The SafeToWork website published an article about two visiting experts at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Reporter Vanessa Zhou wrote a report about the research projects, one of which will be conducted by Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld of New Mexico Tech . Sonnenfeld (pictured at right) is a Fulbright Scholar and will be on sabbatical in Perth during the 2020 spring semester. 

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Curtin University is hosting two experts who will conduct research aimed at helping keep mine sites safe from lightning strikes.

Atmospheric physics expert from New Mexico Tech, Richard Sonnenfeld will conduct research for protecting industrial infrastructure from lightning strikes.

“Professor Sonnenfeld’s research will reveal how lightning interacts with tall infrastructure ... 

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