Peter H. Haas
1921-1986 |
Peter Haas was a pioneer in the field of nuclear weapons effects beginning in the mid 1950s. He proposed and conducted some of the landmark experiments on nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and transient radiation effects on electronics (TREE) at the Nevada and Pacific Nuclear Test Sites.
He was always a strong advocate for laboratory simulation facilities and it was under his direction that some of the early neutron displacement effects research was done in pulsed nuclear reactors. He had the imagination and foresight to suggest that electronic circuitry might undergo severe changes in behavior when exposed to a nuclear radiation pulse, and this was the genesis of the discipline known as TREE. Pete was a tutor for many people who were and are major contributors to the field of Radiation Survivability Research and Technology. |
Purpose of the Award:
To recognize individuals "who have demonstrated outstanding and innovative technical contributions or leadership in the successful development of U.S. hardened military and space systems."
The Plaque states:
"For Superior Achievement in Radiation Survivability Research and Technology"
To recognize individuals "who have demonstrated outstanding and innovative technical contributions or leadership in the successful development of U.S. hardened military and space systems."
The Plaque states:
"For Superior Achievement in Radiation Survivability Research and Technology"
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2023 Award Winner
Dr. Dolores A. Walters
“For superior achievements in advancing the understanding of radiation effects of SGEMP, IEMP, and EMP adn in the development of tools to assess and improve the hardening of systems”
“For superior achievements in advancing the understanding of radiation effects of SGEMP, IEMP, and EMP adn in the development of tools to assess and improve the hardening of systems”
Dr. Walters is an Executive Scientist at Fifth Gait Technologies as a subject matter expert in radiation effects on systems, with specialty in the areas of System-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse (SGEMP), Internal SGEMP (IEMP), cable SGEMP, radiation transport, and EMP phenomenology. She has 40 years’ experience in nuclear weapons effects research. Dr. Walters current work involves modeling SGEMP for experiments fielded at pulsed X-Ray test facilities.
Prior to joining Fifth Gait, Dr. Walters was a Principal Scientist and manager at L3Harris, engaged in computer simulation, radiation effects analysis, and system hardening. Her work focused on prompt radiation survivability assessments for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), multiple government contractors and space system houses.
She led efforts involving a 4-contractor team to upgrade SGEMP/SREMP models in two 3D finite-difference particle-in-cell codes in 2020. That task continued the work sponsored from 2013-2018 under the High-Fidelity SGEMP Simulation Tools program for DTRA.
Dr. Walters supported the Navy SSP and prime contractor from 2005 to 2016 with survivability analysis for a strategic program. Her products included an electronic toolkit that aggregated reports, datasets, radiation effects engineering analysis tools, and multimedia tutorials.
She was a major contributor on the DTRA Testable Hardware Protocols (1995-2002) and linked her analysis models and multimedia tutorials first to the electronic versions of the Protocols, then to a Testable Hardware Toolkit. In the late 1990s, she managed the creation of a user-friendly PC-based tool linking a verified database of radiation effects measurements, mathematical transform utilities and simple analysis tools. Prior to 1992, Dr Walters participated as an analyst for several DTRA SGEMP phenomenology experiments conducted at Flash X-ray facilities and underground at the Nevada Test Site.
Dr. Walters received the outstanding paper award for the 1982 IEEE Conference on Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects and for the 1990 Hardened Electronics and Radiation Technology Conference (HEART). She served three years as Member-at-Large on the HEART Conference Steering Committee. She served as Technical Program Chair for the 1993 HEART Conference, as the 1995 HEART Conference Chair, and as the 2016 HEART Short Course Chair. She was chair of the HEART Steering Committee from 2009 to 2012.
Education
Ph.D. Applied Physics, Univ. of California at San Diego, 1979
B.S. Physics, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, 1972
Prior to joining Fifth Gait, Dr. Walters was a Principal Scientist and manager at L3Harris, engaged in computer simulation, radiation effects analysis, and system hardening. Her work focused on prompt radiation survivability assessments for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), multiple government contractors and space system houses.
She led efforts involving a 4-contractor team to upgrade SGEMP/SREMP models in two 3D finite-difference particle-in-cell codes in 2020. That task continued the work sponsored from 2013-2018 under the High-Fidelity SGEMP Simulation Tools program for DTRA.
Dr. Walters supported the Navy SSP and prime contractor from 2005 to 2016 with survivability analysis for a strategic program. Her products included an electronic toolkit that aggregated reports, datasets, radiation effects engineering analysis tools, and multimedia tutorials.
She was a major contributor on the DTRA Testable Hardware Protocols (1995-2002) and linked her analysis models and multimedia tutorials first to the electronic versions of the Protocols, then to a Testable Hardware Toolkit. In the late 1990s, she managed the creation of a user-friendly PC-based tool linking a verified database of radiation effects measurements, mathematical transform utilities and simple analysis tools. Prior to 1992, Dr Walters participated as an analyst for several DTRA SGEMP phenomenology experiments conducted at Flash X-ray facilities and underground at the Nevada Test Site.
Dr. Walters received the outstanding paper award for the 1982 IEEE Conference on Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects and for the 1990 Hardened Electronics and Radiation Technology Conference (HEART). She served three years as Member-at-Large on the HEART Conference Steering Committee. She served as Technical Program Chair for the 1993 HEART Conference, as the 1995 HEART Conference Chair, and as the 2016 HEART Short Course Chair. She was chair of the HEART Steering Committee from 2009 to 2012.
Education
Ph.D. Applied Physics, Univ. of California at San Diego, 1979
B.S. Physics, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, 1972