Kyle Hamar edit

 

Plant Manager[1], Chemist[2], Materials Scientist, Skeptic.

I firmly support the intent of Wikipedia to bring people together on topics and work toward common goals in an open and transparent manner.

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I proudly support the work of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia, where all edits are open and transparent and secondary references are more important than your belief system on any one subject. Editors with similar interest should work together on articles. I do not edit controversial pages. Although I will be happy to help you with any article in my core subject areas - I am unlikely to join in "your cause" on a given controversy. In my opinion this is not the role of a good editor nor the purpose behind Wikipedia. Collaboration on subjects of interest for the improvement of those articles is my choice instead.

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Graduate research at Tulane University included laser photo-kinetics of group I elements[3] and semiconductor precursor materials.[4][5][6]

Early career edit

  • Supervisor, Texas Instruments Silicon Engineering Technology Center.
  • Supervisor and Manager at Ashland Specialty Chemical.
  • Site Manager for Houghton Fluidcare

Current edit

Plant Manager, Kanto Corporation.

Recent professional focus has involved process safety and associated regulations.

29 CFR Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration
40 CFR Environmental Protection Agency
49 CFR Department of Transportation/National Transportation Safety Board
State and Local Codes (varies)
National Standards
API American Petroleum Institute
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (REGAGEP)
This may include other code requirements and or good Engineering (best practices) considerations not mentioned above.
All manufacturers’ written instructions, requirements, and recommendations.

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Interior of Incapillo

Incapillo is a Pleistocene-age caldera – a depression formed by the collapse of a volcano – in La Rioja Province, Argentina. It is part of the southernmost volcanic centre in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ). Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate is responsible for most of the volcanism in the CVZ. Volcanism commenced in the Incapillo region 6.5 million years ago, forming the high volcanic edifices of Monte Pissis, Cerro Bonete Chico and Sierra de Veladero. Incapillo is known to have erupted the Incapillo ignimbrite 0.52 ± 0.03 and 0.51 ± 0.04 million years ago; this has a total volume of about 20.4 cubic kilometres (4.9 cu mi). A caldera with dimensions of 5 by 6 kilometres (3.1 mi × 3.7 mi) formed during the eruptions. Later volcanism generated more lava domes within the caldera and a debris flow in the Sierra de Veladero. The lake within the caldera may overlie an area of ongoing hydrothermal activity. (Full article...)


References edit

  1. ^ "Kanto Corporation". Kanto Corporation. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ "MS Degrees Awarded". Tulane University. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ Panayotov, Valentin; Hamar, Kyle; Red, Clarence; Birdwhistell, Teresa L. T.; Koplitz, Brent (1998-05-01). "Selective ionization of group I elements from laser ablated plumes of Rb⋅Ga⋅Sb,K3Ga3As4, and K4In4As6". Journal of Applied Physics. 83 (9): 4974–4979. doi:10.1063/1.367300. ISSN 0021-8979.
  4. ^ Panayotov, Valentin G.; Hamar, Kyle; Birdwhistell, Teresa L. T.; Koplitz, Brent D. (1995-01-01). "III-V semiconductor thin films via laser ablation/ionization of I-III-V Zintl-phase materials". 2547: 328–341. doi:10.1117/12.221486. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Koplitz, Brent D.; Panayotov, Valentin G.; Hamar, Kyle; Birdwhistell, Kurt; Koplitz, Lynn V.; Birdwhistell, Teresa L. T.; Xu, Xiaodong; Deshmukh, Subhash; Brum, Jeffrey L. (1993-01-01). "Using lasers to understand and control the chemistry of semiconductor-related precursors". 1804: 79–86. doi:10.1117/12.142079. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Panayotov, Valentin; Hamar, Kyle; Birdwhistell, Teresa L. T.; Red, Clarence; Dillon, Jennifer; Dennison, David; Barnes, Anthony P.; Koplitz, Brent (1995-04-24). "Selective removal of potassium from K4In4Sb6 via laser ablation/ionization". Applied Physics Letters. 66 (17): 2241–2243. doi:10.1063/1.113179. ISSN 0003-6951.