Endowed by UL Research Institutes
Description
- The Jack Bono Award for Engineering Communications is named after Jack A. Bono, a Fellow and Past President of the Society who worked at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL now UL Research Institutes) for 44 years.
- In honor of this remarkable legacy, this award recognizes author(s) who have most contributed to the advancement and application of professional fire protection engineering in the prior year.
- The award is endowed by UL Research Institutes and the recipient(s) also receives a $2,000 honorarium.
Eligibility
The Foundation's Board of Governors established the Bono Award in 1994 to recognize the author(s) of the paper published in the SFPE Journal during the prior year that has most contributed to the advancement and application of professional fire protection engineering.
Nominate Someone for This Award
The Jack Bono Award for Engineering Communications is awarded based on the best paper published in Fire Technology as selected by the Editorial Staff. As such, nominations are not accepted for this award. To learn more about Fire Technology click here.
History
The Jack Bono Award for Engineering Communications is named after Jack A. Bono, a Fellow and Past President of the Society who worked at then Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) for 44 years.
Bono began his 44-year career with UL in 1946, following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy and his graduation from Northwestern University. In succeeding years, he held various engineering and management positions including manager of UL’s fire protection department. In May 1978, Jack was named UL’s 7th President and CEO. As President, Jack was known as “The Architect,” overseeing the development and expansion of UL’s testing laboratories in Northbrook, IL, Melville, NY, Research Triangle Park, NC, and Santa Clara, CA, as well as numerous other testing facilities. He also pioneered and formalized UL’s relationships with many outside constituencies, and was a strong proponent of maintaining close working relations with the regulatory community. He served as president of UL until his retirement in 1990.
Bono left behind a remarkable legacy of dedication and service to public safety. Development of the current rating systems for fire extinguishers was among his many accomplishments. In addition to his distinguished service at UL and the Society, Bono was a former member of the board of directors of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
In honor of this remarkable legacy, this award recognizes author(s) who have most contributed to the advancement and application of professional fire protection engineering in the prior year.
The award is endowed by UL Research Institutes and the recipient(s) also receives a $2,000 honorarium.
2024 Recipients
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Brian Y. Lattimer, Xinyan Huang, Michael A. Delichatsios, Yiannis A. Levendis, Kevin Kochersberger, Samuel Manzello, Peter Frank, Tombo Jones, Jordi Salvador, Conrad Delgado, Eduard Angelats, M. Eulàlia Parés, David Martín, Sara McAllister, & Sayaka Suzuki
"Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Outdoor Firefighting". Fire Technol 59, 2961–2988 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-023-01437-0
Past Recipients
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Silvia Arias,
Ph.D.
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Axel Mossberg,
Ph.D.
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Daniel Nilsson,
Ph.D.
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Jonathan Wahlqvist,
Ph.D.
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Haarvard Boehmer, P.E.
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Michael S. Klassen, Ph.D., P.E.
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Stephen M. Olenick, MSFPE, P.E., MBA
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Peiyi Sun
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Roeland Bisschop
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Huichang Nui, Ph.D.
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Xinyan Huang, Ph.D.
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Alastair I. Bartlett, Ph.D.
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Luke A. Bisby, Ph.D., P.Eng.
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Rory M. Hadden, Ph.D.
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Matthew Hoehler, Ph.D., P.E.
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Christopher Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
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- Matthew Hoehler, Ph.D., P.E. and Christopher Smith, Ph.D., P.E., for their paper entitled "Imaging Through Fire Using Narrow Spectrum Illumination" in 2018 Fire Technology (Volume 54, Issue 6, pp 1705-1723). (2019)
- T. Butry, Ph.D., Douglas S. Thomas, for "Cigarette Fires Involving Upholstered Furniture in Residences: The Role that Smokers, Smoker Behavior, and Fire Standard Compliant Cigarettes Play" (2018)
- Kevin McGrattan, Ph.D., Richard Peacock, and Kristopher Overholt, Ph.D. for "Validation of Fire Models Applied to Nuclear Power Plant Safety" (2017)
- Nils Johansson, Ph.D., Stefan Svensson, Ph.D., and Patrick van Hees, Ph.D. for "A Study of Reproducibility of Full-Scale Multi-Room Compartment Fire Experiment" (2016)
- Elizabeth Blanchard, Ph.D., Pascal Boulet, Pierre Carlotti, Sylvain Desanghere, Philippe Fromy, J.P. Garo, and J.P. Vantelon for "Experimental and Numerical Study of the Interaction Between Water Mist and Fire in an Intermediate Test Tunnel" (2015)
- William C-K Wong, LEED AP, Professor Nicholas A. Dembsey, Ph.D, P.E., FSFPE, Jarrod Alston, P.E., and Chris W. Lautenberger, Ph.D., P.E. for "A Multi-component Data Set Framework for Validation of CFD Flame Spread Models" (2014)
- Ying Zhen Li, Bo Lei, and Haukur Ingason for "Theoretical and Experimental Study of Critical Velocity for Smoke Control in a Tunnel Cross-Passage" (2013)
- Magnus Arvidson (2012)
- Yaping He, Prof (2011)
- John L. de Ris, Hong Zeng Yu, and Benjamin Ditch (2010)
- Andrew K. Kim, Ph.D. and George P. Crampton (2009)
- Hui Xie, Lazaros Filippidis, Dareen Blackshields, Peter Lawrence, Steven Gwynne, and Edwin R. Galea (2008)
- Justin A. Geiman, Daniel T. Gottuk, Ph.D., PE, and James A. Milke, Ph.D., PE, FSFPE (2007)
- Paul A. Croce, Sc.D., John P. Hill, and Yibing Xin, Ph.D. (2006)
- Christopher J. Wieczorek, Ph.D., Uri Vandsburger, Ph.D., and Jaon E. Floyd, Ph.D. (2005)
- Ian D. Bennetts, Ph.D. and Ian R. Thomas, Ph.D. (2004)
- Stefan Sardquist and Goren Holmstedt (2002)
- Andrew Kim, Ph.D., and Joseph Su, Ph.D. (2000)
- Bernard Cuzzillo, Ph.D., and Patrick Pagni, Ph.D. (1999)
- Jonathan Barnett, Ph.D. (1998)
- Vytenis Babrauskas, Ph.D. (1997)