Updated December 28, 1998
Ronald W. Petzoldt
534 Cedar Drive, Livermore, CA 94550-2530 (925) 606-0543
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
• Applied Physics and Engineering
EDUCATION:
• Ph.D., Engineering Applied Science, U. C. Davis, Livermore, CA, 1995
Dissertation topic: Inertial Fusion Energy Target Injection, Tracking, and Beam Pointing.
• MS, Engineering Applied Science, U. C. Davis, 1991
• BA, Physics, Summa Cum Laude, Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN 1981
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
1998-present Visiting assistant researcher, UC Berkeley, planned and carried out inertial fusion energy target injection and tracking experiments.
1996-1998 Physics/engineering subcontractor at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Designed, built, and operated a gas gun and projectile tracking detectors.
The wide variety of work accomplished includes:
• Mechanical, electrical, and electronic design.
• Mechanical, electrical, and electronic fabrication.
(Used wire wrap, solder, mills, lathes, oxy-acetylene torch, much additional mechanical and electrical shop equipment.)
• Project management.
• Experimental planning.
• Scientific equipment operation (computers, oscilloscopes, voltmeters, etc)
• Data analysis, and project presentations.
1996 Physics instructor, Las Positas College
1989-1995 Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Wrote engineering modules in C++ for the SuperCode optimization code.
Collaborated in the development of an oscillating liquid first wall for the HYLIFE-II power plant.
Performed computational analysis of target mechanical response to acceleration and target heating.
MILITARY SERVICE:
1989-Present U. S. Navy Reserve, Commander
1984-1989 Ship Superintendent, U. S. Navy, Mare Island, CA
Planned and coordinated several nuclear submarine overhauls.
1981-1983 Instructor, U. S. Navy, Orlando, FL
Taught physics and reactor plant technology at the Naval Nuclear Power
School.