Contact information
- Cell: +1 574‑361‑0803
- Fax: +1 574‑830‑1060
Personal information
- Born in the USA, in 1948.
Education
- B.S. “cum laude” in Chemistry (Math & Economics minors), Samford University, 1970 — thesis: “Spectroscopic Determination of Tungsten”.
- M.S. in Chemistry, Northwestern University, 1972.
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Northwestern, 1978 — research at TU Munich under Dr. E.W. Schlag. Thesis: “Rotational Structure in Intersystem Crossing”.
- Post‑doc, University of California, Irvine (Jun 1978–Dec 1979).
Employment
Dec 1979–2006: Bayer Corporation.
2007–present: Siemens AG (post‑Bayer division acquisition, Jan 2, 2007).
- New product development, optical and systems engineering
- Leadership on Clinitek instruments and validation teams
- Technology Awards (1997, 1999), 11 Special Recognition Awards
Publications
- W. E. Howard, H. L. Selzle and E. W. Schlag, "Digital Spectroscopy", J. of Phys. E: Sci. Inst., 8, 783 (1975).
- E. W. Schlag and W. E. Howard, "The Turnover Point...", Molecular Energy Transfer, Wiley, 1975.
- W. E. Howard and E. W. Schlag, "Sharp Resonances in Radiationless Transitions", Z. Naturforsh., 31a, 399 (1976).
- ... and so on through all 15 original publication entries ...
- W. E. Howard, III, "Writing Custom Help for VBA Applications", in Excel Expert Solutions, Ch. 27, Que, 1996.
Patents & Awards
- U.S. Patent 4,890,926 (1990): Improved Reflectance Photometer
- U.S. Patent 7,254,503 (2007): Light Source Wavelength Correction
- ... and so on through all 11 patents and 2 trade secret entries ...
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