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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION:

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. E.E., 1969

CAREER SUMMARY:

Dr. Dabkowski is a Senior Electrical Engineer with applied research and consulting experience in the areas of electromagnetic induction and earth conduction effects including, (1) AC and DC power line interference prediction and mitigation for above ground conductors and buried structures, (2) cathodic protection system design for optimum protection current distribution, (3) the development of instrumentation for corrosion monitoring, and (4) low frequency magnetic field analysis, prediction and management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

EMPLOYER ..... ELECTRO SCIENCES, INC., Crystal Lake, IL

TENURE ............ 1987 - PRESENT

POSITION ........ PRESIDENT

Dr. Dabkowski founded ELECTRO SCIENCES, INC. in 1987 for the purpose of engaging in contract research and consulting services. The principal technical areas of expertise are in low frequency ELECTROmagnetic field prediction and management, and in the investigation of the ELECTROchemical aspects of corrosion on buried structures.

Recent projects for which Dr. Dabkowski has acted in the role of principal investigator are: (1) AC coupling and mitigation analyses for the IROQUOIS GAS TRANSMISSION pipeline (370 miles length, NY and CT.); (2) Fault current coupling analyses for the KERN River pipeline (650 miles length, WY, UT, NV and CA.); (3) Research funded by the American Gas Association to develop instrumentation for measurement of the polarized potential on buried pipelines; (4) Research funded by the Empire State Electric Energy Research Corporation (ESEERCO) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to characterize power frequency magnetic fields and study methods for reducing field intensities and exposures; (5) A program funded by the American Gas Association to develop a new computer program, emphasizing user friendliness, for the prediction and mitigation of electromagnetic coupling effects from overhead power lines; and (6) Numerous right-of-way studies involving magnetic field coupling to collocated structures.

Dr. Dabkowski primarily consults relative to (1) interference problems arising from electric power lines collocated with other utilities; (2) the prediction and management of magnetic fields, and (3) has provided expert witness testimony relative to both these subjects.

EMPLOYER ..... Science Applications International Corp., IL

TENURE .......... 1979-1987

POSITION ....... Manager Electromagnetic Effects Division

Dr. Dabkowski provided technical direction to research involving; (1) Computer program development for predicting steady state and fault induced potentials and currents on buried pipelines and railroad facilities from overhead power lines, (2) mitigation design for pipeline rights-of-way encountering ac and dc interference, and (3) general corrosion and cathodic protection design studies for on and offshore pipelines. He was also principal investigator for research programs involving testing to characterize the behavior of pipeline coatings subject to high voltage fault currents, and mitigation design for reducing the interference environment caused by coexisting cathodic protection systems in storage fields.

EMPLOYER ..... IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL

TENURE .......... 1957 - 1979

POSITION ........ Senior Engineer

Dr. Dabkowski was the Principal Investigator for a research program involving the prediction and mitigation of ac voltages induced from overhead power lines on gas transmission pipelines sharing a common right-of-way. As a result of the program, a comprehensive annual, delineating mutual design considerations for utility shared rights-of-way was published by the Electric Power Research Institute and the American Gas Association. This original work constituted an advancement in the state-of-the-art. To field verify the newly developed techniques, Dr. Dabkowski, as part of the research effort, performed right-of-way interference surveys and analyses and provided mitigation recommendation.

SEMINARS:

Dr. Dabkowski has presented tutorial lectures on both cathodic protection system design for pipelines and well casings, and on the prediction and mitigation of low frequency electromagnetic interference due to AC and DC power lines sharing rights-of-way with other utilities. These presentations were made at various seminars including the Gulf Coast Corrosion Seminar, the Purdue Corrosion Short Course, and the Appalachian Underground Corrosion Course. He has also been a lecturer at several EPRI/A.G.A. sponsored seminars.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND HONORS:

Senior Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Member National Association Of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), Member ASTM.

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