Bruce Strauss President IEEE Region: 2 Email Biography ScD (Materials Science), M.I.T., MBA, University of Chicago. Varied experience in materials and devices for large scale applications of superconductivity primarily at Department of Energy national laboratories and industry. Currently Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy. IEEE Council on Superconductivity Treasurer 2000-2014. IEEE Fellow (Member since 1999). IEEE Council on Superconductivity Swerdlow Award recipient 2012.Treasurer of the Applied Superconductivity Conference, Inc.