GlobalEM 2026 was held at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea from June 29 to July 3, 2026. Attendees experienced both cutting-edge scientific discussions and Korea's unique cultural and technological landscape! 

         For up-to-date information regarding registration, submissions, programs, sponsors and so much more, please visit the official GlobalEM 2026 at https://globalem2026.org/.

         Thank you for attending GlobalEM 2026 in Seoul!

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2026 Carl E. Baum Medal Recipients:

Frank Sabath "For contributions to the development of high-power impulse-radiating antennas and to high power electromagnetic effects on systems"

Felix Vega
"For contributions to the modeling and design of mesoband sources and to the development of high-power electromagnetic systems"

2026 HPEM Fellows:

Rafeal Alipio
"For contributions to soil electrical characterization and modeling for lightning and EMP"

Akiyoshi Tatematsu
"For innovative contributions to electromagnetic transient analysis applied to EMP and lightning"

Announcing One New Physics Note!

The Notes Series is proud to announce the addition of a new Physics Note entitled "On he Physical Meaning of the Speed of Light in Vacuum."

"The meter is no longer based on artifacts in Paris, France," Giri says in his Abstract. Please click these words to view the entire Note.

Congratulations, Dave!

GlobalEM 2024 Has Released Abstract Book!

The Abstract Book for the GlobalEM2024 Conference, which took place July 14-19 in Austin, Texas has just been released! Please click this sentence to download your own copy. And click here to be connected to the the official GlobalEM website.

The GlobalEM Symposium is being held in Austin, Texas, USA on July 14-19, 2024. This conference is being held in Downtown, Austin, Texas at the AT&T Conference Center.

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GlobalEM 2024 Award Winners!

Globalem 2024 is proud to announce this year's award winners. Here they are, along with the citation, noted on the certificate. Congratulations!

2024 Carl E. Baum Medal
Dr. Everett G. Farr
"For his contribution to the theoretical design and experimental development of impulse radiating antennas and to his pioneering the antenna equation"

2024 Carl E. Baum Medal
Dr. Armin W. Kaelin
"For his contributions in leading the Swiss NEMP Program, including pulsed and CW testing of equipment and protected facilities"

2024 HPEM Fellow
Jean-Christophe Joly
"For combining experimental and numerical simulation approaches to analyze HPM effects"

2024 HPEM Fellow
Kevin G. Briggs
"For leadership in the development of EMP protected systems, HPEM modeling and EMP mitigation guidelines for government and industry"

2024 Best Student Paper Award
Isabella Giovannelli, University of Maryland
"Experimentally testing the time domain random coupling model withing a complex scattering system"

2024 Young Scientist Award
Dr. Shen Lin, UIUC

Announcing One New Mathematical Note!

Please join us in welcoming a newly-approved Theoretical Note, "Solved Problems in Integral Equations - Part 1" by Dave Giri!

MaN 102, D.V. Giri, Solved Problems in Integral Equations - Part 1, 28 December 2023

2022 CE Baum Memorial Medal Winners Announced!

Six winners of the Carl. E Baum Memorial Medal were announced at the GLOBALEM 2022 Awards Ceremony held at The St. Regis Abu Dhabi Hotel on Wed., NOv. 16, 2022. The certificate citations that accompanied the bold, brass medals read as follows:

• George H. Baker: For contributions to EMP generation and hardening technology, for the development of standards and specifications, for the management of R&D programs and for his work with the U.S. National Security Council relating to the Executive Order on EMP
• Dr. Paul R. Barnes: For contributions to EMP analysis and the development of the test and protection methods for commercial power systems
• William R. Graham: For contributions to the development of hardening engineering, test and evaluation and for chairing the U.S. Congressional EMP Commission
• Dr. Richard Hoad: For contributions to the understanding of EMP and HPEM effects and for the development of detection and protection concepts
• Michel Ianoz: For contributions to EMP and lightning coupling techniques
• Manuel W. Wik: For contributions to the standardization of EMP environments and hardening procedures for non-military installations, for work with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and for management of the Swedish EMP program

The SUMMA Foundation Congratulates Bill Radasky and Dave Giri!

Dr. William A. Radasky was elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2021!

And Dr. David Venkata Giri is honored by the IEEE EMC Society as a recipient of the 2022 IEEE EMC Hall of Fame Award (click below to view awards)!

Giri Appointed DL of IEEE EMC Society 2020-2021

The IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society announced the appointment of Dr. DV Giri as a Distinguished Lecturer (DL) of IEEE EMC Society for two years of 2020 and 2021. The 50-year-old Society has members and chapters in nearly every country throughout the world. The SUMMA Foundation heartily congratulates "Dave" on this noteworthy accomplishment!

2019 CE Baum Memorial Medal Winners Announced!

Four winners of the Carl. E Baum Memorial Medal were announced at the ASIAEM 2019 Awards Ceremony held at The Wyndham Grand Hotel in Xi'an, China. The certificate citations that accompanied the bold, brass medals read as follows:

• Dr. Jean P. Parmantier: For pioneering application of electromagnetic topology with the CRIPTE code for the calculation of electromagnetic response of complex systems
• Dr. Dominique J. Serafin: For playing a leading role in developing theoretical and
  experimental programs in France and for contributions to interaction analysis and system testing
• Dr. Sergey Tkachenko: For theoretical investigations of high-frequency electromagnetic field coupling to transmission lines in different environments
• Prof. Yan-zhao Xie: For contributions to EMP interaction, modeling and measurement              

Best Paper Awards:

The awards process was chaired by Dr. Nicolas Mora with the support of a panel of judges. This award has been presented every 2 years (in odd years at the ASIAEM Conferences) based upon a review of nominated and self-nominated papers. Certificates from the conference organizers
were presented to the winners:

Title: EM Failures Analysis of Analogue and Digital Sensors from a Safety and Security Perspective
Authors: Chaouki Kasmi, Fahad Al Yafei
Affiliation: Directed Energy Research Center, UAE

Title: The Self-breakdown Characteristics of the Output Switch for EMP Simulator
Authors: Fan Guo, Yanzhao Xie, Wei Jia, Zhiqiang Chen, Shi He; Wei Wu, Xiaoping He, Linshen Xie
Affiliation: Xi'an Jiaotong University; Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, China

Title: Medium-Voltage Transformers under EMP-Conditions
Authors: Armin W. Kaelin, Markus Nyffeler; Carlos Romero
Affiliation: EMProtec AG; Armasuisse Science and Technology, Switzerland

Winners of the 2018 Carl E. Baum Memorial Medal Announced!

Two winners of the Carl. E Baum Memorial Medal were announced at the AMEREM 2018 Awards Ceremony held at the University of California Santa Barbara . The certificate citations that accompanied the bold, brass medals read as follows:

Mats Backstrom (SAAB Group, Retired)
“For contributions to the development of HPEM test techniques and facilities”

William Prather (AFRL)
“For contributions to EMP and HPM testing and hardening”

Best Paper Awards:

The SUMMA Foundation handed out the following four Best Paper Awards at AMEREM 2018, held at The University of California Santa Barbara Aug 27-31, 2018

• Best HPEM Theoretical Paper — J.-P. Parmantier, I. Junqua, S. Bertuol and P. Schickele - ONERA, France
  
  
• Best HPEM Applied Paper — M. Nyffeler and M. Kaelin - Switzerland
  
  
• Best HPEM Student Paper — Y. Zhou, Y.-Z. Xie, S.-F. Wang (Xi'an Jiatong University, China)
  
  
• Best HPEM Student Paper — M. Zhou, E. Ott, T.M. Antonsen, Jr., and S.M. Anlage (University of Maryland, USA)

IEEE EMC Mag Celebrates Baum/Giri Memoir
Click here to view an excerpt from Vol. 5, Quarter 4, of the 2016 IEEE Electromagetic Compatibility Magazine which has just come to our attention!

Please click this sentence to read an electronic pdf version of Dave Giri's book, "My Journey With Carl."

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The ASIAEM2017 symposium was held in Bengaluru, India. Please click here to download the brochure!

New ASIAEM Memos Published:

AMEREM/EUROEM/ASIAEM Memos, Memo 11, Technical Program for ASIAEM 2017; Prepared by D.V. Giri, D.C. Pande and William Radasky, 15 August 2017

AMEREM/EUROEM/ASIAEM Memos, Memo 12, Carl E Baum Medal; D.V. Giri and Z. Sholapurwala, 15 August 2017

Winners of the 2017 Carl E. Baum Memorial Medal Announced!

The four winners of the newly-minted Carl. E Baum Memorial Medal were announced at the banquet of ASIAEM2017 in Bangaluru, India. The certificate citations that accompanied the bold, brass medals read as follows:

D. Venkata Giri
“For major contributions to EMP and HPM, and for ensuring the legacy of Carl E. Baum”

Kelvin S.H. Lee
“For seminal contributions to EMP”

Frederick M. Tesche
“For contributions to electromagnetic topology and EMC”

William A. Radasky
“For contributions to understanding EMP generation and computation”

A letter from the New Editor. Please click to read.

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EUROEM 2016 took place July 11-14 at the Imperial College London, UK.

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