Allcock: Harry Allcock
Allcock Pioneers New Polymers
Harry Allcock works at the interdisciplinary junction between inorganic and organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, biomedicine, and materials science. His insight that incorporating inorganic elements into the backbone structure of polymers could give rise to a class of polymers with never before seen characteristics has led to several hundred new polymers with applications in medicine, aerospace materials, batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, and photonic materials.
Cross: L. Eric Cross
Cross was a Master of Ferroelectric Materials
Cross, who was Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, came to Penn State in 1961, an Englishman who served in the British Admiralty during WWII where he formed part of the group using high frequency direction finding to track German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. Along with close friend and collaborator Robert Newnham, Cross developed the underwater sonar transducers that helped the U.S.
Room-temperature spin-orbit torque switching induced by a topological insulator
The strongly spin-momentum coupled electronic states in topological insulators (TI) have been extensively pursued to realize efficient magnetic switching. However, previous studies show a large discrepancy of the charge-spin conversion efficiency. Moreover, current-induced magnetic switching with TI can only be observed at cryogenic temperatures. We report spin-orbit torque switching in a TI-ferrimagnet heterostructure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at room temperature. The obtained effective spin Hall angle of TI is substantially larger than the previously studied heavy metals.
Lucille A. Giannuzzi
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Nick Gilson
At Gilson, we design snowboard bases in three dimensions to give an enhanced feel on the mountain. While the heightened performance characteristics are obvious to the rider, our new construction techniques posed several uncharted challenges. We were connected to the Materials Characterization Lab (MCL) at Penn State early on, and together we were able to test, analyze, and ultimately understand the science behind our specialized adhesion. Not only are the folks at MCL crazy smart and innovative, but they're also good people, and that counts fo
George Tessier
Though our involvement with Penn State's Materials Characterization Lab, we were able to greatly improve our understanding of a very complex mineral binder system. A key factor in our progress was the ability to talk directly and frequently to the MCL technical staff analyst. We look forward to working with PSU MCL on future projects.
Denton Reel
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Brian Shaffer
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