The first annual IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School will be held on the campus
of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs August 3 – 8, 2008.
The school is designed for graduate students studying magnetism and related
areas. It will consist of lectures by international experts and will include
poster presentations by participating graduate students. The program will cover
fundamentals, nanomagnetism, theory and modeling, magnetotransport, magnetic
recording, future recording concepts, spin dynamics, ultrafast switching, and
advanced characterization.
Support will be provided for approximately 50 students. Awardees will be provided
with free room and board and will be reimbursed for most of the cost of economy
round trip airfare (or equivalent ground transportation). A limited number of
additional students may be accepted with reduced or no financial support. Applications
will be considered from any geographical area. Participants must currently be
MS or PhD students studying basic or applied magnetics.
Students must submit a completed application
form to Bob Camley at ieeesumr@uccs.edu. A recommendation from the student’s
advisor is required and should also be e-mailed to ieeesumr@uccs.edu. If the
advisor is not a member of the IEEE Magnetics Society, then the endorsement
of an IEEE Magnetics Society member is also required.
Applicants must be a member of the IEEE Magnetics Society. Information on student
membership can be found at http://www.ieee.org/go/join_student. Student rates
are reasonable and half-year membership for the current year is available after
March 1.
March 21, 2008: Deadline for submitting application and recommendation(s).
April 18, 2008: Applicants will be notified of acceptance.
May 2, 2008: Deadline for students to confirm attendance. (All places not confirmed
by May 2 will be offered to the next person on the waiting list.)
August 3 – 8, 2008: Summer School.
| Sunday, August 3rd | Lunch: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Time: 2:00 – 5 pm Profs. J.W. Harrell and Bill Butler, University of Alabama Fundamentals of Magnetism Coffee break 3:20 – 3:40 Dinner: 5:00 – 6:00 pm Bierstube: 6:00 – 8:00 |
| Monday, August 4th | Time: 9:00-12:00 am Lunch break: 12 - 1:00 pm Time: 2:00 – 5 pm Poster session: 6:00 – 8:00 pm Coffee breaks: 10:20-10:40 am and 3:20 – 3:40 pm |
| Tuesday, August 5th | Time: 9:00-12:00 am Time: 2:00 – 5 pm Poster session: 6:00 – 8:00 pm Coffee breaks: 10:20-10:40 am and 3:20 – 3:40 pm |
| Wednesday, August 6th | Time: 9:00-12:00 am - Excursion |
| Thursday, August 7th | Time: 9:00-12:00 am Dr. Jan-Ulrich Thiele, Seagate Magnetic Recording II – future technologies Lunch break: 12 - 1:00 pm Time: 2:00 – 5 pm Prof. Michael Coey, Trinity College GMR/TMR/MRAM Poster session: 6:00 – 8:00 pm Coffee breaks: 10:20-10:40 am and 3:20 – 3:40 pm Dinner: 5:00 – 6:00 pm Bierstube: 6:00 – 8:00 Time: 8:00 -9:00 pm Dr. Bruce Terris, HGST, IEEE Magnetic Society Distinguish Lecturer Patterned Bits & Devices |
| Friday, August 8th | Time: 9:00-12:00 am Prof. Andrei Kirilyuk, Radboud University, Nijmegen Ultrafast Switching Lunch break: 12 - 1:00 pm Time: 2:00 – 5 pm Prof. Claus Schneider, IFF Research Center Jülich Imaging and Characterization Coffee breaks: 10:20-10:40 am and 3:20 – 3:40 pm Dinner: 5:00 – 6:00 pm Bierstube: 6:00 – 8:00 |
All lectures will be given in Columbine Hall, room 128 (downstairs). The building
number is 15. Poster sessions and Bierstube will take place in an adjacent space.
Signage will be posted.
All meals will be served in the Lodge, building 28, lower level. Wednesday’s banquet will also be in the Lodge, upper level. The conference is providing meals from lunch, August 3 through breakfast, August 9.
All students will be staying in Alpine Village, buildings 130, 135 and 140.
Alpine Village
4645 Staunton Road
Colorado Springs CO 80918
719-277-6288
If you are coming in between 8 am and 5 pm you will need to check into the Main Housing office in Monarch (building 21, in Summit Village) and they will assist you in checking.
1010 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Monarch Bldg
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719-262-4042
If you arrive between 5 pm and 9 pm, please go to the office in Crestone (building 140) and they will assist you. If you are arriving after 9 pm and before 8 am please go to Crestone main front door. There is an outside phone in a grey phone box and the following number will be posted for on-call –277-6500. Please contact this number and someone from the housing office will come down and let you in. Please see the link to the campus map below.
Campus map: http://www.uccs.edu/~map/
Colorado Springs Airport is located just outside the city and is served by several major airlines. It is the second busiest airport in the state. Denver International Airport is approximately 80 miles by car from Colorado Springs.
Taxi fare to the university is in the 30-40 dollar range. Yellow Cab will
sit additional passengers for a nominal fee as will most of the taxis. If you
are interested in shuttle or limo service—see the airport link below.
http://www.springsgov.com/AirportPage.asp?PageID=4689
If you are coming in to Denver you will find below, the link from the airport
ground transportation, DIA. There is a phone number also listed and there is
a ground transportation information counter also listed.
http://www.flydenver.com/gt/index.asp
Program Committee:
J.W. Harrell, University of Alabama (chair)
Roy Chantrell, York University
Martha Pardavi-Horvath, George Washington University
Alexandru Stancu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Local Chair:
Zbigniew Celinski, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Selection Committee:
Robert Camley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (chair)
Alexandru Stancu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Ching-Ray Chang, National Taiwan University
Treasurer:
Liesl Folks, HGST
J.W. Harrell
Phone: 205-348-9404
Fax: 205-348-2346
E-mail: jharrell@bama.ua.edu