Mattias Prize 2018 (IMAGE) University of Houston Caption Katsuya Shimizu of Osaka University in Japan has been named recipient of the 2018 Bernd T. Matthias Prize for Superconducting Materials. Credit Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.