Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced announce the death of Chairman Martin (Marty) A. Kaplan. Mr. Kaplan served on STI’s board since 2002 and was named Chairman of the Board in October 2010. From 2000 through 2012, Mr. Kaplan was Chairman of the Board of JDS Uniphase Inc. (“JDSU”), a telecommunications equipment company, where he remained a director until August 2015.