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 Substituted metal ferrite materials have the chemical formula MxFe(3 – x)O4, where M stands for metal (M = Mn, Co, Ni, or Cu), and crystalize in the inverse spinel structure. These materials have tailorable magnetic properties, which are determined in part by their compositions. We are specifically interested in these materials’ magnetic moments, which describe their magnetic strengths, and their magnetic anisotropies, which describe how their magnetic moments propagate along their different crystallographic directions. We are interested in these properties because they control the energies that can be dissipated by the materials, which is important in many fields, having applications in biomedicine, devices, and other fields. Seed funding through the GEAR Program was integral to the immense success that we’ve had in this project so far, providing funding for both a computational graduate student and an experimental students, who are working together to learn how to design substituted metal ferrites with tailored properties.
Getman, Clemson, is a co-Leader of the MADE in SC Modeling and Computation Core and the PI on a GEAR Program project entitled, “Intelligent design of nickel doped ferrite for enhanced energy transfer.”
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This day and a half free Workshop has sessions appropriate for any student or faculty at any academic level, and any research area with a special emphasis on the STEM disciplines. We have added information to our website and will continue to do so as more information comes available. Use the quick links at right to access program (and speakers), locations, parking, accommodations, registration form and more.
For those faculty interested in the NIH grant writing sessions, SC INBRE is accepting Specific Aims pages for confidential expert review. These will be returned with feedback at the Workshop. Email them to scinbre@gmail.com no later than Friday, June 7.
Some travel reimbursement is available. Certain restrictions apply. Contact Cyndy Buckhaults, Communications Manager for SC EPSCoR and SC INBRE, for more details.
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Important dates to know:
Monday, June 3: Last day to book your hotel reservation using special pricing block
Friday, June 7, 5 pm: Registration closes.
Monday, June 17, day: USC School of Medicine. Faculty and students.
Monday, June 17, evening: USC Alumni Center. Faculty Dinner. Limited number of slots available. Registration required; will close when all slots are filled.
Tuesday, June 18, half day (morning): USC Alumni Center. Faculty / postdocs.
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 Good news for SC researchers – another EPSCoR funding mechanism is now available!
Congress has reauthorized the Defense Established Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research
(DEPSCoR) with a $12 million Basic Research Initiatives program. South Carolina is one of thirty-four states/ territories that are eligible to participate in DEPSCoR.
DEPSCoR has three funding categories and several opportunities are currently available:
Augment Existing Programs
- The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). For DEPSCoR-eligible researchers, the DURIP program closes on May 31.
- Army Research Office (ARO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Fundamental Research. This is a rolling acceptance program with no fixed suspense date.
- Air Force FY 2020 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). Apply by June 3.
Collaborative DEPSCoR Competition
DEPSCoR Education and Outreach
- Will be regional meetings. More information to come.
For more information or to apply for each of these at grants.gov.
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The Midlands Astronomy Club (MAC) and UofSC Department of Physics and Astronomy invite all to attend a public lecture presented by US Astronaut (retired) Clay Anderson on Thursday, June 6, 7 pm at the 
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