CH 102 1st edition Lecture 26Outline of Current Lecture I. The Center for Materials for Information Technology at The University of AlabamaII. Leading an IRGIII. The Extended Team – Spring 2005IV. Accomplishments of the UA MRSECsCurrent LectureI. The Center for Materials for Information Technology at The University of Alabamaa. Won three consecutive MRSEC competitionsi. 1994-1999 DMR 94-00399 1. New materials for magnetic recording scienceii. 1998-2003 DMR 98-09423 1. IRG1: Thin film materials for information technology2. IRG2: Particulate materials for flexible storage media.iii. 2002-2012 DMR 02-139851. IRG1: Dynamics and transport in nanostructured magnetic materials2. IRG2: Dendrimer-based materials for information technologyII. Leading an IRGa. The FePt Nanoparticles Team – one of the projects in my IRG-1i. Nikles Chemistry and IRG Leaderii. Harrell Physicsiii. Thompson Metallurgyb. Mission - a fundamental understanding of the chemical synthesis, phase behavior and magnetic properties of FePt nanoparticlesi. Weekly team meetingsii. Exchange resultsiii. Plan the researchiv. Every team member participates in planningv. Every team member must complete their tasks in a timely mannerc. The fun part is when you can’t tell who is a chemist, a metallurgist or a physicistIII. The Accomplishments of the UA MRSECsa. Scientifici. Understanding the time dependence of the remanent coercivity ii. acquired data to confirm Sharrock’s law and its application over time scales fromnanoseconds to secondsiii. Understanding thermal stability limits in magnetic recording mediaiv. Understanding transport behavior in GMR filmsv. A microstructure model leading to an understanding of the rheological and magnetic properties of dispersions containing acicular magnetic particlesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.vi. A fundamental understanding of the chemistry, phase behavior and magnetic properties of FePt nanoparticlesvii. Understanding the physics of tunneling magnetoresistance junctionsb. Educationi. Educating graduate students for rewarding careers as scientists and engineers in high tech industryii. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies IBMiii. Headway Seagateiv. Sun Microsystemsv. Ph. D. graduates find academic positionsvi. Tuskegee University Troy
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