David Cardwell
David A. Cardwell, FREng, is a British superconducting engineer. He is a Professor of Superconducting Engineering, former Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Strategy and Planning at the University of Cambridge, former head of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, former 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. 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 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
Distinctions
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- Fellow of the IET
Prizes
- The Society of Automotive Engineering Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, 2008
- PASREG prize for excellence in the processing of bulk superconductors, 2001