Development Team

Railroad Commission of Texas
Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division

Dan Kelly, PhD
Director, Railroad Commission of Texas, Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division
Juline Ferris
Program Manager, Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Scott Rolfe
Graphic Designer, Railroad Commission of Texas, Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division
Carmen Ledesma
Executive Assistant, Railroad Commission of Texas, Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division

Funding provided by
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
U.S. Department of Energy

Special thanks to the following contributors:

Technical Reviewers
Charles Joseph Albert, PhD
ACI/Zytec Consulting - San Francisco, California
Former Director, Air Quality Program, City of Austin. Contracts include emission inventory and modeling, study of alternative fuels and ozone alert days. Degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and Texas A&M University.

Edward Bass, P.E.
Application Engineering, Allison Transmission Division, General Motors Corporation
Responsible for specification, development, and testing of engines and energy storage systems for heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles. Manager, Advanced Vehicle Technology at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio. Curriculum Committee Chairman, Trinity University Engineering Department Board of Advisors. B.S. in Engineering Science from Trinity University; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Byron J. Bailey, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch
Recipient of Harris P. Mosher Award for Outstanding Research and Presidential Citation. Editor, American Medical Association Archives of Otolaryngology and Yearbook of Otolaryngology. Editor, Laryngoscope. Advisor, National Institutes of Health. Chairman, Committee on Biodiversity, National Association of Physicians for the Environment. B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.D., Oklahoma University School of Medicine.

Byron Caffey
Assistant Director LP-Gas Safety, Gas Services Division, Texas Railroad Commission
Former director, LP-Gas Safety Section, Railroad Commission of Texas. Works with the LP-gas industry to develop rules and regulations. Conducts training programs for organizations related to the propane industry. B.S., Southwest Texas State University.

Allan Campion, PhD
Professor of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Recipient of Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence and numerous other awards as a distinguished teacher. Recipient of Coblentz Memorial Prize in Molecular Spectroscopy. Member, National Research Council Board of Assessment for National Institute of Science and Technology programs. Author of more than 120 publications in refereed journals, more than 100 invited lectures at universities, government and industrial laboratories, and scientific conferences worldwide. B.A. in chemistry, PhD in chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles. NSF National Needs Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley.

Terri Edison
Business Development Director, Kolar Advertising and Marketing
Twenty-five years experience in advertising and public relations. Visiting lecturer at Austin Community College and University of Texas at Austin. Undergraduate degree from St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas.

Carroll Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department,
University of Texas at El Paso
Taught engineering economic analysis, operations research, project management, and systems design. B.S. in mathematics, Baylor University; M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University.

Thomas R. Lalk, PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Teaches Engineering Design, Combustion, Internal Combustion Engines, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Instrumentation and Measurement, Experimentation, and Heat Transfer. B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Donald J. Lewis
Fleet Manager and Coordinator, Alternative Fuels Group, Texas Department of Transportation
Member, International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles and Society of Automotive Engineers. B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science, University of Texas at Austin.

Amos Salvador, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Worked 30 years in the oil industry, predominantly with Gulf and Exxon Corporation. Current research on supply and demand for fossil fuels and estimating energy sources for the next century. B.S. equivalent in geology from Central University, Caracas, Venezuela; PhD in geology, Stanford University.

Jane Smith
Teacher, R.L. Turner High School, Carrollton, Texas
Has taught Chemistry I and Advanced Placement Chemistry for 17 years. B.S. in chemistry, M.Ed., Austin College.

Barbara ten Brink, PhD
Science Director, Round Rock Independent School District, Round Rock, Texas
Directs science instruction; curriculum; assessment; teacher training; facilities design; laboratory safety, and materials acquisition. Education specialist for Texas Education Agency. Instructor and supervisor of elementary science methods and student teachers for the University of Texas. Instructor of elementary science methods and freshman biology and geology for Southwest Texas State University. Program Advisor and Activities Writer for Harcourt School Publishers. Director, Austin Area Science Fair and Festival. Direct or, Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching. President, Council for Elementary Science International. Board of Directors, National Science Teachers Association. President and co-founder, Texas Council of Elementary Science. B.S. in Elementary Education from Texas Tech University, M.S. in biology, Southwest Texas State University, PhD in science education, University of Texas at Austin.

Mary Walker, PhD
Director of Advanced Placement Initiatives, University of Texas at Austin
Develops and implements the UT Master Teacher Summer Institutes, a secondary science and math teacher preparation program. Administrative Supervisor of Science and Health Programs, Austin Independent School District. Taught pre-advanced placement and advanced placement high school chemistry; science department chair for eleven years in Austin ISD. Research scientist, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Department of Tumor Cell Biology. B.S. in science education, M.S. in biochemistry, North Carolina State University. PhD in biochemistry/chemistry, University of Texas at Austin.

A special thanks to the numerous teachers that have attended workshops and provided invaluable feedback.