2009 Bird Strike North America Conference
Victoria BC - September 14-17, 2009

Accipiter Radar is the Exclusive “Title Sponsor” of this conference bringing together experts from all over the world to share knowledge on bird strike hazards and wildlife hazard mitigation.

Meet Members of the Accipiter Radar Team to learn about the latest in exclusive 360 deg.

radar developments.

VISIT US AT Booths 12 & 13 – We look forward to welcoming you!

Click here for a copy of Dr Tim Nohara's Bird Strike 2009 Paper.

Arrange a meeting by email:  birdstrike2009@accipiterradar.com

Dr Tim J Nohara President and CEO

Dr Bob C Beason Radar Ornithologist

Mr Larry D Bridle Sales Manager

Mr Carl E Krasnor VP Business Development

About Accipiter

Accipiter Radar is a North American innovations company with an extraordinary team of radar engineering and ornithology experts. Our mission is to provide new, far reaching surveillance technologies that significantly improve the safety and security of the public as well as the environment.

Accipiter^® Avian Radar is the world’s only commercially available 360° 3D avian radar system with the longest bird tracking range in the industry.  Join us at the conference to find out what the latest evolution in 3D capabilities is, exclusively patented and developed only by Accipiter Radar.

For the aviation industry, our diligent adherence to the sound application of scientific methods and regulatory due diligence has resulted in real, effective solutions trusted by the most demanding customers. Accipiter^® Avian Radar systems provide exceptionally superior performance and quality at affordable prices.

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About Accipiter^® Radar Systems

• Deployed Airport Sales – Seattle-Tacoma, Chicago O’Hare, New York JFK, Toronto Island, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Naval Base Ventura County, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

• Comprehensive Information System – Every target movement in the radar’s view is validated, captured digitally and stored forever in a versatile database format to support any information retrieval requirement.

• Superior ‘3D’ Detection and Tracking – The most advanced tracking methods in the industry for reliable, continuous and comprehensive visibility of birds, as well as planes. Demonstrable superiority – hands down. You get the real picture and nothing less.

• Hazard Alert Capability – Real-time alerts using user programmed logic can be sent wherever needed to trigger automated actions.

• True ‘Real-Time’ – Target extraction, tracking, clutter reduction, alert processing, display, database insertion and remote distribution all occur in true real-time. This means bird monitoring can run continuous duty, 24/7 with no down-time for post-processing.

• Network Architecture – No limit to the number of integrated radars and users. All viewing and control functions available from any remote location.

Accipiter Radar

 Leaders,

Innovators,

Educators

 

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Meet these Members of the Accipiter Team at the Conference

Dr Tim J Nohara  

Dr Tim J Nohara is the founding President and CEO of Accipiter Radar, leading the industry in the development of avian radars for use at civil airports. He left Raytheon (developers of airport surveillance radars) in 1994 to assemble an expert team of radar professionals to pioneer affordable avian radars now in use by the FAA, USDA, DoD, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Corporations.

Tim received his B.Eng, M.Eng and Ph.D degrees from McMaster University where he specialized in radar. He is a licensed professional engineer, and a member of the IEEE and the PEO. He has contributed to text books and authored numerous peer-reviewed technical publications, reports and patents.

 

Dr Robert C Beason

Dr Robert C Beason is a Radar Ornithologist with Accipiter Radar. He first used marine radars to monitor avian hazards to aviation safety while a member of the US Air Force’s BASH team in 1971. His subsequent positions include Distinguished Professor of Biology & Biophysics with the State University of New York, Professor and Head of Biology, University of Louisiana, and Project Leader, USDA/APHIS/WS National Wildlife Research Center.

Bob received his Ph.D from Clemson University where his dissertation research involved the use of the FAA ARSR system to monitor waterfowl migration hazards to aviation in the Southwestern United States. He has authored many peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters.

 

Mr Larry D Bridle

Mr Larry D Bridle is Sales Manager with Accipiter Radar as well as a radar and wireless systems engineer. Prior to joining Accipiter, he was Vice President Systems Engineering for Nexsys Commtech International Inc. Larry has worked in the aerospace industry over the past 25 years on many large systems ranging from Wireless AMR to Inmarsat and to Radarsat-I & -III.  

Larry received his B.Eng and M.Eng degrees from McMaster University where he specialized in multi-parameter radar systems and developed the IPIX radar. He is a licensed professional engineer, and a member of the PEO.

 

Mr Carl E Krasnor

Accipiter’s Vice-President of Business Development, Mr Carl E Krasnor earned a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering and an M.B.A. in Innovation Management from McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario). Carl worked in advanced radar R&D for ten years becoming a senior research engineer and project leader developing new radar technologies capable of detecting previously unseen targets, in collaboration with an industrial commercialization partner.  

Carl widened his experience in commercializing advanced technology as the Industrial Partnerships Officer for Brock University and then as a Business Development Officer for the University of Toronto. Carl helped launch The Exceler@tor (an innovative IT/telecom business incubator operated by the U of T’s Innovations Foundation) and served during its initial operations as Manager of Exceler@tor Programs.

 

Other senior members of the Accipiter development team include:

Dr Nelson Costa, BSc., Ph.D

Dr Graeme Jones, B.E. (Qld), Ph.D

Dr Al Premji, B.Eng, M.Eng, Ph.D

Dr Andrew Ukrainec, B.Eng, Ph.D

Mr Peter Weber, B.Eng, M.Eng