{"id":2426,"date":"2025-10-23T14:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/?page_id=2426"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:13:48","slug":"2015-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2015-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2426\" class=\"elementor elementor-2426\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a704da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a704da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t2015  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dde91d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5dde91d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772178d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"772178d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>October 23, 2015:<\/strong>\u00a03rd Annual CHMS Research Symposium<\/h4><div><div><div>Yue Jia and Michael Lee presented their work at the 3rd Annual CHMS Research Symposium. Michael Lee was awarded the Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation.<\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/BestOralPresentation_2015.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/BestOralPresentation_2015-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BestOralPresentation_2015\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>Oct. 5-7, 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Light Source Users\u2019 Meeting<\/h4><p>Yue Jia and Michael Lee presented their work during the graduate student poster session at the ALS Users\u2019 Meeting.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/MichaelLee_UsersMeeting.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/MichaelLee_UsersMeeting.jpg\" alt=\"MichaelLee_UsersMeeting\" width=\"2655\" height=\"1381\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>Michael Lee during the poster session slam (i.e. 50 sec intro to his poster).<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/ALSUsersMeeting_SpectroscopyWorkshop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/ALSUsersMeeting_SpectroscopyWorkshop.jpg\" alt=\"ALSUsersMeeting_SpectroscopyWorkshop\" width=\"2095\" height=\"1386\" \/><\/a><br \/>Attendees of the \u201cNanophases in Functional Materials\u201d Workshop.<\/p><h4><strong>October 26, 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0Biological Engineering and Small-Scale Technologies, UC Merced<\/h4><div><p>Prof. Takamura will give a seminar to the Biological Engineering and Small-Scale Technologies Program at UC Merced. The talk is entitled \u201cEngineering Functional Properties in Perovskite Oxide Heterostructures and Nanostructures\u201d<\/p><h4><strong>September 17, 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley<\/h4><div>Prof. Takamura will give a seminar to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 at 4pm in 348 Hearst Mining Building. The title of the talk is \u201cEngineering Functional Properties in Perovskite Oxide Heterostructures and Nanostructures\u201d. A link to the seminar can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/events.berkeley.edu\/index.php\/calendar\/sn\/MSE.html\">here<\/a>.<\/div><h4><strong>November 6, 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0Community College STEM Transfer Day<\/h4><div><p>Students from MESA Community Colleges from around northern California are invited to UC Davis for a one-day event to learn about the opportunities available to transfer students in science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines. The activities include campus\/lab tours, panel discussions with transfer students and faculty, admissions and financial aid information, as well as information on internship and career opportunities.<\/p><p>See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/Final_FallSTEMTranfer_Flyer2015.pdf\">Flyer<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p><\/div><h4><strong>October 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0American Vacuum Society Meeting<\/h4><div><p>Prof. Takamura and Michael Lee will be giving talks at the\u00a0American Vacuum Society 62nd International Symposium and Exhibition in San Jose in October 2015. \u00a0\u00a0Prof. Takamura will be giving an invited talk entitled \u201cMagnetic Interactions at Perovskite Oxide Interfaces\u201d which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 at 8:00am in Room 230 A in the session \u201cOxides, Fluorides, and Spin Structures (MI-TuM)\u201d.\u00a0 Michael is giving a contributed talk talk entitled \u201cControl and Characterization of Magnetic Domain Patterns in Complex Oxide Microstructures\u201d, which is scheduled in the same session at 12:00pm.<\/p><p>The conference website is at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.avssymposium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AVSM<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><h4><strong>October 6-7 2015:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced Light Source Users Meeting<\/h4><p>Binzhi\u2019s work has been selected as an invited talk at the workshop on \u201cNanophases in Functional Materials\u201d at the ALS User\u2019s Meeting to be held Oct. 6-7th, 2015.\u00a0 The talk is entitled \u201cTuning interfacial exchange interactions via electronic reconstruction in transition-metal oxide heterostructures\u201d.<\/p><p>The workshop website is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/lbl.gov\/als_um2015_workshop_nanophases_in_functional_materials\/agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4><strong>August 2-6\u00a02015:\u00a0<\/strong>Microscopy and Microanalysis 2015 in Portland, OR<\/h4><div title=\"Page 15\"><div><div><div><p>Meng Gu, a group alumni, was Honored by the Microscopy Society of America with the Albert Crewe Award. The award recognizes the distinguished contributions to the field of microscopy and microanalysis in the physical sciences by a postdoctoral fellow within six years since doctoral graduation. Meng is being recognized for his outstanding work on the discovery of nickel segregation in battery materials.<\/p><p>Program guide can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/conference.microscopy.org\/MandM\/2015\/program\/Onsite_Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0with Meng Gu\u2019s award details on page 15.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><h4><strong>July 2015:\u00a0<\/strong>Binzhi Li\u2019s Exit Seminar<\/h4><p>Congratulations to Binzhi Li for presenting his Exit Seminar entitled \u201cInterfacial Magnetic Phenomena in Transition-Metal Oxide Heterostructures\u201d on Wednesday, July 29th!<\/p><p>The abstract can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/07\/Binzhi-Li-Exit-Seminar-7-29-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4><strong>May 23-24, 2015: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>International Workshop on Advanced Synthesis and Processing Technology for Films and Coatings in Wuhan, China<\/h4><p>Prof. Takamura presented a talk entitled \u201cControl of Magnetic Domain Patterns in Complex Oxide Nanostructures\u201d at the International Workshop on Advanced Synthesis and Processing Technology for Films and Coatings hosted by Wuhan University of Technology.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/P1020120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/P1020120.jpg\" alt=\"P1020120\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2248\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Prof. Takamura at Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan, China.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/TUR_7636.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/TUR_7636.jpg\" alt=\"TUR_7636\" width=\"4861\" height=\"3287\" \/><\/a>Prof. Takamura with invited speakers at the International Workshop on Advanced Synthesis and Processing Technology for Films and Coatings hosted by Wuhan University of Technology, China.<\/p><h4><strong>May 2015:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p>Congratulations to Michael Lee for passing his PhD qualifying exam and to Alex Kane and Aleksey Ionin for passing their PhD preliminary exams.<\/p><h4><strong>SSRL Scientific Highlight<\/strong><\/h4><p>SSRL has highlighted some of Binzhi\u2019s recent work performed at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource and the Advanced Light Source.\u00a0 See link\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hi%20all,%20ssrl%20has%20decided%20to%20highlight%20some%20of%20binzhi's%20recent%20work%20done%20at%20ssrl%20and%20als.%20see%20link%20below:%20Yayoi%20_________\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4><strong>Go Karting Expedition<\/strong><\/h4><p><a href=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/07\/IMG_20150707_203421664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/07\/IMG_20150707_203421664.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150707_203421664\" width=\"5248\" height=\"2952\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>The winners of the group go-karting expedition were:<\/p><p>(1) The Love Bug (aka Michael Lee)<br \/>(2) The Nomad (aka Aleksey Ionin)<br \/>(3) Alex (aka Alex Kane)<\/p><p>Also participating were Tom Wynn, Binzhi Li, and Yayoi Takamura.<\/p><h4><strong>March 2015:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Congratulations to our recent award winners!<\/h4><p><strong>Binzhi<\/strong>\u00a0received the Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference travel award and the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies Travel Award.<\/p><p><strong>Michael<\/strong>\u00a0is the recipient of the Alfred H. and Marie E. Gibeling Fellowship in recognition of outstanding academic record and promise of productive scholarship. Michael also received the UC Davis &amp; Humanities Graduate Research Award as well as the\u00a02015-2016 Summer Graduate Student Researcher Award from the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies.<\/p><p><strong>Yue<\/strong>\u00a0was awarded the Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG) student travel award and the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies Travel Award to attend the 2015 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting.<\/p><h4><strong>March 2-6, 2015: \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aps.org\/meetings\/march\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Physical Society March Meeting 2015<\/a>, San Antonio, TX<\/h4><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/apsmarch2015-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fgdgdfhfhfdhdfhdhdfh\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Yue gave an oral presentation\u00a0at the APS\u00a0conference. She presented her talk entitled \u00a0\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/meeting.aps.org\/Meeting\/MAR15\/Session\/J32.7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exchange coupling in<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/meeting.aps.org\/Meeting\/MAR15\/Session\/J32.7\">(111)-oriented La<sub>0.7<\/sub>Sr<sub>0.3<\/sub>MnO<sub>3<\/sub>\/La<sub>0.7<\/sub>Sr<sub>0.3<\/sub>FeO<sub>3<\/sub>\u00a0superlattices<\/a>\u201d\u00a0in room 207B on Tuesday, March 3 at 4:06pm.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2015 October 23, 2015:\u00a03rd Annual CHMS Research Symposium Yue Jia and Michael Lee presented their work at the 3rd Annual CHMS Research Symposium. 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