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Section 1.3

Consulting, Publications, Research, Seminars, Site Surveys, Workshops, and Other Activities

January 1999 - July 2003

(see 170 activities from previous years)

- 1999 -

  1. Lightning safety address to PROGREEN EXPO, Denver CO, Jan. 1999.
  2. Invited speaker to Steamboat Springs Weather Summit Meteological Conference, Steamboat Springs, CO, Jan. 1999.
  3. Lightning Safety Seminar to Mrs. Moyers second grade class, Louisville Elementary School, Louisville CO, Jan. 1999.
  4. US Golf Association regional meetings on lightning safety, Dallas and Houston TX, March 1999.
  5. Lightning safety consulting to WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, MI, March 1999.
  6. Lightning safety consulting to Tribune Companies, Chicago IL, March 1999.
  7. Lightning safety consulting to Mt. Graham Observatory, AZ, March 1999.
  8. Lightning safety consulting to WFMY, Greensboro NC, March 1999.
  9. Lightning safety consulting to Chicago Tribune, Chicago IL, March 1999.
  10. Lightning safety seminar to City of Greeley Park & Recreation Department, Greeley, CO, March 1999.
  11. Lightning safety presentation to Ranger Commanders Meteorology Council, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands NM, April 1999.
  12. Lightning Safety site inspection, David Scaggs Building, NOAA, Boulder CO 1999, April 1999.
  13. Lightning safety seminars (three) to outdoor workforce, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, US Army, Denver CO, April 1999.
  14. Consulting studies and Report on hazard mitigation to Eagle Rock School campus at Estes Park, CO, April 1999.
  15. Two day Subject Matter Expert workshop for US Govt FAA and GSA employees, Denver CO, May 1999.
  16. Lightning safety consulting, Petraro Farms, Brighton CO, May 1999.
  17. Lightning safety seminars (two), Little Rock Air Force Base Safety Days, Little Rock AK, May 1999.
  18. Lightning safety consulting on lightning and railroad track issues for NASA at Kennedy Space Center, May 1999.
  19. Investigator/Arbitrator in lightning damage dispute between insurance company and plaintiff, Kansas, May 1999.
  20. Lightning safety consulting, Raytheon Corporation, Bahamas WI, May 1999.
  21. Two day Subject Matter Expert workshop for US Navy personnel, Norfolk VA, May 1999.
  22. Lightning safety consulting, Colorado Golf Assn, Denver CO, May 1999.
  23. Lightning safety consulting, Ward Timber CO, Ward, TX, May 1999.
  24. Lightning safety seminars (two) at US Department of Interior Annual Safety Meeting, Shepardstown WV, May 1999.
  25. Lightning safety consulting to Phillips Petroleum, Bartletsville OK, June 1999.
  26. NLSI sponsored USA visit of E. Gourbiere, Researcher/Physician (Keraunopathogy), Electricite de France - Gaz de France, Paris France, June 1999.
  27. Presented paper on "USA Lightning Costs and Losses" at International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Huntsville AL, June 1999.
  28. Conducted two day Subject Matter Expert workshop for US West Communications and others, Louisville CO, June 1999.
  29. Assisted CBS-TV New York "This Morning" program with commentary on lightning hazard issues, June 1999.
  30. Prepared article on lightning safety for gof course shelters (with Vlad Rakov) for publication in Golf Course Management magazine, July 1999.
  31. Assisted National Science Foundation project near Nederland CO with lightning hazard mitigation for low voltage sensors, July 1999.
  32. Site analysis and Report for Baltimore Gas & Electric relating to lightning- caused outage at nuclear power plant, Calvert Cliffs, MD, July 1999.
  33. Technical assistance to US Army, Ft. Meade MD about lightning hazards, July, 1999.
    234. Technical assistance to US Army, Ft. Bliss TX about lightning hazards, July, 1999.
  34. Technical assistance to TRW Corp. at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA,
    July 1999.
  35. Technical assistance to Hill Air Force Base, Salt Lake City UT, July 1999.
  36. NLSI featured in Rocky Mountain News article, Denver CO, July 1999.
  37. Hosted three person TV crew from National Geographic, London UK to visit NLSI HALOS mountain research station, August 1999.
  38. Site visit and Report for Candlewood Hotel Co. relating to repetitive lightning-caused outages at five hotels, Chicago IL, Sept 1999.
  39. Invited speaker to American Nuclear Society meeting. Presented paper on Analysis of 8 years of Lightning Outages to 81 DOE Facilities in the USA, Santa Fe, NM, Sept 1999.
  40. Conducted Subject Matter Expert class to US Air Force and other students, Louisville CO, Sept. 1999.
  41. Investigated lightning fatality in Windsor Ontario Canada and prepared Report, September 1999.
  42. Provided technical assistance regarding AWR Radio towers in Costa Rica and Guatemala on lightning related issues of grounding, bonding, shielding, and TVSS, Oct. 1999.
  43. Conducted Subject Matter Expert training for US Air Force personnel and others, Louisville CO, Oct. 1999.
  44. Investigated lightning injury and prepared Report, Holyoke MA, Oct. 1999.
  45. Consulted with Los Alamos National Laboratiories about (temporary) lightning protection for portable meteorological equipment, Los Alamos NM, Oct. 1999.
  46. Conferred with Peoria IL Parks & Recreation Dept., Oct. 1999.
  47. Consulted with national hotel chain regarding lightning outages to five Chicago area hotels. Investigated incidents and reported findings, Oct. 1999.
  48. Provided lightning video footage to Los Angeles CA studio for documentary on lightning and lightning safety. Nov. 1999.
  49. Consulting with United Airlines, Denver Ground Safety Operations regarding lightning issues to 700 employees at Denver Int'l Airport, Nov. 1999.
  50. Consulting with El Paso Energy about lightning safety issues, Dec. 1999.
  51. Consulting with US Air Force, Aviano Italy airbase regarding grounding, bonding and shielding of aircraft shelters, Dec. 1999.
  52. Conferred with NY State Dept. Health on lightning safety for camps, Dec. 1999.
  53. Consulted with owner, Maine livestock farm, regarding lightning deaths to 84 animals. Acted as expert witness and investigator. Dec. 1999.
- 2000 -
  1. Invited reviewer to examine and comment on revision to Federal Aviation Administration lightning code 019d, Jan 2000.
  2. American Institute of Architects accepts NLSI 2 day class for continuing education credits for AIA members, Jan. 2000.
  3. Interviewed for lightning safety article in Woman's World Magazine, Jan. 2000.
  4. Conferrred with TX Natural Resources Conservation Commiss., Jan 2000.
  5. Consultant to national manufacturer/marketer of home satellite dish system on grounding, bonding, and shielding issues. Jan. 2000.
  6. Consultant to LA Farm Bureau on lightning safety issues, Jan 2000.
  7. Consultant to wind turbine project for lightning hazard mitiagation, Jan. 2000.
  8. Consultant to US Army Fort Knox KY on lightning safety issues, Jan. 2000.
  9. Conducted SME class for students from US Air Force, CIRSA, DDESB, City of Dallas TX, Univ. of Colorado, and others, Feb. 2000.
  10. Consultant to US Coast Guard re: East Coast Radar Station, Feb. 2000.
  11. Conferrred with NASA Goddard Space Center on personnel lightning safety issues, Feb. 2000.
  12. Invited speaker, United Airlines Denver operations, Denver CO March 2000.
  13. Invited speaker, Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency, Sterling CO March 2000.
  14. Appointed to Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) Lightning Working Group, Washington DC, March 2000.
  15. Invited speaker, Colorado Rehabilitation Insurance Nurses Group, Denver CO April 2000.
  16. Invited speaker, Adventist World Radio Broadcasters Meeting, Las Vegas, April 2000.
  17. Invited speaker, National InterAgency Coordinating Group (DoD, FAA, NASA, NOAA) Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity, Orlando April 2000.
  18. Consultant to City of Ft. Collins CO, April 2000.
  19. Consultant on lightning safety issues to NEWS2, Greensboro NC April 2000.
  20. Conducted two day SME workshop, Washington DC for DEO, FAA, DoD, personnel, April 2000.
  21. Addressed annual Department of Energy Fire Safety Conference on RFETS Lightning protection adequacy (with Glen Saraduke, May 2000.
  22. Addressed annual National Fire Protection Assn. Meeting, technical review Session, on merits of revised NFPA-780 lightning protection document, May 2000.
  23. DDESB Lightning Working Group meeting to revise Standard 6055.9, Lightning Protection policy statement, Washington DC, June 2000.
  24. Consultant on lightning safety issues to PG&E Generating on Madison WindPower Project, Madison NY, June 2000.
  25. Commenced public distribution of 35 min. video "A Case Study on Lightning Protection." Added British, German, Greek, NATO and US 7th Army (Europe) Lightning Protection Codes to NLSI Library, June 2000.
  26. Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board Meeting, Washington DC, June 2000.
  27. Speaker, Boulder-Denver Chapter American Meteorological Society, Boulder CO, July 2000.
  28. Consultant, Mexican-American Institute for Radio Astronomy, Large Millimeter Telescope, grounding and lightning protection, Cerro La Negra, Puebla, Mexico, July 2000.
  29. Advisor, Palm Beach Post, on lightning issues, July 2000.
  30. Advisor, NBC Discovery, on lightning issues, July 2000.
  31. Advisor, USA Today, on lightning issues, July 2000.
  32. Advisor, Rocky Mountain News, on lightning issues, July 2000.
  33. Consultant, broadcast personnel safety issues WUSA/TV, Washington DC, August 2000.
  34. Consultant, lightning safety for ramp operations, United Airlines Dulles Intl Airport, Wash. DC, August 2000.
  35. Consultant and site reviewer of multiple NFPA 780 LPSs at manufacturing facility, TRW Safety Systems, Phoenix, AZ, Sept. 2000.
  36. SME Subject Matter Expert Workshop for DoD and DOE, Gaithersburg MD, Sept. 2000
  37. Paper accepted for International Conference on Lightning Protection, Rhodes, Greece, September 2000.
  38. Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board, Washington DC, September 2000.
  39. Invited Lecturer, DOE Subcommittee on Consequence Assessment and Protective Actions (SCAPA), Las Vegas NV, October 2000.
  40. One Week Lightning Safety Subject Matter Expert Workshop for Canadian Petroleum Institute/PEMEX, Cuidad del Carmen, Mexico, October 2000.
  41. Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board Meeting, Albuquerque NM, Oct. 2000.
  42. Consultant, DOE Rocky Flats Environmental Test Site, NFPA 780 Assessment to Building 906, Golden CO Oct. 2000.
  43. SME Subject Matter Expert Workshop for DOE and DoD personnel, Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, Oct. 2000.
  44. Invited Speaker, Colorado State Parks Annual Meeting, Breckenridge CO, Nov. 2000.
  45. Consultant, site survey and recommendations for Har-Ber Village, Grove OK, Nov. 2000.
  46. Invited Speaker, International Conference on Lightning Detection, Tucson AZ, Nov. 2000. Presented two papers.
  47. Invited lecturer, Science in Sight, Denver CO, Nov. 2000.
  48. Advisor, Parents Magazine, lightning safety issues, Nov. 2000.
  49. Advisor, Baltimore Sun, lightning safety issues, November 2000.
  50. Consultant, lightning hazard mitigation site survey for Park City Mountain Resort and AIG Insurance, Park City UT, Dec. 2000.
- 2001 -
  1. Invited Author, "Lightning Protection for Sensitive Electronics and Explosives Facilities" , Power Quality Assurance Magazine, January, 2001.
  2. Invited Keynote Speaker, 71st Annual Michigan Turfgrass Conference, Lansing MI, Jan. 2001.
  3. Invited Speaker, National Sports Turf Managers Annual Meeting, Tampa FL, Jan. 2001.
  4. Subject Matter Expert Workshop for DoD, DOD and others, Louisville CO,Feb. 2001.
  5. Invited Speaker, Colorado Risk Managers Assurance Society, Denver CO, Feb. 2001.
  6. Consultant – Grounding and Bonding Issues, West Texas Wind Turbine Project, Virtus Company, El Paso TX, Feb. 2001.
  7. Consultant – Surge Protection & Grounding Issues to Short Wave Radio Facility, Bella Vista Costa Rica, AWR Broadcasting, Washington DC.
  8. Subject Matter Expert Workshop, Los Alamos Natl Labs, Los Alamos NM, March 2001.
  9. One Day Class "Inspection Maintenance & Testing of the NFPA 780 LPS", Los Alamos Natl Labs, Los Alamos NM, March 2001.
  10. Subject Matter Expert Workshop, RCI/US Navy, Charleston SC, March 2001.
  11. One Day Class "Inspection, Maintenance & Testing of the NFPA 780 LPS", Charleston SC, March 2001.
  12. Invited Attendee, Dept. of Energy Lightning Protection Meeting, Gaithersburg MD, Mach 2001.
  13. Accident Investigator, Celltower, Montgomery Alabama, March 2001.
  14. Subject Matter Expert Workshop for DOE Attendees, Santa Fe NM, April 2001.
  15. One Day "Inspection, Maintenance & Testing of 780 LPS", Los Alamos NM, April 2001.
  16. Collaborator, "Denver Westword Magazine", article on lightning safety, April, 2001.
  17. Invited Speaker, Annual Northern Michigan Turf Managers Conference, Greyling MI, April 2001.
  18. Appointed by Underwriters Laboratories to UL96 Review Committee, April 2001.
  19. Retained as Expert Witness, TX Golf Course Incident, April 2001.
  20. Teleconferencing interview on lightning safety issues, BBC-TV, April 2001.
  21. Assist 4-H Clubs of Ohio on lightning safety issues, April 2001.
  22. Presented Two day Subject Matter Expert class at Los Alamos Natl Labs, April 2001.
  23. Presented one day class on "Inspection, Maintenance and Testing of the NFPA-780 Lightning Protection System", Los Alamos Natl Labs, April 2001.
  24. Hired as lightning safety consultant for City of Boulder swimming pools and ballfields, May 2001.
  25. Collaborator (with others), NOAA/National Weather Service National Lightning Safety Week to be conducted week June 18. May 2001.
  26. Interviewed by Longmont Times Call newspaper, May 2001.
  27. Lightning Safety Presentation, City of Parker CO, May 2001.
  28. Lightning Safety Presentation, Univ. of Colorado Annual Risk Managers Conference, May 2001.
  29. Lightning Safety Presentation, Rocky Mountain National Park employees, Estes Park CO, May 2001.
  30. Presented One Day "Testing, Inspection and Maintenance of the NFPA 780 Lightning Protection System", Sandia Natl Labs, June 2001.
  31. Discussions with Northwest Airlines, Detroit MI about ramp worker safety, June 2001.
  32. Interview, Atlanta Constitution newspaper on lightning safety, June 2001.
  33. Discussions with Los Alamos Natl Labs on lightning detectors, June 2001.
  34. Presented two day Subject Matter Expert class, Louisville CO, June 2001.
  35. Interview, Radio Station WTOP Washington DC June 2001.
  36. Interview, New York Times, June 2001.
  37. Interview, USA Today, June 2001.
  38. Interview, National Public Radio, July 2001.
  39. Interview WABC Radio New York, July 2001.
  40. Interview, Denver Post, July 2001.
  41. Consultant on lightning issues to explosives magazine, Hawthorne Army Depot,Nevada, July 2001
  42. Interview, Denver Channel 2-TV, July 2001.
  43. Interview, Wall Street Journal, August 2001.
  44. Interview, CBS News Washington DC, August 2001.
  45. Discussions with US Congressman Tim Holden’s office regarding NFPA 780.
  46. Discussions with Bechtel Corp, LNG plant in Darwin Australia, August, 2001.
  47. Discussions with Florida State Fire Marshall Bureau of Standards & Training,August, 2001.
  48. Consulting with Mid-TN Univ. Aquatics Dept., August 2001.
  49. Appointed Reviewer, Federal Aviation Administration Draft Outline on Surge Protection Standards, August 2001.
  50. Consultant to Hanscomb Air Force Base Police Explosive Building, August 2001.
  51. Consultant to BOLT, INC on lightning safety issues, August 2001.
  52. Presented two papers to Proceedings, International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity, Seattle WA, Sept. 2001.
  53. Presented two day Subject Matter Expert class, Louisville CO, Sept. 2001.
  54. Appointed Reviewer, American Meteorological Society Lightning Safety Guideline,Sept. 2001.
  55. Consultant, Kansas State Univ. Aquatics Dept., Sept. 2001.
  56. Speaker, NFPA Standards Council Meeting, Santa Fe NM, Oct. 2001.
  57. Consultant to HE Facility, Los Alamos Natl Labs, Oct. 2001.
  58. Participant in panel preparing American Meteorological Society "Lightning
    Safety Recommendations" Oct. 2001.
  59. Lightning Safety Class to Estes Park CO Recreation Dept, Oct. 2001
  60. Speak to Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters on Lightning and
    Risk Management, Denver CO Nov. 2001
  61. Participate in Dept. Energy Explosives Safety Committee - Lightning Code
    Preparation, Albuquerque NM Dec. 2001
  62. Teach one day "Inspection Maintenance and Testing of the Lightning
    Protection System" to DOE Sandia NL Labs, Albuquerque NM, Dec. 2001.
  63. Consultant, City of Aurora CO Parks Division, Dec. 2001

- 2002 -
  1. Design Overhead Shield Wire Lightning Protection System, Bluegrass
    Army Depot, Jan. 2002
  2. Presentation on Lightning Safety to Society of Fire Protection Engineers,
    Denver CO Jan. 2002.
  3. Expert Witness, Texas Golf Course case, Feb. 2002
  4. Teach two day Subject Matter Expert class to engineers at Dominion Power,
    Richmond VA Feb. 2002.
  5. Site Assessment to National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office,
    Caribou ME, Feb 2002.
  6. Judge Science Fair at Boulder High School, Feb. 2002.
  7. Teach two day Subject Matter Expert class to National Weather Service Facility
    Engineering Specialists, Pittsburgh PA, March 2002.
  8. Participate in Dept. Energy Explosives Safety Committee - Lightning Code
    Preparation, Albuquerque NM April 2002.
  9. Member of Organizing Panel, National Weather Service Lightning Safety Awareness Week, April 2002.
  10. Teach two day Subject Matter Expert class, DOE LANL, April 2002.
  11. Speaker at Louisville CO Outdoor Workers Safety Day, May 2002.
  12. Teach two day Subject Matter Expert class at DOE Sandia NL, Albuquerque NM, May 2002.
  13. Site Assessment to Large Electronics Operations Center, Macon, GA, June 2002.
  14. Appointed Participant, UL 96a Lightning Safety Review Committee, June 2002.
  15. Consultant, Camp Muir Shelter at Mt. Ranier National Park WA, May 2002.
  16. Investigator, Fire to Louisville KY 12 story building, June 2002.
  17. Consultant, City of Aurora CO Large Municipal Center, July 2002.
  18. Consultant, New York Times "Science Times" TV program, NY NY July 2002.
  19. Guest Speaker, CO Golf Course Superintendents Annual Meeting, Denver CO
    June 2002.
  20. Site Assessment, US Navy Explosives Handling Wharves, Kings Bay GA June 2002.
  21. Consultant, Arkansas Game and Fish Lightning Safety Program, July 2002.
  22. Teach two day Subject Matter Expert Class, DOE LANL, July 2002.
  23. Invited Speaker, Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board Conference, Atlanta GA July 2002.
  24. Consultant to US Golf Assn on lightning safety publications, July 2002.
  25. Site Assessment, Building 28 Communications Tower, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD, August 2002.
  26. Site Assessment, municipal water treatment facilities, SE Georgia, August 2002
  27. Expert Witness/Investigator, lightning injury/recreation, Detroit MI, Sept. 2002.
  28. Expert Witness/Consultant, livestock deaths, Portland ME, Sept. 2002.
  29. Teach two day Subject Matter Expert Class, DOE Sandia NL, Albuquerque NM,
    Oct. 2002.
  30. Invited Speaker, International Lightning Detection Conference, Tucson AZ Oct. 2002
  31. Invited Speaker, National Weather Association Annual Meeting, Ft. Worth TX, Nov. 2002.
  32. Site Assessment, FAA RCOM Telecommunications Site, Oklahoma City OK. Nov 2002.
  33. Hazard Mitigation Assessment for NOAA USA SURFRAD and ISIS weather instrumentation sites, December 2002.
- 2003 -
  1. Keynote Speaker, Wisconsin Turfgrass Assn Annual Meeting, Madison WI Jan 2003
  2. Subject Matter Expert Workshop, LANL Los Alamos NM Jan. 2003
  3. Site Assessment, Longwood Gardens Botanical Complex, Phila. PA, Feb. 2003
  4. Provide background resources for Outside Magazine lightning article, Feb. 2003
  5. Invited Speaker, USA-Russian Military Lightning Conf., Picatinny Arsenal NJ Feb. 2003
  6. Subject Matter Expert Workshop, Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque NM March 2003
  7. US Dept. Energy Nevada Test Site, Lightning Warning Consulting, March 2003
  8. CH2M Hill Lightning Safety Assistance, March 2003
  9. "Lightning Safety for Indoor Pools", published in Aquatics Intl Magazine April 2003
  10. Bayer International, lightning safety assistance, April 2003
  11. Invited Speaker, US Dept Defense JSC Meeting, Phoenix AZ, April 2003
  12. US Dept Energy (Parsons Intl), Hanford WA April 2003
  13. "Lightning Safety" Flight Safety Magazine, April 2003
  14. Lightning Safety Publications, City of Boulder CO, April 2003
  15. Lightning Safety designs for storage tanks at Chevron Intl Refinery, Equitorial Guinea May 2003
  16. Program preparation, UNESCO Lightning Conference, Sri Lanka, May 2003
  17. National Science Foundation, Lightning Assessment, Kitt Peak NO, Tucson AZ, May 2003
  18. Houston Chronicle lightning article, May 2003
  19. Assessment for US Army/Lockheed Martin Pike County Depot, AL June 2003
  20. Expert Witness (Plaintiff) Calif. Lightning Injury, May 2003
  21. Subject Matter Expert Workshop, LA State Dept Transportation, Baton Rouge LA June 2003
  22. US Dept Energy LANL WETF Lightning Safety Assessment, Los Alamos NM June 2003
  23. West TX Wind Turbine Farm lightning vulnerability study, Amarillo TX, June 2003
  24. Lightning Safety to composite aircraft, ATA Airlines, Cleveland OH, June 2003
  25. Consultant, Denver Intl Airport project, Denver CO July 2003
  26. Consultant, Miami Intl Airport Terminal Expansion Project, Miami FL, July 2003


Notes:

NLSI has released new videos on lightning issues:
"NLSI Lightning Safety 101"
"Sailboats and Lightning"
"The Lightning Stalker"
"Lightning: Adventures in Science"
"The Real Benjamin Franklin"

Selected Codes and Standards Documents from the NLSI Lightning Information Library are now available.

A no-cost, interactive bulletin board, which started in 1998 with ListBot and is now merged with Yahoo! e-Groups, now has a membership in excess of 900 participants. See Lightning Protection Discussion Group, (a Yahoo e-Group) at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LightningProtection/

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