Moises Levy IEEE Region: 3 (Southeastern U.S.) Biography Moises Levy received his B. S. Chemistry, Cal Tech, 1952; M. S. Chemical Engineering, Cal Tech, 1955; PhD, UCLA, Physics,1963; Co-authored over 200 papers and gave about 200 invited and contributed talks, lectures and colloquia at national and international meetings, at universities, and at government and industrial labs; Supervised 20 PhD students. Founding President, IEEE Council on Superconductivity Moises passed away on November 15, 2023. View Memoriam ⧉ Oral History ⧉ Areas of Interest: Ultrasonic investigation of Type I and Type II superconductors, High Tc and unconventional superconductors, rare earth metal single crystals, 2-dimensional electron gas and magnetic films; high pressure on superconductors; and, vapor deposition of High Tc superconducting films. Service - IEEE CSC: Treasurer, Superconductivity Committee, 1992 -1994 Chairman, Superconductivity Committee, 1994 – 2000 Founding President, Council on Superconductivity (CSC), 2000 – 2006 Finance Chair (CSC), 2006 - 2010 VP Finance CSC, 2011 - present Awards and Honors IEEE CSC Max Swerdlow Award, 2010 IEEE UFFC-S Distinguished Service Award. 2010 IEEE UFFC-S Rayleigh Award, 2013 Fellow IEEE, American Physical Society and Acoustical Society of America Position(s) & Affiliation(s) Deceased, formerly University of Wisconsin (retired) United States
