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Section 1.4.5
2004 Lightning Safety Awards
The National Lightning Safety Institute (NLSI) in Louisville, CO announces
the 2004 recipients of the Annual Lightning Safety Recognition Awards.
Recognized are those groups and individuals who provide leadership
for lightning safety issues and who serve as role models for others.
This year’s Awards are in several categories:
U.S. Government Service (Individual) Award
Francois Martzloff, National Institute of Science and
Technology, Electronics
and Engineering Laboratory — For many years of advocacy
in the deployment of surge protection devices (SPDs) as an essential
component of lightning protection. His behind-the-scenes
influence and IEEE and NIST publications have brought a rational,
science-based understanding about SPDs to the lightning protection
community as a whole.
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U.S. Government Service (Individual) Award
Jacob Struck, U.S. Army, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ — For
leadership in the TACOM/ARDEC lightning testing research program.
A new testing method has been developed and refined to quantify
transfer impedance issues at important facilities. This contribution
to the scientific process helps resolve the uncertainty of
lightning behavior during conduction through metallic frame components.
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Individual (U.S.A) Award
Mitchell Guthrie, Chairman NFPA-780 Technical Committee — For
providing dynamic leadership for the NFPA-780 consensus group
to advance the national standard for lightning protection, transforming
it from a vendor-centered document into a contemporary guideline
in harmony with U.S. government and international lightning safety
codes.
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Individual (U.S.A.) Award
Vladimir Rakov, Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL — For
consistent excellence in advancing the understanding of lightning
electromagnetics/energy systems through research and in many
reviewed journals, and for personal contributions as a member
of international scientific organizations and as chairman of
some of their committees. For more information, see: plaza.ufl.edu/rakov.
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