Historic Bramwell Author Awards

HISTORIC BRAMWELL AUTHOR - WILLIAM A. PETTY

Bill served four years in the Navy as a electronic specialist. He is a graduate of West Virginia University from which he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. His early engineering career centered around supporting critical Navy shipboard communications systems. He later became internationally known for his pioneer work in the pulse power field associated with nuclear generated Electromagnetic Pulsed Environments (EMP). He served as the Director of the Army's Lead Laboratory for Nuclear Electromagnetic Effects during the 1980s.

Bill was acknowledged by the Dept. of Defense and received Presidential recognition for his technical and managerial leadership rolls in EMP hardening of critical weapons and communications systems. He received the Army's distinguished Meritorious Civil Service award. The second-highest award granted to civilians, The Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award is approved at the MAJCOM level..

ARMY CIVIL SERVICE AWARD (Click on medal to view award details)

HINMAN AWARD FOR TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP CERMONY

Shown above is a photograph of William "Bill" Pettty receiving the Harry Diamond Labatories "Wilbur S. Hinman, Jr. Award" for technical leadersghip. Wilbur S. Hinman, Jr. is shown presenting the award. This award is named after Mr. Hinman.
Bill received both the Harry Diamond Labs. management and techinical leadership awards. Bill was also nominated to receive the Army's R & D Achievement . He was the only HDL employee to ever receive both management and technical leadership awards.
Bill also received commendation from the Secretary of Defense for his contributions in the field of HEMP hardening of critical DOD communications systems.
Additionally, Bill was commended by the Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA), Peter Haas for his technical leadership in the development of the DNA sponsored TEMPS EMP Simulator.

Thie Wilbur S. Hinman, Jr. award was for the technical management concerning the development of the first threat level EMP,

TEMPS SIMULATOR. (Click on Simulator to view details)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGOUND:

William Petty was internationally recognized in the fieled of High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP). His background includes technically managing field test programs requiring the use of "threat level" EMP simulators and associanterted state-of-the-art instrumentation. He has directly managed major EMP vulnerability assessment test programs for both DCA and DNA to ascertain the HEMP vulnerability of the United States AUTOVON facilities at various locations throughout the United States.

He technically directed the development of the first "threat level" HEMP simulator ( TEMPS) in the early 1970s.

Mr. Petty served as Laboratory Director the Army's Electromagnetic Labatory. In this position, he directed over 100 engineers, scientists, and support personnel in the hands-on conduct of applied research in the field of High Altitude EMP (HEMP). He provided the technical and managerial leadership for the Army's Lead Laboratory in the nuclear generated EMP area. He provided technical management for the DoD and the Army's test facilities at the Woodbridge Research Center that were used to perform EMP assessment testing on major DoD communications and weapons systems. He was responsible for making formal vulnerability statements from test data on tactical and strategic systems.

Mr. Petty technically managed the Army program for HEMP hardening of strategic transportable systems that support time-sensitive functions. This technology demonstration program served as a DoD initiative to upgrade technology, incorporate this technology into military standards and specifications, and establish a formal technology transfer program throughout the DoD and user community

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