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IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School

June 2–7, 2019

Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering in the historic city of Richmond, Virginia, has been chosen as the international host site for the 2019 IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School. The program includes lectures by leading scholars, an industry panel discussion and a day trip to Washington, D.C., to tour the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in nearby Gaithersburg, Maryland. NIST is the U.S. Department of Commerce's physical sciences laboratory and home to Nobel laureates, National Medal of Science recipients and Kyoto Prize for Materials Science winners. Participants will observe NIST experiments in neutron scattering, ultra-fast domain imaging and highly sensitive magnetic measurements. There will also be an evening tour of Washington D.C. organized by the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia Magnetics Society Chapter. About 90 Ph.D. students will have the opportunity to present posters and participate in group project proposals. The best student poster and project will receive a certificate and cash prize.

Links

Historic Richmond, Virginia

NIST visit

Washington, DC Excursion

Committee Members

Committee Members

Local Organization Committee

Co-Chairs

Ravi L. Hadimani, VCU | rhadimani@vcu.edu

Robert D. Shull, NIST | shull@nist.gov

Treasures

Radhika Barua, VCU | rbarua@vcu.edu

Program Committee

Brian Kirby (Chair) / NIST

Michael Farle / Universität Duisburg-Essen

Alison Flatau / University of Maryland

Atsufumi Hirohata / University of York

Chih-Huang Lai / National Tsing Hua University

Stefano Sanvito / Trinity College Dublin

Mingzhong Wu / Colorado State University

Hyunsoo Yang / National University of Singapore

Student Selection Committee

Leszek Malkinski (Chair) / University of New Orleans

Jayasimha Atulasimha / Virginia Commonwealth University

Nora Dempsey / Institut Néel

Josep Fontcuberta / Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

Albrecht Jander / Oregon State University

Tae Hee Kim / Ewha Womans University

Osamu Kitakami / Tohoku University

Sara Majetich / Carnegie Mellon University

Dan Wei / Tsing Hua University

Program Schedule

Full Program Details

Download a copy of the IEEE Summer School Program Schedule

Sunday, June 2

17:00~ 18.30	Registration and Welcome Notes by Dr. Brian Kirby and Dr. Ravi Hadimani
18:30 ~ 19:30	Lecture on “Mistakes to avoid in writing for publication” by Dr. Ron Goldfarb (NIST, USA)
19:30 ~ 20:30	Dinner

Monday, June 3

09:00 ~ 10:00	Lecture on “Fundamental magnetism 1” by Dr. Ron Goldfarb (NIST, USA)
10:30 ~ 11:30	Lecture on “Fundamental magnetism 2” by Dr. Ron Goldfarb (NIST, USA)
11:30 ~ 12:30	Distinguished Lecture on “Tuning magnetic anisotropy in nanostructures for biomedical and electromagnetic applications” by Prof. Hari Srikanth (University of South Florida, USA)
13:30 ~ 14:30	Lecture on “Spintronics 1” by Prof. Bernard Dieny (Spintec, France)
15:00 ~ 16:00	Lecture on “Spintronics 2” by Prof. Bernard Dieny (Spintec, France)
16:00 ~ 17:00	Poster Presentation I

Tuesday, June 4

09:00 ~ 10:00	Lecture on “Magnetic measurements 1” by Prof. Rudolf Schäfer (IFW-Dresden, Germany)
10:30 ~ 11:30	Lecture on “Magnetic measurements 2” by Prof. Rudolf Schäfer (IFW-Dresden, Germany)
11:30 ~ 12:30	Distinguished Lecture on “Magnetocaloric effect: From energy efficient refrigeration to fundamental studies of phase transitions” by Prof. Victorino Franco (University of Seville, Spain)
13:30 ~ 14:30	Lecture on “Nanomagnetism and bio applications 1” by Prof. Sara Majetich (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
15:00 ~ 16:00	Lecture on “Nanomagnetism and bio applications 2” by Prof. Sara Majetich (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
16:00 ~ 17:00	Poster Presentation II

Wednesday, June 5

09:00 ~ 10:00	Lecture on “Simulations and theory on magnetism 1” by Prof. Kyung-Jin Lee (Korea University, Korea)
10:30 ~ 11:30	Lecture on “Simulations and theory on magnetism 2” by Prof. Kyung-Jin Lee (Korea University, Korea)
11:30 ~ 12:30	Distinguished Lecture on “Spin-orbit technologies: From magnetic memory to terahertz generation” by Prof. Hyunsoo Yang (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
13:30 ~ 14:30	Lecture on “Magnetic recording and magnetic memory 1” by Dr. Bruce Terris (Western Digital, USA)
15:00 ~ 16:00	Lecture on “Magnetic recording and magnetic memory 2” by Dr. Bruce Terris (Western Digital, USA)
16:00 ~ 17:00	Poster Presentation III

Thursday, June 6

8:00 ~ 22.00	NIST and Washington DC Tour

Friday, June 7

09:00 ~ 10:00	Lecture on “Functional magnetic materials 1” by Prof. Chih-Huang Lai (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
10:30 ~ 11:30	Lecture on “Functional magnetic materials 2” by Prof. Chih-Huang Lai (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
11:30 ~ 12:30	Distinguished Lecture on “Broadband ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy: The “Swiss army knife” for understanding spin-orbit phenomena” by Dr. Justin M. Shaw (NIST, USA)
13:30 ~ 14:30	Panel Discussion I
15:00 ~ 16:00	Panel Discussion II
16:00 ~ 17:00	Project Presentations
17:00 ~ 18:30	Poster and Project Award Ceremony
18:30 ~ 19:30	Buffet Dinner

Photo Galleries

Galleries

Here are some of the selected photos taken at the Summer School by different people:

NIST Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SD9GoFMDrx6zLCpW9

Ron Goldfarb’s Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tQzESBmC8JyEnGru9

VCU Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/aiSBKWef9MgjbofT6

VCU Closing Ceremony Photos

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vcuengineering/albums/72157709018013393

Panel Discussions

Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion 1: Latest Magnetism Research and Job Opportunities in US National Labs and Federal Agencies

The Panel is moderated by Dr. Usha Varshney, NSF

The Panel Members are:

M. Parans Paranthaman - Oak Ridge National Lab
Matthew Kramer - Ames Lab
Michael Pechan - U.S. Department of Energy
Peter Finkel - Naval Research Lab
Robert Shull - National Institute of Standards Technology
Usha Varshney - National Science Foundation

Panel Discussion 2: Latest Magnetism Research and Job Opportunities in Industries

The Panel is moderated by Dr. Vince Harris, Metamagnetics Inc.

The Panel Members are:

Steve Maguire - Bose Corporation
John Thornton - Bruker Corporation
Yunume Obi - Kostas Research Institute
Vince Harris - Metamagnetics Inc.
Melissa Loving - Northrop Grumman Corporation
Randy Dumas - Quantum Design Inc.
Bruce Terris - Western Digital Corporation

Paper Publication

Papers Related to the Magnetics Society Summer School in IEEE Magnetics Letters

You may submit your four-page paper (plus one additional page allowed for acknowledgments and references), whether contributed or invited, for publication in IEEE Magnetics Letters (IML) any time before the Summer School until 1 September 2019. Templates are available here.

The regular editors will manage the review process. If your article is accepted, it will be published on-line, in preprint form, immediately after full peer review and your revisions. Several weeks later, it will appear as fully edited and typeset. Each paper will have its own article number and its own dates of submission and publication. IML is known for providing authors with helpful reviews, excellent copyediting of language, careful preparation of reference lists, and short times from submission to publication.

All articles will have a footnote, "IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School, Richmond, Virginia, USA, 2-7 June 2019." Except for the footnote, the format of your article will be indistinguishable from that of any other IML article. It will not be part of a conference proceedings. There is no charge for regular publication; Open Access publication is available for a charge.

In Step 1 of the submission process, please select, as the Manuscript Type, the subject area closest to that of your article. In Step 2, under Conference- Related Articles, please select "MSSS - Magnetics Society Summer School." Submit your article here.

IML is tracked by all major indexing services, including Web of Science and Scopus. Published articles can be found here.

Poster Presentations

Poster Presentations

The poster format should be portrait and the dimension should be a maximum of 48"x36" or A0.

IEEE Poster Presentation List

Student Led Project Proposals

Student Led Project Proposals

As part of the program, you will have the chance to form small collaborative groups that will compete for funding to pursue an independent magnetism research project. In this way, students with similar research interests but different research capabilities will be able to work together after the school to perform more impactful work than they might alone. Each group should be comprised of roughly 3-6 students, with two groups selected for MagSoc funding of up to $5,000 USD each. This funding is primarily intended to support travel and consumables, but other ideas will be considered. While participation in this competition is not mandatory, I certainly encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Group formation: Attached is a spreadsheet with contact information and poster title for each of your fellow students. I encourage you to identify students with whom you share common research interests, and to contact them ahead of the school to discuss potential projects. However, if nothing works ahead of time, that's okay - there will be some time for you to get to know one another and form groups early in the school week. Please note that if everyone chooses to participate (which would be great!) the staff may need to work with you to consolidate into larger groups.
Discussion: Your group should take advantage of free time during the week to discuss your project and prepare research and financial plans (what you want to do, where you'd like to travel, what you'll need to buy, and how much it will cost). I also encourage you to discuss your ideas with the lecturers at the school, and to seek their expert advice.
Presentation: Each group will present their research and financial plans at the Project Presentations session at 4 p.m. on Friday. Plan for a 5 minute presentation consisting of no more than 3 slides. You must clearly specify your objective, research plan, and budget plan. In particular, you should consider the following:
- Why the proposed project is crucial for your Ph.D. studies.
- How the proposed project is complementary to your Ph.D. studies.
- When and where the research will be conducted. Please contact the potential host in advance to obtain their tentative agreement.
- How much will be planned to be spent for travel, consumables and any other associated costs (please specify). Here, please specify who travels from which country to which country with the estimated cost individually.
Selection: A committee of experts will evaluate the presentations and select 2 to be funded ($5,000 USD each). The results will be announced at the subsequent Poster and Project Award Ceremony which starts at 5 p.m.
Project execution: If your project is selected for funding, you are expected to execute the research according to your proposal. Please obtain a permission from the EdCom chair in advance if you need to make any significant changes. Please note that the EdCom cannot allocate any increase in the budget.
Duty: If your project is selected for funding, you will be required to submit financial and research reports to the EdCom chair by April 1, 2020. In addition, MagSoc requests that one or more of your group present a poster describing the work at the 2020 Intermag Conference in Montreal, Canada.

If you have questions, Dr. Brian Kirby and other organization committee certainly will be available to discuss the project competition during the week of the school.

Student Resources