CECD Welcomes a Full-Time Deputy Director, Dr. James Short
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Dr. James Short has served as the CECD Deputy Director since 1998 in addition to his duties while with the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Sciences as Director of Defense Laboratory Programs and Acting Director of Basic Research. Following his retirement from DOD in August of 2007, Dr. Short has taken full-time leadership of the planning, coordinating, and chairing of symposia and/or international conferences in the general area of energetics for CECD and ETC. Dr. Short received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (combustion theory and reactive gas dynamics) from the University of California, Berkeley. |
Awards & Honors
Exceptional Civilian Service Award, February 2006
Presented by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for contributions as the Chief of Staff and Chief of Quality Assurance of the Technical Joint Cross Service Group for the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) deliberations.
Meritorious Civilian Service Award, May 2002
Presented by the Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC IHD) for instituting a workforce skills improvement process at Indian Head. Cooperative agreements were established between the Indian Head Division and both the University of Maryland at College Park and the College of Southern Maryland. Each resulted in partnerships in education and research.
Leading Edge Award for Charles County, MD Learning Organization of the Year, June 2002
Group award from the College of Southern Maryland recognizing “dedication towards developing the DoD’s most precious resource – its people.” The recipients assured training and educational opportunities for employees of NSWC IHD.
Elected to: Sigma Xi (science and engineering honorary society)
Pi Tau Sigma (mechanical engineering honorary society
Tau Beta Pi (honorary society representing the entire engineering profession)
Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics honorary society)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Energetic Materials
Publications
James M. Short, Kenneth R. Stone, Sandeep Jandwadkar & Blake Henke, "The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program," Military Engineer, 89, 583, 34-35 (1997).
Ruth M. Doherty, James M. Short, Irving B. Akst & Mortimer J. Kamlet, "Estimation of the Efficiency of Nonideal Explosives," Combustion and Flame, 76, 369-374 (1989).
Ruth M. Doherty, James M. Short & Mortimer J. Kamlet, "Improved Predictions of Cylinder Test Energies," Combustion and Flame, 76, 297-306 (1989).
Frank J. Zerilli, Ruth M. Doherty, James M. Short, Raymond R. McGuire & Mortimer J. Kamlet, "A Comparison of Calculations of Detonation Pressures for a Homologous Series of Polynitroaliphatic Explosives by Different Equations of State," Combustion and Flame, 74, 295-310 (1988).
Frank J. Zerilli, Ruth M. Doherty, James M. Short, Raymond R. McGuire & Mortimer J. Kamlet, "The Chemistry of Detonations. XII. Calculated Detonation Pressures of a Homologous Series of Polynitroaliphatic Explosives as Benchmarks for Calibration of Equations of State," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Pyrotechnics and Explosives, China Academic Publishers, Beijing, 732-744 (1987).
James M. Short, Ruth M. Doherty, Irving B. Akst & Mortimer J. Kamlet, "The Chemistry of Detonations. XI. A Method for the Estimation of 'Detonation Efficiency' of Non-Ideal Explosives," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Pyrotechnics and Explosives, China Academic Publishers, Beijing, 658-664 (1987).
Ruth M. Doherty, James M. Short & Mortimer J. Kamlet, "The Chemistry of Detonations. X. Prediction of Cylinder Test Energies of Usual and Non-Usual Explosives," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Pyrotechnics and Explosives, China Academic Publishers, Beijing, 489-496 (1987).
J. M. Short, H. F. Eccleston, E. E. Baroody, K. F. Mueller, and M. J. Kamlet, "The Chemistry of Detonations. IX. Some Observations Regarding a Computer Based Parametric Study of Detonation Characteristics of C-H-N-O Explosives," Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics: 8, 19-22 (1983).
Mortimer J. Kamlet, James M. Short, Milton Finger, Frank H. Helm, Raymond R. McGuire and Irving B. Akst, "The Chemistry of Detonations. VIII. Energetics Relationships on the Detonation Isentrope," Combustion and Flame: 51, 325-333 (1983).
James M. Short, Mortimer J. Kamlet and Horst G. Adolph, "Simplified Methods for Predicting Eremenko's Relative Detonation Impulses," Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium (International) on Detonation: NSWC MP 82-334, Edited by James M. Short, Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland, 952-957 (1982).
James M. Short, Frank H. Helm, Milton Finger and Mortimer J. Kamlet, "The Chemistry of Detonations. VII. A Simplified Method for Predicting Explosive Performance in the Cylinder Test," Combustion and Flame: 43, 99-109 (1981).
Mortimer J. Kamlet and James M. Short, "The Chemistry of Detonation. VI. A "Rule for Gamma" as a Criterion for Choice Among Conflicting Detonation Pressure Measurements," Combustion and Flame: 38, 221-230 (1980).
R. K. Cheng, J. M. Short and A. K. Oppenheim, "Diagnostics of the Exothermic Process," Experimental Diagnostics in Gas Phase Combustion Systems, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Volume 53, Edited by Ben T. Zinn, 611-627 (1977).
A. J. Ganji, J. Short, M. C. Branch and A. K. Oppenheim, "Gas Turbine Combustor Stabilization by Heat Recirculation," AIAA Journal: 14, 6, 809-812 (1976).
A. K. Oppenheim, L. M. Cohen, J. M. Short, R. K. Cheng and K. Hom, "Shock Tube Studies of Exothermic Processes in Combustion," Modern Developments in Shock Tube Research, Proceedings of the Tenth International Shock Tube Symposium, Edited by Goro Kamimoto, 557-568 (1975).
L. M. Cohen, J. M. Short and A. K. Oppenheim, "A Computational Technique for the Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Exothermic Reactions," Combustion and Flame: 24, 319-334 (1975).
A. K. Oppenheim, L. M. Cohen, J. M. Short, R. K. Cheng and K. Hom, "Dynamics of the Exothermic Process in Combustion," Fifteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1503-1513 (1975).
Technical Reports
J. D. Immele, C. E. Anderson, R.t J. Asaro, S. G. Cochran, L. W. Davison, J. C. Foster, G. Johnson, G. Randers-Pehrson, J. Short, "Report of the Review Committee on Code Development and Materials Modeling," LA-UR-89-3416, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (1989).
R. H. Renner and James M. Short, "Chemical Products of Underwater Explosions," NSWC/WOL TR 78-87, (1980).
F. W. Patten, E. J. Rolinski, D. Stevison and James M. Short, "Recommended Laser Effects Test Procedures," report prepared for Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Aircraft Survivability (1978).
K. E. Suchsland, James M. Short and H. Tong, "Laser Effects Simulation and Testing Requirements: Part I - Simulation Guidelines," AFML-TR-76-78 (1976).
K. E. Suchsland, James M. Short and H. Tong, "Laser Effects Simulation and Testing Requirements: Part II - Application of Simulation Guidelines (U)," AFML-TR-76-78 (1976) (SECRET).
J. M. Short, "The Laser Hardened Materials Evaluation Laboratory--Information for Users," AFML/LPJ TM-76-11 (1976).
K. E. Suchsland, James M. Short and H. Tong, "Laser Effects Simulation and Testing Requirements," Aerotherm TM-75-76 (1975).
Scientific Presentations
J. M. Short, Kenneth R. Stone, Sandeep Jandwadkar & Blake Henke, "Department of Defense Supports Life Cycle Assessment," Proceedings of the Rice University Distinguished De Lange Conference on Sustainable Development: Managing the Transition, 528-533 (1997).
J. M. Short, "Summary of the FY1993 SERDP Project for Clean, Agile Manufacturing of Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics and Plans for FY1994 Project," Proceedings of the Life Cycles of Energetic Materials 1994 Conference, 1-11 (1994).
J. M. Short and P. A. Walter, "Status of Constitutive Models for Computational Mechanics Applications in the United States," The 28th Seminar on Novel Materials for Impact Loading, NATO Defence Research Group, Bremen, Germany 26 September 1988. Paper published in the Proceedings of the meeting, volume 1, 93-112, September 1988.
J. M. Short, "Simplified Methods for Predicting Explosives Performance Properties," seminar given February 23, 1988 at the Center for Fire Research, National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
J. M. Short and M. J. Kamlet, "A Rule for Gamma of Ideal C-H-N-O Explosives and Estimation of Detonation Pressure," General Meeting of the American Physical Society, 28 April 1980, Washington, D. C. Abstract published in Bulletin of the American Physical Society 25, 4, 713, April, 1980.
M. J. Kamlet and J. M. Short, "Simplified Chemistry of Detonations," 1979 Conference on Shock Waves in Condensed Matter, 11 June 1979, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Abstract published in Bulletin of the American Physical Society 24, 4, 514, April 1979.
Proceedings Edited
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Detonation Symposium: ONR 33300-5 , Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217-5000, 1998.
Proceedings of the Tenth International Detonation Symposium: OCNR 33395-12, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217-5000, 1995.
Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium (International) on Detonation: OCNR 113291-7, Office of the Chief of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217-5000, 1990.
Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium (International) on Detonation: NSWC MP 86-194, Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1986.
Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium (International) on Detonation: NSWC MP 82-334, Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1982.
