Biographical Information
Education:
1981 - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
Areas of Expertise/Interest:
Mechanical engineering analysis and testing of packages, hazardous materials
regulations, software development; economic evaluations of transportation systems; general
scientific, technical, and business management and analyses.
Professional Experience:
1999 - Consultant to packaging manufacturers regarding testing requirements for
hazardous material packages.
1993 to Present Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak
Ridge, Tennessee
Development Staff
Mr Michelhaugh has distinguished himself in the field of hazardous materials
regulation by converting the regulations into a unique and comprehensive computer expert
system for the preparation of hazardous material shipments. He has been involved in
hazardous material packaging design and testing for the past 6 years. The types of
packaging involved includes Type B, Type A, and fissile material packaging as well as
performance oriented packaging.
1990 to 1993 Portsmouth Uranium Enrichment
Plant, Ohio
Hazardous Material Packaging Engineer
Mr Michelhaugh served as packaging engineer for this facility. He was responsible
for determining and obtaining the proper packaging for all hazardous materials used at the
facility.
1987 to 1991 KKM Enterprises, Ohio
Vice President and Plant Manager
Mr Michelhaugh served as vice president and plant manager in the largest moped
manufacturing plant in the US. He was responsible for all aspects of production and
assembly for all models produced..
1986 to 1987 Didier-Taylor Refractories,
Kentucky
Plant Equipment Maintenance Engineer
Mr Michelhaugh served as plant equipment maintenance engineer for the South Shore,
Kentucky facility. He was responsible for maintenance and upgrade of the production
equipment and installation of new equipment.
1986 to 1987 Shawnee State University, Ohio
Adjunct Instructor
Mr Michelhaugh served as adjunct instructor in the Engineering Technologies
Department. He taught Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Industrial Safety, and Drafting.
1981 to 1985 Portsmouth Uranium Enrichment
Plant, Ohio
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant – Centrifuge Assembly/Repair
Facility Engineer
Mr Michelhaugh was the resident expert on centrifuge assembly, balancing, and repair.
He was also involved in machine vibration analysis for preventative maintenance and
failure prediction analysis.
1979 to 1981 Ohio State University (OSU)
Development Associate, Mechanical Engineering Program
Mr. Michelhaugh developed finite difference analysis and finite element analysis
software for Prof T.G. Foster using FORTRAN.
Professional Activities:
Active in the Society of Automotive Engineers since 1980.
Awards and Publications
Honor Societies - Who's Who in U.S. Executives, 1990
Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992
Man of the Year , 1993
Best Paper Awards:
1995 Hazardous Material Transportation Expert System - PATRAM '95
Publications:
1 "Development of an Expert System for Transportation of Hazardous and Radioactive
Materials," Ferrada, J.J.
pp.997-1002; International Topical Meeting on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management,
Spectrum '94, Atlanta, American Nuclear Society, American Nuclear Society, Inc., August
14-18, 1994
2 "An Expert System for Enhancing Compliance with Hazardous Materials Packaging
and Transportation Regulations," Ferrada, J.J.; Waste Management '95, Tucson, AZ, Feb.26-Mar.2,1995
3 "An Expert System that Simplifies the Navigation Through the Transportation
Regulations," Ferrada, J.J.;˜ Proc. 11th Int. Conf. on Packaging and Transportation
of Radioactive Materials, Las Vegas, Dec.3-8,1995
5 "Development of a Fresh MOX Fuel Transport Package for Disposition of Weapons
Plutonium," Ludwig, S.B. pp.472-477;Proc. DOE Spent
Fuel and Fissile Material Management, Charleston, SC, American Nuclear Society, Am. Nucl.
Soc., Sept.8,1998
6 "Guidance and Methods for Satisfying Low Specific Activity Material and Surface
Contaminated Object Regulatory Requirements," Pope, R.B.
pp.1521-1528;Proc. PATRAM '98, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials
Conf., Paris, France, SFEN, 67 rue Blomet-75015, Paris, France, May 10-15,1998
7 "Off-Site Shipment Campaign Readiness Assessment (OSCRA): A tool for Off-Site
Shipment Campaigns," Michelhaugh, R.D.; 11th Int.
Conf. on Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Las Vegas, Dec.3-8,1995
8 "Hazardous Materials Transportation Expert System (HaMTES),"Michelhaugh, R.D. pp.1019-25;Proc. 11th Int. Conf. on Packaging
and Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Las Vegas, NV, CONF-951203-44, Dec.3-8,1995
9 "A Simplified ALARA Approach to Demonstration of Compliance with Surface
Contaminated Object Regulatory Requirements," Pope,
R.B. pp.1012-1019;Proc. PATRAM '98, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive
Materials Conf., Paris, France, SFEN, Paris, France, May 10-15,1998
10 ORNL/TM-2000/86;"Transportation Routing Analysis Georgraphic Information System
(WebTRAGIS) User's Manual," Michelhaugh, R.D.
11 ORNL/TM-13574;"Revised Conceptual Designs for the FMDP MOX Fresh Fuel Transport
Package," Ludwig, S.B.
12 "Characterizing, for Packaging and Transport, Large Objects Contaminated by
Radioactive Material Having an Unlimited A2 Value," Pope, R.B. pp.997-1003; Proc. PATRAM '98, Packaging and
Transportation of Radioactive Materials Conf., Paris, France, SFEN, Paris, France, May
10-15,1998
13 "Global Transportation Cost Modeling for Long-Range Planning,";Pope, R.B. PATRAM '98, Packaging
and Transportation of Radioactive Materials Conf., Paris, France, May 10-15,1998
14 S. B. Ludwig, R. D. Michelhaugh, et al., Programmatic and Technical Requirements for the FMDP Fresh
MOX Fuel Transport Package, ORNL/TM-13526, December, 1997.
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