Todd Samuel
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography
Todd joined PNNL in 1996 as a Project Manager in the Mechanical & Robotic Systems Group. Previous to PNNL, Todd worked at Westinghouse for 12 years as a Senior Plant Engineer and Project Manager working in the areas of remote systems development, data acquisition, and systems testing. In 2003, Todd became the Group Manager for the PNNL Energy Policy & Economics Group and led that group for 19 years. In 2022, Todd became the Group Leader for the Building Systems Group with over 65 scientist & engineers focused on building science, technology, energy efficiency, operations & control, and performance assessment. Todd has over 38 years of experience in the areas of project management, technology development & field deployment of new technologies, systems testing, data acquisition & control, and business development.
Todd has received several awards for his technology development efforts, including an R&D 100 award, and FLC award and two patents for successfully commercialized inspection technologies
Research Interests
- Project Management
- Technology Testing & Integration
- Technical Writing
Education and Credentials
- B.S., Business Information Systems, City University, Bellevue, WA 1993
- M.B.A., Engineering Technology Management, City University, Bellevue, WA 1996
- PMP, Certified Project Manager, Project Management Institute 1994
- Adjunct Faculty -School of Management & Business, City University - 1999-Present
Selected Patents
2005
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Acoustic Inspection Device. 6,938,488 Sept 6, 2005
PNNL Publications
2009
- Diaz A.A., A.D. Cinson, B.J. Tucker, T.J. Samuel, and R. Morales. 2009. "Ultrasonic, Non-Invasive Classification/Discrimination of Liquid Explosives (LEs) and Threat Liquids from Non-Threat Liquids in Sealed Containers." In IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST '09), May 11-12, 2009, Waltham, MA, 199-205. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-66098. doi:10.1109/THS.2009.5168035
2008
- Diaz A.A., T.J. Samuel, B.J. Tucker, A.D. Cinson, J.D. Valencia, K.L. Gervais, and J.S. Thompson. 2008. "Through-Container Measurements of Acoustic Signatures for Classification/Discrimination of Liquid Explosives (LEs) and Precursor Threat Liquids." In Proceedings of the SPIE: Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2008, edited by PJ Shull, HF Wu, AA Diaz, DW Vogel, 6934, 693413. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE: International Society for Optical Engineering. PNNL-SA-59659. doi:10.1117/12.776420
2005
- Andersen E.S., T.J. Samuel, and K.L. Gervais. 2005. "Portable Source Identification Device." In Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security III. Proceedings of the SPIE, March 8, 2005, San Diego, California, edited by AA Diaz, et al, 5769, 41-47. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-44118. doi:10.1117/12.606665
- Andersen E.S., T.J. Samuel, and O. Mullen. 2005. "Straddle Carrier Radiation Portal Monitoring." In Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security III, May 13, 2005, San Diego, California. Proceedings of the SPIE, edited by AA Diaz, et al, 5769, 33-40. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-44179. doi:10.1117/12.606664
- Brodzinski R.L., R.A. Craig, S.D. Fink, W.K. Hensley, N. Holt, M.A. Knopf, and E.A. Lepel, et al. 2005. "An Instrument for Measuring the TRU Concentration in High-Level Liquid Waste." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 263, no. 3:625-628. PNNL-SA-43323.
- Brodzinski R.L., R.A. Craig, S.D. Fink, W.K. Hensley, N.O. Holt, M.A. Knopf, and E.A. Lepel, et al. 2005. "An Istrument for Measuring the TRU Concentration in High-Level Liquid Waste." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 263, no. 3:625-628. PNNL-SA-41903. doi:10.1007/s10967-005-0634-8
2004
- Diaz A.A., B.J. Burghard, J.D. Valencia, and T.J. Samuel. 2004. "Ultrasonic database development for the acoustic inspection device: the velocity-attenuation measurement system (VAMS)." In Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security, preceedings - SPIE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, edited by Doctor, S. R., 5395, 26-35. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE-INT Society Optical Engineering. PNNL-SA-40921.
- Diaz A.A., E.S. Andersen, and T.J. Samuel. 2004. "Low Frequency-SAFT Inspection Methodology for Coarse-Grained Steel Rail Components (Manganese Steel Frogs)." In Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing. Hamilton, :Canadian Institute for Non-Destructive Evaluation. PNNL-SA-41589.
2003
- Diaz A.A., B.J. Burghard, J.R. Skorpik, C.L. Shepard, T.J. Samuel, and R.A. Pappas. 2003. "Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Instrument for Counter-Terrorism and Drug Interdiction Operations - The Acoustic Inspection Device (AID)." In IMTC/03: Proceeding of the 20th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference: Instrumentation and measurement at the summit, 2, 1275-1280. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-39484.
- Diaz A.A., B.J. Burghard, J.R. Skorpik, C.L. Shepard, T.J. Samuel, and R.A. Pappas. 2003. "Noninvasive Ultrasonic Examination Technology in Support of Counter-Terrorism and Drug Interdiction Activities: the Acoustic Inspection Device (AID)." In Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security, edited by SR Doctor, Y Bar-Cohen and AE Aktan, 5048, 34-35. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-40037. doi:10.1117/12.484671
2001
- Rinker M.W., and T.J. Samuel. 2001. "Overview of Remote Retrieval Equipment and the Strategy for removal of Radon Bearing Waste from Silos 1 and 2 at the Fernald Site." In American Nuclear Society 9th International Topical Meeting on Robotic and Remote Systems. Session 2a--Underground Storage Tanks--General., 10 pp. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-34129.