Last week we published the sad news of the death of Henry “Hank” Knoller. With word of his passing, his many colleagues and friends have recounted his impressive achievements in a long career in EMI/EMC. In 1952 he was graduated from the Air Force Technical School as an electronic specialist. He received his EE from USC and went on to work for several companies including Stoddard Aircraft Radio Co., Solar Electronics, Hallett Manufacturing, Electromagnetic Sciences Co., and Lockheed-Martin.After his retirement from Lockheed, he returned to Solar Electronics as a consultant and was active there until June 2008 just a few weeks before his death. One of his colleagues has pointed out that we may never comprehend the scope of his achievements because so much of his work was on classified projects. Still, we do know he was responsible for nine major inventions and discoveries, authored 11 major papers or instruction materials, and received numerous professional honors from such prominent entities as the California Institute of Technology, the Air Force, the Navy, and RCA. Typically, Hank shared his expertise, and in the course of his career was affiliated with nine professional organizations including the dB Society and the IEEE EMC Society. Appropriately, he will be remembered by his many friends and colleagues as the 2008 EMC Society Symposium convenes in Detroit next week.
Remembering Hank Knoller: A Consummate EMC Pro
