Introduction
David A. Cardwell, FREng, is a British superconducting engineer. 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. In 2012, Cardwell was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Education
Cardwell studied at the University of Warwick (BSc 1983, PhD 1987). He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
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 350 published papers.
Current positions
- Head of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering
- 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
- University of Cambridge (2015). "David Cardwell Department of Engineering". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
Distinctions
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- Fellow of the IET
- University of Cambridge (2014). "Prof. David Cardwell FREng". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
Prizes
- The Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, 2008
- PASREG prize for excellence in the processing of bulk superconductors, 2001