“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”           – John Quincy Adams                                                     

After 37 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) where I was fortunate to witness many amazing technological accomplishments, I have chosen King University to move into my next life phase, teaching.  I would hope to inspire and train students to become successful while maintaining their dignity and character.

My graduate degrees, all from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, were obtained while working full-time, so I can understand what many of the King University students go through as they do the same.  In December 1985 I received my M.S. degree in industrial and systems engineering with a concentration in reliability engineering and quality control.  In December 1992 I received my PhD degree in Business Administration in a dual program with the College of Engineering referred to as Strategic Management of Technology.  The title of my dissertation was The Strategic Importance of Key Decision Criteria in the Selection of Research Areas.    

I served as an adjunct faculty member for several years prior to retiring from ORNL and knew that teaching full-time for King University was something I longed to do.  I wrote and teach the courses which comprise the project management specialization of the MBA Program.  I also teach other courses as needed and serve on dissertation committees with special interest in research methods.  Lastly, I build strategic relationships within the Knoxville Area for King University.   

My research interests include research methods, business competitiveness, technology management and entrepreneurship.

Ph.D.: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Business Administration, Dissertation Title: The Strategic Importance of Key Decision Criteria in the Selection of Research Areas 

M.S.: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Industrial Engineering, Concentration: Reliability Engineering and Quality Control

B.S. University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Industrial Engineering

Publications

Journals

• Terry Payne, Thomas Benjamin, Nancy Garland, and John Kopasz, “Research Strategies for Development of an Efficient and Effective Electrocatalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells and Progress Summary”, Electrochemical Society Transactions, Oct. 2008, Issue 16, pages 3-8.
• Numerous Classified, Work-Related, Journal-Quality Reports, e.g., “Expected Number of Early Centrifuge Failures in the First Four Years of American Centrifuge Plant Operation (U)”.

Book Contributions

• Terry Payne, Gilbert Brown, David Bogomolny, “Chapter 5: Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cells: A Market Need Provides Research Opportunities”, The Future of the Chemical Industry, Roger Jones, Editor, Oxford University Press, December 2009.
• Terry L. Payne, “Technology Assessment”, Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management, Michael J. Stahl, Editor, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California, 2004.
• Terry L. Payne, “Technology Change”, Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management, Michael J. Stahl, Editor, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California, 2004.
• Terry L. Payne, “Selecting Cooperative Research and Development Partners”, Management of Technology V – Technology Management in a Changing World, Robert M. Mason, Louis A. Lefebvre, and Tarek M. Khalil, Editors, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, UK, 1996. (This article was also presented at the Fifth International Conference on the Management of Technology, 2/27/96 – 3/1/96, Miami, Florida.)
• T. L. Payne and M. J. Stahl, ”The Strategic Importance and Effectiveness of Key Decision Criteria in the Selection of Research Areas – A Summary”, Management of Technology IV – Volume 1, Tarek M. Khalil and Bulent A. Bayraktar, Editors, Industrial Engineering and Management Press, Norcross, Georgia, 1994.  (This article was also presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Management of Technology, 2/27/94-3/4/94, Miami, Florida.)
• Terry L. Payne, “Productivity Validation Test Beds”, Productivity and Quality Management Frontiers III, David J. Sumanth, Johnson A. Edosomwan, D. Scott Sink, and William B. Werther, Jr., Editors, Industrial Engineering and Management Press, Norcross, GA, 1991.  (This refereed paper was presented at the Third International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research, February 20-22, 1991 in Miami, Florida.)
• Terry L. Payne, “A Master’s Concentration in Productivity”, Productivity and Quality Management Frontiers III, David J. Sumanth, Johnson A. Edosomwan, D. Scott Sink, and William B. Werther, Jr., Editors, Industrial Engineering and Management Press, Norcross, GA, 1991.  (This refereed paper was presented at the Third International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research, February 20-22, 1991 in Miami, Florida.)
• Terry Lynn Payne, “A Decision Model Which Considers Qualitative Factors”, Management of Technology I, Tarek M. Khalil, Bulent A. Bayraktar, and Johnson A. Edosomwan, Editors, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., Geneva, Switzerland, 1988.

Invited Talks

• Terry L. Payne, “Leveraging SBIR/STTR with T2 in a Cohesive Environment”, given at the Federal Lab Consortium National Meeting, Nashville, TN, May 2011.
• Terry Payne, “Energy: The Future of Federal Energy Funding”, presented at the SBIR National Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 2010.
• Nancy Garland and Terry Payne, “DOE Fuel Cell R&D Activities: Transportation, Stationary, and Portable Power Applications” presented at the 4th International Conference on Fuel Cells Durability and Performance, Las Vegas, NV, December 2008. (Paper was published in conference proceedings.)
• Terry L. Payne, “DOE PEM Fuel Cell R&D Activities”, Keynote Address, presented at the 10th Annual Small Fuel Cells International Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2008.
• Terry L. Payne, “DOE Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program”, presented at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, April 18, 2007. 
• “DOE SBIR Program”, a presentation on the Department of Energy SBIR/STTR Program, was given at the request of the DOE SBIR Program Manager at numerous national and regional events, including participation with SBIR Program Managers from other Federal agencies on annual bus tours of select regions of the United States.  The bus tours (known as “SBIR Where Innovation Focuses Technology”, or SWIFT, bus tours) were intended to increase the number of SBIR and STTR proposals received from under-represented regions of the country.  SWIFT Tour events in which Terry Payne represented the DOE include: 

SWIFT VI (2006)                                   

• Denver, Colorado  

• Casper, Wyoming
• Bozeman, Montana

SWIFT V (2004)

• Detroit, Michigan
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• Chicago, Illinois
• St. Louis, Missouri
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Louisville, Kentucky

    SWIFT IV (2003)

·   Seattle, Washington

·   Portland, Oregon

·   Sacramento, California

·   Reno, Nevada

·   Salt Lake City, Utah

·   Boise, Idaho

    SWIFT III (2002)

·   San Antonio, Texas

·   Baton Rouge, Louisiana

·   Little Rock, Arkansas

·   Jackson, Mississippi

·   Birmingham, Alabama

·   Atlanta, Georgia

Conference Presentations

• Terry Payne, “Potential Nanotechnology Benefits to Energy Production from Hydrogen”, presented at the From Discovery to Commercialization Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2008.
• Serguie Lvov and Terry Payne, “New Proton Conductive Composite Materials with Inorganic and Styrene Grafted and Sulfonated VDF/CTFE Flouropolymers”, presented at the Fall 2008 American Chemical Society National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, August 2008.
• Dr. Terry L. Payne and Gary Coxon, “Partnership Opportunities with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory”, presented at the 9th International Conference on Management of Technology, Miami, FL, February 21-25, 2000.  (Abstract of talk was published in conference proceedings.)
• Terry L. Payne, “An Advanced Modelling Technique for Production Facilities”, presented at the American Society of Engineering Management 12th Annual Conference, October 20-23, 1991, Chattanooga, Tennessee.  (Paper was published in the conference proceedings.)

National Conference Co-Chaired

• Terry Payne and John Ujvari, Co-Chairs, 2007 Spring National SBIR Conference, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Competitiveness

Research Methods

Technology Management