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Superconductor Week, the leading publication on superconductor
business and technology, has named two pioneers in the development of
high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire as
Superconductor Industry Person of the Year
2004. The industry’s most prestigious international award in the
development and commercialization of superconductors goes to Alex
Malozemoff, Chief Technical Officer at American Superconductor Corp.,
and Venkat “Selva” Selvamanickam, Program Manager of Materials
Technology at SuperPower, Inc. for their leadership, quality R&D, and
advocacy.
“The most important
achievements in superconductivity in 2004 were the development of long
lengths of second generation (2G) HTS wire and the continued improvement
of its electrical performance,” commented Mark Bitterman,
Superconductor Week’s Executive Editor. “In naming Dr. Selvamanickam
and Dr. Malozemoff jointly as Person of the Year 2004, we call
particular attention to the leadership of these two extraordinary
scientists in developing 2G HTS wire. Their work in this exceedingly
challenging field is setting the pace in the global effort to bring
superconductivity to the forefront in addressing the most pressing needs
of the 21st century.”
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nine recognized leaders in science, industry, and government in North
America, Europe, and Asia selected the winners from dozens of
nominations by peers around the world. Superconductor Week panelist Dr.
Donald Gubser, Superintendent of the Materials Science and Technology
Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and co-editor of the
Journal of Superconductivity commented: “Selva and Alex are leading two
of the largest industrial development programs on HTS wires in the world
with the vision of establishing HTS power devices as a new industry.”
“It’s been my privilege to
work closely with Alex for the past 13 years,” said Greg Yurek, Chief
Executive of American Superconductor. “At a time when the world was just
waking up to the global industry that HTS would spawn, Alex was already
forging ahead to develop the next generation of this technology. Alex’s
work, acknowledged by Superconductor Week’s award, has put 2G HTS
wire technology well ahead of most expectations, and our manufacturing
scale-up is now actively underway.”
Glenn Epstein, President
and CEO of Intermagnetics General, SuperPower’s parent company,
commented: “Since shortly after the discovery of HTS in 1986,
Intermagnetics has invested substantial resources in HTS
technology—beginning with the development and production of first
generation wire and then moving, with Selva as the chief proponent, to
2G wire more than six years ago. As we approach the advent of
commercialization of 2G HTS wire, Intermagnetics is gratified to see
Selva’s dedication and leadership recognized by his peers in the
industry.”
Note: For a
comprehensive update on 2G HTS wire technology and programs, plus an
assessment relating to manufacturing scale-up,
subscribe
or order back issue vol. 19 no. 08 (1908)
here.
For more Information Contact:
Mark Bitterman, Executive Editor, Superconductor Week
Phone: +1-503-232-5466
Email: press@superconductorweek.com
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