ECE 6320: Applied Magnetism
Professor El-Ghazaly created an applied magnetism course in Fall 2019 and teaches it to graduate students (and a few brave senior undergraduates) in alternating years. The course delves deep into the many fundamental topics of magnetism and spintronics. Some topics covered in the course include:
- Sources of Magnetism
- Types of Magnets:
- Ferro-, Ferri-, and Antiferromagnets
- Permanent Magnets
- Magnetic Anisotropy Energies
- Magnetic Resonance
- Magnetoresistance
- Spin Hall Effects
- Spin Torques
- Spin Caloritronics
- Magneto-Optics
Additionally, over the course of the semester, students design and build projects of their choice to demonstrate magnetic principles and applications at the macro-scale. Below are some student project examples from over the years.
Electro-Permanent Magnetic Robot
Students: Katherine Wilson and Jashan Singhal
Eddy Current Roller Coaster Breaks
Student: Yulan Chen
Planar Magnetic Speaker
Student: Parker Miller
Magnetic Hard Disk Drive
Student: Raleigh Clemens
Barbell Velocity Tracker
Student: Paul Beck
Sensor-Assisted Fluxgate Enclosure (S.A.F.E.)
Student: Vinay Bhamidipati
Maglev Prototype
Students: Haosen Yin and Smaran Panth Kulakarni
Ferrite Circulator
Student: David Bertuch
Magnetic Levitation Platform Design
Student: Qingmiao Xiao
