Nationality British Fields Superconductivity Name David Cardwell | Notable awards FREng (2012) | |
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Alma mater Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | ||
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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.
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- 2013 sci tech awards andrew camenisch david cardwell and tibor madjar
- Superconductors are not just for mri talk by professor david cardwell
- Education
- Degrees
- Research interests
- Current positions
- Distinctions
- Prizes
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Superconductors are not just for mri talk by professor david cardwell
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
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.