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MIT's Joe Minervini Receives IEEE Superconductivity Award

August 7, 2013

Dr. Joseph V. Minervini, of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, has received the "IEEE Award for Continuing and Significant Contributions in the Field of Applied Superconductivity" for large-scale applications. The Awards ceremony was held under the auspices of the IEEE Council on Superconductivity on 15 July 2013 during the 23rd International Conference on Magnet Technology (MT-23), held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston MA.

Dr. Minervini was recognized for his many significant contributions in the field of large scale applications of superconductivity, in particular, "for his contributions to numerous magnet systems for fusion energy, magnetic levitation, energy storage, power generation and transmission, magnetic separation, high energy and nuclear physics, medical applications, and, for his contributions as the U. S. Principal Investigator for the International Reactor (ITER) project which resulted in the design, fabrication and testing of the Central Solenoid Model Coil, then the world's largest and most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet".

The Award consisted of an engraved plaque, a medallion made of niobium and an honorarium of 5,000 USD.

Dr. Minervini can be contacted at Minervini@psfc.mit.edu