois.
Inorganic Session Chairman, Meeting-In-Miniature of the
Florida Section of the American Chemical Society, May 1971,
Gainesville, Florida.
Invited panel member, The Florida College Conference on
Chemistry Articulation, University of Florida, 1971.
Invited speaker for the Atomic Energy Commission's
Savannah River Laboratory, on "Chemical Applications of
Mossbauer Spectroscopy", Aiken, South Carolina, 1972.
Speaker at the Florida Academy of Sciences Meeting on "The
Mossbauer Spectra of 237NP in Ion-Exchange Resins and
Solvent Extractants", March 1974, Orlando, Florida.
Speaker and Session Chairman, the Florida American Chemical
Society Meeting-in-Miniature, "Mossbauer Studies of Supported
Ruthenium Catalyst Systems", May 1975, Orlando, Florida.
Invited Speaker at the 10th Mossbauer Symposium, "The
Application of Mossbauer Spectroscopy to Studies of Supported
Ruthenium Catalyst Systems", February 1976, New York.
Invited speaker, American Chemical Society Symposium on
Advances in Characterization of Metal and Polymer Surfaces,
New York Centennial Meeting, April 1976.
Invited program chairman of the Chemical Dynamics Division
of the Southeast Regional American Chemical Society Meeting,
November 1977, Tampa, Florida.
Invited chairman of the Plenary Session of the Florida
Section American Chemical Society's Meeting-in-Miniature,
May 1978, Gainesville, Florida.
Invited speaker on "Teaching Principles of Industrial
Chemistry", at the National American Chemical Society
Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 1979.
Chairman of the Industrial Chemistry Division -- joint
Southeastern/Southwest American Chemical Society Symposium,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1980.
Invited paper on "Early Detection and Entrapment of
Accelerents in Fire Atmospheres", American Academy of Forensic
Sciences, 33rd Annual Meeting, February 1981, Los Angeles,
California.

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Organized and chaired a one and one-half day symposium
on "Academic Preparation and industrial Careers in Chemistry",
Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1982.
Invited paper on "The Interfacing on Local and National
Employment Clearinghouses", Florida American Chemical Society
Section, May 1983, Jacksonville, Florida.
Invited paper on "Work Experience: It’s Value and
Methodologies for Incorporation Into the Chemical Curriculum",
at the National American Chemical Society Meeting, Miami Beach,
Florida, May 1, 1985.
Invited paper on "Oxidation Methods in Retarding Diesel
Fuel Evaporation", Workshop I on Fog Oil Substitution Problems,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, October 22-23,
1985.
Invited paper "On the Use of Carbon Particles In Retarding
Diesel Fuel Evaporation", Workshop II on Fog Oil Substitution
Problems, Chemical Research and Development Center, U.S. Army,
Edgewood Arsenal, January 21-22, 1986.
Presented a paper on "Experiences on Teaching Industrial
Chemistry to Undergraduate Students", Symposium on Introducing
Industrial Chemistry Into the Undergraduate Curriculum,
Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
September 3, 1986.
Organized and chaired a symposium on "Industrial Chemistry
in Universities", 194th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans,
Louisiana, September 1, 1987.
Organized and chaired a symposium on "Hazardous Waste
Disposal", 39th ACS Southeast Regional Meeting, Orlando,
Florida, November 5, 1987.
Presented a paper on "Generation and Study of Soot
Aerosols from Diesel Fuel-Air in Mixtures", 39th ACS Southeast
Regional Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 4, 1987.
Clausen, C.A., "Materials and Methodologies That Have Been
Used to Introduce the Industrial into Academic Chemistry", a
Symposium on Industrial Chemistry in Universities, 194th ACS
National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2, 1987.
Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion
Tube Soot from a Diesel Fuel/Air Mixture", a Symposium on
Advances in Soot Formation Chemistry, 194th ACS National
Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2, 1987.
Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "X-Ray
Diffraction of Carbonaceous Materials", at the 18th Biennial
Conference on Carbon, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 19-24, 1987.
Clausen, C.A., "Hazardous Waste: The Chemistry and the
Law", A Symposium on Hazardous Waste Disposal, 39th Southeast
Regional ACS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 3-6, 1987.
Clausen, C.A.; Movassaghi, S.; Slattery, J.; Morgan,
P.W.; Leonard, R.; "Generation and Study of Soot Aerosols
from Diesel/Air Mixtures", 39th Southeast Regional ACS Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, November 3-6, 1987.
Ebert, L.B.; Scanlon, J.C.; and Clausen, C.A.; "Combustion
Tube Soot from a Diesel/Air Mixture", 39th Southeast
Regional ACS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 3-6, 1987.
Clausen, C.A.; Dimmette, J.C.; and Morgan, P.W.; "A
Comparison of JP-98 Aerosols to Diesel Fuel and Fog Oil
Aerosols", Smoke/Obscurants Symposium XIII, Johns Hopkins
University, Laurel, Maryland, April 25, 1989.
Clausen, C.A. and Cooper, C.D., "Enhancement of the
Kinetics of Incineration of Dilute Hazardous Organic Vapors",
The Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center Symposium,
Beaumont, Texas, February 22, 1989.

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MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS SUPERVISED:

Tim Owen, (1976) "Vapor Phase Oxidation of Chioropropenes
Over Heterogeneous Catalyst Systems".
Mike Myers, (1977) "A Study of Catalyst Systems in Vapor
Phase Fluorination Reactions Using Aqueous Hydrofluoric Acid".
Mohammed Akbarnejad, (1978) "The Development of a
Catalyst System for Producing Hydrocarbons from C02 and H2
at Low Temperatures and Pressures".
James Finckbone, (1978) "Development of a Process for
Recovering Noble Metals from Spent Automotive Catalytic
Converter".
Steven Schwinn, (1978) "Development of a Process for
Separating Piperylene from a C5 Petroleum Fraction".
Duane Covino, (1979) "Development of a Process for Converting
Carbonates into Hydrocarbons".
Samuel Maller, (1979) "The Separation of Diolefins from
Olefins by a Selective Chemisorption Process".
Larry Everson, (1980) "The Evaluation of a New Chromate
Containing Water Treatment Additive".
Mary Jane Curnutte, (1980) "Separation of Piperylene from
a C5 Petroleum Fraction by Extractive Distillation".
Donald Allred, (1982) "Separation of Piperylene Concentrate
Via Metathesis Catalysis".
Dale Johnson, (1984) "Modeling of Laboratory Scale Batch
Distillation with a Desktop Computer".
Kathy McIntyre, (1985) "Synergetic Effects in Bimetallic
Hydrogenation Catalysts"
Soodabeh Karimi, (1985) "A Laboratory Study of Infrared
Obscuration by Black Smoke".
Sebastian Vasquez, (1985) "The Preparation and Use of
Polymeric Metal Complexes as Fuel Oil Combustion Catalysts".
Diane Northcott, (1988) "I. Evaluation of iron whiskers
and stainless steel microwires as catalysts for ammonia
synthesis; II. Hydrodechlorination of chloroalkanes on iron
whisker catalysts".

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES:

During the past seven years I have served as a consultant in the following areas:

Expert chemical analyst witness in criminal court cases
more than 20 testimonies in such areas as arson, D.W.I., and
traffic accidents.
Expert chemical analyst witness in civil court cases -- more
than 25 testimonies in such areas as explosions, fire, poisons,
consumer products, traffic accidents, product liability, etc.
Product formulations (e.g., cosmetics, paints, cleaners,
adhesives, etc.).
Catalyst development (e.g., improved combustion efficiency
with petroleum fractions).
Fuel additive formulations.
Lubricant additive formulations.
Cellulose Insulation manufacture and testing.
Consumer fire and flame tests.
Forensic method development.
Environmental pollution and chemical waste disposal problems.

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DR. CHRISTIAN A. CLAUSEN - Resume´

PERSONAL:

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FIELDS OF INTEREST:

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MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES:

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TEXTBOOKS PUBLISHED:

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

SPEAKER AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND SYMPOSIUMS:

MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS SUPERVISED:

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES: