2020
December 2020: Congratulations to Jinyun (Arthur) He and Yuchen (Jerry) Qu
Congratulations to Jinyun (Arthur) He and Yuchen (Jerry) Qu for graduating with their masters degrees in materials science and engineering!
November 2020: Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference
Mingzhen Feng and Dayne Sasaki will present their work at the 65th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Mingzhen’s talk is entitled “Strain and thickness dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3CoO3/La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 heterostructures” while Dayne’s talk is entitled “The Formation of Complex Spin Textures in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Artificial Spin Ice Arrays” Originally planned to be held in Palm Springs, FL, the conference will be fully virtual. The full conference information can be found here.
October 2020: Congratulations to Dayne Sasaki!
Congratulations to Dayne for passing his Ph.D. qualifying exam!
October 2020: Alex Kane’s Paper as Supplemental Cover Image
Alex Kane’s paper entitled “Controlling Magnetization Vector Depth Profiles of La0.7Sr0.3CoO3/ La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Exchange Spring Bilayers via Interface Reconstruction” has been featured as a supplemental cover image in ACS Applied and Materials Interfaces. Image credit to Jill Hemman, ORNL. Congratulations to Alex!
September 2020: Seminar in Honor of Prof. Jostein Grepstad
Our long-time collaborator Jostein Grepstad will be retiring for the Department of Electronic Systems at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. A seminar has been organized in his honor on September 23rd, 2020 and Prof. Takamura will be one of the speakers.
September 2020: MSE Graduate Students and Alumni Virtual Block Party
The Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) department is hosting a virtual “block party” for current graduate students and MSE alumni from 5:15 – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. Register here to attend.
Featuring alumni panelists and current students, College of Engineering block parties are an opportunity to build connections and share experiences. The event will offer networking and mutual support across the MSE community as the world continues to work and study from home.
September 2020: Dayne Sasaki selected as a GAANN Fellow for the 2020-21 academic year
Dayne Sasaki was selected as one of the fellows for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program jointly held by the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering at UC Davis. Funded by the Department of Education, this program aims to provide students with hands-on experience in teaching. More information about our GAANN program can be found here. Congratulations to Dayne!
July 2020: Professor Yayoi Takamura Named Next MSE Department Chair – Effective July 1
Starting July 1, Prof. Takamura will serve as the Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at UC Davis, taking over for Prof. Jeff Gibeling. See official announcement on the Department website.
July 2020: 2020 College of Engineering Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award
Prof. Takamura has been named as the recipient of the 2020 College of Engineering Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award! Thanks to all the hard work of the current and past members of the TRG. The College of Engineering announcement of the faculty awards can be found here.
June 2020: Using “fun physics” to advance computing
Recent research in the Takamura Research Group was highlighted as a news item on the Department of Materials Science and Engineering website. Access the article here.
May 2020: Michael Lee’s paper selected as a featured article in Journal of Applied Physics
Michael Lee’s recent paper entitled “Controlling antiferromagnetic domains in patternedLa0.7Sr0.3FeO3 thin films” was selected as a featured article in a special issue on Antiferromagnetic Spintronics in the Journal of Applied Physics. In addition, one of the figures was selected to be the cover image for the May 2020 issue. The full article can be access here and the cover image here.
May 2020: Congratulations to Dayne Sasaki!
Congratulations to Dayne Sasaki for passing his Zoom Ph.D. prelim exam!
May 2020: 31st Annual UC Davis Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Conference
Daniel Jiang presented his work entitled “Monte Carlo Simulations of Magnetic Ordering in Square Artificial Spin Ice” as part of the virtual UC Davis Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Conference. More information on the Conference can be found here.
April 2020: Congratulations to I-Ting Chiu!
I-Ting Chiu was awarded the Alfred H. and Marie E. Gibeling Fellowship and the UCD Graduate Research Award for the 2020-2021 academic year! These awards are in recognition of her outstanding academic record and promise of productive scholarship.
March 2020: Congratulations to Nolan Ahlm!
Congratulations to Nolan Ahlm for submitted his M.S. thesis! He is headed to Intel Portland.
March 2020: Congratulations to Mingzhen Feng!
Congratulations to Mingzhen Feng for passing her Ph.D. qualifying exam (via Zoom, no less)!
March 2020: 2020 American Physical Society March Meeting in Denver, CO
Prof. Takamura will present an invited talk at the 2020 American Physical Society March Meeting in Denver, CO. The talk is entitled “Engineering Magnetic Interactions in Complex Oxide Heterostructures” and is scheduled for Monday, March 2, 2020 at 3:42pm. More information on the conference schedule can be found here.
Unfortunately the APS March Meeting was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.