Dr. Edward G. Zubler
A write-up of Ed Zubler's participation in the development of the tungsten-halogen lamp appears on this website (The Tungsten-Halogen Lamp). This write-up conveys additional information that exists in his Curriculum Vitae.
Edward George Zubler was born on March 12, 1925 in Lackawanna, New York.
Between the years 1943 and 1946 Zubler served in the U. S. Army in the 102nd Infantry Division in the Central Europe/Rhineland Campaigns. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant - Battalion Aid Station. He was awarded a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster (twice), Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster (twice), and a Combat Medics Badge. He received the Purple Heart Medals for having been wounded by shrapnel in his back and having received a bayonet cut to his knee. The Bronze Star was received first for having braved a sniper attack to pull a fallen comrade to safety. Another time he made his way through another enemy assault to retrieve medical supplies for treating wounded soldiers.
His higher education included a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Canisius College, which is located in Buffalo, New York; this was earned in June, 1949. In May, 1953 he earned a Ph. D. degree in Physical Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Indiana. During the period 1949-1950 he was a Teaching Fellow. Then, from 1950 to 1953 he was an AEC Research Associate.
Zubler's affiliation with the General Electric Lighting Research Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio extended from 1953 to 1987. He retired from General Electric in 1988. From 1987 to 1991 he was a Consultant in Lamp Chemistry. Starting in 1992 Zubler was an independent consultant in lamp chemistry and lighting technology for the Teltech Resources Network Corporation.
Ed Zubler's research interests included high temperature gas-metal reactions, transport chemistry, tungsten/molybdenum halides/oxyhalides, rare earth halides, halogen/metal halide lamp chemistry, lamp getters, mass spectrometry, microbalance techniques, high purity gas flow systems, glassblowing, and computer thermodynamic calculations (STANJAN).
- Awards/Honors -
1949 - Canisius College - Science Award, AIC Award
1949 - University of Notre Dame - Teaching Fellowship
1973 - General Electric Company - first biannual Steinmetz Award - Consumer Products Group for "Sustained Contributions to the Science and Technology of Halogen Lamps", New York, NY
1976 - Toshiba Science Institute (Kawasaki, Japan) - portrait and biography displayed in permanent Exhibit of Technical Pioneers in Lighting for "Contributions to Tungsten Halogen Lamp Technology"
1981 - Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken - Dr. W. Elenbaas Award - granted every 4 years for the furtherance of knowledge in the area of light sources. Received for "Studies Leading to a Better Understanding of the Chemical Phenomena in Halogen Lamps and for the Innovations that Resulted from These Studies," Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Publications -
1) E. G. Zubler, W. H. Hamill and R. R. Williams Jr., "Ion Pair Yields in the X-Ray Decomposition of HBr in Rare Gas Atmospheres", J Phy Chem 23, 1263 (1953)
2) E. G. Zubler and F. A. Mosby, "An Incandescent Lamp With Virtually 100% Lumen Maintenance", Ill Eng 54 734(1959)
3) E. G. Zubler, "The Gettering Properties of Ta", J Electrochem Soc 110 1072 (1963)
4) F. A. Mosby, L. J. Schupp, G. G. Steiner and E. G. Zubler, "Incandescent Bromine Cycle Lamps", Ill Eng 62 198 (1970)
5) E. G. Zubler, "The Kinetics of the Tungsten-Oxygen-Bromine Reaction", J Phys Chem 74 2479 (1970)
6) E. G. Zubler, "Adsorption Effects in the Tungsten-Oxygen-Bromine Reaction", J Phys Chem 76 320 (1972)
7) E. G. Zubler, "Kinetics of the Tungsten-Oxygen-Hydrogen-Bromine Reaction", J. Phys Chem, 79 1703 (1975)
8) D. L. Hildenbrand, K. H. Lau, T. D. Russell, E. G. Zubler and C. W. Struck, "Thermodynamics of Gaseous Species in the Sodium-Scandium-Iodine System", J Electrochem Soc, 137 3275 (1990)
9) D. L. Hildenbrand, K. H. Lau and E. G. Zubler, "Thermochemistry of Gas Species in the Mo-O-Br System", High Temp. & Materials Sci, 38 87-103 (1997)
- Patents -
1) E. G. Zubler and C. B. Collins, "Iodine Incandescent Lamps", US Patent 3,132,278, May 5, 1966
2) E. G. Zubler and F. A. Mosby, "Method of Manufacture of Iodine Cycle Lamps", US Patent 3,160,454, Dec 8, 1966
3) E. G. Zubler and J. F. English, "Iodine Cycle Incandescent Lamps", US Patent 3,240,975, Mar 15, 1966
4) E. G. Zubler, "Getter Composition for Electric Lamps and Similar Devices", US Patent 3,508,856, May 25, 1971
5) E. G. Zubler, "Gettering Processes for Electric Lamps and Similar Devices", US Patent 3,679,285, Jul 25, 1972
6) C. H. Hess, F. I. Ewing, R. M. Potter, T. D. Russell and E. G. Zubler, "Nickel Frame Parts for Improved Metal Halide Lamps", US Patent 4,918,352, Apr 17, 1990
7) E. G. Zubler and E. J. Covington, "Mercury Pressurized Incandescent Lamps", CA Patent 1,280,149, Feb 12, 1991
- Proceeding Volumes -
1) E. G. Zubler, Editor, Proceedings Volume, "High Temperature Lamp Chemistry", Vol 85-2, 1985, The Electrochem Soc
2) E. G. Zubler, Editor, Proceedings Volume, "High Temperature Lamp Chemistry II", Vol 88-4, 1988, The Electrochem Soc
- Invited Lectures -
1) Cleveland State Univ. - Cleveland, Ohio, "Incandescent and Discharge Lamp Chemistry", Jan 1983
2) Case-Western Reserve Univ. - Cleveland, Ohio, "Chemical Transport in Tungsten Halogen Lamps", Jun 1983
3) Gordon Conference on High Temperature Chemistry - Wolfboro, New Hampshire, "Chemical Transport in Metal Halide Discharge Lamps", Jul 1984
4) Univ. of Toledo - Toledo, Ohio, "Chemical Transport Processes in Lamps", Oct 1984
5) Eötvös Univ. - Budapest, Hungary, "Chemical Transport Processes in High Intensity Lamps", Oct 1985
6) Kernsforschungsanglage - Jülich, Germany, "Chemical Transport Processes in High Intensity Lamps", Oct 1985
7) John Carroll Univ. - Cleveland, Ohio, "High Temperature Lamp Chemistry", Nov 1985
8) Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. - Troy, New York, "High Temperature Transport Processes in Lamps", Feb 1986
9) SRI Intl - Menlo Park, California, "Chemical Transport in Halogen Lamps", Oct 1986
10) Sandia Natl. Lab - Livermore, California, "High Temperature Chemistry in Halogen and Metal Halide Discharge Lamps", Mar 1987
- Technical/Professional Activities -
1) General Electric Elfun Society
2) GE PhD/MS/BS Campus Recruiting Programs: U. Illinois / U. Notre Dame, 1967 - 1985
3) Organized and chaired a session on "The Science & Technology of Halide Lamps and Lasers", 158th Meeting - The Electrochem Soc, Oct 1980
4) Discussion leader - session on Chemical Vapor Deposition, Gordon Conference on High Temperature Chemistry, Jul 1982
5) Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, High Temperature Materials Division, The Electrochem Soc, 1984-89
6) Organized and chaired a symposium on the "Science & Technology of High Temperature Light Sources", 167th Meeting - The Electrochem Soc, May 1985, Proceedings Volume Editor
7) Organized and chaired a symposium on "High Temperature Lamp Chemistry", 173rd Meeting - The Electrochem Soc, May 1988, Proceedings Volume Editor
8) Mock interviewer/career counselor - John Carroll Univ, Cleveland, Ohio, 1987-1995
9) Laymember - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee - Case-Western Reserve Univ. Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1989-1991
10) Laymember - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee - Cuyahoga Community College - West, Parma, Ohio 1994-1999
11) Chemistry/Mathematics Tutor - Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, Ohio, 1995-96
On January 31, 1950 Ed Zubler married Marybelle Browning. Their children are: Karen, Rena, and Kurt.
Ed passed away on March 20, 2004.
Bibliography
1) Edward G. Zubler, Curriculum Vitae
2) Obituary, "Edward G. Zubler, Chemist, Inventor of First Halogen Lamp", The Plain Dealer, March 23, 2004.