Description
This Award recognizes a living individual for a career of meritorious achievements and outstanding technical contributions in the field of applied superconductor materials technology, over a period of time (nominally more than twenty years) based on novel and innovative concepts and theories proposed by the individual, the authorship or co-authorship of many publications of major significance to the field of applied superconductor materials technology, and the impact that the candidate’s contributions have had on the development and maturing of applied superconductivity. The recipient must have been active in the field of applied superconductivity for at least twenty years, and must be able to attend the international conference related to applied superconductivity at which the Award will be made. The recipient does not have to be a member of the IEEE and there shall be no restrictions based on nationality, country of residence, age or gender. An individual may receive only one IEEE Council on Superconductivity sponsored Award for his/her contributions to superconductor materials science and technology.
This Award is named for Dr. James Wong who received the IEEE CSC Award for Continuing and Significant Contributions in the Field of Applied Superconductivity in 2011 for his pioneering work in producing commercial grade superconducting cables and conductors. In 1962, Dr. Wong founded Supercon, Inc. which has produced a variety of niobium-titanium and niobium-tin superconducting wires, cables and conductors for many commercial and research application, and has supplied production quantities of high-quality superconducting wire for a longer time than any other company in the world.
For additional information about this Award, please visit the IEEE CSC website at: http://ieeecsc.org/awards/ieee-dr-james-wong-award-continuing-and-significant-contributions-applied-superconductor.
Prize
The recipient of this Award will receive a plaque, an inscribed niobium medallion and a cash award of U.S. $5,000.
Previous Recipients
Prior to 2014, individuals who made “continuing and significant contributions to superconductor materials technology” were recognized by being presented with the “IEEE Award for Continuing and Significant Contributions to the Field of Applied Superconductivity”. The combined list of recipients for the Wong Award and its predecessor materials technology Award include:
Prof. Archie MacRobert Campbell, the late Prof. John R. Clem, Dr. Edward W. Collings, Prof. Judith MacManus-Driscoll, Dr. Jack W. Ekin, the late Prof. Jan Evetts, Prof. René Flükiger, Prof. Herbert C. Freyhardt, the late Dr. Eric Gregory, Dr. Seung Ok Hong, Dr. Helmut Krauth, Prof. David Larbalestier, Dr. Peter J. Lee, Dr. Alexis P. Malozemoff, Prof. John M. Rowell, Dr. Ronald M. Scanlan, Prof. Venkat Selvamanickam, the late Dr. Masaki Suenaga, Prof. Kyoji Tachikawa, and Dr. James Wong
The 2018 Recipients of the IEEE Dr. James Wong Award for Continuing and Significant
Contributions to Applied Superconductor Materials Technology
Dr. Robert H. Hammond