Anthony
M. Barrett
tonybarrett AT cmu DOT edu
Department of Engineering and
Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
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EDUCATION Expected in 2009: Ph.D., Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University (begun September 2004)
Bachelor
of Science, Chemical Engineering,
EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant, August 2004 Present
Department
of Engineering & Public Policy,
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Researching domestic security dimensions of
Federal Government Fellow to US Department of Homeland Security, January August 2005
American
Society of Mechanical Engineers / DHS,
§ Residential fellowship to support strategic risk analysis and infrastructure protection work at DHS.
Research Intern, March 2004 July 2004
Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
§ Supported ongoing research and publication.
Research Assistant, Energy, June 2003 November 2003
Foundation
for Feedback Learning,
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Conducted comprehensive energy project for group
of commercial and residential buildings run by nonprofit in
§ Researched and evaluated energy conservation, solar energy, and cogeneration options.
Senior Research Analyst, January 2003 May 2003
Nexant Inc. Petroleum and Chemicals Division, White Plains, NY
§ Assisted Nexants Petroleum Pricing and Economics (PPE) Global Industry databases and reports, which cover major refinery and petrochemical products worldwide.
§ Contributed research and analysis for a report covering technical, economic, and regulatory aspects of biodiesel fuel.
Engineer and Project Engineer, September 2000 December 2002
Nexant Inc. Energy Delivery and Management
Division,
§ Assisted implementation of publicly funded commercial/industrial energy efficiency performance contracting incentive programs by evaluating the applications submitted for appropriate measurement and verification methodology, accurate estimation of energy savings, and adherence to overall program requirements.
§ Conducted pre- and post-retrofit site inspections to verify energy consumption patterns of HVAC, process, lighting, and other energy-consuming equipment.
§ Accepted multiple transfers to help staff division offices starting in new locations (WI & NY).
Engineer, January 1998 August 2000
Solar
Solutions LLC,
§ Development of new product: a low cost, portable, solar, drinking water pasteurizer intended to provide individuals in developing countries a more efficient and environmentally responsible alternative to boiling water with scarce firewood.
§ Approach included focus on user needs, literature review, designing and running experiments to evaluate pasteurizer designs and materials, and manufacturing design.
§ Experimental investigations included tensile strength of plastic films before and after weathering, melting point drift of phase change temperature indicators, thermal performance of pasteurizer designs, and comparison of insulation materials.
HONORS ASME Federal Government Fellow to US Department of Homeland Security, 2005
Regents
Scholar,
§ Full Tuition Waiver, Four-Year Academic Merit Scholarship
MEMBERSHIPS American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (also Adjunct Member of ASME Board on Government Relations)
Society for Risk Analysis