Scheduled to take place from October 15th, 2024 to October 16th, 2024, Quantum Design is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Material Characterization workshop at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
Over the last few years, Quantum Design has released various new product developments, including the OptiCool optical cryostat and the FusionScope correlative AFM/SEM microscope.
This year, the company will be host to two expert speakers from Quantum Design who will give talks on the following:
Day 1 Focus: Electrical/Magnetic/Thermal Properties
- DynaCool Base
- MPMS3 Base
- Electrical Measurements-DC/AC/van der Pauw/LakeShore M91/81
- Magnetic Measurements-SQUID and VSM
- Thermal Measurements -Dilatometry
Day 2 Focus: Spectroscopy and Microscopy
- Broadband FMR
- OptiCool Base
- OptiCool Applications
- Correlated Microscopy: AFSEM and FusionScope
- Correlated Microscopy Applications
Quantum Design workshops are designed for those interested in owning one of these systems and for existing users. Gavin Stenning will give a talk and tour of his laboratory at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and invited users will also give talks. These workshops are ideal for users and potential users to network and meet the QD-UKI / US teams in person.
Registration is entirely free of charge and includes lunch and refreshments. However, due to limited space at the workshop, early registration is recommended.
I always very much look forward to attending and presenting at these annual measurement workshops. They provide a unique opportunity to touch base in-person with our users in the UK and Ireland that other forms of communication simply cannot match. In addition to my role as an educator, each year I come away with having learned something new myself that I can then pass on to our worldwide customers.
Dr. Randy Dumas, Applications Scientist, Quantum Design
ABOUT DR. RANDY DUMAS, APPLICATIONS SCIENTIST, QUANTUM DESIGN
Randy earned his Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on reversal mechanisms in magnetic nanostructures. Following his Ph.D., he pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, where he explored advanced magnetic and spin wave data storage and processing technologies.
During this time, he also collaborated with NanOsc Instruments AB, a Swedish startup, on the development of an easy-to-use plug-and-play FMR spectrometer. In August 2016, Randy joined Quantum Design, where he specializes in the magnetic characterization of materials that are both fundamentally interesting and technologically significant.
ABOUT DR. DARIUS CHOKSY, APPLICATIONS SCIENTIST, QUANTUM DESIGN
Darius earned his Ph.D. in 2023 from the University of California, San Diego, focusing on quantum systems involving indirect excitons. His research investigated the electric dipolar interactions, both attractive and repulsive, between bosons, as well as the emergence of a Fermi edge singularity within a neutral electron-hole plasma. In July 2023, Darius began working at Quantum Design, where he specializes in conducting optical excitation experiments.
Last Year’s Quantum Design Workshop Highlights
The workshop allowed me to learn from the most knowledgeable people in the business. I gained great insight into Quantum Design’s systems and was given fantastic advice on the considerations that need to be accounted for when taking measurements or working on the equipment. It was a fantastic experience that I would recommend for anyone working with Quantum Design’s equipment.
Maciej Myszczynski, Trainee Engineering Technician, University of Sheffield
The QD workshop provided a great opportunity for me to meet the QD application scientists, engineers and managers, discuss the issues and solutions we have, and then to use the QD instruments more effectively, efficiently and accurately. I also learnt a lot of new skills and knowledge in the workshop.
Hongjun Niu, Research Co-ordinator, University of Liverpool
Meet the Other Speakers – More to be Announced
GAVIN STENNING, LABORATORY MANAGER, RAL
Gavin manages the Materials Characterisation Laboratory at the ISIS facility, which supports the user program by providing access to offline instruments or conducting measurements for users. The lab is frequently utilized for various purposes such as pre-beamtime sample screening, post-beamtime supplementary measurements, and preliminary assessments for beamtime proposals, as well as collaborative research projects.
Gavin's previous role was with the Home Office Scientific Development Branch, and his research interests span magnetism, thin films, metamaterials, superconductivity, and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism.
He completed his PhD in Magnetism and Superconductivity at the University of Southampton and holds an MSci in Physics and Astronomy from University College London.