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Spectrum Published During the 2002–2003 Academic ■ Year No. 23; FALL 2004 PECTRUM S FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN ANTHONY F. STARACE, EDITOR Materials Researchers Awarded $5.4 Million NSF Grant BY DAVE FITZGIBBON/ The grant funds more than UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS research projects, Sellmyer said. Editor’s Note: The growing ma- Training of graduate and under- terials research group at UNL graduate students, and programs achieved one of its goals this year, for educational outreach and the award of a 6 year MRSEC for “Quantum and Spin Phenomena in technology transfer to business Nanomagnetic Structures.” David and industry are included in the J. Sellmyer is the Center Director. center. The six-year grant will Department faculty participat- fund salaries for two post-doctor- ing in the Center include Shireen al fellows, 14 graduate students Adenwalla, Bernard Doudin, Peter Dowben, Stephen Ducharme, and 10 undergraduate students. It Sitaram Jaswal, Roger Kirby, Di- also funds a program that brings andra Leslie-Pelecky, Sy-Hwang high school teachers and students Liou, Ralph Skomski, and Evgeny to campus for research experi- Tsymbal. The focus of the center is on fabricating and studying new ences, recruitment of graduate nanomagnetic structures and mate- students from underrepresented rials. In what follows we reprint the groups, and supports a “Women UNL news release of the award. in Science” program for high MRSEC Group: Some of the MRSEC faculty at a September 24th, 2002 cel- school students. incoln, Neb., Sept. 23, ebration hosted by Chancellor Harvey Perlman and Vice Chancellor for Research Prem Paul to recognize the NSF award. Clockwise from left: Diandra Leslie- The center’s research and 2002 — Materials re- Pelecky, David J. Sellmyer, Bernard Doudin, Roger Kirby, and Evgeny Tsymbal. its collaborations with industry searchers at the University L partners such as IBM, Seagate, of Nebraska-Lincoln have won engineering, and the School of their theoretical and experimental Hewlett-Packard, and develop- a prestigious $5.4 million grant Biological Sciences whose research work, and fabrication of new mate- ing relationships with Nebraska from the National Science focuses on nanomagnetic struc- rials. In just the last two years, their companies, hold high potential for Foundation. The grant establishes tures. Their work in magnetic research has included the synthesis inventions and discoveries that can a Materials Research Science and materials at the nanoscale — as of the first magnetic polymer or be patented and commercialized. Engineering Center (MRSEC) at small as one-billionth of a me- “plastic magnet” and has gener- A recent example is a small, pow- UNL, making it one of 27 such ter— has applications in advanced ated six patents granted or filed on erful neutron detector developed elite centers in the nation. computing and data storage sys- devices for data storage, portable at UNL that could be used to de- “This is a very exciting accom- tems, handheld electronic devices, electronics and optical sensors. tect hidden nuclear devices. plishment for UNL. Competition advanced sensors, and possible The MRSEC grant illustrates the UNL’s MRSEC grant is one for these centers is intense and future medical technologies. success of Nebraska’s investments of only three new awards made only the top research programs in “Nanoscience and nanotech- in UNL research, said Prem Paul, this year. Other institutions the country win these awards,” nology are amazingly creative UNL vice chancellor for research with MRSEC grants include the said UNL Chancellor Harvey new subfields of materials sci- and dean of graduate studies. California Institute of Technology, Perlman. ence,” said David Sellmyer, UNL “Our stature in materials Massachusetts Institute of The MRSEC is an outgrowth physicist and director of the new research and nanotechnology Technology, Carnegie Mellon of UNL’s Center for Materials center. “We are delighted at the is a direct result of Nebraska University, Harvard University Research and Analysis, and opportunities this center will bring Research Initiative funding in the and Princeton University. ■ involves scientists from the depart- to students at UNL.” past decade. Now we are seeing ments of physics and astronomy, UNL nanomagnetics research- the return on that investment,” chemistry, and mechanical ers are nationally recognized for Paul said. Editors Note: In case you missed us, please note that there was INSIDE no issue of Spectrum published during the 2002–2003 academic ■ year. Consequently the present Dowben Named Charles Bessey Professor . .3 issue is larger than usual. It is ■ Batelaan Creates Bit of Quantum Memory . .6 intended to bring you up to date on news and events of the ■ CMRA Researchers Develop Tiny Neutron Detector . .8 two years since our last issue of Spectrum up to Spring 2004. ■ Gay Goes International with Football Physics . .12 From the Chair Long-Range Research/Outreach Planning Pays Off s I have discussed two being Shireen Adenwalla physics program is already very Science Teachers for the 21st in earlier letters, the and Christian Binek, who strong, is also designated as a Century. The Cosmic Ray ADepartment of Physics are profiled in this issue of UNL priority initiative, and has Observatory Project (CROP), and Astronomy has had a long- Spectrum). also been awarded enhance- headed by Dan Claes and Greg range plan since the mid 1980s In the past year, the ment funding. The enhance- Snow, received $1.34 million to focus its research efforts in Department has received ex- ment funds will permit us to from NSF to build research/ a few areas where we could ternal validation of the success hire three new AMO physicists education relationships with have national and international of this approach. As reported over the next few years, provide Nebraska high-school teachers impact. At the time the plan elsewhere in this issue, the funding for T. P. Jorgensen and students, and it has received was developed, our effort in condensed matter group led postdoctoral fellows, and bring national and international atten- condensed matter physics was the successful effort to obtain a in outstanding short- and long- tion. Similarly, Project Fulcrum, fairly small, involving only 5 or Materials Research Science and term AMO physicist visitors headed by Diandra Leslie so faculty members active in re- Engineering Center (MRSEC) from around the world. We are Pelecky, received $1.44 million search. While there were several successful individual research programs, there was little overall coherence to our effort. Fifteen years later, the condensed matter This began to change with “group includes twelve active faculty members, the establishment in 1987 of the Center for Materials and we now have one of the top few groups in Research and Analysis (CMRA), with David J. the world studying magnetic materials. Roger Kirby, Chair Sellmyer as its Director, a posi- tion he still holds today. CMRA ” provided central facility support, award from the National Science pleased to announce that one from NSF to create partnerships and more importantly, partial Foundation. Competition for of the new hires will be at the with elementary and middle salaries and startup funds for MRSEC awards is extremely senior level as the Dorothy and schools to improve science edu- new faculty hires. This permit- intense, and our group was Leland Olson Chair of Physics. cation at the “grass roots” level. ted the Department to invest in fortunate to come out ahead We hope that this senior hire It appears that Project Fulcrum new areas of condensed matter of similar groups at very well will permit our AMO group to will be renewed for another five research in a more coordinated known research institutions. be even more highly recognized years at an even higher funding way. We chose to emphasize the This $5.4 million grant will among similar groups around level. Thus, the Department is magnetic and electronic proper- enable research and graduate the world. building great strength in educa- ties of materials, and most new education in the fabrication and Let’s also note that our ex- tion/outreach as well. hires established research pro- study of nanoscale magnetic and perimental high energy physics I hope that this letter gives grams in these areas. electronic materials, and will go group, which now includes Greg you a sense that the Department Fifteen years later, the con- a long way towards improving Snow and Dan Claes, will be of Physics and Astronomy is on densed matter group includes the national research standing of expanding to three faculty mem- a very positive slope in develop- twelve active faculty members, our Department. bers by Fall 2004. This group al- ing its research and education/ and we now have one of the The condensed matter ready plays major roles in the D0 outreach programs. I have not top few groups in the world group also was awarded the experiment at Fermi National dwelt on our progress in instruc- studying magnetic materials. In State of Nebraska’s first major Accelerator Laboratory, and tion — I’ll leave that for another addition, we have very strong grant from the W. M. Keck has assumed leadership of the time. In the meantime, I would groups in the electronic prop- Foundation to study nanoscale luminosity portion of the CMR appreciate hearing from you. erties of surfaces and in spin materials and establish the experiment at the Large Hadron I enjoy greatly my interactions transport. As reported in the Keck Center for Fast Dynamics. Collider at CERN (in Geneva, with our alumni. I hear many 2002 issue of the Spectrum, the In toto, our successes in the Switzerland). Adding another fascinating stories and take pride condensed matter group leads nanoscale science arena have faculty member is essential if the in your collective successes. the UNL-supported priority been very significant to us, and group is to continue building on initiative in Nanoscale Science they have made us highly visible its significant successes so far.
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