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Dr. Lanning has over twenty five years of professional experience in materials research with particular emphasis in the area of phase transformation/thermodynamics of thin-film surface and interfacial sciences. His particular area of interest is in the atomic level engineering of solid surface/interfacial properties for applications such as semiconductor/electronic device structures, sensors, opto-electronics, energy storage and harvesting, catalysis, and corrosion. Dr Lanning’s technical strength is not only in his diverse, interdisciplinary experience, but in his ability to define and optimize robust processes for the production of thin film (sub-micron) device structures with a number of publications and patents related to this area. In his current position at ITN, Dr. Lanning is responsible for program development in solid state lithium batteries/electrochromics, wireless sensors/actuators, and inorganic membranes and catalysts for gas separation and activation respectively.At SwRI, Dr. Lanning was the principal investigator in the development of a wireless, thin-film magnetostrictive sensor system, for detection and monitoring of fatigue damage in high-value military assets, such as turbine engines and was co-PI on two DOE-sponsored programs: 1) the design and installation of a pilot plant for the high-volume production of ultra-low Pt-loaded polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes, and 2) engineering of a stable, conductive scale on a metal interconnect material, such as FeCrAlY, for solid oxide fuel cells. In the area of hydrogen separation, Dr. Lanning successfully managed a DOE/NETL-sponsored effort to develop un-supported, thin-film palladium alloy membranes for the production of hydrogen; with a demonstrated output flux that met 2010 DOE goals.In his role as program manager at Lockheed Martin Astronautics (LMA), Dr. Lanning developed a 3-D, photonically controlled, multi-functional antenna aperture for navy topside and airborne platforms as well as a sub-micron scale model for the simulation of third phase formation at a two-solute interface. He was actively involved in the development, at both the process and device levels, of thin-film polycrystalline materials (i.e., CIS and CdTe) for flexible solar cell applications. Early in his career, Dr. Lanning was involved in the research and development, including failure analysis, of material corrosion mechanisms in the pulp and paper industry; both at the fundamental and technical support level with International Paper Company. His activities covered a broad range of material-related issues, from stress corrosion cracking of pressure vessels to tube fatigue failures in power boilers. | 