Dr. Rupich is the Senior Technical Manager of Materials R&D at AMSC in Ayer, Massachusetts where he has led the development of the second generation (2G) high temperature (HTS) superconducting wire.  His initial efforts at AMSC focused on development of the BSCCO precursor powder and the thermomechanical processing of the sliver clad first generation (1G) HTS wire.  These efforts established AMSC as the world leader in the manufacture of HTS wire.

   

Prior to joining AMSC in 1990, he spent 12 years at EIC Laboratories in Norwood, Massachusetts carrying out research and development on alkali metal batteries, methanol fuel cells, Raman spectroscopy, electrochemical sensors, metal oxide film growth and conductive polymer films.  He also worked at New England Nuclear on the development of commercial generators for the production of 99mTc isotopes and the synthesis of Tc-based compounds utilized for radioactive isotope imaging in medical diagnostic studies. 



His broad background in chemistry, material science, electrochemistry, engineering, and physics has enabled him to approach challenges from a diverse perspective and develop materials and processes that have been applied to a range of practical applications. This diverse background allows him to freely move from studying fundamental science to applied research to technology development.



He received his BS degree in chemistry from John Carroll University in 1974 and his PhD degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Northeastern University in 1980.  He has authored or co-authored over 140 journal, book and conference articles and holds 42 U.S. Patents.