Jan 09

Estenda Solutions, Inc. Hires New Vice President of Research

Estenda Solutions, Inc. is proud to announce the hiring of Dr. Stephanie Fonda as Vice President of Research. Building on years of collaboration, hiring Dr. Fonda greatly enhances Estenda’s ability to pursue grant funding for healthcare and medical software projects.

Dr. Stephanie Fonda

Dr. Stephanie Fonda

Conshohocken, PA (PRWEB) January 08, 2014

Estenda Solutions, Inc. is proud to announce the hiring of Dr. Stephanie Fonda as Vice President of Research. Building on years of collaboration, hiring Dr. Fonda greatly enhances Estenda’s ability to pursue grant funding for healthcare and medical software projects.

As a scientist, Dr. Fonda has designed research projects to develop new technologies for assisting with diabetes self and care management, including a cell phone based system for sending tips and reminders to patients with diabetes, internet-based programs for facilitating patient-provider communication, patient education, and care management, and telehealth eye care programs for screening for and promoting public awareness of diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Fonda joins Estenda’s team in addition to her role as Senior Scientist at the Diabetes Institute at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where she is principle investigator on several studies and provides education on research design and methods, conducts statistical analyses, and provides sample size calculations for new research proposals, among other responsibilities.

“Historically, Estenda has collaborated with medical professionals and PhDs to apply for grant funding,” said RJ Kedziora, CIO/CTO and Co-founder of Estenda. “Hiring Dr. Fonda allows Estenda to pursue grant funding on our own and expand our service offerings assisting professionals in crafting their grant applications.”

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Nov 08

Bright Idea: The Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb

From the April 2008 Conservationist
By Shannon Brescher Shea

Since its creation by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1879, the light bulb has undergone a number of changes. Many of the innovations that make the incandescent bulb what it is today came out of General Electric’s laboratory in Schenectady, New York.

Dr. Gorton R. Fonda scientist for General Electric Laboratory in Schenectady, NY

Dr. Gorton R. Fonda (1884-1973) scientist for General Electric Laboratory in Schenectady, NY

The first major advance was crafting a tungsten filament, the wire the electricity heats to create light. When Edison first invented the bulb, he used a carbon filament which has a much shorter lifespan than tungsten. Although others attempted to make the thread out of tungsten, they found it too brittle to mold into the needed shape. However, working in the Schenectady laboratory, Dr. William Coolidge discovered how to increase the wire’s flexibility in 1909. To this day, manufacturers continue to use tungsten in incandescent lights.

Dr. Irving Langmuir, another scientist in Schenectady and a Nobel Prize-winner, made two other major discoveries. A significant problem with light bulbs was that they blackened as the filament burned, decreasing the amount of light produced over time. In 1912, Langmuir realized that if you filled the bulbs with a neon-like gas, you could prevent this effect. He also developed the technique of coiling the filament, which doubled the bulb’s lifespan.

In addition to incandescent bulbs, the Schenectady laboratory also played a role in the development of the compact fluorescent light bulb. Although the “spiral” fluorescent was officially invented in an Ohio General Electric laboratory by engineer Ed Hammer, Dr. Gorton Fonda** in Schenectady played a key cooperative role in its development. Unfortunately, when it was created in 1976, the company decided it would be too expensive to mass produce. Thanks to modern technology, fluorescent bulbs are now both economically and environmentally smart.

Chris Hunter, Director of Archives and Collections at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium, provided the historical background for this article.

**For info on Dr. Gorton R. Fonda, see rootsweb and findagrave listings.

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Jan 01

This is a duplicate of the listing on the fonda.org website.

  1. Albert Granville Fonda; Mechanical Engineer, Inventor, Consultant; see www.crashex.com; Cornell University Graduate; born Nov-6-1928 in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York; 1930 Census, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., New York; res. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area; Fonda, Albert Granville 1928- Who’s Who in the East. 14th edition, 1974-1975; had numerous inventions including patents on power steering design; served as President of the American Society of Inventors and active in the Society of Automotive Engineers; see Biographies for more…
  2. Cornelius Van Wagoner Fonda; Surveyor; born 1858, died Apr-19-1931 at 73 years of age; b. New Jersey; 1880 US Census, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey; d. River Edge, New Jersey; for twenty-two years was an engineer for the North Jersey Title Insurance Company of Hackensack; finished his engineering course at Stuttgart University in Germany.
  3. Gorton R. Fonda; Research PhD Chemist; born 27-Nov-1884, died Dec-1-1973 at 89 years of age; SSDI Amherst, Erie, New York; worked nearly 40 years for General Electric Laboratory, attributed with design for radar screen for National Defense Research Council in 1941; G. R. Fonda, Phys. Rev. 21, 343 (1923); Foundations of Vacuum Science and Technology (1916).
  4. John Giles Fonda; Civil Engineer, Mayor of Warsaw, Civil War Officer (Major); born 8-Mar-1822, died Dec-10-1910 at 88 years of age; b. Sand Flats, Montgomery Co., New York; moved in 1835 to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois; 1880 United States Census, Quincy, Adams, Illinois; d. National City, California; US Volunteer Cavalry 1847-1865; Civil War High Commands by John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher; Second Lieutenant for Independent Companies of Illinois Mounted Volunteers for the Mexican War 1848-49. Major in Civil War, Twelfth Illinois Cavalry; Civil War Pension Index: Kansas; see Biographies, Stories for more…
  5. LeGrand Benedict Fonda; Engineer; born Oct-20-1912, died Jun-10-1989 at 76 years of age; b. New York; 1930 Census, New York, Rensselaer, Troy, District 110; SSDI New York; Who’s Who in Engineering. Fourth, Seventh editions. American Association of Engineering Societies, 1980, 1988; see Biographies for more…
  6. Lyman D. Fonda; Scientist; born 13-Apr-1899, died 10-Jun-1977 at 78 years of age; b. New York; 1930 Census, New York, Schoharie, Fulton, District 9; SSDI Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida; American Men & Women of Science, A biographical directory of today’s leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 12th edition, Physical & Biological Sciences. Seven volumes, 1971; see Biographies for more…
  7. Margaret Lee Fonda; Biologist; born 1942; American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today’s leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 12th-23rd editions, Physical & Biological Sciences, 1971-2003.

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