{"id":2468,"date":"2025-10-23T14:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/?page_id=2468"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:43:04","slug":"2022-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/takamura\/news\/news-archive\/2022-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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December 2022: Mingzhen Feng\u2019s Paper Featured in Special Collecion of\u00a0Journal of Applied Physics<\/em><\/h4>

Mingzhen Feng\u2019s paper entitled \u201cStrain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.67<\/sub>Sr0.33<\/sub>CoO3<\/sub>\/La0.67<\/sub>Sr0.33<\/sub>MnO3<\/sub>\u00a0bilayers<\/a>\u201d was featured in a special collection recognizing women in applied physics in the\u00a0Journal of Applied Physics<\/em>.<\/p>

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December 2022: Richard and Joy Dorf Fellowship<\/h4>

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

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

November 2022: Davis Turkey Trot<\/h4>

Hudson Shih and Prof. Takamura ran the 10K of the Davis Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 with Abigail Hering and Archan Vyas.\u00a0 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.<\/p>

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November 2022: Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference in Minneapolis, MN<\/h4>

Prof. Takamura will serve as the General Chair for the 67th Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference to be held from Oct. 31 \u2013 Nov. 4th, 2022 in Minneapolis, MN.\u00a0 The conference will offer both in-person and prerecorded on-demand content. Dayne Sasaki will present a talk entitled \u201cImaging thermally-induced Ising-vortex transformations in La0.7<\/sub>Sr0.3<\/sub>MnO3<\/sub>-based artificial spin ices\u201d.\u00a0 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\u00a0MMM 2022 podcast<\/a>\u00a0where TRG alumni Michael Lee interviews speakers of special sessions and invited talks to preview the conference content. You can read Prof. Takamura\u2019s editorial on the conference in\u00a0AIP Advances<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>
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Prof. Takamura and the MMM2022 logo cake at the Welcome Reception<\/figcaption><\/figure>

October 2022: Congratulations to Dayne Sasaki for Being Awarded a DOE OSGSR Award<\/h4>

With support from the Department of Energy Office of Science\u2019s 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\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>

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September 2022: Quantum Materials for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic Computing (Q-MEEN-C)<\/h4>
The Q-MEEN-C Energy Frontier Research Center received $12.5M of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue our work to identify new quantum materials and devices for neuromorphic computing. The Center is lead by Prof. Ivan Schuller from UC San Diego and is a collaborative effort that brings together researchers from around the globe. They each bring unique expertise to a compelling scientific challenge: creating a brain-like computer with drastically lower energy requirements. Prof. Takamura will serve as the leader of the Center\u2019s quantum materials thrust. Read more at\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/div>
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September 2022: Open Faculty Positions in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis<\/h4>

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\u2019s strategic vision and to the newly introduced\u00a0Next Level Strategic Research Vision for the College of Engineering<\/a>. The major areas of focus for these two positions include advanced materials for sustainable energy and health applications as they apply to:<\/p>