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Karen Burnham

Karen Burnham has worked in and around the aerospace, defense, automotive, and broader consulting world since 1996. She has a BS in Physics, an MS in Electrical Engineering, and a talent for translating EMC to English. She has managed requirements and test planning for NASA and the Dream Chaser spaceship and others. She has done troubleshooting on electric vehicles for Ford Motor Company and others. She has consulted on projects across a wide swath of industries and sits on multiple international standards committees, landing her in her current role as Vice President of Standards for the IEEE EMC Society. Ms. Burnham founded EMC United, Inc. in 2024 to focus on helping companies and hardware designers solve EMC problems, ideally before they even start. She believes that, far from being black magic, EMC can be understandable (and even fun!), and she hopes to spread that passion more widely.

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Standards Practice: Why So Many Immunity/Susceptibility Tests?

This detailed overview of electromagnetic immunity testing across defense, aerospace, and automotive industries explains why different sectors require unique standards to protect equipment from various electromagnetic threats and interference.

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