9th International Workshop on Processing and Applications of Superconducting (RE)BCO Large Grain Materials (PASREG2015)

Abstract

The 9th International Workshop on Processing and Applications of Superconducting (RE)BCO Large Grain Materials (PASREG 2015) was held at the University of Liege, Belgium on September 02- 04, 2015, as a satellite conference of the European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2015). The Chairman was Philippe Vanderbemden; Benoît Vanderheyden, David Cardwell, and Herbert C. Freyhardt served as Co-Chairmen. PASREG 2015 was the ninth in a series of international workshops previously held in Cambridge, UK (1997), Morioka, Japan (1999), Seattle, USA (2001), Jena, Germany (2003), Tokyo, Japan (2005), Cambridge, UK (2007), Washington D.C., USA (2010), and Tainan, Taiwan (2012).PASREG 2015 covered novel and important processing aspects of bulk High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) as well as bulk MgB2. Besides processing, the workshop highlighted advanced material characterization technologies and activation techniques, which revealed the superior superconducting properties of bulk HTS and MgB2. Novel developments and innovative applications involving bulk superconductors complemented the discussion and exchange of information. The workshop was attended by 63 participants from 19 different countries. A total of 50 contributions were presented, of which 31 were presented in oral form and 19 were presented as posters.Together with a ‘Special Issue’ of Superconductor Science and Technology, these proceedings gather a selection of original research papers presented at the workshop (including both oral and poster presentations). We greatly acknowledge all the effort of the authors.Philippe VanderbemdenBenoît VanderheydenHerbert FreyhardtDavid Cardwell