MARTIN A. UMAN
Distinguished Professor

Education:

PhD, Princeton University, 1961
MA, Princeton University, 1959
BSEE, Princeton University, 1957

Contact Information:

Email: uman@ece.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-4038
Office: 311 Larsen Hall
Homepage: www.uman.ece.ufl.edu

Program Affiliation:

Area: Electromagnetics and Energy Systems
Lab: Lightning Research Laboratory

Fields of Interest:

• Lightning Physics
• Lightning Protection
• Electromagnetic Field Theory

Honors and Awards:

2001 - American Geophysical Union John Adam Fleming Medal
2001 - IEEE Power Engineering Society Surge Protective Devices Committee Prize Paper Award
1999 - IEEE Power Engineering Society Working Group Award for Standard or Guide
1998 - University of Florida, Professorial Excellence Program Award
1996 - IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal, Gold
1990 - Florida Academy of Sciences, Outstanding Florida Scientist, Gold Medal
1988 - UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year
Fellow, American Meteorological Society
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Who's Who in America

Patents:

1. U.S. Provisional Patent Application #US60/635,100, Lightning Detector and Related Systems, with J. Dwyer, J. Jerauld, D. Jordan, V. Rakov, K. Rambo, and M. Rossoul. December 10, 2004.
2. U.S. Patent #1,126,819 - Gated Lightning Detection System, with E. P. Krider, R. C. Noggle, Canada, June 1982
3. U.S. Patent #4,276,576 - Lightning Activated Relay, with R. B. Standler, June 1981
4. U.S. Patent #4,245,190 - Lightning Detection System Utilizing Triangulation and Field Amplitude Comparison Techniques, with E. P. Krider and R. C. Noggle, January 1981
5. U.S. Patent #4,115,732 - A Detection System for Lightning, with E. P. Krider, R. C. Noggle, September 1978
6. U.S. Patent #3,544,843 - High-voltge Direct Current Circuit Interrupter, with A. M. Sletten, R. E. Orville, and A. J. Venturino, December 1970