User:Jefft
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Welcome To Jeff Taylors Profile Page
E-mail: Jeff_Taylor@lokiresearch.com
Education
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. B.A. 1989.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ph.D. Biophysics 1998.
NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA Ordnance Certification (Handling, Safety, Circuitry), May 2006
Work Experience
1998-2002 Postdoctoral Fellow Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
July 2003-Present President Loki Research, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Founded Loki Research, LLC Loki Research manufactures solid propellant used in rocket motors and gas generators. Loki Research holds all required federal, state, and local, licenses and permits required for the manufacture and transportation of propellant and explosives. As the proprietor of a small business, I am involved in every aspect of its day to day operations, including the mixing, casting, and post-cure operations required for manufacturing solid rocket propellant.
Rocket Launching Activities
I have been involved with design, building, and launching solid-propellant rockets since 1995. These have ranged from “model rockets” made from cardboard and wood, to metal and composite sounding rockets capable of exceeding 200,000 feet in altitude. I have conducted many amateur launches at make-shift rocket ranges setup in farm fields, dry lake beds, or other open areas of the United States. Launches are always in compliance with all laws, approval from the FAA, and liability insurance as required for the particular launch site. I am certified to handle ordnance at government rocket ranges and have participated in launches at Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. My company, Loki Research, produces several thousand pounds of propellant each year. The production facility, located at the Frankford Arsenal in northeast Philadelphia, (a former US Army munitions factory), is specially designed for the highest levels of safety. Our safety record is excellent. The majority of the propellant produced is sold to hobby rocket enthusiasts and university research teams. We manufacture a wide variety of small rocket motors that are designed to be assembled by the user, and where many of the parts are reusable. Because these motors are assembled by untrained consumers they have been designed with a simplicity first philosophy.
