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Awards, Patents & Papers
BSME - Machine Design Indiana Institute of Technology; Ft. Wayne IN
MSME- Applied Mechanics Fairleigh-Dickinson University; Teneck NJ
Registered P.E. Mechanical Engineering – California
Continuous Education
· American Society of Employers – Project Management – May 2003
· SAE TOPTEC’s
o HCCI Symposium - 2005
o Hybrid Vehicle Technology
o Advanced Transmission Technology
o Noise & Vibration Measurement: Instruments & Facilities
o Electronic engine Controls
Patents:
· #4,153,305 – “Toggle-Action 4-Way Valve”
· #6,935,294 – “Fluid Actuated Engine Starting System and Method for a Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain”
· #7,047,867 – “Oscillating Device For Adjusting The Displacement Of A Fluid Pump”
· #11,371,592 – “Continuously Variable-Ratio Transmission”
Technical Papers:
· James Kalkstein, et al, 2006 “Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder (opocTM) 5/10 kW Heavy Fuel Engine for UAV’s and APU’s” SAE 2006 World Congress April 3rd- 6th 2006.
· “High Dynamic Engine Testing” – J.L. Kalkstein – Global Powertrain Congress ‘98
· “EPA Smoke Testing using Hydraulic Dynamometers – J.L. Kalkstein – Testing Solutions
· Clark, B. C., J. L. Kalkstein, S. Meyer, 1991. “The Case for the Methanol Powered Planetary Rover.” 42nd Congress of the Intl. Astronautically Federation, Oct. 5-11, 1991, Montreal Canada
· J.L. Kalkstein, L.A Zaremba, 1981 “Safety Life-Cycle Methods for Evaluating Railway Wheelsets” 7th International Wheelset Congress, 25th to 29th October, 1981, Vienna Austria
Peer Review Committees:
· Speaker – Emissions from Alternative Fueled Engines TOPTEC – December 11, 1991
· Chairman of the SAE Heavy-Duty Hybrid Vehicle Symposium – Oct 2002
Supported the National Academy of Sciences Report – “Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards - 2002