You must be referring to Barrie Schworz... I know Barrie and he can talk your arm off. I have spoken with and met with Barrie on a couple of occasions. You will find my name on his www.shroud.com web site where Barrie acknoledge my suggestion for an improvement on the way the articles are presented.
Barrie announced the new research at the shroud symposium in Stockton, CA, last month.
It was Barrie Schworz. But the fact he is in contact with many Shroud researchers and knows much of the behind the scenes politics makes for interesting conversation.