| Engineer Nominated By the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Timothy Burchfield
 Timothy Burchfield is operations manager for ENSR Corp., part of AECOM, at its Sacramento, California, office. In this role, he has helped technology companies certify their greenhouse gas emissions, implemented environmental management systems for a global airline and energy companies, and obtained operating permits for expansion and reconfiguration of petroleum refineries to enhance delivery of cleaner-burning fuels to local markets. He also serves as cochair of an international, intercompany work group on air quality greenhouse gas market strategies. Burchfield has furthered engineering awareness among the nation’s youth through his leadership as president of an engineering organization responsible for National Engineers Week at Texas A&M and leading events at local high schools, in public venues, and on campus. In addition to his membership in AIChE, Burchfield is a member of the Air and Waste Management Association, the Western States Petroleum Association, and the National Petroleum Refiners Association.
tburchfield@ensr.aecom.com Brian Gahan
Brian Gahan, a multidisciplined engineer at Raytheon, Space and Airborne Systems in McKinney, Texas, plays an integral role in the Materials and Process Group within the Radomes and Specialty Apertures department, where he designs new materials and processes, particularly related to programs in the Low Observables field. In addition to troubleshooting various material-related problems, Gahan has successfully resolved processing and producibility issues on phenolic epoxy, carbon-based absorbers and glass-reinforced foam. These contributions have been key to getting new products out into the defense industry. Gahan also is responsible for the design, transition to production, and production support of several different antenna programs and has assisted with quotes for different antenna and radome programs.
Brian_Gahan@Raytheon.com  Tyler Upton, F.E.
Tyler Upton, F.E., a senior engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company in Windsor, Connecticut, is proficient with the nuclear accident simulation. He has developed plant-specific input and performed nonstandard analyses. He also led a five-day training effort for a Korean engineer on simulated cooldown analysis.
Upton also is proficient in Emergency Core Cooling System analyses and has performed fuel reload analyses from an ECCS perspective. He is being mentored to become a Long Term Cooling post LOCA expert. Other analyses include LOCA blowdown loads and pipe/pipe supports stresses following pipe rupture, and he regularly performs Apparent Cause Analyses. In his current assignment, he performs project management of safety analyses for an Extended Power Uprate. A founding member and first President of New England - Young Generation in Nuclear (YGN), a chapter of North American - YGN, Upton publicly promotes the nuclear industry through advocacy and outreach activities. He has coordinated summer intern activities, led college recruiting, and provided peer mentoring. This spring, Tyler will graduate from Western New England College with a master’s in engineering management.
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