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JEC 5026
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518-928-7958
About
Dr. Ballinger is a business leader with a reputation for exceptional technical/analytic skills and history of launching “world’s first” products across multiple markets, on time and under budget. Diverse background with demonstrated lean business acumen that includes founding and operating companies, creating, developing and launching new products, technology due diligence, extensive capital raising experience, recipient of multiple grants from NSF,DOE, DARPA, &NYSERDA and global team development. Specializing in taking ideas to market and/or quickly evaluating to determine market viability. Proven track record in life science, LEDs, semiconductor materials, displays including LCD, QLED and uLED, military, and energy including nuclear, thermoelectrics, thermophotovoltaics, EV charging and photovoltaics.
Work experience: Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Lockheeed Martin, Evident Technologies, Evident Thermoelectrics, SelfArray
Consulting experience: Applied Materials, Liquid Venture Partners, Livingston Energy
Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Research
- Micro-LEDs
- Display technologies
- Energy
- Lean product development
- Nanomaterials/Semiconductor materials
- Entrepreneurship
Publications
C.T. Ballinger and W. R. Martin, “Response Matrix Monte Carlo for Electron Transport," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 62, 275-276 (1990).
C. T. Ballinger, D. E. Nielsen Jr., and J. A. Rathkopf, “Response Matrix Monte Carlo Method for electron transport,” Nuclear Explosives Code Developers Conference, Monterey, CA (1990).
C.T. Ballinger, D.E. Cullen, S.T. Perkins, J.A. Rathokopf, “The all particle Monte Carlo method: 1990 Status report,” Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol 24, Issues 1-3, pp 107-116, (1990).
C.T. Ballinger, J.A. Rathkopf, and W. R. Martin, "Response Matrix Monte Carlo Based on a General Geometry Local Calculation for Electron Transport," v5, 21.2 4-1, Int Topical Meeting on Advances in Mathematics, Computations, and Reactor Physics, American Nuclear Society, Pittsburgh, PA (1991).
C.T. Ballinger, J.A. Rathkopf, and W. R. Martin, "Limitations of the Condensed History Method for Low-Energy Electrons," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 64, 306-308 (1991).
C. T. Ballinger, J.A. Rathkopf, and W. R. Martin, "The Response History Monte Carlo Method for Electron Transport," Nuclear Science and Engineering, 112, 283-295 (1992).
C. T. Ballinger, D.E. Cullen, S.T. Perkins, J.A. Rathkopf, W. R. Martin, and S.J. Wilderman, "Single-scatter Monte Carlo compared to condensed history results for low energy electrons," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Vol. 72, Issue 1, 19-27 (1992).
M.M. Svatos, C.T. Ballinger, H. Neuenschwander, T.R. Mackie, W.P. Chandler, C.L. Hartmann Siantar, J.A. Rathkopf, “Electron Transport in Radiotherapy using Local-to-Global Monte Carlo”, Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics and Computations, Reactor Physics and Environmental Analysis, Portland OR April (1995).
C. T. Ballinger, “The Direct S(a,b) Method for Thermal Neutron Scattering,” Proc. Int. Conf. on Mathematics and Computation, Reactor Physics, and Environmental Analysis, 1,134, Portland, Oregon USA, April 30–May 4 (1995).
C. Gethers, C.T. Ballinger, M.A. Postlethwait, D.M. DePoy, and P.F. Baldasaro, “TPV efficiency predictions and measurements for a closed cavity geometry,” Third NREL Conference on thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 401, pp. 471-486 (1997).
D.P. Gierga, K.L. Adams, and C.T. Ballinger, “Electron transport using the macro Monte Carlo method for medical physics applications,” Proc. ANS Winter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (1997).
C.T. Ballinger, G.W. Charache, and C. S. Murray, “Monte Carlo analysis of a monolithic interconnected module with a back surface reflector,” Fourth NREL conference on thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 460, pp. 161-174 (1999).
C. Gethers, C.T. Ballinger, and D.M. DePoy, “Lessons learned on closed cavity thermophotovoltaic system efficiency measurements,” Forth NREL Conference on thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 460, pp. 335 (1999).
E. Brown, C. Ballinger, S. Burger, G. Charache, L. Danielson, D. DePoy, T. Donovan, and M. LoCascio, “Measurements of Conversion Efficiency for a Flat Plate Thermophotovoltaic System Using a Photonic Cavity Test System,” 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (2000).
P. F. Baldasaro, J. E. Raynolds, G. W. Charache, D. M. Depoy, C. T. Ballinger, T. Donovan, and J. M. Borrego, “Thermodynamic analysis of thermophotovoltaic efficiency and power density tradeoffs,” J. Appl. Phys. 89, 3319–3327 (2001).
Rahul P. Gupta, Jeff Sharp, Adam Peng, Susanthri Perera, Clint Ballinger, Tao Zheng & Bruce Gnade, “Inorganic Colloidal Solution-Based Approach to Nanocrystal Synthesis of (Bi,Sb)2Te3”, Journal of Electronic Materials 41(6) 10.1007/s11664-011-1892-6 (2012).
Ashwin Rao, Giri Joshi, Bed Poudel, Clinton Ballinger, “A custom designed modular, scalable test system for an efficient performance evaluation of thermoelectric devices”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 14 May (2022).
Selected Patents
Methods and systems for controlling temperature across a region defined by …
WO US US20210053297A1 Clinton Ballinger SelfArray, Inc.
Priority 2019-08-23 • Filed 2020-05-08 • Published 2021-02-25
An approach is provided for separating a selected component from a plurality of components in a multi-component medium.
Method and system of stretching an acceptor substrate to adjust placement of a …
WO US CN WO2021041147A1 Clinton Ballinger SelfArray, Inc.
Priority 2019-08-23 • Filed 2020-08-20 • Published 2021-03-04
Disclosed herein is a system and method of adjusting a location of components on a receiving substrate.
Efficiency and Reduced Emission for Internal Combustion Engines Using …
US US20150292380A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2014-04-14 • Filed 2015-04-13 • Published 2015-10-15
Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric electrolysis system, the system including a thermoelectric device for deriving electricity from heat, an electrolysis device coupled to the thermoelectric device, an oxygen delivery system connected to the electrolysis device; and a hydrogen delivery system …
Powdered Materials Attached with Molecular Glue
US US20150311418A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2014-04-24 • Filed 2015-04-24 • Published 2015-10-29
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods of consolidating ball milled semiconductors.
Method for Creating Semiconductor Junctions with Reduced Contact Resistance
US US20150056789A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2011-10-25 • Filed 2014-11-03 • Published 2015-02-26
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to creating semiconductor junctions with reduced contact resistance. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of forming a composition of material, the method comprising: providing at least two populations of semiconducting materials;…
Material with Designed Anisotropy When Consolidated
US US20150001449A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2013-06-28 • Filed 2014-06-27 • Published 2015-01-01
Disclosed herein are a consolidated material and a method of consolidating a mixture of materials.
Thermoelectric Elements Including of Axially Dependent Material Properties
US US20150171304A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2013-12-17 • Filed 2014-12-17 • Published 2015-06-18
Disclosed herein are a thermoelectric device produced by a method utilizing consolidation techniques and a method of producing a thermoelectric device.
Printed Semiconductor Junctions
US US20150155462A1 Susanthri Perera, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2013-12-03 • Filed 2014-12-03 • Published 2015-06-04
Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric module and a method of producing a thermoelectric module via printing techniques.
Purification of nanocrystals for thermoelectric, solar, and electronic …
US US9227846B2 Adam Z. Peng, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2013-02-25 • Filed 2014-02-25 • Granted 2016-01-05 • Published 2016-01-05
Disclosed herein is a method of purifying and doping a population of semiconductor nanocrystals.
Crystallization of Nanocrystals That Were Formed Using Colloidal Chemistry
US US20150001450A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2013-06-28 • Filed 2014-06-27 • Published 2015-01-01
Disclosed herein is a method of crystallizing a semiconductor nanocrystal population including suspending the semiconductor nanocrystal population in a high boiling point solvent to form a solution and heating the solution to a temperature of approximately 100° C. to approximately 400° C. Further …
Techniques for drying and annealing thermoelectric powders
US US20130252406A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2012-03-23 • Filed 2013-03-25 • Published 2013-09-26
Embodiments of the invention include a method of producing a low contaminant, stoichiometrically controlled semiconductor material, the method comprising providing a colloidal suspension of a plurality of colloidally grown semiconductor nanocrystals, providing an inorganic ligand structure around …
Thermoelectric Material Based on Oxide Coated Nanocrystals
US US20150004088A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2013-06-28 • Filed 2014-06-27 • Published 2015-01-01
Disclosed herein is an oxide coated semiconductor nanocrystal population and a method of synthesizing the oxide coated semiconductor nanocrystal population. The method includes coating a semiconductor nanocrystal population with a species capable of being oxidized to create a coated semiconductor …
Consolidation Methodologies for Semiconductor Nanomaterials
US US20130082212A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2011-10-04 • Filed 2012-10-04 • Published 2013-04-04
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods of consolidating semiconductor nanomaterials. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of consolidating a material comprising: mixing a population of semiconductor nanocrystals with a matrix material and a solvent; heating the …
Methods of Increasing the Thermoelectric Performance of a Material
US US20140158945A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2012-11-30 • Filed 2013-12-02 • Published 2014-06-12
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to increasing the thermoelectric performance of a material. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of improving the thermoelectric performance of a material, the method comprising: obtaining a powdered semiconductor material; and applying a …
Method for preparing and use of Sb2Te3 nanocrystals in thermoelectric materials
US US20130284989A1 Adam Z. Peng, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2012-03-28 • Filed 2013-03-25 • Published 2013-10-31
Disclosed are a thermoelectric material and a method of forming a thermoelectric material having an optimal stoichiometry, the method including obtaining a first precursor material, wherein the first precursor material is an antimony precursor, and obtaining a second precursor material, wherein …
Preparation of Nanocrystals for Thermoelectric and Solar Cell Applications …
US US20140010750A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2012-06-28 • Filed 2013-06-28 • Published 2014-01-09
Disclosed herein is a method of synthesizing a nanocrystal. The method can include reacting a bismuth material, an antimony material, and a ligand together with a heat source. The method may also include injecting a sulfur precursor at a predetermined temperature and maintaining the predetermined …
Method for a single precursor ionic exchange to prepare semiconductor …
US US8828774B2 Susanthri Perera, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies Inc.
Priority 2012-04-20 • Filed 2013-04-19 • Granted 2014-09-09 • Published 2014-09-09
Herein disclosed is a method of forming a thermoelectric material having an optimized stoichiometry, the method comprising: reacting a precursor material including a population of nanocrystals with a first ionic solution and a second ionic solution to form a reacted mixture.
Introduction of stable inclusions into nanostructured thermoelectric materials
US US20130260135A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2012-03-30 • Filed 2013-03-29 • Published 2013-10-03
Disclosed is a method of consolidating a powder. The method can include obtaining a powder of semiconductor nanocrystals, obtaining a material which will form a gas when heated, and combining the powder and the material into a combined powder.
Quantum Confined Thermoelectric Compositions
US US20130087747A1 Clinton T. Ballinger Evident Technologies
Priority 2011-10-07 • Filed 2012-10-04 • Published 2013-04-11
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to nanocrystal compositions of matter. In one embodiment, the invention provides a composition comprising: a matrix material; and a plurality of quantum confined semiconductor nanocrystals embedded in the matrix material, wherein the composition has a …
Method and system for the recognition of an optical signal
US US7777870B2 James C. M. Hayes, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2006-12-12 • Filed 2008-01-21 • Granted 2010-08-17 • Published 2010-08-17
A system and method for distinguishing a first light source from other light sources utilizes an image receiver that can selectively engage and disengage a filter.
Retro-emission systems comprising microlens arrays and luminescent emitters
WO US US20080191604A1 G. Michael Morris, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2006-09-27 • Filed 2007-09-27 • Published 2008-08-14
A method and system of retro-emission include a microlens array to focus light of a first wavelength on a layer of luminescent material configured to emit light of a second wavelength when excited by a light of the first wavelength.
System for the recognition of an optical signal and materials for use in such a …WO US WO2008073710A1 Luis A. Sanchez, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2006-12-12 • Filed 2007-11-29 • Published 2008-06-19
A system and method for distinguishing a first light source from other light sources utilizes an image receiver that can selectively engage and disengage a filter.
Hairpin sensors using quenchable fluorescing agents
US US20030013109A1 Clinton Ballinger – Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2001-06-21 • Filed 2002-06-21 • Published 2003-01-16
The present invention provides for a device and method for detecting genetic material. The device includes at least one hairpin sensor or, preferably two or more hairpin sensors, spatially and/or spectrally multiplexed on a conductive or semi-conductive substrate or particle. The at least one …
Planar lightwave fabry-perot filter
US US20040033020A1 Michael LoCascio, , Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies, Inc.
Priority 2002-02-26 • Filed 2003-02-26 • Published 2004-02-19
An optical filter includes a first mirror, a cavity coupled to the first mirror, and a second mirror coupled to the cavity. The first and second mirrors are formed of periodic trenches etched into the surface of a waveguide.
Optical wavelength converter
US US6710911B2 Michael LoCascio, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2001-03-02 • Filed 2001-03-02 • Granted 2004-03-23 • Published 2004-03-23
An optical wavelength converter converts an optical input signal having a first wavelength into an optical output signal having a second wavelength.
Optical dispersion compensator
US US6611640B2 Michael LoCasclo, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2000-10-03 • Filed 2001-02-14 • Granted 2003-08-26 • Published 2003-08-26
An optical dispersion compensator includes a saturable absorber. Coupled to the saturable absorber is a pre-amplifier and a post-amplifier.
Reconfigurable optical add/drop filter
US US7110640B2 Michael LoCascio, , Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2001-07-19 • Filed 2001-07-19 • Granted 2006-09-19 • Published 2006-09-19
An optical filter that includes a resonator cavity comprised of a saturable absorber material is provided.
Optical time division multiplexing/demultiplexing system
US US7095959B2 Michael LoCascio, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2001-06-20 • Filed 2001-06-20 • Granted 2006-08-22 • Published 2006-08-22
A multiplexing/demultiplexing system has a multiplexor that includes a first plurality of optical switches having a plurality of outputs and a first plurality of optical delay elements coupled to the optical switches.
Optical switch having a saturable absorber
US US20030099428A1 Michael LoCascio, Clinton Ballinger- Evident Technologies
Priority 2000-03-21 • Filed 2000-12-18 • Published 2003-05-29
An optical switch includes a saturable absorber. Coupled to the saturable absorber is an input waveguide, an output waveguide, and a control beam waveguide.