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2021 Bronze Medal Award

AWARD CITATION

Dr. Rick Davis is recognized for the development and certification of a new Standard Reference cigarette, SRM 1196a, which is used globally in standard and regulatory compliance testing of the smoldering ignition fire performance of residential furnishings. Reproducible and high-quality standard cigarettes are the key component for enabling manufacturers to confirm that residential furnishings exhibit adequate fire performance and thus ensuring the safety of homeowners and first responders.

INDIVIDUAL AWARD

Rick Davis

Supervisory Materials Research Engineer
Engineering Laboratory, Fire Research Division
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