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 Superconductor Industry Person of the Year Awards: Nominations Due October 31

Celebrating the individual who has made the greatest contribution to the development or commercialization of superconductivity in 2006.
 

The Superconductor Industry Person of the Year and Superconductor Industry Lifetime Achievement awards promote science, R&D, business, and markets for technologies involving superconductors. The Awards seek to recognize the individuals making the most significant contribution to the advancement of superconductors this year, and over the course of their career.  Past winners include Venkat Selvamanickam, Alex Malozemoff, Yuh Shiohara, and Seung Hong.

Honor the individual whose work has contributed most to the advancement of low-temperature or high-temperature superconductors in 2006.  Nominees may work in any sector, including science, industry, government, finance, etc. Impact should be measured as a singular achievement or effort in 2006.  A panel of top leaders representing all major fields of superconductivity in science and industry will select the winners.

Download the nomination form or learn more about the awards on the SCIPOY Awards website.

 

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INFN and IBA to Market Superconductive Cyclotron for Hadrontherapy

     Exclusive Interview with Luciano Calabretta of INFN's Southern National Lab

  • Cyclotron Hadrontherapy Offers Multiple Treatment Options

  • Cryocoolers Are Key Enabling Technology

  • Supplier for LTS Cable Not Yet Determined

  • ACCEL Cyclotrons Used for Proton Treatments

SC Power Systems and Sandia Lab Begin $800,000 2G Wire Project

  • Zenergy to Sell 1G, Research 2G

Bruker Begins 2G HTS Fault Current Limiter Program
     Exclusive Interview with Alexander Usoskin of EHTS

  • FCL Based on Resistive Concept

ANSTO Selects HTS-110 Magnet for Neutron Research Facility

 

Iwate Traps 4.3T in Bulk SBCO with Pulsed Field Magnetization

     Exclusive Interview with Hiroyuki Fujishiro of Iwate

  • PFM Could Provide Cheap, Mobile Magnetization

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European High Temperature Superconductors Improves 2G Wire for FCL Applications

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  • Reduced Substrate Temperature Important

  • High-Rate PLD May Offer Speed Increase

SuperPower Improves MOCVD Uniformity Problem for 2G Wire

  • 10km of 2G Wire to be Delivered in 2007

  • SuperPower Makes 557A Short Sample

HYPRES Awarded $200,000 for High Speed SQUID Array Amplifier

 

DOE Now Taking SBIR Phase I Applications

 

AMSC Sells $4.6 Million in D-VARs

 

Aronson Named Director of BNL


AFRL Names Barnes as Fellow

 

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