Brian is a principal scientist at GE Research, with expertise in the physics and technology of radiation detectors. Since joining GE in 2000, Brian has worked on technologies for digital X-ray and CT detectors for medical imaging, helping to improve the performance and quality of products for GE Healthcare.
Brian has also led multiple projects on radiation detection for homeland security and defense applications. He led the development of a handheld isotope detection and identification device (Intelligent Personal Radiation Locator, IPRL) with CZT sensors and Compton radiation imaging capability and real-time orientation compensation funded by the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS). A later program supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) expanded on the IPRL system to create a larger sized CZT radioisotope identifier-class device with greater sensitivity and range. A subsequent program used Compton imaging with multiple larger CZT detectors to detect illicit radioactive material in moving vehicles, while ignoring benign sources such as medical isotopes (Target-Linked Radiation Imaging, TLRI). As a Lab Manager, Brian guided the development of a second generation vehicle tracking system for DHS (Radiation Awareness and Interdiction Network, RAIN) capable of detecting and correctly identifying radioactive material in cars driving at highway speeds.
Currently, Brian leads an advanced technology project for next generation CT detectors.
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions
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2000Joined GE Research
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First patent granted in digital x-ray detectors2002
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2005Founded the Innovation Growth Council for the GRC Imaging Technologies organization
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Named Senior Scientist2006
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2008Chief Technologists' Award for Intelligent Personal Radiation Locator project
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Named Lab Manager of Detector Lab2011
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2016Named Principal Scientist for Detectors
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30th Patent Issued2020