SARA L. ROLFE, Senior Scientist
In her seven years at Eltron Research Inc., Sara Rolfe has developed ceramic articles for a variety of applications including Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Oxygen Separation Membranes, Hydrogen Separation Membranes, Ceramic Matrix Composites, Catalysts, and Adhesives. She has extensive experience in developing porous ceramic structures for improved fuel reforming catalysis and as supports for thin ceramic films. In addition to developing ceramic structures, Ms. Rolfe has developed ceramic/metal (cermet) composites and metallic thin film membranes for hydrogen separation. Her most recent endeavor was to develop a refractory paint for high voltage, high vacuum plastic insulators which resulted in low-cost, light-weight insulators with improved damage resistance after thousands of surface flashover breakdowns. She utilizes her 10 years of experience operating the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and attached Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDX) unit for both in-house projects and clients from a wide range of fields.