James R. Powell
Encyclopedia
James R. Powell is an American physicist notable — together with Dr. Gordon Danby
— for his work on superconducting Maglev, for which he shared the Franklin Institute "Medal 2000 for Engineering"
.
He also has worked on pebble-bed
nuclear reactor
. He is a lead developer of the StarTram
proposal.
Gordon Danby
Gordon T. Danby is an American physicist notable for his work on superconducting Maglev, for which he shared the Franklin Institute 'Medal 2000 for Engineering'.-References:...
— for his work on superconducting Maglev, for which he shared the Franklin Institute "Medal 2000 for Engineering"
Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute)
The Benjamin Franklin Medal is a science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, PA, USA.-Laureates:*1998 - Emmanuel Desurvire *1998 - Robert B. Laughlin *1998 - David N. Payne...
.
He also has worked on pebble-bed
Pebble bed reactor
The pebble bed reactor is a graphite-moderated, gas-cooled, nuclear reactor. It is a type of very high temperature reactor , one of the six classes of nuclear reactors in the Generation IV initiative...
nuclear reactor
Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are used for generating electricity and for the propulsion of ships. Usually heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid , which runs through turbines that power either ship's...
. He is a lead developer of the StarTram
StarTram
StarTram is a proposal for a maglev space launch system. The initial Generation 1 facility would be cargo only, launching from a mountain peak at 3 km to 7 km altitude with an evacuated tube staying at local surface level, raising ≈150,000 tons to orbit annually...
proposal.