David Larbalestier | |
|---|---|
) David C. Larbalestier | |
| Born | |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London University of London |
| Known for | Materials research for superconductivity applications |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials Science |
| Institutions | Florida State University |
| Doctoral advisor | H.W. King |
David C. Larbalestier is an American scientist who has contributed to research in superconducting materials for magnets and power applications. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Applied Superconductivity Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University. He also holds emeritus status in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which was his academic home until 2006. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His materials research interests include improving superconducting properties of many materials, including NbTi, Nb3Sn, MgB2, YBCO, and BSCCO.
Awards and honors
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (1990) [1]
- Member, National Academy of Engineering (2003)
- The International Cryogenics Materials Conference Lifetime Achievement Award (2007)
References
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 7 October 2020.