The 2012 and 2013 Van Duzer Prizes

The 2012 and 2013 Van Duzer Prizes

September 15, 2014 (PA23). The 2012 and 2013 Van Duzer Prizes were announced at the ASC 2014 Conference.

The 2013 winners are:
Wan Kan Chan, Justin Schwartz
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, for their paper:

A Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Multiscale Electro–Magneto–Thermal Model of Quenching in REBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ Coated-Conductor-Based Coils
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Vol. 22, No. 5, October 2012, Paper 4706010.

The two 2012 winners (a tie) are:
D. C. van der Laan, Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC, Boulder, CO, USA and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
J. F. Douglas, Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC, Boulder, CO, USA
L. F. Goodrich, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, USA
R. Semerad, ceraco ceramic coating GmbH, Ismaning, Germany
M. Bauer, THEVA Dünnschichttechnik GmbH, Ismaning, Germany for their paper:

Correlation Between In-Plane Grain Orientation and the Reversible Strain Effect on Flux Pinning in RE-Ba₂Cu₃O_7−δ Coated Conductors
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Vol. 22, No. 1, February 2012, Paper 8400707.

and

Wan Kan Chan, Justin Schwartz
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA for their paper:

A Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Multiscale Electro–Magneto–Thermal Model of Quenching in REBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ Coated-Conductor-Based Coils
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Vol. 22, No. 5, October 2012, Paper 4706010.

All details on these Prizes and photos of winners can be found at the CSC website: http://ieeecsc.org/pages/ieee-council-superconductivity-van-duzer-prize. The winning papers are posted in SNF Awards and Recognitions.