Ahern works with the people at Ames, but I don't think he is on staff. Ames makes batches of ZrOPd and ZrONi which various people are testing. Miley says they get some starting materials from Ames and do the rest of the fabrication at U. Illinois.
95% of solving the cold fusion problem is in materials and materials science. Once you get the right materials, the rest of the experiment is relatively easy. - Jed
