Employer: Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Current Offices:Professor of Superconducting Engineering
Deputy Head of Department (Graduate Studies)
Research Interests: Fabrication and characterization of large grain bulk of high temperature superconductors for engineering applications
No. of Publications: 255 in total; 251 (published), 2 (in press), 2 (submitted, under review)
1995: M.A., University of Cambridge (Awarded under Statute B III 6)
1987: Physics Ph.D., University of Warwick
Thesis Title: Compton Scattering using Gamma-rays and Synchrotron Radiation
1983: Physics B.Sc. (Hons.), Class 2, Division 1, University of Warwick
1979: 3 A-levels (Chemistry, Maths and Physics).
1976: 9 O-levels: (Maths, English Lang., Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Lit., Geography, French and
Metalwork)
Dates Employer Office
Oct. 2000 University of Cambridge
April 1992 – Department of Engineering Assistant Director of Research
June 1997 University of Cambridge
Oct. 1993 – Fitzwilliam College Fellow, Admissions Tutor for Sciences,
date Tutor, Deputy Senior Tutor and Director of Studies
Oct. 1986 – GEC-Marconi Materials Technology Ltd. Senior Principal Scientist
April 1992 (formerly Plessey Research Caswell Ltd.)
Oct. 1986 – 98 The Open University Tutor-Counsellor\Associate Lecturer
Deputy Head of Department (Graduate Studies)Chair of the School of Technology Committee on Graduate Education
Chair of the School of Technology Working Group on Transferable Skills
Chair of the Engineering Degree and Graduate Teaching Committees
Member of the Board of Graduate Studies
Member of the School of Technology Council
Member of the Engineering Council and Faculty Board
University representative on the Sterling Group
Manager of various Engineering scholarship funds (e.g. Schiff, Qualcomm, CISS)
OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
2010 – date; Co-chair of the 23rd International Symposium on Superconductivity Professional (ISS),
Tsukuba, Japan
2009 – date; Member of the Editorial Board of Nano Life
2009 – date; Member of the Editorial Board of the European Superconductivity Network Forum (ESNF)
2008 – date; Member of the International Organising Committee of the European
Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS), 2010
2009 – date; Elected Chair of the Institute of Physics Superconductivity Group
2008 – date; Elected Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
2008 – 2009; Member of the International Advisory Board of the European
Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS), 2009
2008 – date; Member of the Advisory Board of Supercond. Sci. Technol.
2007 – date; Member of the Advisory Board of the Slovak Centre of Excellence
for Nanostructured Materials for Construction, Functional and Bio/medical Applications
2007 – date; Member of the Board of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity
2001 – date; Elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics
2000 – date; Member and Treasurer of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity
Peer Review Activities:
2006 – 2012; External Examiner for Course TXR174, Department of Technology,
Open University
2005; External reviewer of TQA of Engineering and Technology, Open University
2004; Evaluator of the Austrian Nano Initiative, Austrian Science Foundation
2003 – 2013; Elected member of EPSRC Functional Materials College
2001 – 2002; Member of EPSRC Visiting Panel for review of University of Birmingham
Superconductivity Program
1998 – date; Elected member of VAMAS Committee for international standards
1999 – date; Elected member of EPSRC Functional Materials College (re-elected in 2003, 2007 and 2010)
Editorships:
2009 – date;Principal Editor, Nano Life
2003 – date;Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Korean Institute of Applied
Superconductivity and Cryogenics,
2001 – date; Editorial Board Member, Materials Transactions, Japanese Institute of Metals
1999 – date; Editorial Board Member, International Materials Reviews
1998 – date; Editorial Board Member, Applied Superconductivity Conference
1997 – date; Editor of PASREG Proceedings; 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
1995 – date; Editor-in-Chief of IOP (Publishing) Handbook of Superconducting Materials
PRIZES, AWARDS AND OTHER HONOURS
2001 PASREG Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the development of bulk high temperature superconductors by the International Board for Processing and Applications of Large Grain Superconductors.
2008 The Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Arch T. Colwell Merit Award for the
technical paper “The Development of a Passive Magnetic Levitation System for Wind Tunnel Models".
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
Research Grants; Awarded research grants of value > £3.5 million
Invited Talks; Invited speaker at over 40 international conferences and workshops
TEACHING AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ENGINERRING DEPARTMENT
Lecturing
2003 – date; IA Exposition Activity Coordinator
2001 – date ; Coordinator of Part 2A Engineering projects in Design
1998 – date; IA Exposition group leader
1998 – date; IIA Bicycle Project leader (coordinator 2001 and 2003)
1995 – date; Supervision of Part IIB project students
1995 – date; Lecturer and course leader on Part IIB Engineering Module 4C3 ‘Electrical
and Nano Materials’
1995 – 2004; Lecturer on Part IA Engineering course ‘Materials’
Examining
Chair of exam board, M.Phil in Engineering for Sustainable Development; 2009
Chair of examiners; Part IB, 2007; 2008; 2009
Engineering Tripos Part IA; 1995, 1996, 1997
Engineering Tripos Part IB; 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006
Engineering Tripos Part IIA; 2001, 2002, 2003
Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Part 1; 2001, 2002, 2003
Engineering Tripos Part IIB; 1995- 1999, 2001-2010
Ph.D amd M.Phil. examiner for 10 Universities, world-wide
Demonstrating
1999 – 2003; Demonstrator and marker for Part IB Materials Engineering Laboratory
2002; Coordinator of IA Materials Teaching Laboratory
1992-date Supervision of 17 PhD students
Membership of Bodies:
SELECTED GENERAL UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTION
Oct. 2003-date Department of Engineering Professor of Superconducting Engineering
University of Cambridge Deputy Head of Department (Graduate Studies)
Oct. 2000 – Department of Engineering Reader in Superconducting Materials
Oct. 2003 University of Cambridge
June 1997 – Department of Engineering University Lecturer