David Cardwell
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| Nationality | British | ||||
| Fields | Superconducting engineering | ||||
| Institutions | University of Cambridge | ||||
| Education | University of Warwick | ||||
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | ||||
| Notable awards | FREng (2012) | ||||
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David A. Cardwell, FREng, is a British superconducting engineer.[2] He is a professor of superconducting engineering, head of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, co-director of the KACST-Cambridge Research Centre and a fellow of Fitzwilliam College.[3] In 2012, Cardwell was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[4]
Education
Cardwell studied at the University of Warwick (BSc 1983, PhD 1987).[3] He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.[3]
Degrees
- DSc, Warwick University, 2015
- ScD, University of Cambridge, 2014
- MA, University of Cambridge, 1995
- PhD, Warwick University, 1987
- BSc, Warwick University, 1983[5]
Research interests
Professor Cardwell's research interests include the processing, modelling and characterisation of bulk superconductors for high-field engineering applications. Materials of particular interest include high-temperature superconductors within the (RE)BCO family and MgB2.[6] He has authored or co-authored more than 350 published papers.[7]
Current positions
- Head of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering
- Technical Coordinator of Cambridge Boeing Collaboration
- Co-director of the KACST-Cambridge Research Centre
- Treasurer of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity
- Chair of the IoP Superconductivity Group Prize Committee
- Chair of the ICMC Awards Committee
- Member of the Editorial Board of International Materials Reviews
- Member of the Advisory Board of Superconductor Science and Technology
- Advisor to the Prime Minister on Advanced Materials[6]
Distinctions
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- Fellow of the IET[3]
Prizes
- The Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, 2008[8]
- PASREG prize for excellence in the processing of bulk superconductors, 2001[9]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1000778/
- ↑ BBC (2010). "Today: Friday 9th July". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 University of Cambridge (2014). "Prof. David Cardwell FREng". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ Royal Academy of Engineering (2012). "List of Fellows - Cardwell, Professor David FREng". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ http://bulk-sucon.eng.cam.ac.uk/dc135/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 University of Cambridge (2015). "David Cardwell Department of Engineering". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www3.eng.cam.ac.uk/research_db/publications/dc135
- ↑ http://www.engii.org/scet2013/ShowOrganizerDetails.aspx?personID=2152
- ↑ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/ballet_opera_tv/