Visiting Professor from Kyoto University
Professor Amemiya from Kyoto University visited the Robinson Research Institute and Victoria University in January.
Professor Amemiya heads the Applied Superconductivity group in the Electrical Engineering school at Kyoto University with research interests in the Electormagnetic phenomena in superconductors (ac losses, stability), the power applications of superconductors and the medical and biological applications of superconductors.
The visit was highly successful with discussions around a high level MOU between our organisations developing well.
The ongoing collaboration between Professor Amemiya's group and the Robinson Institute around Kyoto's numerical AC loss calculation of magnets wound by the Robinson Institute utilising Robinson's HTS Roebel cable was strengthened by the visit.
Additional collaborations were also proposed, including the possibility of Professor Amemiya's group modelling of aspects of the performance of the 1.5 T YBCO magnet performance developed by the Robinson Institute.
This visit follows Dr. Zhenan Jiang’s placement at Kyoto University from October – November 2015 where he undertook a JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan.