Dr. Horace Pops is director, Metals Laboratory at Superior Essex, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA, and is a prominent researcher in the nonferrous wire industry. He joined the company in 1972 and also founded its corporate metals laboratory. He is responsible for the development and implementation of the procedure used to measure surface oxide film thickness on copper rod and wire.
He has been active in the study of chemistry and various manufacturing variables affecting the final properties and behavior of electrical conductors. He holds an Sc.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, an M.Met.E. degree from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, and a B.Met.E. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.
He served as president of the Wire Association International from 1992-93. He is a recipient of both the Mordica and Donnellan Memorial Awards. He is the sole or co-holder of 10 patents, and has received 14 paper awards from the Wire Association.