Ben powell wins UQ Foundation Research Excellence award

Ben Powell, a senior member of COPE and QEII Fellow located in Physics at UQ, was awarded a UQ Foundation Research Excellence award at a ceremony on 23 September 2008. These awards recognise emerging research leaders. Ben Powell's project aims to provide a greater understanding of the behaviour of electrons in organic superconductors. Superconductors conduct electricity without resistance and are used in magnetic resonance imaging, high-speed magnetic levitation trains and particle accelerators. Organic superconductors are more appealing than their ceramic and metallic counterparts as they have greater potential for the fine-tuning of electrical properties. Dr Powell's research will use a technique called neutron scattering, which allows him to see fine details of organic superconductors.