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，以参加2015年在明尼苏达大学明尼阿波利斯举行的一阶反转曲线（FORC）研讨会。一阶反转曲线是一种优雅的、无损的工具，用于描述精心设计的材料和自然样品的详细磁性行为，这个为期两天的研讨会的目标是(1)提供关于该工具基础物理的专家指导，(2)提供如何优化FORC数据采集和处理的实践培训。这个FORC研讨会是专门为研究生和早期职业研究人员在工程、物理、材料科学和地球科学领域研究磁学和相关领域而设计的。它将包括国际专家的讲座，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展示。该计划将涵盖FORC技术的基础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名参与者，这将是年轻科学家在轻松和学院氛围中与各自领域的领导者会面并开始建立研究社区同事网络的独特机会。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性表征工具。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自己数据的实用技能。除了正式的讲座外，每位参与的学生将被要求展示一张关于他们当前研究的海报。学生和讲师将在海报上讨论这些主题。我们鼓励所有参与者向IEEE Magnetics Letters提交简短的论文，以供同行评审。

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.