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Dr. Selvamanickam joined
Intermagnetics in 1994, where he initiated the company’s 2G wire
program. As Program Manager, Materials Technology at Intermagnetics’
subsidiary, SuperPower, Selvamanickam manages all aspects of an $8M/year
development program with a staff of thirty scientists, engineers, and
technicians. He has published 85 papers on HTS, and has more than 350
citations. In 1996 Selvamanickam received the Presidential Early Career
Award from the White House—the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. on
outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent
careers.
Dr. Malozemoff, AMSC’s
Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, joined the company
in 1991. He has published 171 papers in magnetism and superconductivity,
and is co-discoverer of giant flux creep in HTS, a phenomenon key to
superconductor applications. Malozemoff has led AMSC's wire R&D
programs, both first and second generation, along with key external
collaborations such as the Wire Development Group, bringing together
researchers from the National Labs and academia. He also recently was
named Distinguished Lecturer for Superconductivity by the IEEE Council
on Superconductivity.
Bob Hawsey, Manager for
the Superconductivity Program at Oak Ridge National Lab, was
instrumental in bringing back the Person of the Year award, which was
last granted in 1997. “Recognizing the many individuals driving the
global effort to commercialize superconductors is vital,” said Hawsey.
“Superconductor Week’s award calls attention to the importance of
institutional, industrial, and governmental participation around the
world in the development of superconductors. In naming Alex and Selva
jointly as Person of the Year, the panel has selected two visionaries
who have not only provided leadership to their organizations, but also
forged successful external collaborations.”
Hawsey noted that the 2G
wire programs of other organizations also made important advances in
2005. “The work being done by Kazuya Ohmatsu’s team at Sumitomo
Electric, by Yutaka Yamada’s team at ISTEC, and by Yasuhiro Iijima’s
team at Fujikura is exceptional. The successes of each underscore the
importance of pursuing multiple technological paths in a global effort
to realize the potential of 2G wire.”
Panel of 9 Leaders
Selected Winners from Dozens of Nominees
Nominations for the
award came from virtually every country with programs in
superconductivity. The winner was determined by a panel of nine
acknowledged leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia assembled by
Superconductor Week. The selection criteria for the award included
leadership, personal achievement, support from peers, and advocacy.
Describing the panel’s
deliberations, Bitterman commented: “The final vote was unanimous. The
diligence, discernment, and strength of conviction shown by our
extraordinary panelists affirms the vital importance of individual
achievement in the global effort to develop advanced technology.”
The panelists for Superconductor Week’s Superconductor Industry Person
of the Year 2004 were:
- Jun Akimitsu,
Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Technology,
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
- John
Clarke, Ph.D., Professor of Physics at the University of California,
Berkeley, and Head of the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence
Berkeley National Lab
- Arnaud
Devred, Ph.D., CEA/Saclay
- Donald U.
Gubser, Ph.D., Superintendent of the Materials Science and
Technology Division at the Naval Research Laboratory and co-editor
of the Journal of Superconductivity
- Herbert
C. Freyhardt, Ph.D., Professor at the Institut fuer Materialphysik
of the University of Goettingen, and Managing Director of the Center
for Applied Materials Development, Goettingen
- Eiji
Muromachi, Ph.D., Director of the Advanced Materials Laboratory and
the Superconducting Materials Center at Japan’s National Institute
for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Marina
Putti, Ph.D., Professor, Physics Department of the University of
Genova and INFM-LAMIA
- Justin
Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Leader, HTS
Magnets & Materials Group of the National High Magnetic Field
Laboratory at Florida State University
-
Harold
Weinstock, Ph.D., Air Force Office of Scientific Research Program
Manager for Physics and Electronics and Air Force Research
Laboratory Fellow at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
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)
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Phone: +1-503-232-5466
Email: press@superconductorweek.com
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