Robert G. Olsen (Life Fellow, IEEE) received his B.S.E.E. degree from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, in 1968, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA, in 1970 and 1974, respectively. Since 1973, he has been with Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. Other positions include Senior Scientist with Westinghouse Georesearch Laboratory, NSF Faculty Fellow with GTE Laboratories, and Visiting Scientist with ABB Corporate Research and EPRI. He has nearly 85 publications in refereed journals. He is one of the authors of the AC Transmission Line Reference Book—200 kV and Above (EPRI, 2005). His research focuses on the application of electromagnetic theory to high-voltage transmission systems. Dr. Olsen is an Honorary Life Member of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society. He is also a past USNC representative to the CIGRE Study Committee 36 (EMC) and the Past Chair of the IEEE Power Engineering Society AC Fields and Corona Effects Working Groups. He is also the Past Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio Science.