The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organisation, bringing together more than 460,000 engineers, scientists, technologists and professionals from more than 160 countries who are dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. Among its members, less than 10% have been considered ‘Senior Members’, following a strict selection process based on their professional contributions and impact. Dr. Xavier Obradors has been selected as an IEEE Senior Member in 2024.
The IEEE Council of Superconductivity is responsible for covering all activities and programmes on the science and technology of superconductors and their applications, including materials in electronics, magnetism and power systems, in which the properties of superconductors play an essential role for the corresponding application. In the IEEE CSC are also represented the European Society of Applied Superconductivity (ESAS) and the Cryogenic and Superconductor Society of Japan (CSSJ).
The James Wong award recognises individuals for a professional career with meritorious achievements and outstanding technical contributions in the field of superconducting materials technology for applications, over a period of time (nominally more than twenty years), based on new and innovative concepts and theories put forward by the individual, the authorship or co-authorship of a large number of scientific publications of the utmost importance in the field of superconducting materials technology and the impact that the candidate's contributions have had on the development and maturity of applied superconductivity.
Among the merits of Dr. Obradors are the pioneering work on the development of high-temperature superconductors based on low-cost, sustainable chemical manufacturing processes or the identification of new mechanisms to generate high-temperature superconducting nanomaterials with improved properties under very strong magnetic fields to enable various technologies for efficient and renewable electricity and biomedicine.
The award ceremony will be held on the 3rd of September in Salt Lake City, USA.
