Life Sciences Division Staff Members Honored by Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (November/December 2000)

LSD staff members Randy James, Alvin Ellis, Vaughn Patania, and Isidor Sauers and other members of the High Temperature Superconducting staff from Fusion Energy, Energy, Enginering, and Metals and Ceramics Division were recently presented the "Excellence in Technology Transfer Award" by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Southeast Region. The group was recognized for hard work, dedication, and meticulous attention to detail that was instrumental in developing and commercializing the High-Temperature Superconducting Power Cables, and successful in transferring this technology to Southwire Company. This award is given to a very select number of individuals who have demonstrated their commitment by actively working to transfer Laboratory-developed technologies to the private sector. This same group – J. Winston Lue, John P. Stovall, Glenn C. Barber, Robert D. Benson, Jonathan A. Demko, Alvin R. Ellis, Andy Fadnek, Paul W. Fisher, Christopher A. Foster, Michael J. Gouge, David Randy James, Patrick M. Martin, Vaughn P. Patania, Isidor Sauers, S. W. Schwenterly, and Dennis O. Sparks – was recognized at the UT-Battelle Awards Night 2000 with a Technical Achievement Award and the coveted "Engineer of the Year" award. (Contact: Isidor Sauers, 574-4662 or sauersi@ornl.gov; Funding Source: WFO)