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Dr Mark Ainslie is a Lecturer in Engineering and Head of the Superconducting Technology + Cryogenics research group in the Department of Engineering, King's College London.
His research covers a broad range of aspects of applied superconductivity, primarily focused on solving technical challenges related to high-field magnets, superconducting electric machines and other superconducting power applications. His research brings together state-of-the-art materials and applied research, from fundamental materials science to numerical modelling to application design/testing.
Mark received the B.E. (Electrical & Electronic) & B.A. (Japanese) degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2004; the M.Eng. degree from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2008; and the PhD degree from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 2012. From 2017-2022, he was an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Early Career Fellow in the Bulk Superconductivity Group, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge and his research focused on magnetisation techniques for bulk superconductors to develop super-strength (5 T-class), portable magnets. Prior to this (2012-2017), he was a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow in the same research group, investigating various aspects of superconducting electric machine design utilising both wire- and bulk- forms of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials.
His research has been recognised by a number of awards and prizes, including the 2011 European Society for Applied Superconductivity (ESAS) Young Researcher's Award, Most Cited Paper 2015 (Modelling of bulk superconductor magnetization) in the Superconductor Science and Technology (SUST) 30th Anniversary Collection in 2017, and the Institute of Physics (IOP) Superconductivity Group's Brian Pippard Prize and the International Cryogenic Materials Commission (ICMC) Cryogenic Materials Award for Excellence in 2021.
Next-generation superconducting machines for sustainable electric transportation
Electrical engineering applications of superconducting materials
Portable, desktop high-field magnets for medical & industrial applications
Numerical modelling of superconducting materials & applications
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Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, Postgraduate Certificate , University of Cambridge
Oct 2020 → Sept 2021
Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Transport AC Loss in High Temperature Superconducting Coils, University of Cambridge
Jan 2009 → May 2012
Electrical Engineering, Master of Engineering, Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Design using Series- and Parallel-connected YBCO Thin Films, University of Tokyo
Oct 2006 → Sept 2008
Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, University of Adelaide
Jan 2000 → Dec 2004
Japanese, Bachelor of Arts, University of Adelaide
Jan 2000 → Dec 2004
Honorary Research Associate, Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington
1 Jul 2023 → 31 Aug 2025
Honorary Research Associate, Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington
1 Feb 2023 → 31 Jan 2026
Honorary Research Associate, Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington
1 Dec 2020 → 30 Dec 2024
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Cientanni, V. & Ainslie, M., King's College London, 13 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.18742/21215801, https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Research_data_supporting_Modelling_and_mitigating_flux_jumps_in_bulk_high-temperature_superconductors_during_quasi-static_high-field_magnetisation_/21215801
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Ainslie, M., Baig, T. & Jiang, Z., King's College London, 25 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.18742/24018519, https://kcl.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Research_data_supporting_An_LTspice_Electrical_Circuit_Model_of_the_HTS_Dynamo_/24018519/1
Dataset
Ainslie, Mark (Recipient), 25 Jun 2014
Prize: Other distinction
Ainslie, Mark (Recipient), 2 Feb 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Ainslie, Mark (Recipient), 19 Jul 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Ainslie, Mark (Recipient), 24 Jul 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Ainslie, Mark (Recipient), 23 Jul 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively