Harry Wilson Abernathy III (Billy)
102 West Eggleston Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24060-0020
(540)232-5715
Objective:
I want to obtain a job doing research on ceramic and/or metallic properties, possibly related
to the fuel cell industry.
Education:
Virginia Tech , Blacksburg, VA
I am majoring in materials science
with a specialization in ceramics. Expected date of graduation May 1998.
QCA: 3.88
Experience:
- January - May 1995, September -1995: Co-op work session
- Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne, IL
I was employed as a research scientist in the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) program.
My tasks included preparing ceramic cathode materials, running MCFC's, performing
post-run microscopy, running metal corrosion experiments in high temperature salt
environments and analyzing data.
- June - August 1993: Journalism internship
- The Daily and Sunday Herald; Roanoke Rapids, NC
My tasks during this internship included six weeks of front page reporting, two weeks
of publishing and one week in circulation.
- Skills:
- Journalism skills: writing, interviewing, editing
Computer experience: familiar with MSWord, Clarisworks, Aldus Pagemaker, Excel, Netscape
limited experience with FORTRAN,C and CADKEY
Scientific experience: SEM, preparing metallurgical samples for microscopy, tape casting
- Honors:
- Marshall Hahn engineering scholarship
Hobart B. Speegle Jr. engineering scholarhip
Thomas Lievesly Jr. engineering scholarship
Adrienne Ivey/ Daily Herald Fine Arts scholarship
Robert C. Byrd scholarship
Dean's list
- Activities:
- Virginia Tech Horn Ensemble, New River Valley Symphony
University Honors Associates
e-mail: hwaber@vt.edu
Permanent address:
914 Hamilton Street
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-2710
(919)535-4830