Professor Nick Long is Director of the Robinson Research Institute. His primary research is in high temperature superconductivity (HTS). He was a founder of the programme at the Institute to develop HTS Roebel cables, including the development of the manufacturing and characterisation processes. His current interests include the application of HTS to space technology.

His other HTS work has focussed on enhancing wire performance and understanding the phenomenology of critical currents. He has developed a probabilistic approach to modelling critical currents based on the principle of maximum entropy. He has also worked on reducing defects and improving yield in wire manufacturing.

Nick is the science leader for a magnetic sensor research programme, which encompasses material research and development of applications in non-destructive testing.

Nick obtained a Masters degree in physics at Victoria University of Wellington and completed a PhD in physics at the University of Southern California. He joined IRL, predecessor to the Robinson Research Institute, in 1994.