Cdex, Inc. (fka CDEX)

[d4diddy]

Excellent bio on Poteet:

Although I am a little curious why CDEx didn't give more detail about his employement as Senior Research Scientist between the years 3/87-3/92. My sources show that at some point (1991) during that period Poteet was working at:

Infrared Laboratories, Inc.
1808 E. 17th Street
Tucson, Arizona
[phone]

http://www.irlabs.com/irlabs%20pages/irlabs_frameset.html

Nice people. Among their product line is thermo-electric cooling devices for instrumention:

"The cryogenic cooling systems are designed to cool detectors, optics, experimental materials and complete instruments to cryogenic temperatures and to sustain them at these temperatures for extended periods."

It makes me wonder if CDEx is using Poteeet's past employer for their active cooling platform in the Valimed units? After all, they are a local Tucson source- makes sense.



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Biographical History of Dr. Wade M. Poteet
Dr. Wade M. Poteet
Statement of Qualifications

EDUCATION

Ph. D. - Experimental Solid State Physics - VPI, 1970. (Thesis topic: Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance in Superconductors)
M.S. - Physics - Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1968. (Thesis topic: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Superconductors)
B.S. - Physics - Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1966.
2 years, Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State College and State University

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Institute of Physics
• Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
• Optical Society of America

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

RESEARCH PHYSICIST with emphasis on advanced instrumentation in optics, electro-optics and detector technology from x-ray wavelengths to the far infrared

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES

• Sigma Xi
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Sigma Pi Sigma
• Phi Eta Sigma
• NSF Traineeship
• Mu Beta Psi

PUBLICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS

45 referenced papers in the open literature. Over 250 technical reports generated for private and government agencies. Three decades of active participation in the design and fabrication of airborne, balloon, and spaceborne infrared/visible/UV instrumentation. Direct involvement in mechanical, optical, and array sensor systems for astronomy, defense, SDIO, and commercial programs worldwide. Recipient of NASA certificates of recognition as well as public service group achievement award (1986) for "Superior professional scientific skill and personal dedication performed in conceiving, advocating, developing and testing a Spacelab 2 mission scientific investigation".

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CDEX INC. 4565 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 213, Tucson, AZ 85714
2001-Present --------------- Principal Scientist for private start up Company that is now public and selling technology driven products in commercial markets. Specific focus is research and development of remote species detection technologies, basic research, and new product development.

CP Systems, Inc. 4001 N. Runway Drive, Suite 132, Tucson, AZ 85705
1999-2001---------------President/Principal Scientist
Directed contract research in remote sensing in the x-ray and ultraviolet regions, including landmine, anti-terrorist. and drug detection programs. Provided research and development for nanometrology technologies under contract with Loch Harris, Inc.

System Specialists, Inc. 4001 N. Runway Drive, Suite 151, Tucson, Arizona 85705
1971 - 1999 ---------------- Vice President/Principal Scientist
Directed all research and development, including NASA airborne projects and advanced instruments for commercial and government programs. These programs include SDIO (Brilliant Eyes, "IRX"), Air Force Focal Plane Array programs, and commercial infrared cameras. Designed and constructed color Schlieren proof - of - principle experiment for use in microgravity fluid flow research. The system was successfully flown aboard the NASA KC-135 low gravity simulation aircraft and is now in Phase 2 instrument development. Designed, developed, and constructed ultralow-noise preamplifiers with cooled electronics for a family of infrared detectors and focal plane arrays, including bolometers operating at 0.3K, photovoltaic Indium Antimonide, HgCdTe (PV and PC), and extrinsic silicon photodetectors. Provide a continuing design service to commercial firms for re-imaging optics in the visible and infrared, including cryogenic design and analysis and complete system evaluation.Infrared Laboratories, Inc., Tucson, Arizona

3/87-3/92 -----Consultant/Senior Research Scientist
Principal Scientist for research projects involving infrared instruments and cryogenics. Designed, and developed commercial superconducting (cryogenic) stepper motors and actuators. These actuators are used to position and control optics and filters in the NASA SIRTF program. Group leader for fabrication of infrared array cameras that are sold worldwide. Managed the detector and focal plane array testing and evaluation efforts.

LTA, Inc., Tucson, Arizona
3/86-3/87-----------------Research Scientist/President
Principal Scientist for research effort developing multi-array infrared sensor system for SDI program ("IRX"). Provided design services to commercial firms for re-imaging optics in the visible and infrared, including cryogenic design and analysis and complete system evaluation.

E/ERG, Inc. Tucson Arizona
3/84 —3/86(1/2 Time) ----- Senior Research Scientist
Performed research and development for initial evaluation program for SDI "IRX" program involving infrared array sensors. Served as consultant for design and optical system analysis by commercial firms and government agencies, including Rockwell International, Infrared Laboratories, EERG, Inc, Marshall Space Flight Center, and University laboratories in Japan.

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
8/71 — 3/86 (1/2 Time) -------Sr. Research Scientist
Served as staff scientist in support of astronomical research programs. Team leader for fabrication of the Spacelab - 2 Infrared Telescope focal plane array system that flew aboard Space Shuttle flight - July 1985. This successful experiment resulted in a high - sensitivity sky survey at intermediate and long infrared wavelengths using state-of-the-art extrinsic silicon detectors. Participated in early design and detector studies for the Infrared Astronomy Satellite. Developed cryogenic amplifiers, reset switches, and multiplexer for ultra-high sensitivity infrared detectors used in Spaceborne telescopes. Designed, built, and flew balloon-borne IR telescopes for infrared sky survey programs.

Rice University, Houston, Texas 8/70 — 8/71 (1/2 Time) -------Postdoctoral Fellow Project team member for the "Flying Infrared Telescope", a 20-cm telescope flown in the NASA Lear Jet for astronomy missions. Program lead for the cooled Flying IR Telescope to map the isotropic thermal background from high altitude.


National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, W. Va.
1963 - 1966 -------------------Co-Op Program in radio astronomy/ Observatory data reduction and main computer systems analyst for 21 — scientist group studying radio sources with the 85-foot and 300-foot radio telescopes. Developed spectral hygrometers for IR telescope site selection and evaluation.