Fruitful cooperation between research and industry

Amalia Ballarino of CERN has received the 2021 James Wong Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for her significant and continuing contributions in the field of superconducting materials.

The IEEE citation recognises her for: “leading successful R&D programs that establish a winning role for high temperature and MgB2 superconductors in accelerator applications; piloting the development of MgB2 wire suitable for cabling and its incorporation into a multi-kA power transmission system operating at 25 K, and directing the project to industrialise eight such systems for which over 1000 km of wire have been produced; promoting fruitful cooperation between research and industry".

Our best congratulation to Amalia Ballarino from all the ASG staff, it is a real privilege working together on MgB2 technology.