2022

"Innovative Evaluation, Optimization and Design Tool for Assessing Closed Airspace Performance", Buildings XV Conference, DOE/ORNL, Clearwater Beach, FL, Dec 5-8, 2022, Hamed H. Saber, Saleh A. Alskehri, and David W. Yarbrough. (Awarded "Best Paper")

"Determination of Vacuum Panel Edge Loss and R-Value", Buildings XV Conference, DOE/ORNL, Clearwater Beach, FL, Dec 5-8, 2022. Hamed H. Saber and David W. Yarbrough.

"On Slowing Climate Change with Ecological, Thermo-Active Building Systems", Global Journal of Human-Socal Science, July (2022) doi: 10.34257/GJHSSHVOL22IS4PG17, Mark Bomberg, Malgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak, and David W. Yarbrough.

"Position Paper Introducing a Sustainable, Unerversal Approach to Retrofitting Residential Buildings", Malgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak, Mark Bomberg, David W. Yarbrough, Lowell E. Lingo, and Anna Romanska-Zapala, Buildings 2022, 12,846. https//doi.org/10.3390/buildings12060846.

"Advancements in the Evaluation of Reflective Insulation Assmeblies", Construction Specifier, February 2022, pp. 26-29. Hamed H. Saber and David W. Yarbrough.

"Thermal Insulation and Radiative Technologies for Use in Buildings", Springer Publishing Company-International, Jan Kosny and David W. Yarbrough, Editors. (Book)

"Thermal Insulation for Energy Conservation in Buildings", Chapter in: Lackner M., Sajjadi B., Chen Wy. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. Springer, New York, NY https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-41614-6431-0_19-3 David W. Yarbrough

2021

"Retrofits of residential buildings to slow the climate change", Current Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, B/P/ International, M. Bomberg, D. Yarbrough, A. Romanska-Zapala and S. Kuc (Oct 25, 2021)

"Advanced Modeling of Enclosed-Airspaces to Determine Thermal Resistance for Building Applications" Energies 2 Nov 2021, Hamed H. Saber and David W. Yarbrough

"A phase-change material with a thermal switch to save energy", 131st Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 6, 2021, Tennessee Technological University. David W. Yarbrough

"Advanced Evaluation of the Performance of Reflective Air Spaces", 2021 TechConnect, World Innovation Conference & Exposition, October 18-20, 2021 Washington, DC, David W. Yarbrough and Hamed H. Saber.

"Vacuum Panel Insulation and a New Correlation for Edge Correction", 4th International Forum on Superinsulation Materials" 2021 IFMIM, 11-12 October 2021, Taicang, China, David W. Yarbrough and Hamed H. Saber

"Evaluation and Use of Airspaces for THermal Resistance in Buildings", International Building Physics Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (2021) Hamed H. Saber and David W. Yarbrough. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2069 (2021) 012098 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012098

"Use of Reflective Technology in Buildings" Seminar 86, ASHRAE Winter conference, Feb 9-11, 2021. Part 1: Reflective Insulation Overview. David W. Yarbrough

2020

"Application of Phase Change Materials and Conventional Mass for Control of Roof-Generated Cooling Loads", Applied Sciences 10 6875 (2020), Jan Kosny, William Anthony Miller, David Yarbrough, Elizabeth Kossecka and Kaushik Biswas. DOI: 10.3390/app10196875.

"Reflective Insulation for above-ceiling applications", J. of Building Physics 44(3) 272-283 (2020). 10.1177/1744259120914644 Kah Wei Yam, Khar San Teh, Patrick Loi, and David W. Yarbrough.

"Cooling of Tree Surface Area due to Solar Reflective Coatings", Engineering Technology Open Access Journal 3 (4) 119-121 (2020) DOI:10.19080/ETOAJ.2020.03.55619.

"Journey of American Building Physics: Steps Leading to the Current Scientific Revolution" Energies 2020, Volume 13 (5) 1027. Mark Bomberg, Anna Romanska-Zapala and David Yarbrough.

"Thermal Resistances for Reflective Air Spaces at 50ºF and ΔT Equal 30 ºF”, Jacobs Journal of Civil Engineering (2020) David W. Yarbrough, Kah Wei Yam, Khar San The, Patric Loi

2019

"Editorial: New Materials and Design of the Building Enclosure", Frontiers in Energy Research, Volume 7, Article 156. Kaushik Biswas and David W. Yarbrough.

"On the Next Generation of Low Energy Buildings", Advances in Building Energy Research, Taylor and Francis Group, UK, doi.org/10.1080/17512549.201,1692070. David W. Yarbrough, Mark Bomberg and Anna Romanska-Zapala.

"Advanced Insulations that Evolved from the Knudsen Effect", 2019 Buildings XIV International Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida, December 9-12.

"Advanced Thermal Insulations and Hybrid Assemblies for Buildings", International Congress on Advanced Materials Sciences and Engineering, Osaka, Japan, July 22-24, 2019, Session 19.

"From Log Houses to Near Zero Energy Buildings", Proc. of the International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems, and Structurers, RILEM Publications, SMSS 2019, Rovinj, Croatia, pages 4-13. David W. Yarbrough, Mark Bomberg, and Anna Romanska-Zapala.

"A Path to Near Zero Energy Buildings in the Future". Proc. of the International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structurers, RILEM Publications, SMSS 2019, Rovinj, Croatia, pager 14-24. Anna Romanska-Zapala, Mark Bomberg, and David W. Yarbrough.

"Recent Advances in Vacuum Thermal Insulation Used in Building Thermal Envelopes", Annual Review of Heat Transfer, DOI: 10.1615/AnnualRevHeatTransfer.2019030270, Jan Kosny and David W. Yarbrough.

"Buildings with environmental quality management, Part 3: From log houses to environmental quality management zero-energy buildings." J. Building Physics 42 672-691 (2019) David W. Yarbrough, Mark Bomberg and Anna Romanska-Zapala.

"Buildings with environmental quality management: Part 4: A path to the future NZEB", Anna Romanska-Zapala, Mark Bomberg, and David W. Yarbrough, J. of Building Physics 43(2) 3-21 (2019)

2018

“Advances in Reflective Technology”, Rural Builder (December 2018).

“In-Situ Evaluation of Attic Radiant Barrier Assemblies”, 128th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Nov. 17, 2018, Clarksville, TN, David W. Yarbrough, Khar San Teh and Chin Haw Lim.

“Research on the Thermal Conductivity of Korean and US Cellulose Insulation”, 2018 International Conference on Energy, Power and Materials Engineering-Beijing, DEStech Publications, Inc. Lancaster, PA, USA (2018) 379-389, Young-Cheol Kwon and David W. Yarbrough.

“Long-Term Thermal Resistance of Thin Cellular Plastic Insulations”, Thermal Conductivity 33, DES tech Publishing, Inc. (2018) pp 106-113, David W. Yarbrough and Michel P. Drouin.

“Fundamentals of Thermal Bridging and Mathematical Models” Seminar 67 at 2018 Annual ASHRAE Conference, Houston, TX. David Yarbrough and Jan Kosny.

“Reflective insulations for hot-humid climate”, MOJ Eco Enviro Sci. 3 (2) 69-70 (2018), David W. Yarbrough, Khar San Teh, Chin Haw Lim, and Elias Salleh

“Buildings with environmental quality management: Part 2: Integration of hydronic heating/cooling with thermal mass”, J. Building Physics 41(5) 397-417 (2018) A Romanski-Zapala, M. Bomberg, M Fedorczak, M Furtak, D Yarbrough and M Dechnik.

“Buildings with environmental quality management, Part 3: From log houses to environmental quality management zero-energy buildings.” J. Building Physics (2018) David W Yarbrough, Mark Bomberg and Anna Romanska-Zapala.

“Buildings with environmental quality management: Part 4: A path to the future NZEB’ J. Building  Physics (2018) Anna Romanska-Zapala, Mark Bomberg and David W Yarbrough.

“Discussion on the Network for Environmental Quality Management”, MOJ Civil Engineering 4 (1) 00093 (2018) Mark Bomberg, Anna Romanska, David Yarbrough and Grzegorz Nosek.

2017

“Buildings with environmental quality management: Part 1: Designing multifunctional construction Materials”, J. Building Physics 41 (3) 193-208 (2017), Mark Bomberg, Marcin Furtak, and David Yarbrough.

“Buildings with High Quality Environment” 10th International Symposium on Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, October 19-22, Jinan, China (2017) Mark Bomberg and David W. Yarbrough.

“Designing Multi-Functional Construction Materials Requires a Circular Road from System to Materials”, EMN Meeting on Materials Chemistry, November 6-10, 2017, Phuket Thailand.

“Advances in Reflective Insulation Technology”, 2017 Global Insulation Conference, Krakow, Poland, September 25-26, 2017.

“Evaluation of Embedded VIPs for Use in the Building Envelope”, 13th International Vacuum Insulation Symposium, Paris, France, September 20-21, 2017. K. Biswas, T. Jiang, D.W. Yarbrough and A.O. Desjarlais.

“Thermal Conductivity of Aerogel Blanket Insulation under Cryogenic-Vacuum Conditions in Different Gas Environments”, 2017 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, Madison, WI, July 9-13,2017. J. Fesmire, J. Ancipink, A. Swanger, S. White, and D. Yarbrough.

“Cellulose Insulation for Use as Building Insulation in Korea”, 2017 International Conference on
Advanced Materials Science and Civil Engineering (AMSCE 2017) April 22, 2017 Phuket, Thailand, Y. C. Kwon and David W. Yarbrough.

“Reflective Insulation for Energy Conservation in South East Asia”, IC3E Suzhou, China, March 2017, Khar San Teh, David W. Yarbrough, Chin Haw Lim, and Elias Salleh.

“Estimating R-values for Enclosed Reflective Air Spaces”, The Construction Specifier (January 2017), pp 59-64.

“Field Evaluation of Reflective Insulation in South East Asia”, Int. Research Conf. on Sustainable Energy, Engineering, Materials and Environment, Northumbria University, ISBN 978-84-16989-87-4 (2017) pp 113-125. Khar San the, David W. Yarbrough, Chin Haw Lim and Elias Salleh
Also: Open Eng. 7 352-362 (2017).

Handbook of Thermal Engineering, Second Edition, CRC Press, Editor-in-Chief Raj P. Chhabra

Chapter 4:
4.6 Thermal Insulation, David W. Yarbrough
4.9  Use of Phase Change Materials in Buildings, Jan Kosny and David W. Yarbrough
4.10 Thermal Bridging in Building Structures, Jan Kosny and David W. Yarbrough

2016

“The Use of phase change materials for zero-energy buildings”, J. of the Tennessee Academy of Science 91 (1-2) p. 19 (abstract of presentation at the 125th Annual Meeting, 20 November 2015).

“Hybrid and Reflective Insulation Assemblies for Buildings”, 6th International Conference on New and Energy and Sustainable Developments, Suzhou, China, July 2016. Also: J of Power and Energy Engineering 4 23-31(2016) with Khar San Teh, Lim Chin Haw, Elias Sallah, Sohif Mat, and M. Yusef Sulaiman.

“Use of a Hot-Box Facility to Evaluate Hybrid Reflective Insulation Assemblies”, J. of Building Physics with Jordan Church and Michael N. Blades

“Reflective Technologies in the Building Envelope”, INTERFACE The Journal of RCI 34 (2) (2016) 31-34. with Wesley Hall.

Handbook of Thermal Engineering, Second Edition, CRC Press, Editor-in-Chief Raj P. Chhabra

Chapter 4:
4.6 Thermal Insulation, David W. Yarbrough
4.9   Use of Phase Change Materials in Buildings, Jan Kosny and David W. Yarbrough
4.10 Thermal Bridging in Building Structures, Jan Kosny and David W. Yarbrough
(in press)

2015

“Measuring Thermal Storage properties of PCMs” 10th International Conference on Advanced Building Skins”, Bern, Switzerland, November 3-4, 2015, David W. Yarbrough, Nitin Shukla, Jan Kosny.

“Continuous Insulation for Mitigation of Thermal Bridges” Metal Construction News (March 2, 2015) Bill Lippy and David Yarbrough

2014

“Specifying Reflective Insulation – Building Envelope and Equipment Applications” Construction Canada (March 2014) pp 76-82.

“Development of an Advanced Foam Insulation Based on Thermosetting Resins”, ASTM Symposium  Next-Generation Thermal Insulation Challenges and Opportunities, Jacksonville, FL (Oct 2013) F. Shutov, I. Scherbanev and D. Yarbrough ASTM STP 1574 (2014) pp. 11-16.

“Development and Use of an Apparatus for In-Situ Evaluation of the Thermal Performance of Building Envelope Components”, ASTM Symposium Next-Generation Thermal Insulation Challenges and Opportunities, Jacksonville, FL (Oct 2013) Wayne C. Thresher and David W. Yarbrough ASTM STP 1574 (2014) pp. 53-65.

“Use of a Hot-Box Facility to Evaluate Hybrid Reflective Insulation Assemblies”, 32nd International Thermal Conductivity Conference, Purdue U. (2014) Jordan M. Church, Michael N. Blades, and David W. Yarbrough

2013

“Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP) Encased in Stainless Steel Envelopes”, 11th International Vacuum Insulation Symposium, Empa, Switzerland, September 19-20 (2013) A. Feinerman, P. Gupta, C. Foster, D. Yarbrough, J. Kosny, and D. Stucker.

“The Development of superinsulations for buildings for buildings and industrial use”, Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 88 17 (2013) abstract.

“Penocom: Novel Foam Insulation Based on Reactive Oligomers”, 11th International Conference on Chemistry and Physics of Reactive Oligimers”, Yaroslavl City, Russia, Sept. 10-13 (2013) F. Shutov, I. Scherbanev, and D. Yarbrough.

“Turning Empty Air Space into Thermal Resistance”, Frame Builder News (November 2013).

“Numerical and Experimental Thermal Analysis of PCM-Enhanced Insulations”, Thermal Conductivity 31 (2013) pp 157-167. J. Kosny, E. Kossecka, A. Brzezinski, A. Tleoubaev, and D. Yarbrough. “Thermal Model of Area and Edge Losses for Vacuum Insulation Panels Using Tensile Supports

“Thermal Model of Area and Edge Losses for Vacuum Insulation Panels Using Tensile Supports and a Stainless Steel Foil Exterior”, Thermal Conductivity 31 (2013) pp.231-237. A. Feinerman, T. Dankovic and D. Yarbrough.

2012

"Dynamic Thermal performance analysis of fiber insulations containing bio-based phase change materials", Energy and Buildings 52(20) 122-131 (2012) with Jan Kosny, Elizabeth Kossecka, Andrzej Brzezinski, and AkhanTleoubaev.

"Heat Transfer Across Opaque Fibers", J. of Heat Transfer 134 (2012) with    KrishpersadManohar,  andGurmohan S. Kochhar.

"Thermal Insulation for Energy Conservation" Chapter 27 in Handbook of Climate Change  Mitigation. Springer Science and Business Media (2012).

"Use of Reflective Technology in Post-Frame Structures" National Frame Builders Association, St Louis (2012).

2011

"Review of Reflective Insulation Estimation Methods", 12th Conference of International Performance Simulation Association, Sydney, Australia (Nov 14-16, 2011) with JamesM Fricker.“Reflective Insulations-Internationally”, SixthGlobal Insulation Conference, Toronto, Canada, September 25-28, 2011.

“Advanced concept reflective insulation”, Sixth Global Insulation Conference, Toronto, Canada, with Doug Kinninger.

"High Performance Gas-Filled Thermal Insulating Panels”, Symposium – Environment, Energy Security & Sustainability, New Orleans, LA, May 12, 2011 with Doug Kinninger.

“Review of Reflective Insulation Estimation Methods’ Conference-Building Simulation 2011, Sydney, Australia, Nov 14-16, 2011 with James Fricker.

2010

“Reflective insulation and radiant barriers for insulation in buildings” Chapter 12 in Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings.Woodhead Publishing Edited by Matthew R. Hall.

“Thermal Performance”, “Large-Scale Testing”, “Product Research”, Presentations at I-RIM Conference 2010, Barcelona, Spain, June 21-23, 2010.

2009

“Thermal Performance of Radiation Control Coatings, Interior Radiation Control Coatings and Industrial Coatings” Proceedings of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation 24 121- 132 (2009).

2008

“Radiation Control Coatings for Buildings and Industrial Projects” Construction Canada 50 113-116 (2008).

“Use of PCM-Enhanced Insulations in the Building Envelope”, Journal of Building Envelope Design – Summer-Fall (2008) pp.55-59 with J. Kosny

“Infrared Spectroscopy of Cellulose Insulation”, Thermal Conductivity 29 DEStech Publications, Inc., pp. 56-70 (2008)with A. M. Syed, J. Kosny, and M. Wells.

“Performance of Thermal Insulation Containing Microencapsulated Phase Change Material”, Thermal Conductivity 29 DEStech Publications, Inc. pp. 109-119 (2008) with J. Kosny, T. Petrie, and S. A. Mohiuddin.

“Use of Phase-Change Materials to Enhance the Thermal Performance of Building Insulations” Thermal Conductivity 29 DEStech Publications, Inc. pp. 129-136 (2008) with R. J. Alderman.

"Partial Pressure Profiles of Blowing Agent Gas in Polymer Foams having Non-Uniform Density”, Thermal Conductivity 29 DEStech Publications, Inc. pp. 88-99 (2008) with P. B. Kondapi and J. R. Booth.

"A Performance Matrix for Attic Radiant Barriers” Proceedings of the Twenty Third International Conference on Thermal Insulation , White Sulphur Springs, WV , January 14-15 (2008) pp. 129-140.

 2007

"Nano-Scale Insulation at Work; Thermal Performance of Thermally Bridged Wood and Steel Structures Insulated with Local Aerogel Insulation", Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Dec 1-6, 2007 with Jan Kosny, Phillip Childs, Thomas Petrie, Azam Syed, and Chris Blair

"Thermal Performance of PCM-Enhanced Building Envelope Systems" Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Dec 1-6, 2007 with Jan Kosny, William Miller, Thomas Petrie, Azam Syed and Douglas Leuthold.

"How the Same Wall Can Have Several Different R-VALUES", Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Dec 1-6, 2007 with Jan Kosny, Phillip Childs, and Azam Syed.

"Thermal Performance of Gas-Filled Panels with Reflective Surfaces Installed in an Attic", Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Dec. 1-6, 2007. with Thomas W. Petrie, Doug Kinninger and Ronald S. Graves.

"Evaluation of Phase Change Materials for Energy Conservation", 117th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 15-16, 2007, Volunteer State Community College.

"A History of the Engineering Section of the Tennessee Academy of Science. 1955-2006", 117th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 15-16, 2007, Volunteer State Community College. With James X. Corgan

"The Effect of Air Flow on Measured Heat Transport Through Wall Cavity Insulation" ASTM Symposium on Heat-Air-Moisture Transport Measurements in Building Materials April 23, 2006      Toronto, Canada     with Ronald S. Graves Journal of ASTM International, Vol 4, No 6 (2007)

"The Effect of Air Flow on Heat Transfer through Fiberglass Insulation", Proceedings of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 22, 140-153 (2007)

"Compressive Strength of Closed-Cell Foams Having Non-Uniform Density" Proceedings of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 22, 173-182 (2007) with P. Kondapi and J. Richard Booth

2006

"The Effect of Air Flow on Measured Heat Transport Through Wall Cavity Insulation," ASTM Symposium on Heat-Air-Moisture Transport Measurements in Building Materials (April 23, 2006) Toronto, Canada (with Ronald S. Graves).

"Effects of Framing on the Thermal Performance of Wood and Steel-Framed Walls," 15th Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates (July 24-26, 2006) (with Jan Kosny, Philip Childs, and Azam Syed).

"Reflective Insulation and Radiant Barriers," Building Science Forum 2006, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (September 5-6, 2006).

2005

"Analysis of Scaling Data for Long-Term Thermal Resistance of Closed-Cell Foams," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 20, 204-216 (2005).

"Measured R-Values of Thermal Insulations Produced from Loose-Fill Material with a Foamable Adhesive," Thermal Conductivity 27 pages 196-206, DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA (2005) (with Y.C. Kwon).

"Apparent Thermal Conductivity Data and Related Information for Rice Hulls and Crushed Pecan Shells," Thermal Conductivity 27 pages 222-230, DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA (2005) (with K.E. Wilkes, P.A. Olivier, R.S. Graves, and A. Vohra).

"Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Sand," Thermal Conductivity 27 pages 250-259, DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA (2005) (with K. Manohar, and K. Ramroop).

"The Long-Term Thermal Resistance of Foams having Non-Uniform Density," 28th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (2005) (with Phaneendra B. Kondapi, and J. Richard Booth).

"Radiative Transfer Across Sugarcane and Coconut Fiber," 28th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (2005) (with KrishpersadManohar, and Dale Ramlakhan).

2004

"Thermal Conductivity of Trinidad Wood," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 19, 103-112 (2004) (with K. Manohar, D. Ramlakhan, and G.S. Kochhar).

"Thermal Performance of Reflective Insulation Used on Air-Handling Ducts," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 19, 113-126 (2004).

"The International Conferences on Fire Safety, Thermal Insulation, and Electrical and Electronic Products," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 19, 189-199 (2004) (with C.J. Hilado).

"Long -Term Thermal Resistance of Cellular Plastic Insulations," Abstract: Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Volume 80, 40 (2005).

2003

"A Comparison of Biodegradable Fiber Insulation with Conventional Insulation," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 18, 133-140 (2003) (with K. Manohar).

"Thermal Resistivities of Spray-Applied Insulations Produced with a Foamable Adhesive," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 18, 170-181 (2003).

"The International Conferences on Fire Safety, Thermal Insulation, and Electrical and Electronic Products," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation 18 213-223 (2003) (with Carlos J. Hilado).

2002

"Use of a Heat-Flow Apparatus to Evaluate Reflective Insulation Systems," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Volume 16, 89-109 (2002) (with P. Kanade).

"Review of Thermal Properties of a Variety of Commercial and Industrial Pipe Insulation Materials," ASTM STP 1426 (2002) pp. 284-295 (with Thomas E. Whitaker).

"Use of Sugarcane Fiber as Building Insulation," Insulation Materials: Testing and Application: 4th Volume, ASTM STP 1426, A. O. Desjarlais and R. R. Zarr, Eds., ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA (2002) pp. 299-313 (with KrishpersadManohar and JaishraeRamroopsingh).

2001

"Use of a Heat-Flow Meter Apparatus to Evaluate Reflective Insulation Systems," Abstract: Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 77(1) 27(2002). Presentation: Annual Meeting of the Academy, Nov, 2001. (with P. Kanade).

"Properties of Cementitious Composites Containing Recyclable Plastic Fine Aggregate," Proc. of the 2001 Virginia Tech Green Engineering Conference (2001) (with I. Shehate, A. Elsawy, and N. Ghafoor).

"Industrial Insulation for Savings and Safety," Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Thermal Insulation, pp. 118-131, White Sulphur Springs, WVA, January 8-10 (2001).

"The International Conferences on Fire Safety, Thermal Insulation, and Electrical and Electronic Products," Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Thermal Insulation, pp. 132-140, White Sulphur Springs, WVA, January 8-10 (2001).

2000

"Effective Diffusivity of HCFC-141b, HFC-134a, HFC-245fa, and Cyclopentane in PIR Foam by Thin-Slice Gravimetric Analysis," Polyurethane's 2000.October 8-11, 2000 Boston, MA. (with J. Richard Booth, Kenneth E. Wilkes, and W. Alex Gabbard).

"Measurement of Apparent Thermal Conductivity by the Thermal Probe Method," Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 28(5) 345-357 (2000) (with K. Manohar and and J.R. Booth).

"Energy and Global Warming Impacts of Building Foam Insulation: TEW1 Phase 3," ORNL/TM-2000/246,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (July 2000) (with Jan Kosny, Dariusz Gavin, and Andre Desjarlais).

"Thermal Insulation," Chapter in The CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, Frank Kreith, Editor-in-Chief. 4-188/4-199 (2000) with Jeff Nowobilski.

"Building Thermal Insulation - Biodegradable Sugar Cane and Coconut fiber," Journal of Thermal Envelope & Building Science 23 (3) 263-276 (2000) with KrishpersadManohar and Gurmoran S. Kochhar.

"Superinsulations in Manufactured Homes," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation 12 255-266 (2000)|

1999

"Energy Efficiency Study of Single-Wide Manufactured Homes," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, C/ORNL/93-0191 (December 1999) (with Gregory J. Andrews, Therese K. Stovall , and Ty Kelly).

"Superinsulations: Use in Manufactured Homes," 109^th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 19, 1999.

"Thermal and Mechanical Properties of a New Generation of PUR Elastomers Reinforced with Three-dimensional Filler," Proc. of the 25^th International Thermal Conductivity Conference," Ann Arbor, MI (1999)

"Review of Cellulose Insulation Fire Safety," Twenty-Seventh International Conference On Fire Safety, Millbrae, CA, January 11-15, 1999.

"Transient Gas Diffusion in Closed-Cell Foam Using an Implicit Finite Difference Method," Thermal Conductivity 24, Editors: Peter S. Gaal and Daniela E. Apopstolescu, Technomic Publishing Company (1999) pp. 428-436 ( with P. B. Kondapi and J. R. Booth ).

"The Effect of Compression on the Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation Determined with a Heat-Flow-Meter Apparatus," Thermal Conductivity 24, Editors: Peter S. Gaal and Daniela E. Apopstolescu, Technomic Publishing Company (1999) pp. 472-482 ( with R. S. Graves ).

"Physical Properties of Polyurethane Foam Containing Fine Powders Produced from Plastic Scrap Using a Mechanical Process," Thermal Conductivity 24, Editors: Peter S. Gaal and Daniela E. Apopstolescu, Technomic Publishing Company (1999) pp. 483-495 (with F. Shutov).

1998

"The Use of Low Emittance Surfaces for Residential and Industrial Insulation," Presentation to the Engineering Section of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 20, 1998.

"Economic and Environmental Benefits of Industrial Insulation" - Keynote Presentation Symposium on Energy and the Environment, September 1-4, 1998. The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

"Development of a Physical Properties Data Base and Test Methods for Cellulosic Insulation," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, C/ORNL 92-0147 (June 1998) (with K.E. Wilkes and R.S. Graves).

"Materials Research Associated with Thermal Insulations," First International Congress for Students of Engineering, University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 7-9, 1998 (invited).

"Expectations of Future Engineering Graduates," First International Congress for Students of Engineering, University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 7-9, 1998 (Invited).

"Status of Cellulose Insulation Fire Retardant Studies," Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Fire Safety, Millbrae, CA, January 12-19, 1998.

1997

"A Variability Study on the ASTM Thin Slicing and Scaling Test Method for Evaluating the Long- Term Performance of an Extruded Polystyrene Foam Blown with HCFC-142b." Insulation Materials Testing and Applications, ASTM STP 1320, Edited by R. S. Graves and R. R. Zarr (1997) pp. 197-215.,

"Heating and Cooling Loads for Single-Wide Manufactured Homes in Middle Tennessee," Presentation to the Engineering Section of the Tennessee Academy of Science," November 21, 1997 (with Gregory J. Andrews).

"Energy and Global Warming Impacts of Building Foam Insulation: TEWI Phase 3, " ORNL/TM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August, 1997 (with Jan Kosny and Jeffrey E. Christian).

"A Study of the Effect of Compression on Measured Thermal Resistivities of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation," Third Symposium on Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, May 15-17, 1997 with R. S. Graves and K. E. Wilkes.

"Insulation Design: Faster and a Lot More Exact," Chemical Engineering 104 66-72 (1997) with Lawrence L. Ambs, Stephen G. Braun, William P. Goss, Joseph Power, and Kenneth E. Wilkes.

"Thermal Design Considerations for Steel Frame Construction," 1997 Ark-Seal/BIBCA Convention, South Padre Island, Texas, February 13-15, 1997.

"Ignition Temperatures for Cellulosic Insulations," The 23rd International Conference on Fire Safety, Millbrae, CA, January 13-17, 1997 (with C. K. Chua).

1996

"Design of Improved Flammability Tests for Cellulosic Insulations," Proceedings of, the International Conference on Fire Safely 22 30-49 @ 1996).

"Thermal Properties and Use of Cellulosic Insulation Produced from Recycled Paper," Conference on Use of Recycled Wood and Paper in Building Applications, Madison, Wisconsin (September 9-11, 1996).

"Major Types of Thermal Insulation Used in Buildings and Their Physical Properties," Oglethorpe Power Company, Tucker, Georgia (September 19, 1996).

"Effectiveness of Reflective Roof Coatings," Journal of Tennessee Academy of Science 71 16 (1996)

"Effective Diffusion Coefficients for CFC- I I by Gravimetric Depletion from Thin Slices of PIR Foam," Thermal Conductivity 23 325-337 (1996).

"Effectiveness of Radiation Control Coatings for the Reduction of Building Solar Gain and Exterior Surface Temperatures," Cairo Fifth International Conference on Energy and Environment, Cairo, Egypt, June 3-6, 1996.

"Effectiveness of Reflective Roof Coatings," J. of the Tennessee Academy of Science 71 16 (1996).

1995

"Evacuated Superinsulations," Proc.Of Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VI, pg. 649, Clearwater Beach, FL, December 4-8, 1995.

"Cellulosic Insulation in the 90's," Proc. of Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VI, pg. 651, Clearwater Beach, FL, December 4-8, 1995 (with R. S. Graves).

"Development of Evacuated Superinsulations," Proc. of the November 1995 BETEC Meeting, Washington, D.C. (with K. E. Wilkes).

"Effective Diffusion Coefficients for CFC-11 by Gravimetric Depletion from Thin Slices of PIR Foam," 23rd International Thermal Conductivity Conference, Nashville, TN, October 29-November 1, 1995 (with R. S. Graves and J. R. Booth).

"Aging and Long-Term Thermal Values of HCFC Foams," Workshop at Polyurethane 1995, Chicago, IL, September 1995 (with J. R. Booth and R. S. Graves).

"Application of Scaling Techniques," SPI workshop on Technique for Determining Long-Term Thermal Performance by Slicing, Polyurethanes 1995 Conference, Chicago, IL, September 26-29, 1995.

"Aging of Thin-Slices of PIR Foams Manufactured with Alternative Blowing Agents," J. Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, 19:118-131 (1995) (with R. S. Graves).

"Evaluation of Radiation Control Coatings for Buildings," Proc. of the Eleventh International Conference on Thermal Insulations, Millbrae, CA, March 13-14, 1995, pgs.1-5 (with P. J. Dycus).

"Drying of Cellulosic Insulation," Proc. of the Eleventh International Conference on Thermal Insulations, Millbrae, CA, March 13-14, 1995, pgs. 24-31.

"Thermal Insulation Research and Development in the 90's," Proc. of the Eleventh International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Millbrae, CA, March 13-14, 1995, p. 32.

"Interlaboratory Comparison on Estimating the Long-Term Thermal Resistance of Unfaced, Rigid, Closed-Cell, Polyisocyanurate (PIR) Foam Insulation -- A Cooperative Industry/Government Project," ORNL/M-3976, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 1995 (with R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy, and F. J. Weaver).

1994

"Solar Reflectance Measurements for Twenty Custom-Blended Radiation Control Coatings," Cool Building and Paving Materials Conference, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, July 11-12, (1994).

"Superinsulated Refrigerator/Freezers: A Technology Characterization for the Department of Energy," ORNL/M-3652, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (1994) (with T. G. Kollie and H. A. Fine).

"Calculated Heat-Flow Rates for Air-Handling Ducts Containing Bubble-Pack Reflective Insulation," Proc. of the Tenth International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Vol. 10, pp. 23-31, Millbrae, CA, March 28-30, 1994 (with P. J. Dycus).

"Analysis of Composition Variation with Time for U.S. Borax Field Study," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Vol. 10, pp. 67-78, (1994) (with D. J. Ferm and K. K. Shen).

"Thermal Testing of Pipe Insulation Using AC Power and No End Guards," Proc. of the Tenth International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Vol. 10, pp. 10-22, Millbrae, CA, March 28-30, 1994 (with J. Wartono).

"Properties and Applications of Powder-Filled Evacuated-Panel Superinsulations," Sixth AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, HTD-Vol. 271, (June 20-23, 1994) (with T. G. Kollie).

"Calibration of Transducer Arrays in Conjunction with ASTM C 518," Workshop on Heat Flow Meter Calibration, ASTM C 16, Williamsburg, VA, April 10, 1994. (with R. S. Graves).

"On-Site Reduction of Thermal Insulation Scrap for Use as Loose-Fill Building Insulation," Proc. of the 10th International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Millbrae, CA, Vol. 10, pp. 1-9, (March 28-30, 1994) (with D. K. Smith).

"Building Thermal Insulation Technology," Dynamic Design Conference, Bozeman, Montana, March 3-4, 1994.

1993

"The Use of an Array of Heat Flux Transducers to Study Thermal Property Variations," J. of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes 17 171-181 (1993) (with R. S. Graves).

"Thermal Conductivities, Electrical Resistivities, and Seebeck Coefficients of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x Superconductors from 80-300K, 22nd International Thermal Conductivity Conference, Tempe, AZ, November 7-10, 1993. Thermal Conductivity 22, Editor: Timothy W. Tong, Technomic Publishing Company, Lancaster, PA (1994) pp. 554-563 (with R. W. Williams and D. Shockley).

"Use of Radiation Control Coatings to Reduce Ceiling Heat Flux in Hot Climates," 103rd Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Memphis, TN, November 19, 1993 (with R. Nachimuthu).

"Liquid-Liquid Distribution Coefficients and Mass Transfer of Chromium from Wastewater to an Organic Phase Containing an Amine," Eighth Symposium on Separation Science and Technology, Gatlinburg, TN, October 24-28 (1993). (with Jorge Destephen)

"The Use of an Array of Heat Flux Transducers to Study Thermal Property Variations," Proc. of the 3rd International Workshop on Long-Term Performance of Cellular Plastics, October 4-6, 1993, Toronto, Canada (with R. S. Graves).

"Slicing and Testing of Foamboard Insulations," Poster Presentation, 3rd International Workshop on Long-Term Performance of Cellular Plastics, October 4-6, 1993, Toronto, Canada (with R. S. Graves and T. G. Kollie).

"Factors that Affect the Aging of Foam Insulations," Vanderbilt University, Chemical Engineering Seminar, January 15, 1993.

"The Performance of New Generation Cellulosic Insulations at Low Temperatures," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulations 9 1-9 (1993) with S. Wudhapitak.

"Aging of Thin Slices of PIR Foams Manufactured with Alternative Blowing Agents," Second International Conference on Cellular Polymers, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 23-25 (1993). (with Richard Booth)

"Permanency of Chemical Fire Retardants Used in Cellulosic Insulation," Proc. of the International Conference on Thermal Insulations 9 87-93 (1993).

"Use of Radiation Control Coatings to Reduce Building Air-Conditioning Loads," Energy Sources 15 59-66 (1993) (with Robert W. Anderson).

"Factors that Affect Thermal Performance of Buildings and Level of Comfort," Workshop on Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Mexico, January 20-23, 1993.

"Computer Simulation of Energy Use in Residential Buildings," Workshop on Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Mexico, January 20-23, 1993.

1992

"A Review of Research on the Permanency of Chemical Fire Retardant Chemicals Contained in Cellulosic Insulation," Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelope of Buildings-V, Clearwater, FL, December 7-10, 1992.

"The Technical Viability of Alternative Blowing Agents in Polyisocyanurate Roof Insulation," ORNL/M-2480, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 1992 (with J. E. Christian et al).

"Laboratory Test Results on the Thermal Resistance of PolyisocyanurateFoamboard Insulation Blown with CFC-11," ORNL/M-2387, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 1992 (with R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy, and F. J. Weaver).

"The Development of Superinsulations for Appliances," Engineering Section of the 102nd Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, November 20, 1992.

"Literature Review: Heat Transfer through Two-Phase Insulation Systems Consisting of Powders in a Continuous Gas Phase," ORNL/M-2426, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December, 1992.(Also EPA-600/R-92-903)

"Factors Affecting the Thermal Aging of Foams," 1992 Gordon Research Conference, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, August 3-7, 1992 (with M. T. Bomberg).

"Distribution Coefficients for Cr⁺⁶ for an Aqueous Phase in Equilibrium with an Organic Phase Containing a Tertiary Amine," Paper 44b, 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Miami Beach, FL, November 1-6, 1992 (with Jorge Destephen).

"A Thermal Resistance (R-Value) Correlation for Blow-in-Blanket Mineral Fiber Insulation," J. of Thermal Insulation October, 1992 (with Clay C. Bare).

"Air Permeability of Loose-Fill Residential Insulations," Eighth International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Millbrae, CA, March 9-11 (1992) (with S. Wudhapitak).

"The Effect of Compression on the Material R-Value of Fiberglass Batt Insulation," J. of Thermal Insulation 15 248-260 (1992).

1991

"Applied Research: Part of Undergraduate Education," Annual Meeting of the AIChE, Fall 1991, Los Angeles, CA (with J. D. Smith).

"Aging of Foamboard Insulation Containing CFCs or HCFCs," Engineering Section of the 101st Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Murfreesboro, TN, November 22, 1991.

"Improving Residential Thermal Insulation Through Understanding, Inspecting, and Enforcing," An "Insulation Seminar" sponsored by the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Richmond, VA, November 15, 1991 (with R. S. Graves).

"Prediction of the Thermal Performance of Single and Multi-Airspace Reflective Insulation Materials," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume, ASTM STP 1116, R.S. Graves and D.C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991. (with A. O. Desjarlais).

"A Survey of Loose-Fill Insulations Installed in Residential Attics," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume, ASTM STP 1116, R. S. Graves and D. C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991. (with R. A. Penney).

"Thermal Measurement of In-Situ and Thin-Specimen Aging of Experimental Polyisocyanurate Roof Insulation Foamed with Alternative Blowing Agents," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume, ASTM STP 1116, R. S. Graves and D. C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991. (with J. E. Christian, R. S. Courville, R. L. Linkous, D. L. McElroy, and F. J. Weaver).

"Thermal Performance of HCFC-22 Blown Extruded Polystyrene Insulation," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume, ASTM STP 1116, R. S. Graves and D. C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991. (with R. S. Graves and J. E. Christian)

"Thermal Properties of Selected Materials from Steady-State and Transient Tests," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume, ASTM STP 1116, R. S. Graves and D. C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991. (with R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy, and H. A. Fine).

"Preliminary Assessment of Radiation Control Coatings for Buildings," Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume, ASTM STP 1116, R. S. Graves and D. C. Wysocki, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1991. (with R. W. Anderson, R. S. Graves, and R. L. Wendt).

"The Use of Liquid-Liquid Extraction for the Removal of Chromium from Industrial Wastewater," 1991 Summer National Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA, Paper No. 16C (with Roger D. Painter).

"Reflective Insulation, Radiant Barriers, and Radiation Control Coatings," Tenth Annual Pennsylvania Frame Builders Conference, Pennsylvania State University, March 5-6, 1991 (with Cory Groft).

"A Thermal Resistance (R-Value) Correlation for Blow-in-Blanket Fiberglass Insulation," Proc. of the Seventh International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Pages 8-15, March 25-27, 1991, Millbrae, California (with Clay C. Bare).

1990

"Monte Carlo Simulations of Sieving through NonWoven Media," Paper Number 276d, AIChE Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov. 11-16, 1990. (with David M. Cecala and Kyung-Ju Choi).

"Laboratory Test Results on the Thermal Resistance of Polyisocyanurate Foam Board Insulation Blown with CFC-11 Substitutes - A Cooperative Industry/Government Project," ORNL/TM-11645, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December, 1990. (with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and F.J. Weaver).

"Acceleration of Thermal Resistance Aging Using Thin Boards," 33rd Annual Polyurethane Conference, Sept 30-Oct 3, 1990, Orlando, Florida. (with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and F.J. Weaver).

"Reflective Insulation Products - A Natural for Some Metal Building Projects," METAL ARCHITECTURE Oct. 1990. pgs 11-14.

"Permanency of Boric Acid used as a Fire Retardant in Cellulosic Insulation," Energy and Buildings 14 351-361 (1990) with N. Chiou.

"Design of Solvent Extraction Equipment for Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater," 100th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 16, 1990, Chattanooga, TN (with Roger D. Painter).

"Chemical Migration from Injection Wells," 100th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 16, 1990, Chattanooga, TN (with Sidney W. Jones)

"Estimation of the Thermal Resistance of a Series of Reflective Air Spaces Bounded by Parallel Low Emittance Surfaces," Conf. on Fire Safety and Thermal Insulations, Nov. 5-6, 1990, St. Petersburg, Florida, Proceedings edited by S.A. Siddiqui.

"The Effect of Compression on the Material R-Values of Fiberglass Batt Insulation," Conf. on Fire Safety and Thermal Insulation, Nov. 5-6, 1990, St. Petersburg, Florida, Proceedings edited by S.A. Siddiqui. (with R.S. Graves).

"Steady-State and Transient Tests Using the Unguarded Thin-Heater Transient-Test Method (Thermophysical Properties of Building Materials)," ORNL/TM-11629, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dec 1990 (with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and H.A. Fine).

"The Technical Viability of Alternative Blowing Agents in Polyisocyanurate Roof Insulation," Polyurethanes '90 Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 1-4, 1990 (with D. L. McElroy, R. S. Graves, and F. J. Weaver).

"The Thermal Performance of Closed-Cell Foamboard Insulation Containing a Gas Other than Air," 40th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Halifax, N.S., July 15-21, 1990 (with R. S. Graves) Paper Number 344 EN-A08.

"ORNL Slab-on-Grade Edge Insulation Experiment Design, Construction, and Research Plan," ORNL/CON-280, 1990, (with J. E. Christian, K. W. Childs, P. W. Childs, R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy, and D. Wasserman).

"Thermal Performance of a Closed-Cell Foamboard Insulation Containing HCFC-22," Sixth International Conference of Thermal Insulations, Millbrae, CA. (Feb. 12-14, 1990) with Ronald S. Graves, J.E. Christian, and Mario R. Destephen.

"The Thermal Resistance of Spray-applied Cellulosic Insulation as a Function of Density and Temperature," Sixth International Conference on Thermal Insulation, Millbrae, CA. (Feb. 12-14, 1990) with K.E. Depew and S. Rashid.

"Determination of a Friction Factor and Permeability of Nonwoven Material," American Filtration Society, Washington, DC (March 19-22, 1990) with D. Cecala and K.J. Choi.

"Three Research Areas Associated with Thermal Insulation Used in Residential Attics," Southeastern Section of the American Society for Engineering Education, Charlotte, NC (April 8-10, 1990) with M. Said and Mario R. Destephen.

1989

"Heat Flow through Fibrous Insulation Heated from Below," Ninety-ninth Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science.Nashville, TN, November 17, 1989 (with S. Wudhapitak).

"Effects of Dust on Horizontal Radiant Barrier Performance," Sixth Annual Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, Dallas, TX, October 3-4, 1989 (with K.E. Wilkes and J.C. Cook, Jr.)

"Effective Uses of Reflective Foils and Radiant Barriers," Annual Meeting of the Insulation Contractors Association of America, San Francisco, CA, September 28, 1989.

"Contamination of Reflective Foils in Horizontal Applications and the Effects on Thermal Performance," ASHRAE Transactions 95 (2) (1989). (with J.C. Cook, Jr., and K.E. Wilkes).

"The Thermophysical Properties of Gypsum Boards Containing Wax," 21st International Thermal Conductivity Conference, Lexington, KY, October 15-18, 1989. (with R.S. Graves, D.L. McElroy, and H.A. Fine).

"Absorption and Desorption of Vapor Phase Organic Chemicals by Cellulosic Insulation," Proc. of the Second California Thermal Insulation Conference, Sacramento, CA, September 18-20, 1989 pgs 34-42 (with P.L. Bhatt).

"Testing of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation Taken from Residential Attics in Four Cities," Proc. of the Second California Thermal Insulation Conference, Sacramento, CA, September 18-20, 1989 pgs. 86-9? (with R.S. Graves).

"The Thermal Resistance of Flat Powder-Filled Evacuated Panels," Fifth International Conference on Thermal Insulation, San Francisco, CA, February 27-March 1, 1989 (with R.S. Graves and D.L. McElroy).

"Moisture Transport in Oriented Strand Board with Foil Bonded to One Face," Technical Report to Weyerhaeuser, January 1989 (with E.S. Percell).

"An Experimental Study of Stabilized Cellulosic Insulation Installed in Four Sections of Manufactured Homes," ORNL/TM-10775, January 1989 (with R.S. Graves).

"Thermal Radiant Barriers," Paper No. 89-251, Southeast Region Meeting, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Nashville, TN, February 6, 1989.

"Sublimation of Boric Acid from Cellulosic Insulation," Fifth International Conference on Thermal Insulations, San Francisco, CA, February 27-March 1, 1989 (with N. Chiou).

1988

"Modeling Heat Generation and Flow in the Advanced Neutron Source Corrosion Test Loop Specimen," ORNL/TM-10603, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1988 (with R.E. Pawel).

"The Thermal Resistance of Spray-Applied Fiber Insulations," J. of Thermal Insulation, 11 81-95 (October, 1987) with R.S. Graves, D.L. McElroy, A.O. Desjarlais and R.P. Tye.

"Thermal Resistance of Wall Cavities Containing Reflective Insulation," ORNL/SUB-7715/6, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Report (1988) with Byung J. Han.

"Survey of Lithium Properties," Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque, NM, (February, 1988) with R.K. Williams and G.L. Coleman.

"Testing Thermal Insulations with a Thin-Heater Apparatus," Building Thermal Envelope Technology Series 1 59-86 (1988), with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves. Fifth meeting of the Building Thermal Envelope Materials Committee, Washington, D.C. (January 7, 1987).

"The Thickness and Density of Loose-Fill Insulations after Installations in Residential Attics," ASTM STP 922, F.J. Powell and S.L. Matthews, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1987, pp. 492-505 with David L. McElroy and Ronald S. Graves (paper presented in 1984).

"Transient Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer Through a Porous Layer with One Boundary Subject to a Time Varying Temperature Condition," Thermal Conductivity 19 edited by David W. Yarbrough, Plenum Press (1988) pages 467-479. From the 19th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, Cookeville, TN (October 20-23, 1985), with T.W. Tong, Y.M. Hou, and D.L. McElroy.

"Moisture Transport in Oriented Strand Board," Ninety-eighth Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Tennessee Technological University (November 18, 1988), with E.S. Percell.

"Analysis of Heat Flow through Dynamic Insulation," Proc. of the First California Thermal Insulation Conference, Ed. S.A. Siddiqui, Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation (1988) pgs.128-144. (with C. Lin).

Thermal Conductivity 19, Ed. David W. Yarbrough, Plenum Press, New York (1988).

"Effectiveness of Thermal Insulation in Attic Spaces of manufactured Homes," Collected Papers in Heat Transfer 1988, Ed. K.J. Yang, The American Society of Mechanical ENgineers HTD-VOL 104 (1989), pgs. 71-80, (with R.S. Graves and D.L. McElroy).

"Radiant Barrier Principles and Standards," Affordable Comfort Conference III, Pittsburg, PA. (December 1, 1988).

"Modeling of Thermal Resistance Test Configurations that Use Thin Heaters," J. of Thermal Insulation 12 69-83 (1988) (with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves). (paper presented in 1987).

1987

"The Thermal Resistance of Advanced Insulation Candidates for Building Equipment,: ASHRAE Annual meeting, Nashville, TN. (June 30, 1987) with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and F.J. Weaver.

"Thermal Conductivities of Low Density Perlite Concretes Obtained with a Radial-Heat-Flow Apparatus," 20th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, October 19-21, 1987. VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA (with R.D. Haynes).

"Thermal Conductivity of Beds of Spheres," 20th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, October 19-21, 1987. VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA (with D.L. McElroy, F.J. Weaver, M.J. Shapiro, and A.W. Longest).

"Thickness and Density Measurements for Attic Loose-Fill Thermal Insulations in Eight Cities," ORNL/TM-10414, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1987 (with R.S. Graves, and D.L. McElroy).

"Effect of Point Defects on the Phonon Thermal Conductivity of bcc Iron," J. Appl. Physics, 62 (7) 2778-2783 (October 1, 1987) with R.K. Williams, R.S. Graves, and F.J. Weaver.

"Chemical Engineering and the Development of Materials for Energy Conservation," 17th National Meeting of the Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers, October 21-23, 1987, Ixtapa, Mexico (Invited talk).

"Modeling of Thermal Resistance Test Configurations That Use Thin Heaters," Symposium on Insulation Materials, Testing, and Applications (ASTM/DOE), December 6-11, 1987, Bal Harbour, FL (with D.L. McElroy, and R.S. Graves).

"The Thermal Resistance of Fine Powders at Atmospheric Pressure and Under Vacuum," Symposium on Insulation Materials, Testing, and Applications (ASTM/DOE), December 6-11, 1987, Bal Harbour, FL (with D.L. McElroy, F.J. Weaver, and R.S. Graves).

"An In-situ Evaluation of the Settling of Loose-fill Rock Wool Insulation in Two Manufactured Home Units," Symposium on Insulation Materials, Testing and Application (ASTM/DOE), December 6-11, 1987, Bal Harbour, FL (with R.S. Graves).

"Heat Transfer Through an Assembly of Spheres," 97th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 20, 1987, Jackson, Tennessee (presentation only, abstract published) with N. Chiou.

"Thermal Conductivity of Oxide Ceramics," 25th Automotive Technology Development Contractor's Coordination Meeting, October 26-29, 1987 Dearborn, Michigan with R.K. Williams and R.S. Graves.

"Radiant Barrier Research Plan," Report for the Radiant Barrier Systems Technical Panel, U.S.D.O.E., submitted October 30, 1987. (Report to U.S.D.O.E., Washington, D.C. with K. Wilkes.

"Fire Retardants in Cellulosic Insulation," J. of Thermal Insulation 10 219-224 (1987) with N. Chiou.

"The Effects of Cr₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ Additives on the Thermal Conductivity of Al₂O₃," J. of Applied Physics (May 1, 1987) with R.K. Williams, R.S. Graves, M.A. Janney, and T.N. Tiegs.

1986

"Non-Steady State Behavior of Thermal Insulation," J. of Thermal Insulation 9 236-249 (1986), with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and T.W. Tong. (presented at the 9th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties, UMIST, Manchester, UK, 1984 and published in High Temp.-High Pressures 17 395-401 (1985)).

"Analysis of Transient Measurements Obtained for Thermal Insulations with the ORNL Flat Tester," J. of Thermal Insulation, July (1986) with D.L. McElroy (presented at workshop on Laboratory Thermal Resistance Measurements, National Research Council-Canada, Ottawa, Canada, October, 1984).

"The Thermal Resistance of Perlite-Based Evacuated Insulations for Refrigerators," ORNL/CON-215, with R.S. Graves, F.J. Weaver, and D.L. McElroy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September (1986).

"Thermal Resistance of Wall Cavities Containing Reflective Insulation," J. of Solar Energy Engineering 108 338-341, with B.J. Han and S.M. Han.

"The Engineering Section of the Tennessee Academy of Science from 1955 to 1986," 96th Meeting of the Tennesse Academy of Science, Nashville, TN, (November 21, 1986) with James X. Corgan.

"Analysis of Transient Heat Transfer Measurements on Porous Thermal Insulation," The Eighth International Heat Transfer Conference and Exhibition, San Francisco, California, August 17-22, 1986, with T.W. Tong and D.L. McElroy.

"Status of ASTM REflective Insulation and Radiant Barrier Standards," TVA/ORNL Technical Workshop on Radiant Barriers, Chattanooga, TN, May 21, 1986.

"Development of Advanced Thermal Insulations for Appliances," ORNL/CON-199, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April (1986) with F.J. Weaver, R.S. Graves, and D.L. McElroy.

"Thicknesses, Densities and Calculated Thermal Resistances for Loose-Fill Rock Wool Installed in Two Attic Sections of a Manufactured House," ORNL/TM-9927, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 1986 (with R.S. Graves).

1985

"Apparent Thermal Conductivity Measurements by an Unguarded Technique," J. of Thermal Insulation 9 123-139 (1985) (with R.S. Graves and D.L. McElroy) (presented at 18th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, October 3-5, 1983, Rapid City, SD and published in Thermal Conductivity 18, Plenum Publishing Company) 339-355.

"Use of Low Density Concrete for Energy Conservation," Proceedings of the 7th Miami International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources, Miami Beach, FL, December 9-11, 1985 (with Ntoria K. Michael and Robert D. Haynes).

"Thermal Resistance of Roof panels and In-Situ Calibration of Heat Flux Transducers," ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference "Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings III," Clearwater Beach, Florida (December 2-5, 1985) with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves.

"Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Concrete Using a Radial-heat-Flow Apparatus," 95th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Murfreesboro, TN (November 20-23, 1985) with Robert D. Haynes.

"Thermal Conductivity of powders," 95th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Murfreesboro, TN (November 22-23, 1985) with Victor Ebolum.

"A Flat Insulation Tester that uses an Unguarded Nichrome Screen Wire Heater Guarded Hot Plate and Heat Flow-Meter Methodology, ASTM STP 879, C.J. Shirtliffe and R.P. Tye, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials. Philadelphia, 1985, pp. 121-139, with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and J.P. Moore (paper presented in 1982) also J. Thermal Insulation 9 160-179 (1985).

"Use of Fine Powders for High Thermal Resistance," High Temperature Science 19 213-225 (1985) with T.W. Tong and D.L. McElroy (paper presented in 1984).

"Thermal Resistance of Wall Cavities Containing Reflective Insulation," ASME/AIChE Heat Transfer Conference, Denver, Colorado, August (1985) with B.J. Han and S.M. Han.

"The Thermal Conductivity of Low Density Concretes Containing Perlite," Seventh Annual Industrial Energy Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 12-15, 1985.

"Research Review and Strategy for Evaluation of High Thermal Mass Building Envelope Components," 36th Annual Meeting of the Perlite Institute, Cancun, Mexico, May 5-10 (1985).

"Prediction of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data for Two-Component Mixtures from Heats of Mixing and the Complete Local Concentration Model," 4th International Chemical Engineering Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, April 15-19, 1985, with Nan Chiou.

"Analysis of Transient Thermal Measurements on Fibrous Insulations Obtained with an Unguarded Flat Tester," 4th International Chemical Engineering Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, April 15-19, 1985 (with D.L. McElroy, T.W. Tong, and J.K. Wood III).

"Monte Carlo Calculation of Radiation View Factors," Integral Methods in Science and Engineering (IMSE85), The University Texas at Arlington, March 18-21, 1985, with Chon-Lin Lee published in Integral Methods in Science and Engineering edited by Fred R. Payne et al., Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York (1986) pp. 563-574.

1984

"Transient Conduction and Radiation heat Transfer in Porous Thermal Insulations," American Society of Mechanical Engineers Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA (December 9-14, 1984) with T.W. Tong and D.L. McElroy.

"The Thickness and Density of Loose-Fill Insulations After Installation in Residential Attics," A.S.T.M. Conference on Thermal Insulation, Materials and Systems, December 2-6, 1984, Dallas, Texas (with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves).

"Prediction of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data from Heats of Mixing," Engineering Section of the 94th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, November 16-17, 1984 (with Nan Chiou).

"Low Density Concrete as a Thermal Insulation," Engineering Division of the 94th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, November 16-17, 1984.

"Vibration of Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Insulation at 15 Hertz and Displacements of 0.004 inch and 0.025 inch," A.S.T.M. C-16 Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 14-17, 1984 (with V. Ebolum).

"Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulation Densities for Insulation in Attics in Seven Cities," A.S.T.M. C-16 Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 14-17, 1984 (with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves).

"Development of Advanced Thermal Insulation for Appliances," ORNL/CON 159, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 1984 (with D.L. McElroy, G.L. Copeland, F.J. Weaver, R.S. Graves, T.W. Tong, and H.A. Fine).

"Storage of Radioactive Waste in Glass," Miami International Symposium on the Biosphere, Miami Beach, Florida, April 23-25, 1984.

"Preliminary Analysis of Thickness and Density Observations on Loose-Fill Mineral Fiber Insulation in Bucyrus, Ohio, Seattle, Washington, and Columbia, Tennessee," ASTM C-16,San Antonio, TX, April 22-26, 1984 (with R.S. Graves and D.L. McElroy).

"Use of Fine Powders for High Thermal Resistance," 4th International Conference on High Temperatures and Energy Related Materials, Sante Fe, NM, April 2-6, 1984 (with T.W. Tong and D.L. McElroy).

1983

"Transport Properties of Concentrated Ag-Pd and Cu-Ni Alloys from 300-1000 K," with R.K. Williams and R.S. Graves.Thermal Conductivity 16, David C. Larson, Editor, Plenum Press, New York (1983) pp. 319-324.

"Settling of Loose-Fill Insulations Due to Vibrations," Thermal Insulation, Materials, and Systems for Energy Conservation in the 1980's, ASTM STP 789, F.A. Govan, D.M. Greason, and J.D. McAllister, Editors, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1983, pp. 703-714. (with J.H. Wright, D.L. McElroy and T.F. Scanlan).

"The Effect of Air Movement on Thermal Resistance of Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation," Thermal Insulation, Materials, and Systems for Energy Conservation in the 1980's, ASTM STP 789, F.A. Govan, D.M. Greason, and J.D. McAllister, Editors, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1983, pp. 529-541. (with I.A. Toor).

"Compressed Natural Gas - The Alternative to Gasoline," 93rd Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 18-19, 1983 (with P.R. Saggurti and R.F. Beckman).

"Aluminum Foils for Building Thermal Insulation," 93rd Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 18-19, 1983.

"Assessment of Reflective Insulations for Residential and Commercial Applications," ORNL-TM-8891, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October, 1983.

"Interim Report on Attic Field Test of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation," American Society for Testing and Materials, C-16 Meeting, Philadelphia, September 19-21, 1983 with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves.

"Liquid Phase Activity Coefficients for Solutions of Allyl Alcohol, Propanol-2, and Methanol Determined from Total Pressure Measurements," AIChE National Meeting, March 27-31, 1983. Houston, Texas (with K.Dema).

1982

"Thermal Resistance of Reflective Foil Insulations Installed in a Simulated Wall Cavity," , Proc. of the ASHRAE/DOE Conference on Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings II, December 6-9, 1982, Las Vegas, NV (with S.G. Kim).

"In-Situ Study of Attic Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation in Residential Applications," Proc. of the ASHRAE/DOE Conference on Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings II, December 6-9, 1982, Las Vegas, NV (with D.L. McElroy and R.S. Graves).

"Concentration of Ethanol Solutions Using a Column Packed with Crushed Glass," with Hsiao-Feng Yuan, Ninety-second annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November 19-20, 1982, Martin, TN.

"Development of a Flat Insulation Tester Using an Unguarded Nichrome Screen Wire Heater," Forum on the Guarded Hot Plate and Heat Flow Meter State-of-the-art, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, October 7-8, 1982 (with D.L. McElroy, R.S. Graves, and J.P. Moore).

"Liquid Phase Activity from Total Pressure Measurements," 16th Southeastern Seminar on Thermal Sciences, April 19-21, 1982, Miami Beach, FL.

"Properties and Testing of Loose-Fill Cellulosic Insulation," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/TM-6433 February, 1982 (with D.L. McElroy and W.W. Harris).

1981

"Heat Transfer in Building Thermal Insulation: The Thickness Effect," ASHRAE Transactions 87 (Part 2) 1981 (with H. Alan Fine, D.L. McElroy, and S.H. Jury).

"Concept to Commercialization - An Innovative laboratory for Chemical Engineering Seniors," 74th Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1981 (with J.C. McGee and E.C. Clausen).

"Phonon Conduction in Iron," J. Appl. Physics 52 (8) 5167-5175 (August, 1981) (with R.K. Williams, J.H. Masey, and T.K. Holder).

"The Thermal Conductivity of Solid N-Eicosane, N-Octadecane, N-Heptadecane, N-Pentadecane, and N-Tetradecane," 17th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, June, 1981, Thermal Conductivity 17, Plenum Press, New York, Ed. J.G. Hust (1983) pp. 265-274 (with Chih-NingKuan).

"The Thermal Conductivity of Semi-Transparent Materials," 17th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, June, 1981, Thermal Conductivity 17, Plenum Press, New York, Ed. J.G. Hust (1983) pp. 359-368 (with H.A. Fine, S.H. Jury and D.L. McElroy).

"Operating Temperatures of Recessed Fluorescent Fixtures with Thermal Insulation," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/Sub-7715/4, January, 1981 (with I.A. Toor).

"The Effect of Vibrations of the Density of Loose-Fill Insulations," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/Sub-7715/3, January, 1981 (with J.H. Wright).

1980

"Laminar Flow of Non-Newtonian Films Inside a Vertical Pipe," RheologicaActa 19, 432 (1980) (with T.M.T. Yang).

"Physical Properties of Building Insulations," American Ceramic Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 27-30, 1980. Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings 1 992-998 (1980).

"An Experimental Study of Thermal Resistance Values (r-Values) of Low-Density Mineral-Fiber Building Insulation Batts Commercially Available in 1977," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/TM-7266 (1980) with R.P. Tye, A.O.Desjarlais, and D.L. McElroy.

"Analysis of Heat Transfer in Building Thermal Insulations," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/TM-7481, December, 1980 (with H. Alan Fine, S.H. Jury, and D.L. McElroy).

"Reduction in the Thermal Resistance (R-Value) of Loose-Fill Insulation and Fiberglass Batts Due to Compression," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/Sub-7715/2, December, 1980 (with J.H. Wright).

"Reductions in the Thermal Resistance (R-Value) of Residential Insulations Due to Vertical Loading," 90th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, November, 1980 (with J.H. Wright).

"Operating Temperatures for a Convectively Cooled Recessed Light Fixture," Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL/Sub-7715/1, September, 1980 (with I.A. Toor).

1979

"Recessed Light Fixture Test Facility," Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Report, ORNL/Sub-7504/3 (1979) with K.T. Yoo and P.B. Koneru.

"Total Hemispherical Emittance of Paints at Room Temperature," 89th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (1979) with T. Chu.

"Results of a Study of Cellulosic Insulations," International Materials Congress, Reston, VA, March 16-19, 1979 (with W.W. Harris and D.L. McElroy).

1978

"Vapor Pressure and Heats of Vaporization and Sublimation for Propane and Propylene from 50 K to the Normal Boiling Point," Paper presented at the 1977 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, Boulder, Colorado. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering 23 602-10 (1978) with C.H. Tsai.

"A Thermal Hazard Associated with the Use of Cellulosic Insulations," 88th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (1978).

"Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Binary Alloys," Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Report, ORNL-5434, August, 1978 (with R.K. Williams).

"Thermal Conductivity of Solid Unbranched Alkanes from n-Hexadecane to n-Eicosane," Southeastern Seminar on Thermal Sciences, 14th Annual Meeting, April 6-7, 1978 (with E.I. Griggs).

1977

"Redistribution of Ion Implanted Boron in Silicon," Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (1977).

1973

"Low Temperature Formation of Silicon Oxides," Thin Solid Films 18, 321 (1973) with W.B. Glendinning.

"A Numerical Study of the Laminar Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Along a Vertical Wall," J. Appl. Mech. 95, 290 (1973) with T. Yang.

1972

"A Novel Monolithic Silicon Vapor Chemical Process Silicon-Nitric Oxide-Hydrogen Fluoride," with W.B. Pharo and W.B. Glendinning. ECOM-4061 (1972), U.S. Army Electronics Command Technical Report.

"Newtonian Limit for Viscosity Measurements of KMER Photoresist Solutions," with E. Shires and H. Mette. ECOM-3526 (1972), U.S. Army Electronics Command Technical Report.

1970

"Hot Carrier Mobility Effects in Magneto-Schottky Junctions," with H. Mette and E. Alstrom. ECOM 3357 (1970) U.S. Army Electronics Command Technical Report.

1968

"Status of Diffusion Data for Binary Compound Semiconductors," Solid State Technology 11, 23 (1968).

"Status of Diffusion Data for Binary Compound Semiconductors," ECOM 2942 (1968) U.S. Army Electronics Command Technical Report.

"Analysis of Non-Fickian Diffusion Data Using the Interstitial-Substitutional Equilibrium Model." ECOM 3015 (1968) U.S. Army Electronics Command Technical Report.

1964

"Calculation of the Vapor Pressure and Heats of Vaporization and Sublimation of Liquids and Solids Below One Atmosphere Pressure, VI Krypton," Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Institute of Technology, July 15, 1964, National Bureau of Standard Contract No. CST-1154, (with W.T. Ziegler and J.C. Mullins).