December 2022: Mingzhen Feng’s Paper Featured in Special Collecion of Journal of Applied Physics

Mingzhen Feng’s paper entitled “Strain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La_0.67Sr_0.33CoO₃/La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ bilayers” was featured in a special collection recognizing women in applied physics in the Journal of Applied Physics.

December 2022: Richard and Joy Dorf Fellowship

Congratulations to Hudson Shih for being awarded one of four Richard and Joy Dorf Fellowships from the College of Engineering at UC Davis!

Soon after joining the College of Engineering as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor Emeritus Dick Dorf was one of the earliest advocates for UC Davis to have its own MBA program. An expert in entrepreneurship as well as electrical engineering, he saw the opportunity for UC Davis to take a leadership role in the economic vitality of the region. During his 10-year tenure as Dean of Extended Learning, he co-facilitated the establishment of the Graduate School of Management. The Dorfs are generous donors to the College of Engineering, the Graduate School of Management and the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. The couple’s wide-ranging support for the College of Engineering includes funding the renovation of 1065 Kemper Hall to provide space for undergraduate design and communication courses.

Joy Dorf served for more than a decade as the associate pastor for Davis Community Church. Through her work building a diverse and inclusive congregation she knows the value of hands-on experience and the importance of developing strong communication skills to establish and sustain community.

November 2022: Davis Turkey Trot

Hudson Shih and Prof. Takamura ran the 10K of the Davis Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 with Abigail Hering and Archan Vyas.  Prof. Takamura placed 2nd in her age category earning a special medal while Hudson just missed on a medal by placing 4th in his age category. It was a beautiful morning for a run.

November 2022: Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference in Minneapolis, MN

Prof. Takamura will serve as the General Chair for the 67th Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference to be held from Oct. 31 – Nov. 4th, 2022 in Minneapolis, MN.  The conference will offer both in-person and prerecorded on-demand content. Dayne Sasaki will present a talk entitled “Imaging thermally-induced Ising-vortex transformations in La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃-based artificial spin ices”.  His talk will be delivered in-person on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd at 9:06 am in session CF: Thin Films and Patterned Structures. Listen to the MMM 2022 podcast where TRG alumni Michael Lee interviews speakers of special sessions and invited talks to preview the conference content. You can read Prof. Takamura’s editorial on the conference in AIP Advances. 

October 2022: Congratulations to Dayne Sasaki for Being Awarded a DOE OSGSR Award

With support from the Department of Energy Office of Science’s Graduate Student Research program, Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Dayne Sasaki will be using the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to conduct groundbreaking research that combines the fields of artificial spin ices and complex oxides. Read more about his project here.

September 2022: Quantum Materials for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic Computing (Q-MEEN-C)

September 2022: Open Faculty Positions in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis invites applications for two faculty positions at the tenured/tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Only one of the positions may be offered at the tenured Associate Professor level. Faculty hired through these two searches will contribute in a collaborative manner to the Department’s strategic vision and to the newly introduced Next Level Strategic Research Vision for the College of Engineering. The major areas of focus for these two positions include advanced materials for sustainable energy and health applications as they apply to:

• Mechanical properties and processing of metals, alloys, and their composites. (See https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05239 for full position description)
• Processing and properties of ceramics, glasses, and their composites. (See https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05240 for full position description)

September 2022: Congratulations to Ishmam Nihal and Hudson Shih!

Congratulations to Ishmam Nihal and Hudson Shih for passing their Ph.D. qualifying exams!

August 2022: Perspective Article on Neuromorphic Computing

The PIs of the Quantum Materials for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic Computing Energy Frontier Research Center published a perspective article in APL Materials entitled “Quantum materials for energy-efficient neuromorphic computing: Opportunities and challenges“. This article was selected as a featured article.

August 2022: Workshop on Exploring Complex Electronic and Magnetic Ordering Phenomena Using Coherent Soft x-ray Scattering

Prof. Takamura participated in a virtual workshop entitled “Exploring Complex Electronic and Magnetic Ordering Phenomena Using Coherent Soft x-ray Scattering” as part of the ALS Users’ Meeting. Her talk was entitled “Ordering Phenomena in Complex Oxide Heterostructures and Nanostructures”.

August 2022: New Science Opportunities with X-rays at the High Magnetic Field Frontier

Prof. Takamura participated in a 3-day workshop hosted by the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source entitled “New Science Opportunities with X-rays at the High Magnetic Field Frontier“. The goals of the workshop were to help identify the highest-impact science drivers and technical requirements for facilities combining bright x-ray beams with high magnetic fields.  Her talk was entitled “Understanding Interfacial Interactions in Complex Oxide Heterostructures”.

July 2022: The Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award

Prof. Takamura was selected to receive a Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award from the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies in recognition of outstanding service in advising and mentoring at the program level. Thank you to all the students who submitted input for this nomination!

July 2022: Editors’ Selection in Physical Review Applied 

Dayne Sasaki’s paper entitled “Formation of Complex Spin Textures in Thermally Demagnetized La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ Artificial-Spin-Ice Structures” was selected as an Editors’ Selection in Physical Review Applied. You can access the paper here.

June 2022: Congratulations to Andrew Layton and Matthew Layiktez!

May 2022: Congratulations to Dayne Sasaki for being awarded a DOE SCGSR Award!

Dayne Sasaki was selected as one of the 80 graduate students awarded a Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award!  As part of this project, Dayne will work with Dr. Padraic Shafer on performing x-ray ferromagnetic resonance measurements at the Advanced Light Source. More information on the DOE SCGSR program can be found here.

May 2022: Mingzhen Feng, Hudson Shih, and Prof. Takamura to Present at the 2022 Spring MRS Meeting

Mingzhen Feng, Hudson Shih, and Prof. Takamura will present their work at the 2022 Spring MRS Meeting in Honolulu, Hawai’i. All presentations will take place in Symposium SF10 – Emerging Functional Materials and Interfaces. Mingzhen will be presenting an oral talk entitled ‘Interfacial Exchange Coupling in Epitaxial La_0.7Sr_0.3CoO₃/La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ Heterostructures’ on Monday, May 9th, 2022 at 3:45pm; Hudson will be presenting a poster entitled ‘Synthesis and Characterization of Strontium Cobaltite Membranes Under Topotactic Transformations’ at 5pm on Monday, May 9th, 2022; and Prof. Takamura will be presenting an oral talk entitled ‘Topotactic Transformations in Perovskite Oxide Thin Films’ on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 at 10:30am.

April 2022 – TRGNCAABBP 2022

April 2022 – Spring Newsletter from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Read about the latest exciting news from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis!

April 2022: Hudson Shih Receives Honorable Mention for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program

Congratulations to Hudson Shih for receiving an honorable mention for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP)! The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions.

April 2022: Call for Papers for the 2022 Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference

Prof. Takamura is serving as the General Chair of the 2022 Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference to be held in Minneapolis, MN from Oct. 31- Nov. 4th. The call for papers can be found here. Major deadlines are: May 9th, 2022 for Nominations for Invited Speakers and Symposia and June 24th, 2022 for Abstract Submissions.

March 2022: Pi Day

Prof. Takamura received a Pi Day award from the UC Davis chapter of the Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society. The award recognizes outstanding performance in undergraduate teaching within Materials Science and Engineering.

March 2022: International Women’s Day Spotlight

The UC Davis College of Engineering compiled female faculty spotlights in honor of International Women’s Day.  See Prof. Takamura’s spotlight here.