3 wishes for the Cryogenics Society of America (CSA)
jacob.leachmanThe Cryogenics Society of America recently issued a call for “greatest wishes” from members. Here are 3:
1) For the national academies to release a report emphasizing the importance of cryogenics to national security (similar to their report on the need for plasma science). This report needs to emphasize the importance of training engineers with cryogenic design expertise. I keep getting phone calls from companies and labs desperate to hire someone that’s trained and domestic, but have no one to recommend.
2) Small-modular hydrogen liquefaction with efficiency better than 30 % of carnot. This would kick-start the US hydrogen economy, which will almost … » More …