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Technology Transfer and Commercialization - Team Leader
Name:Robert Kirkland
Position:Team Leader
Email: kirkland@cavs.msstate.edu
Office:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems 2216
Office Phone:(662) 325-1454
Alternate Phone:(662) 325-5431
Supervisor:Roger King, Director

Biography:Robert L. (Bob) Kirkland is the Business Development Officer and
Manager of Technology Transfer and Commercialization at the
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University.

Bob has over 19 years of national and international,
management experience in Industrial Operations, and Technology
and Business Development prior to his positions at Mississippi
State University. He has extensive knowledge in Thermal Plasma
technology and its applications. He has previously supervised and
assisted in the acquisition and/or startup of thirty-seven operations
for entrepreneurs or corporations.

Bob obtained his MBA degree from Mississippi College in 1983,
and a B.S. degree from Mississippi State University in
Business Administration in 1974. He attended Mississippi State
University in Electrical Engineering and Math from 1963-1967, and
was then drafted into the United State Marine Corps where he
served from 1967-1970. He is a Vietnam Veteran with Honors. In
1977-1978, Bob completed finance courses at the Wharton School of
Accounting and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.
Research Interest:

Automotive and other personal mobility research fields and industries, future automotive technologies, and alternative energy sources and fuels(Synfuels). He continues to remain interested and updated on Thermal Plasma Technology applications and coatings.

Hobbies:

Woodworking, Jewelry Making, Hunting and Fishing
Publications:
  • Haupt, T., Williams, F., Henley, G., Tatem, P., Parihar, B., Floyd, J., Kirkland, R., & Scheffey, J. (Oct 2008). User Manual for Graphical User Interface Version 2.8 with Fire and Smoke Simulation Model (FSSIM) Version 1.2. Naval Research Laboratory.
  • German, R., & Kirkland, R. (May 2007). Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. Advanced Materials and Processes, 165(4), 37-39.
  • Haupt, T., Henley, G., Parihar, B., Kirkland, R., Floyd, J., Scheffey, J., Tatem, P.A., & Williams, F.W. (Dec 2006). User Manual for Graphical User Interface Version 2.4 with Fire and Smoke Simulation Model (FSSIM) Version 1.2. Naval Research Laboratory Technical Report NRL/MR/6180--06-9013 Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 1-62. [Abstract]
    • Total Publications by this Author: 3