Collaborative Research: Student & Early Career Scientist Travel Support for the 2015 First Order Reversal Curve (FORC) Magnetism Workshop

该奖项将为至少25名美国研究生和早期职业科学家提供旅行支持，让他们参加在明尼苏达大学明尼阿波利斯举行的2015年一阶反转曲线(FRC)研讨会。一阶反转曲线是一种优雅的无损工具，用于表征精心设计的材料和天然样品的详细磁性行为，本次为期两天的研讨会的目标是(1)提供作为该工具基础的基本物理方面的专家指导，(2)就如何优化FORC数据的获取和处理提供实践培训。这个FORC研讨会是专门为工程、物理、材料科学和地球科学领域的磁学和相关领域的研究生和早期职业研究人员设计的。它将包括国际专家的演讲，他们帮助推动了这项技术的发展，并将包括参与的研究生的海报演示。该计划将涵盖作为FORC技术基础的基本物理学以及最近的发展和应用。我们预计研讨会将吸引约80人参加，并将为年轻科学家提供一个独特的机会，让他们在轻松和合作的气氛中结识各自领域的领导者，并开始在研究社区建立同事网络。FORC研讨会将为研究生和早期职业科学家提供培训，以了解一种新的、强大的磁表征工具。参与者将学习如何优化FORC数据的收集，并获得使用先进的开源软件处理他们的数据的实用技能。除了正式的讲座外，每个参与的学生都将被要求提交一份关于他们目前研究的海报。这些主题将在海报会议期间在学生和讲师之间进行讨论。鼓励所有参与者向IEEE Magnetics Letters提交短论文，以供同行审阅发表。

This award will provide travel support for a minimum of 25 U.S. graduate students and early career scientists to attend the 2015 First Order Reversal Curve (FORC) Workshop in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota. First order reversal curves are elegant, nondestructive tools for characterizing the detailed magnetic behavior of carefully engineered materials as well as natural samples, and the goals of this two-day workshop are to (1) provide expert instruction on the fundamental physics that underlie this tool and (2) provide hands-on training for how to optimize the acquisition and processing of FORC data. This FORC Workshop is designed specifically for graduate students and early career researchers studying magnetism and related areas in the fields of engineering, physics, material sciences, and Earth sciences. It will consist of lectures by international experts who have helped push this technique forward and willinclude poster presentations by participating graduate students. The program will cover the fundamental physics that underlie the FORC technique as well as recent developments and applications. We anticipate that the workshop will attract ~80 participants, and will be a unique opportunity for young scientists to meet leaders in their field in a relaxed and collegial atmosphere and to begin establishing a network of colleagues in the research community.The FORC Workshop will provide training for graduate students and early career scientists to learn about a new and powerful magnetic characterization tool. Participants will learn how to optimize the collection of FORC data and gain the practical skills to process theirown data using advanced open-source software. In addition to formal lectures, each participating student will be required to present a poster about their current research. These topics will be discussed amongst the students and lecturers during poster sessions. All participants are encouraged to submit short papers to IEEE Magnetics Letters for peer-reviewed publication.