ATE is also pretty good at --
The following is a list of skills and topics which Tom Ligon has either used professionally, or studied academically. While he may not be the world's foremost leading expert on any of these, he is far above a layman's level.
- Laboratory Photography
- Video/Computer Image Overlay
- Photospectrometry
- Residual Gas Analysis
- Electron Microscopy
- Energy Dispersive Spectrometry
- Chemistry, Organic and General
- Biology, Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Health Physics (Radiation Safety)
- Computer Aided Drafting (DesignCAD)
- Word and Excel office software
- Windows
- MS-DOS
- Radio Communications
- Microwave Ovens
- Electron/Cyclotron Resonance
- Electron Emitters
- Electromagnets
- Neutron Activation Analysis
- Fiber Optic Data Transmition
- Engineering Metals
Steels
Aluminum
Titanium
Nitinol
Brasses
Inconel
Refractory Metals
- Composites
Fiberglass
Kevlar
Graphite (Carbon)
- Plastics
Urethanes
Polyethylene
Thermosetting (Urea Formaldehyde and Related)
- Insulators
Ceramics
Alumna
Garolite
Mylar
Rubber
Neoprene
- Machine Shop Operations
- Manufacturing Processes
- Electropolishing
- Hydraulic, Servohydraulic equipment
- Pneumatic equipment
- Lead-Acid Storage Batteries
- Electrical Wiring, National Electric Code
- Web Page Development (provided you like it this simple!)
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