David Cardwell

Professor David Cardwell
FREng
Nationality British
Education University of Warwick
Alma mater Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Awards FREng (2012)
Scientific career
Fields Superconducting engineering
Institutions University of Cambridge
Website bulk-sucon.eng.cam.ac.uk/dc135/

David A. Cardwell, FREng, is a British superconducting engineer.[1] 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.[2] In 2012, Cardwell was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[3]

Education

Cardwell studied at the University of Warwick (BSc 1983, PhD 1987).[2] He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.[2]

Degrees

  • DSc, Warwick University, 2015
  • ScD, University of Cambridge, 2014
  • MA, University of Cambridge, 1995
  • PhD, Warwick University, 1987
  • BSc, Warwick University, 1983[4]

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.[5] He has authored or co-authored more than 350 published papers.[6]

Current positions

  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Strategy & Planning)
  • Technical Coordinator of Cambridge Boeing Collaboration
  • Co-director of the KACST-Cambridge Research Centre
  • Treasurer of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity
  • Member of the Advisory Board of Superconductor Science and Technology
  • Advisor to the Prime Minister on Advanced Materials[5]

Distinctions

Prizes

  • The Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, 2008[7]
  • PASREG prize for excellence in the processing of bulk superconductors, 2001[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BBC (2010). "Today: Friday 9th July". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 University of Cambridge (2014). "Prof. David Cardwell FREng". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Royal Academy of Engineering (2012). "List of Fellows - Cardwell, Professor David FREng". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ↑ http://bulk-sucon.eng.cam.ac.uk/dc135/
  5. 1 2 University of Cambridge (2015). "David Cardwell Department of Engineering". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www3.eng.cam.ac.uk/research_db/publications/dc135
  7. ↑ http://www.engii.org/scet2013/ShowOrganizerDetails.aspx?personID=2152
  8. ↑ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/ballet_opera_tv/
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