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Leaders in
Superconductor Wire Development Named Superconductor Industry Person of
the Year
LOS ANGELES--Superconductor
Week, the leading publication on superconductor business and
technology, announced today that it 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. (NASDAQ:AMSC), and Venkat "Selva"
Selvamanickam, Program Manager of Materials Technology at SuperPower,
Inc., a subsidiary of Intermagnetics General Corporation (NASDAQ:IMGC).
"The most important
achievements in superconductivity in 2004 were the improvements in
length and electrical performance of second generation (2G) HTS wire,"
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."
A panel of 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, 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, each of them has leveraged internal expertise
as well as R&D efforts at National Laboratories and Universities,
leading coalitions of the nation's top scientists."
"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 conductor, and then moving, with Selva as the chief
proponent, to 2G wire more than six years ago. As we approach the advent
of the commercialization of 2G HTS wire, Intermagnetics is gratified to
see Selva's dedication and leadership recognized by his peers in the
industry."
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.
Founded in 1987,
Superconductor Week is the leading newsletter covering the
technology and business of high- and low-temperature superconductivity.
Published 24 times a year, interviews, analysis, and updates provide
strategic insight into the development and commercialization of
superconductors in medical, electric power, communications, military,
industrial processing, transportation, basic science, and other markets.
Subscribers include executives, technologists, officials, and investors
in every country developing advanced technologies. For more information
please visit:
www.superconductorweek.com.
Attention Editors/Readers: Additional information on the awardees and
panel members is available at
www.superconductorweek.com/scipoy.
For more Information Contact:
Mark Bitterman, Executive Editor, Superconductor Week
Phone: 1-661-821-0773
Email: press@superconductorweek.com
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