Best poster award

The following are the 55th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Best Poster Presentation Award Winners:

AP-04: Frequency splitting of resonance modes in non-collinearly arranged rectangular magnets
S. Jain1, A.O. Adeyeye1, and M. Kostylev2
1. Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
2. University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia

AU-06: In-plane magnetic anisotropy in Fe/MgO/GaAs(001) system
J. Li, G. Chen, J. Zhu, J. Liang, and Y. Wu
Dept. of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics,  Fudan University, Shanghai, China

BQ-01: Impact of post-deposition annealing on the magnetic entropy change in Gd thin films
N.A. Bingham, H. Srikanth, and C.W. Miller
Dept. of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

BU-11: A novel non-liftoff approach to block copolymer patterning of magnetic metals
A. Baruth1, M.D. Rodwogin2, M.J. Erickson3, A. Shankar1, M.A. Hillmyer2, and C. Leighton1
1. Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2. Dept. of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
3. Dept. of Physics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

CS-02: Magnetic domain observation of Nd-Fe-B magnets with submicron-sized grains by high-resolution Kerr microscopy
M. Takezawa1, N. Tani1, Y. Nagashima1, Y. Morimoto1, J. Yamasaki1, N. Nozawa2, T. Nishiuchi2 and S. Hirosawa2
1. Dept. of Appl. Sci. for Integ. Syst. Engin., Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
2.Magnetic Materials Research Laboratory, NEOMAX Company, Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Osaka, Japan

CT-01: Revealing the magnetization reversal of ECC Media by XMCD
H. Hou1, J. Liao1, C. Lai1, H. Lin2, and F. Chang2
1. Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering,National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2. National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan

DP-01: Comparisons between STT-RAM switching distributions and the thermal activation model
R. Heindl, W.H. Rippard, S. Russek, and M. Pufall
Electromagnetics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO

DV-04: Incorporating magneto resistance into MQCA logic
A. Lyle, J. Harms, A. Klemm, and J. Wang
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

EP-04: Frequencies and critical currents for spin-transfer-induced motion of coupled vortices in spin-valve nanopillars
A.V. Khvalkovskiy1,2, N. Locatelli2, J. Grollier2, K.Y. Guslienko3,4, K.A. Zvezdin1,5, and V. Cros2
1. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
2. Unite Mixte de Physique , CNRS/Thales and University Paris Sud 11, Palaiseau, France
3. Dpto. Fisica de Materiales, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
4. IKERBASQUE, The Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain

5. Instituto P.M. s.r.l., Torino, Italy

ET-12: Large scale fabrication of magnetic tunneling junctions based on nanopillars and nanorings by nanosphere lithography
W. Wang, X. Chen, S. Hageman, S. Huang, F.Q. Zhu, T. Chen, and C. Chien
Dept. of Physics and Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

FP-03: Current-driven vortex dynamics in metallic nanocontacts
G. Hrkac1, J. Dean1, L. Saharan1, M. Bashir1, T. Schrefl1, J. Kim2, T. Devolder2, and L. Lagae3
1. Dept. of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2. Institut d’Electronique Fondamentale, Universite Paris-Sud, Paris, France
3.IMEC, Leuven, Belgium

FT-14: Fe and Mn orbital moment variation in (MnxFe1-x)3O4 nanoparticles
V. Pool1,5, M. Klem2, C. Jolley3,5, E.A. Arenholz4, T. Douglas3,5, and Y.U. Idzerda1,5
1. Dept. of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
2. Dept. of Chemistry, Montana Tech., Butte, MT
3. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
4. Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
5. Center for Bio-inspired Nanomaterials, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

GS-09: Field dependent magnetic anisotropy of galfenol thin films
D.A. Resnick1, A. McClure2, P. Rugheimer2, and Y.U. Idzerda2
1. Dept. of Physics, Carroll University, Waukesha, WI
2. Dept. of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

GT-10: Improvement of perpendicular exchange bias in [Pd/Co]/FeMn thin films by tailoring the magnetoelastically-induced perpendicular anisotropy
L. Lin1, N. Thiyagarajah1, H. Joo1, J. Heo2, K. Lee2, and S. Bae1
1. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
V. Pool1,5, M. Klem2, C. Jolley3,5, E.A. Arenholz4, T. Douglas3,5, and Y.U. Idzerda1,5
2. Dept. of Physics, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
2. Dept. of Chemistry, Montana Tech., Butte, MT

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Best poster guidelines

Eligibility: For each Poster Session at the conference, a Best Poster Award will be made.  One does not apply for this award. However, presenters must be present at their posters the first half of the poster session to be eligible for this award (i.e., between 10-11:30 am or 3-4:30 pm).

Nature of Award: This award consists of a check for $50 along with a blue ribbon placed on the poster for the duration of the session.  The poster will also be prominently displayed in a separate location during the duration of the conference.  The winners will also be listed on the website for the 57th MMM Conference and will be announced in the 57th MMM Conference Program Booklet and Abstract CD.

Selection Process: For each Poster Session, the category chairperson for each poster category will select a finalist from their category.  The winners for each session will then be selected from the finalists by the Poster Award sub-committee.  The selection is made on the basis of the poster appearance, quality of the research, and knowledge and clarity of the presenter.  The decision of the Poster Award sub-committee is final.