Draft:Rod Badcock

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Rod Badcock
Known forHigh-temperature superconducting machines and flux pumps
AwardsPickering Medal (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
InstitutionsVictoria University of Wellington

Rod Badcock is a New Zealand engineer and Deputy Director of the Paihau–Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington. He is known for his work on high-temperature superconducting machines and their application to aerospace, and transport.[1]

Career

Badcock has worked at the Paihau–Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington since 2006, where he leads engineering programmes applying high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials to electric machines.[2] He serves as Deputy Director of the institute.[3]

Research

Badcock's research focuses on superconducting flux pumps, and their use in electric motors .[3][1] His work has been applied commercially, including through the fusion-energy company OpenStar Technologies.[4]

Awards and honours

  • Pickering Medal, for work unlocking the potential of superconductivity for clean energy (2022)[3]
  • Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (2025)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Celebrating excellence—Prof Rod Badcock elected a Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow". Victoria University of Wellington. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  2. ^ "Freeing machines from friction". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Professor Rod Badcock awarded the prestigious Pickering Medal". Victoria University of Wellington. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  4. ^ "Rod Badcock, FRSNZ". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
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