{"id":2444,"date":"2025-10-23T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/?page_id=2444"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:13:17","slug":"2018-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2018-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2444\" class=\"elementor elementor-2444\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d42d3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d42d3c\" 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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href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2014-archive\/\">2014<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2013-archive\/\">2013<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2012-archive\/\">2012<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2011-archive\/\">2011<\/a><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77095d4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77095d4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t2018  \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-36cf716b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36cf716b\" 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-5faa950d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5faa950d\" 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>October 2018: Congratulations to Alex Kane!<\/h4><p>Congratulations to Alex Kane for being awarded the Richard D. and Kate Faulkner Fellowship from the Office of Graduate Studies at UC Davis for the academic year 2018-2019! This fellowship was awarded in recognition of his outstanding academic record and promise of productive scholarship.<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>October 2018: American Vacuum Society 65<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0International Symposium and Exposition<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/avs65_727x150_no-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-861\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/09\/avs65_727x150_No-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>Prof. Takamura will present an invited talk entitled \u201cEngineering the Magnetic Properties of Complex Oxide Heterostructures\u201d at the AVS 65th International Symposium and Exposition in Long Beach, CA. The talk is scheduled for 9:40 am on Friday, October 26th, 2018. More information on the Symposium can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avs.org\/Symposium\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>October 2018: 2018 ALS Users\u2019 Meeting<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/2018-header-image-1_als-users-meeting\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-862\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/09\/2018-Header-Image-1_ALS-Users-Meeting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"497\" \/><\/a><br \/>Prof. Takamura presented a talk entitled \u201cInterfacial magnetism in complex oxide bilayers\u201d in the workshop on\u00a0<em>Spin and Electronic Order in Functional Materials<\/em>\u00a0at the 2018 ALS Users\u2019 Meeting held Oct. 2-4th, 2018. I-Ting presented a poster entitled \u201cPhase transitions and magnetic domain coexistence of Nd<sub>0.5<\/sub>Sr<sub>0.5<\/sub>MnO<sub>3<\/sub>\u00a0thin films\u201d during the poster session and graduate student poster slam. The Users\u2019 Meeting information can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/user-meeting\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4>September 2018: New Department of Materials Science and Engineering Website<\/h4><p>Take a look at the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/\">Department of Materials Science and Engineering website<\/a>.\u00a0 Watch a short video of Prof. Takamura describing the research thrust area of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/faculty-research\/materials-processing\">Materials Processing<\/a>\u201c.<\/p><h4>September 2018: Energy Frontiers Research Center<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/qmeenc-banner_final\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-874\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/09\/QMEENC-Banner_FINAL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><br \/>The U.S. Department of Energy announced the formation of new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-awards-100-million-energy-frontier-research-centers\">Energy Frontiers Research Centers<\/a>. One of the newly funded centers includes the Quantum-Materials for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic-Computing (Q-MEEN-C) Center lead out of UC San Diego by Prof. Ivan Schuller. The Takamura Research Group will participate in the\u00a0<em>Charge\u00a0<\/em>theme to investigate new quantum materials for energy-efficient and fault-tolerant computing that is inspired by and work like the brain.<\/p><h4>August 2018: Congratulations to I-Ting Chiu!<\/h4><p>Congratulations to I-Ting Chiu for being awarded the Ernest E. Hill Memorial Graduate Fellowship for the academic year 2018-2019 from the Office of Graduate Studies at UC Davis! This award also received Matching Support from the Graduate Student Fellowship Matching Initiative, and is intended to provide funds for research and travel expenses.<\/p><h4>August 2018: Advanced Light Source\/Center for X-ray Optics Seminar<\/h4><p>Prof. Takamura will present a talk as part of the Advanced Light Source\/Center for X-ray Optics Seminar Series at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 from 3-4 pm. The talk is entitled \u201cProbing and Engineering the Magnetic Properties of Complex Oxide Heterostructures\u201d.<\/p><h4>July 2018: The gang is all together again<\/h4><figure id=\"attachment_848\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-848\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/sangtaeandthegang\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-848\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/07\/SangtaeAndTheGang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"993\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof. Sabyasachi Sen, Associate Dean Ricardo Castro, Prof. Sangtae Kim, and Prof. Yayoi Takamura<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4>July 2018: International Conference on Magnetism 2018<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/icm2018_header_logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/05\/ICM2018_header_logo-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><br \/>Alex Kane, Rajesh Chopdekar, and Prof. Takamura will present their work at the International Conference on Magnetism (ICM) 2018 in San Francisco, CA. Rajesh will present a poster in Session F11: Spin Ices and Magnetic Nanoparticles II on Monday, July 16th from 5:00-6:30pm. Prof. Takamura will present an invited talk in session V4: Thin Film and Hybrid Nanostructures II on Friday, July 20th from 8:30-9:00am. Alex Kane will give an oral presentation in session Z6: Exchange Bias and Exchange Springs IV on Friday, July 20th from 4:30-4:45pm. The conference website can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icm2018sf.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4>May 2018:<\/h4><p>Congratulations to Nolan Ahlm for passing his PhD preliminary exam!<\/p><h4>May 2018: New Video for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis<\/h4><p>Check out the new video for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Prof. Takamura and I-Ting Chiu make an appearance along with our pulsed laser deposition system!<\/p><p><iframe title=\"What is Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2k3yn0nJA4?feature=oembed\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>March 2018:<\/strong><\/h4><p>Congratulations to I-Ting Chiu for passing her PhD qualifying exam!<\/p><h4><strong>February 2018: Michael Lee\u2019s Exit Seminar<\/strong><\/h4><p>Michael Lee will present his exit seminar entitled \u201cDesigning Magnetic Spin Textures in Complex Oxide Thin Films\u201d to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering on Friday, February 9th, 2018 at 3:15pm in Kemper 1003. The abstract of his talk can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/michael-lee-exit-seminar-2-9-18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-814\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h4><strong>January 2018:<\/strong><\/h4><p>Congratulation to Rajesh Chopdekar for being hired at the Advanced Lightsource as beamline scientist in charge of the PEEM3 Microscope. Best of luck and we look forward to continuing to be able to work with you!<\/p><h4><strong>January 2018: ALS Magnetism and Spintronics Cross-Cutting Review and Workshop<\/strong><\/h4><p>Prof. Takamura, Rajesh Chopdekar, and Michael Lee participated in the ALS Magnetism and Spintronics Cross-Cutting Review and Workshop held at the ALS on January 23 and 24th, 2018. Prof. Takamura\u2019s talk was entitled \u201cSpin engineering in complex oxide heterostructures\u201d, Michael\u2019s poster was entitled \u201cControl of spin textures in complex oxide microstructures\u201d, and Rajesh\u2019s talk was entitled \u201cReal-space visualization of thermally active artificial spin ice systems\u201d.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/3467a93d-7b5d-4573-a714-caea8d905fbb\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/01\/3467A93D-7B5D-4573-A714-CAEA8D905FBB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"1546\" \/><\/a>Sunset during the poster sessions at the workshop<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>January 2018: 2018 International Workshop on Advanced Synthesis and Processing Technology for Films and Coatings<\/strong><\/h4><p>Prof. Takamura participated in the 2018 International Workshop on Advanced Synthesis and Processing Technology for Films and Coatings held at Wuhan University of Technology in Wuhan, China. She gave a talk entitled \u201cEngineering Functional Properties in Complex Oxide Heterostructures\u201d.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/2018-1-18the-2018-international-workshop-on-advanced-synthesis-and-processing-technology-for-films-and-coatings-%e6%91%84%e5%bd%b1-%e5%a7%9a%e6%b4%aa-49\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-791\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/01\/2018.1.18The-2018-International-Workshop-on-Advanced-Synthesis-and-Processing-Technology-for-Films-and-Coatings-%E6%91%84%E5%BD%B1-%E5%A7%9A%E6%B4%AA-49.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" \/><\/a>Group photo of workshop participants<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/transformer-in-china\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/01\/Transformer-In-China.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2567\" height=\"3823\" \/><\/a>Guan Gong Transformer at the tourist park honoring the ancient battle of the three kingdoms at Red Cliffs, Chibi, China<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>January 2018: Nolan Ahlm Joins the TRG\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p>Welcome to Nolan!<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>January 2018: 2018 Conference on Electronic and Advanced Materials<\/strong><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/eam18_745x120_sample\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2015\/08\/EAM18_745x120_sample.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>Rajesh Chopdekar will be presenting an invited talk entitled \u201cRoom temperature strain and charge-mediated magnetoelectric effects in multiferroic complex oxide heterostructures\u201d on January 18th, 2018 from 10:00-10:30am in Session S8 Multifunctional nanocomposites at the 2018 Conference on Electronic and Advanced Materials.<\/p>\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>2018 October 2018: Congratulations to Alex Kane! 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