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More Endorsements of Venkat “Selva” Selvamanickam
Phil Pellegrino, President of SuperPower, Inc., commented: “I have had
the professional pleasure of working with Dr. Selvamanickam for more
than 3 years, since I joined SuperPower as its President in 2001. In my
34 years in industry, I have never been more inspired by a professional
colleague. Selva is devoted to achieving an extraordinary scientific
vision. I believe he will not be deterred in leading the manufacturing
scale-up and commercialization of 2G wire—an event that will enable a
technological revolution in how electricity is generated, delivered, and
ultimately consumed. Considering that he is still a relatively young
man, I expect that Selva's name will be recorded in the annals of
technological history along side of such luminaries as Faraday, Maxwell,
Tesla, Edison, and Shockley.”
Carl Rosner, President and CEO, CardioMag Imaging and 1997 Person of the
Year winner, commented: “An individual like Selva working at the
frontiers of HTS technology serves as an inspiration to the many young
people aspiring to become scientists and engineers. Selva is an
unassuming yet outstanding individual whose scientific and engineering
contributions to the practical development of HTS conductors and
technology have already received worldwide attention. Through
broadly-based fundamental understanding of complex materials challenges
and equipment innovations, he has effectively demonstrated the
superiority of second generation HTS conductors over many years of prior
development activities.
"I congratulate Superconductor Week for the most appropriate
selection of Selva as 2004 Superconductor Industry of the Year,” said
Dr. Paul Ching-Wu Chu, Professor of Physics and the T.L.L. Temple Chair
of Science at the University of Houston and President of Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology. “Selva is one of the best
material engineers and managers in the field of high temperature
supercondutivity, who has successfully brought together all ingredients
necessary for the preparation and commercialization of HTS tapes for
large current applications."
Dr. David P. Norton, Professor at University of Florida’s Department of
Materials Science and Engineering commented: “Selva has been unrelenting
in his advocacy for superconducting technology and technical leadership
within SuperPower. Having been involved in high Tc wire development
from its inception, his scientific insight, and perseverance has proven
to be a tremendous asset to the community.”
Dr. Paul N. Barnes, Superconductivity Group
Leader, Air Force Research Laboratory, commented: “Selva has done a
tremendous job advancing the MOCVD coated conductor technology for long
length superconducting wire, advancing from centimeter lengths to 100
meters in just a few short years. He is quite deserving of the
Superconductor Industry Person of the Year Award.”
“Selva has provided the scientific innovation and technical leadership
necessary to accelerate the commercialization of HTS tapes,” said Dr.
Dean Peterson, Center Leader, Superconductivity Technology Center, Los
Alamos National Lab. “All superconductor developers have benefited from
his outstanding dedication and effective management skills."
Selvamanickam earned a Ph.D. degree in Materials Engineering and an M.S.
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston. His
B.E. degree with Honors was earned at the Regional Engineering College
in Tiruchi, India in 1986.
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