BFRL Staff Profiles / Materials and Construction Research Division

			Mr. Byrd received his bachelor of science degree in 1980 from Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and, shortly thereafter, joined the Building Materials Division of the National Bureau of Standards. His research activities have included the study of degradation of solar collector materials and protective coatings, particularly focusing upon the identification of mechanisms of degradation and the use of analytical techniques for early detection of degradation. Analytical tools used include scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, thermography, thermal methods of analysis spectrophotometry, and chromatography.
	Walter E. Byrd Education Shepherd College, B.S., Chemistry, 1980 American University, M.S., Analytical Chemistry, 1992 Position Research Chemist Polymeric Materials Group Materials and Construction Research Division Building and Fire Research Laboratory

Information Last updated: 11/10/1999

Walter E. Byrd