Nicholas J. Long (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in physics from Victoria University, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Southern California. From 1994 to 2013, he was with Industrial Research Ltd. (IRL). He is currently a Professor and the Director of the Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He was the Founder of the program with IRL to develop HTS Roebel cables. His other HTS work has focused on enhancing wire performance and understanding the phenomenology of critical currents. More recent projects involve the application of superconductivity to satellite and space technology. His primary research interest includes high temperature superconductivity (HTS).