Robert J. Baran

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Robert J. Baran is a physicist, former registered professional engineer, writer, and website programmer/computer developer
Professional contributions:
Baran began his career working for the United States Air Force (ASAF) as Chief Engineer, Rocket, developing their borne communications package (494L). He then worked for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a plasma physics lab manager and research assistant. Following MIT, he worked for MITRE in radiation effects/neodymium Q-Sw. laser/infrared signature equipment research and development. Later he was employed by Dresser Industries, acting as a open hole engineer and log analyst. While there, he wrote ultra-high temperature mathematical reliability prediction technique and environmental assessment of downhole and surface equipment. Afterwards, he became employed as a registered professional engineer, working in the following positions: HVAC design/project engineer, William K. Hall; designer/project engineer, Double E Equipment, where he authored 7 patents in high pressure oil extraction. Other employment includes: Proposal writer/manager (OEC, Dallas); manager/tech writing (UTL, Dallas & Tocom, Irving); FOMMS designer (Datacom/Martin Marietta). Baran managed the SMU post-doctorate-staffed off campus research facility; taught mathematics and physics at Texas A&M University and at Del Mar college. He is the founder of Hurricane Protection Devices and patented “Hurculink” a stress exchange apparatus for protecting structures against winds to 225 mph. This device was installed in a hotel in Corpus Cristi, Texas, and the building suffered no damage while those around it were destroyed. He also wrote P Code using assembler in the early days of CP/M.
Personal contributions:
First experimental techniques for investigating interaction of high energy particles with transistor junctions, i.e., using Cockroft-Walton deuteron accelerator production of 14.1 mev neutrons and their interaction with active electronic components (junction physics) - aided in retrofit of MINUTEMAN hardening program; MINUTEMAN Weapons Safety Officer; Consultant to Pentagon; beta decay with fast neutron flux; positive particle Einsel lens and ultra-high vacuum mercury diffusion pump design, MIT 1965-66; Ipp and Isp production using Q-switched neodymium laser (@ 1.06 microns/correlation with Sandia and AWFL LINAC and Flash X-Ray experimentation), USAF/MITRE Corp., 1966-1967; development of 3-dimensional infrared signature analysis experimentation for Vietnam-field/research-related problems also circuits radiation effects calculations model, MITRE, 1967-70; awarded US patent for design and development of flat plate offset stress reduction mechanism to increase dynamic failure pressure of glass and other load bearing plates (10 fold); algorithms/coding: 1) LTV's X-Ray selective rocket radome/fairing in support of 494L system/helicopter flight dynamics (in presence of hostile radiation environments, etc.), also work on Phd thesis at TAMU (Green's functions as applied to problems in mathematical physics), TAMU, 1972-74; developer of mathematical theory of ultra-high temperature reliability prediction, Dresser- 1974-1979; developer of hollow-cathode discharge ion implantation method, SMU 1984-85.
Other contributions:
Technical Writing, (including OEC FLIR optics proposal, UTL/Boeing Looking Glass; Optic Electronics Corporation - FLIR optics for XM-1 Army tank and etc.) and more recently, Wordpress/PHP website development

Research & Inventions:
In plasma physics (hollow cathode discharge, neodymium Q-Sw/ laser at 1.06 microns; linearization algorithms (P Code); Riemann Zeta Function; flat plate and cylindrical structure analysis; electrostatics (incl. charge separation physics); super-heated steam injection head; etc. This was done at Texas A&M University.

Personal:
Baran was an Officer in the United States Air Force, serving 9 years in the Cold War and Vietnam. He is presently managing Ark 1 Computer Company and living in Spicewood, Texas, along with his wife, Joyce.

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