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Cross, Jim
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Dr. James Cross was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo from 1970 until his retirement in 1995. He continued to serve as an adjunct professor until 2002.
Dr. Cross is one of the founders of the University of Waterloo’s High Voltage Engineering Laboratory. In 1996, he developed the Cross Power Supply, the world’s smallest one million volt, 30 mA, DC power supply. He also developed technology to make pin-holes in plastics.
Dr. Cross’s research interests included the prebreakdown and breakdown phenomena of vacuum insulation, flashover across insulators in vacuum, and the role of electrohydrodynamics (EHD) in liquid breakdown. He also served as a consultant on high-voltage insultation for several companies.[1]
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Created by NM in 2024.
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[1] James D. Cross. IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine. January-February 2004, p.46. ; Daily Bulletin October 26, 2006. University of Waterloo. ; James Cross, Obituary - The Globe & Mail.