Dr. Tom Withnell

• Promoting transfer of University technologies; commercialisation of inventions with a goal of generating revenue for further research. • Building and enhancing research collaborations with industry. • Management of patents and other intellectual property of the University of Vienna including enabling transfer of IP via licensing and by assisting University start-up companies.

• Project manager of 12 research initiatives within the group of Prof. Aspelmeyer with budgets ranging from 40k to 1.7 million €. • Resource allocation optimisation including both financial and personnel planning over project lifecycle, from development of grant proposals (National funding and EU) until project completion.

• Key member of R&D group. • Joint collaboration with industry leading firms such as Schneider Electric and Alstom Grid in design and conception of fault current limiter (FCL) for medium power applications. • Involved in development of grant proposals for European Union, partnering academia and industry. • Build-up of high current testing station for FCL segments. • Directly responsible for five employees on production-line. • Presentation at SCC 2011 (Superconductivity Centennial Conference), Den Haag

• Senior member of research group at Atominstitut. • Upgraded current measuring test set-up, replacing hardware and redesigning software to double measurement speeds, achieving greater accuracy and reliability. • Research into effects of neutron irradiation on electrical performance of thin film high temperature superconductors. • Collaborative work with University of Linz. • Provided on-hand technical assistance. • Co-supervised a junior member. • Networking skills, increasing contacts worldwide

Two year part-time Professional MBA course. Project Management specialisation covers leading teams and individuals in projects and interactions with project stakeholders.

Upgrade of BA

Experimental work with bulk high-temperature superconductors operating at cryogenic temperatures. These unique crystals have higher performance over conventional materials in valued civilian and military applications such as high power magnets, microwave cavities and ultra low loss bearings.

Electrical power engineering, electrical materials. Simulation of magnetic flux patterns in three phase synchronous machine to create a web-based teaching aid; Masters project.

Electrical power engineering, and both hardware and software design methodologies.