David A. Cardwell,

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, is a

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engineer. He is a

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of Superconducting Engineering, former Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Strategy and Planning at the

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(2018-2024), former head of the

Department of Engineering (2014-2018), former co-director of the KACST-Cambridge Research Centre and a fellow of

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. In 2012, Cardwell was elected as a fellow of the

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Education

Cardwell studied at the

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( BSc 1983,

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1987). He is a fellow of the

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and the

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Degrees

*DSc, Warwick University, 2015 *ScD, University of Cambridge, 2014 *MA, University of Cambridge, 1995 *PhD, Warwick University, 1987 *BSc, Warwick University, 1983

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. He has authored or co-authored more than 370 published papers.

Current position

*Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong *Adjunct Professor at the Shanghai University of Science and Technology *Member of the Hong Kong Government University Grants Committee *Treasurer of the European Society for Applied Superconductivity *Member of the Advisory Board of Superconductor Science and Technology *Chairman of the Ansheng School Development Steering Committee (Ambright Education Group)

Distinctions

*Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering *Fellow of the

*Fellow of the IET

Prizes

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

References

External links

University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge Department of Engineering
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