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William C. Stone, PhD, P.E. Leader, Construction Metrology and Automation Group   Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S. Civil Engineering, 1974 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M.Eng., Structural Engineering, 1975 University of Texas, PhD., Structural Egineering, 1980 Licenses: Registered Professional Engineer, District of Columbia (Washington DC) Professional Affiliations and Awards American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (1987-present) American Society of Civil Engineers (1980-present) Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (1999-present) Tau Beta Pi & Chi Epsilon National Engineering Honorary Fraternities Chairman, ASCE Committee on Field Sensing and Robotics (1999-present) Technical Chairman, ASCE Robotics 2000 Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico Member, CII Committee on RFID (radio frequency identification) (1998-present) Member, CII Committee on Wireless Ad-hoc Networks (1997-1998) Member, AIAA Task Committee on Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems (1989-1991 ACI Structural Research Award [development of seismic damage model for bridges] (2000) ACI Structural Research Award [design of novel precast seismic building system] (1997) BFRL Communications Award [novel precast seismic building system invention] (1997) BFRL Communications Award [structural performance 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake] (1990) BFRL Communications Award [seismic design of bridge columns] (1988) Bronze Medal, U.S. DOC [structural performance 1985 Mexico earthquake](1987) T.Y. Lin Award, ASCE [resolution of problem with pre-cast box girder bridge design] (1985) Wason Medal, American Concrete Institute [non-destructive evaluation of concrete] (1985) Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans Patents [filed by NIST] High Speed, Amplitude-Variable Thrust Control US 5,271,226 High Speed, Amplitude Variable Thrust Control Method US 5,431,342 Patents Pending [filed by NIST] Registered Location Radiation Intensity Scanner 60/159,481 (provisional) Three Degree-of-Freedom Telescoping Geometry Scanner 60/106,828 (provisional) ----------------- Dr. Stone is the leader of the Construction Metrology and Automation group at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Current major program management at NIST includes the development of real-time field sensing systems in support of the CONSIAT Program (Construction Integration and Automation Technologies). Previous project management included the development of the National Construction Automation Testbed (NCAT -- a government/industry consortium to investigate data uplink issues for construction sites and to develop augmented simulation systems for component tracking and vehicle control at construction sites), and the National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed (NAMT) program in construction automation (in which a 30-ton full-scale bridge crane was remotely monitored using live, 3D data-driven augmented reality, wireless video and audio, and high speed net trunking). This latter capability was selected for inclusion in the Highway One NGI Congressional demonstration for the Next Generation Internet. Dr. Stone has 20 years of professional research, design, development, and deployment experience in structures, dynamics, and mechanical systems (including stress analysis, 3D design, simulation, and design for manufacture); extensive experience in scientific software development, data visualization, sensing systems, 3D laser radar and sonar data processing; and was the principal architect for a number novel autonomous systems containing fault tolerant embedded control systems. His current applied research at NIST includes the development of autonomous radiation metrology and mappingsystems, through-wall impulse radar tracking systems, laser radar-based terrain modeling systems, real-time discrete component laser tracking systems, the development of wireless intelligent sensing, control, andsimulation systems for construction machinery, and web-based real-time construction information systems. He has also worked on a number of space-related projects including the conversion of the space shuttle external tank into an orbiting industrial laboratory, studies for Congress on the international space station, the development of an ultra-fast, precision space vehicle reaction control thruster. His current fundamental research focus involves the development of micro-fabricated economical, high accuracy laser radars.       Bio | Publications | Lectures | Research | Contact info

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