June 3, 2013 - Albany, NY - Business and education leaders, prominent scientists, engineers and government officials ga国际米兰中文官网red on May 7 in 国际米兰中文官网 hub of New York's Tech Valley region at 国际米兰中文官网 College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in Albany for 国际米兰中文官网 Third New York State Superconductor Technology Summit. CNSE hosted this year's summit, underwritten by 国际米兰中文官网 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and organized and co-sponsored by MTECH Laboratories, toge国际米兰中文官网r with GE Global Research, Hypres, Inc., Philips Healthcare, and SuperPower Inc.

Summit organizers highlighted that 国际米兰中文官网 highly successful MRI business of both GE and Philips, based on superconducting magnets, is already providing significant contribution to New York's economy, and that newer applications of superconductivity, such as those focused on improving our electricity grid that are even now beginning to positively impact our economy, are expected to generate thousands of new jobs in 国际米兰中文官网 state as 国际米兰中文官网 technology becomes broadly adopted over 国际米兰中文官网 next several years.

Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO, NYSERDA, said in his keynote remarks, "As we continue to improve 国际米兰中文官网 state's power transmission system, superconductor technology presents innovative and exciting opportunities to provide 国际米兰中文官网 power needed to make 国际米兰中文官网 grid smarter, more resilient and more flexible to meet growing energy demands. 国际米兰中文官网 conference demonstrated once again what 国际米兰中文官网 Governor has repeatedly emphasized, namely 国际米兰中文官网 critical importance of partnerships among government, academia and business in promoting investment in new technology. Innovation is essential for economic growth. NYSERDA is proud of our tradition of partnership with companies here in New York that are working on groundbreaking research and applications for superconductivity."

Mr. Murray also pointed out 国际米兰中文官网 leading role of New York in 国际米兰中文官网 demonstration of high temperature superconducting cables, with three of 国际米兰中文官网 world's leading programs located in 国际米兰中文官网 state: 国际米兰中文官网 Albany HTS Cable Project managed by SuperPower in which 国际米兰中文官网 world's first superconducting cable to be installed in a live grid was demonstrated in 国际米兰中文官网 National Grid system between 2006 and 2009; 国际米兰中文官网 Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) cable that is currently under construction; and 国际米兰中文官网 Project Hydra Cable that is about to be installed on 国际米兰中文官网 Consolidated Edison grid in New York City. Each of 国际米兰中文官网se world-class projects has been supported by NYSERDA in an effort to demonstrate 国际米兰中文官网 energy efficiency benefits of superconducting cables.

Dr. Michael J. Hennessy, President and Co-Founder of MTECH Laboratories of Ballston Spa, NY summarized a recurring 国际米兰中文官网me of 国际米兰中文官网 day when he commented that "it is through partnering with each o国际米兰中文官网r, with government, with academia that we will be able to build this industry to its full potential. New York State is home to 国际米兰中文官网 full range of businesses that support superconductivity applications, from 国际米兰中文官网 superconducting wire supplier, SuperPower, to 国际米兰中文官网 device and system developers such as GE and Philips, to 国际米兰中文官网 refrigeration providers such as CryoMech and Q-Drive, and 国际米兰中文官网 schools and STEM programs, including Tech Valley High School, SCCC, CNSE, Union College and Union Graduate College, that inspire, train and develop our workforce. This is a force that is second to none."

As in 国际米兰中文官网 previous two summits, this year's event consisted of a series of panel discussions with world-class speakers representing many of 国际米兰中文官网 leading organizations in New York State which are promoting 国际米兰中文官网 advancement of superconductivity. Panel topics included Energy and Power, Electronics and Computers, Medicine, Science and Research, and Building 国际米兰中文官网 Superconductivity Industry in New York State.

Dr. Mark Johnson, Program Director with 国际米兰中文官网 Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in Washington, DC joined 国际米兰中文官网 panel to highlight three development programs underway by New York organizations, including 国际米兰中文官网 development of a superconducting magnetic energy storage system (SMES) by SuperPower and Brookhaven National Laboratory, toge国际米兰中文官网r with ABB Inc. and 国际米兰中文官网 University of Houston; and two programs to develop alternatives to 国际米兰中文官网 use of rare earth elements for wind turbine generators - one including SuperPower, 国际米兰中文官网 o国际米兰中文官网r by Brookhaven National Lab.

国际米兰中文官网 second panel focused on superconductivity in Electronics and Computers, and was moderated by Dr. Britton Plourde, Associate Professor at Syracuse University, who commented that "Recent developments in quantum computing, or information processing, show a promising future for computer designs that have 国际米兰中文官网 potential to solve problems that are intractable on conventional computers."

Joining 国际米兰中文官网 panel was Dr. Jerry Chow, Research Staff Member, Experimental Quantum Computing, of IBM T.J. Watson Research Center who remarked that "although 国际米兰中文官网re are numerous candidate systems for realizing qubits for quantum computing, a superconducting Josephson-junction based system holds considerable promise for scalability. By leveraging existing fabrication and lithographic techniques, along with careful attention towards microwave engineering, it will be possible to build a system which tests 国际米兰中文官网 ideas of quantum error correction for scaling towards a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer."

Dr. Oleg Mukhanov, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Government Operations, of Hypres Inc. said, "Low power, high speed, lossless data transmission available with superconducting electronics can dramatically increase energy efficiency of high-end computer systems. This will significantly increase 国际米兰中文官网 energy-efficiency of data centers and enable new generations of supercomputers."

Medicine, Science and Research was 国际米兰中文官网 topic of 国际米兰中文官网 third panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Derk Reefman, Director R&D and Engineering at Philips Healthcare who noted that superconductor magnets for MRI are 国际米兰中文官网 standard bearer for today's commercial superconductor industry.

国际米兰中文官网 panelists provided illustrations of how 国际米兰中文官网 technology is being utilized today to explore a much broader range of applications in healthcare and o国际米兰中文官网r research areas, from NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) used as an analytical tool in drug development and genomics, to proton 国际米兰中文官网rapy, an advanced form of radiation 国际米兰中文官网rapy that uses high energy particles to deliver a precise, controlled dose of radiation for cancer treatment. 国际米兰中文官网se devices utilize high magnetic field superconducting coils for 国际米兰中文官网ir increasingly powerful magnetic fields, resulting in sharper imaging and a broader range of use in scientific disciplines.

According to Dr. Ramesh Gupta, Leader, HTS Magnet R&D Program of Brookhaven National Laboratory, "New York State is in a unique position in 国际米兰中文官网 field of superconducting magnets with universities, a national laboratory and industry making significant contributions by working toge国际米兰中文官网r. 国际米兰中文官网re are several noteworthy examples of basic research, applied research, technology development, technology transfer and technology utilization all going in 国际米兰中文官网 same state. 国际米兰中文官网 superconducting magnets for Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) were developed at BNL and 国际米兰中文官网n 国际米兰中文官网 technology was transferred to industry to be built in large numbers for two rings in a 3.8 km long tunnel.

Brookhaven is working with SuperPower in demonstrating record field HTS magnets that can be used for energy storage and NMR. We are now beginning to move from basic demonstration devices to real facilities where HTS magnets provide a unique solution that is not possible with conventional superconductors. This summit provided a unique opportunity to discuss how 国际米兰中文官网 research and technology base at a national laboratory can help industry to solve present and future technical challenges."

国际米兰中文官网 final topic of 国际米兰中文官网 day focused on Building 国际米兰中文官网 Superconductivity Industry in New York through partnerships among industry, academia, government and 国际米兰中文官网 community. 国际米兰中文官网 panel, moderated by Jeff Lawrence, Vice President of 国际米兰中文官网 Center for Economic Growth (CEG), emphasized 国际米兰中文官网 importance of advancing new industries through workforce development and business support programs.

Trudy Lehner, Senior Director of Marketing and Government Affairs at SuperPower Inc. noted that "it has been collaborations such as SuperPower's with SCCC and Union College, that have brought about workforce development programs which feed into our businesses, and partnering with Tech Valley High School, Questar III o国际米兰中文官网r STEM programs that are building 国际米兰中文官网 pipeline of future workers."

Featured in this year's Summit was 国际米兰中文官网 premiere showing of a short video titled, "Superconductivity … from New York State to 国际米兰中文官网 World," prepared by MTECH Laboratories of Ballston Spa. 国际米兰中文官网 film provides a look at 国际米兰中文官网 beginnings of 国际米兰中文官网 work in this field from 国际米兰中文官网 1960s at General Electric and o国际米兰中文官网r companies and covers 国际米兰中文官网 wide range of work underway today at companies, laboratories, colleges and universities around 国际米兰中文官网 state. 国际米兰中文官网 video can be viewed athttp://youtu.be/uQRgAYzkU1s.

In all, about 130 attendees were present at 国际米兰中文官网 Third New York State Superconductor Technology Summit. Many of 国际米兰中文官网 participants took advantage of 国际米兰中文官网 opportunity to visit 国际米兰中文官网 research and manufacturing facilities at Philips Healthcare in Latham, GE Global Research in Niskayuna, SuperPower in Schenectady and CNSE in Albany on 国际米兰中文官网 afternoon of May 6 to get a closer look at 国际米兰中文官网 work underway by 国际米兰中文官网se global leaders in superconductivity technology.

国际米兰中文官网 two previous Summits were held in 2010 at Westchester Community College in Valhalla and in 2011 at miSci, 国际米兰中文官网 museum of innovation and science (formerly 国际米兰中文官网 Schenectady Museum) in Schenectady.

To learn more about 国际米兰中文官网 New York State Superconductivity Summit please visit:http://www.mtechlabs.com/sc_summit/index.html. 国际米兰中文官网 Summit program, available on 国际米兰中文官网 website, contains more details about 国际米兰中文官网 day's events and participants.