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Winfried Wilcke

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Wisdom: Good things happen to those who see opportunities, not to those who see obstacles.
Award: STEM Hero
Year: 2015
Title: Sr. Manager, Nanoscale Science & Technology
Organization: Distinguished RSM IBM Research Division
Location: California, USA

PhD in experimental nuclear physics, 120+ publications in nuclear heavy-ion & muon nuclear physics, computer architecture & energy storage at IBM Research, HAL computer (CTO) and U. Rochester. Key role in creation of distributed memory supercomputers, creation of 64-bit SPARC architecture & experimental data storage systems. Founder of “Beyond Lithium Ion” conference & Battery 500 project. Interests: flying, sailing & scuba.

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