IEEE Power & Energy Magazine - November/December 2016 - 4

from the editor

Mel Olken

changing of the guard
a term of 84 issues of a great magazine ends

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Our theme Of ShOcking taleS
presents an unusual approach for our
magazine, albeit an interesting and
perhaps (to some) humorous view of
strange events that have occurred to
electric power systems and caused consternation to those systems and to their
operators. Our issue's guest editor, michael henderson, has compiled seven
articles that offer the details of unusual
events in different parts of the world
that illustrate the complexities that may
have differing catastrophic effects on
power systems. in his guest editorial,
mike offers an overview of the issue
theme together with an introduction
to each articles. i trust that our readers will find this issue most interesting
and informative.

Power at Pratt
for quite some time, i have been aware
of the existence of a perfectly preserved
pristine 1880 vintage power plant located at the Pratt institute in Brooklyn. it
was perfect subject matter for our publication's "history" column, but we were
unable to identify someone who had
the ability and capability to undertake
the reporting assignment. how pleased
and excited we were when we were
informed that tom Blalock, who has
graced our pages with many "history"
columns, has stepped into the breech
and undertaken the project. i can think
of no one more qualified or suitable to
present this great story to our readers,
and am once again thankful to tom
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and, of course, to carl Sulzberger's editing skills for providing this delightful
and interesting presentation.

Moving On
this issue will be my last as editorin-chief of IEEE Power & Energy
Magazine. my term as editor-in-chief
has spanned 84 issues, beginning with
the very first issue of the magazine in
January 2003. i cannot properly convey
the satisfaction that i have derived from
this effort. indeed it has truly been a labor of love.
the success we have achieved is due
to the contributions of so many people

that it is neither possible nor practical
to attempt to identify names. i have been
fortunate to have the strong support of
a very highly qualified editorial board
who, year after year, have selected timely and provocative themes for our issues
and followed that by assuming the guest
editor role for the issue. my successor,
michael henderson, has been an editorial board member for some years now
and has been an integral part of our processes that prepare him for his upcoming
tasks. i am certain that he will maintain
the standards that are a hallmark of our
publication and hereby offer any support
that mike may wish to request of me.
november/december 2016



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