The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recently presented its Thomas Edison Award to six experts who have made outstanding contributions to IEC, including Huang Wenxiu and Xu Jianping from China.
Huang Wenxiu is the Chair of IEC/SC 59L on small household appliances, and Xu Jianping is an international peer reviewer of the IECEx System. Prior to this, they have both won the IEC 1906 Award twice, making great contribution to the international standards systems and the international mutual recognition of conformity assessment systems in IEC. Created in 2010, the Thomas Edison Award, the highest award on technical management in IEC, recognizes exceptional achievement, dedicated service and significant contributions to IEC by officers in IEC technical committees and subcommittees as well as officers of the conformity assessment systems.
Source: China Standardization Magazine, 5th issue, 2022.
