Roger E. Billings
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| Born | January 1948 Provo, Utah |
| Residence | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Hydrogen energy |
| Alma mater | Institute of Science and Technology |
| Known for | Hydrogen Car, Acellus Learning System, GoldKey Security, WideBand Networking |
| Influences | Bill Lear, Sir Geoffrey Pardoe, Willis Hawkins, John K. Hansen |
| Notable awards |
Gold and Silver Award - International Science Fair Ten Outstanding Young Men - US Jaycees |
Gold and Silver Award - International Science Fair
Roger Billings is a scientist and technology luminary known for his high-tech innovations in the fields of energy, computers, cybersecurity and education. He had a serious impact on energy and the environment when, as a student in high school, he invented the hydrogen car.
Billings is the CEO and Chairman of Billings Energy Corporation, a company focused on the development of hydrogen energy technologies. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The company plans to build upon privately funded research and development efforts conducted over the past ten years to bring to market commercial hydrogen energy applications.
Billings is the author of two books on hydrogen energy technology, Hydrogen from Coal: A Cost Estimation Guidebook (1983) and Hydrogen World View (1991), and the co-author of a technical networking book, WideBand Networking (2000). He has also authored numerous technical papers on hydrogen energy and on computer networking.
Billings was one of two sons and four daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Evan A. Billings. His scientific aspirations led him to enter school and regional Science Fairs all three years of high school. He tied for first place for his project on treating seeds with high frequency sound waves the first year, he took second place for his voice-controlled amplifier for laser communications the second year, and he achieved first place as a senior in high school for his hydrogen-burning automobile.
After high school, Billings established his own company Billings Energy Research Corp in 1972, The company converted 18 vehicles of various types to run on hydrogen. After the initial family car-sized vehicles, Billings turned to larger means of transportation. Billings’ hydrogen powered buses – converted to hydrogen first in 1976 and running in Provo, Utah, then in Riverside, California – were successful demonstrations of hydrogen as a fuel for mass transit vehicles. The Postal Jeep project in 1977 demonstrated the potential use of hydrogen as a practical and advantageous fuel for fleet vehicles.
Billings earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1974 with a composite major in physics, chemistry, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering. During his university studies, Billings was selected by Bill Lear, the creator of the Lear Jet, to be his protégé. Lear moved Billings and his young family to Reno, Nevada, where, for nearly a year Lear mentored Billings in high-tech entrepreneurship.
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