Teaching

Academic Areas of Specialization

  • Magnetism and magnetic materials
  • Condensed matter and materials physics
  • Electronic properties of materials
  • Nondestructive evaluation of materials

Current Courses of Instruction

  • EE/MSE 519: Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
    Magnetic fields, flux density and magnetization. Magnetic materials, magnetic measurements. Magnetic properties of materials. Domains, domain walls, domain processes, magnetization curves and hysteresis. Types of magnetic order, magnetic phases and critical phenomena. Magnetic moments of electrons, theory of electron magnetism. Technological application, soft magnetic materials for electromagnets, hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets, magnetic recording technology, magnetic measurements of properties for materials evaluation.

Past Courses of Instruction

  • Electronic Engineering Laboratory, University of Hull, UK (1977-79)
  • Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Hull, UK (1977-79)
  • Experimental Physics Laboratory, Victoria University, New Zealand (1980-81)
  • Applied Magnetics, Queen's University, Canada (1982)
  • Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory, Iowa State University (1985-87)
  • Magnetism & Magnetic Materials, Iowa State University (1988-99, 2001, 2002, 2004)
  • Introduction to Electronic Properties of Materials, Iowa State University (1990-97, 2001)
  • Electronic Properties of Materials, National Technological University (1993)
  • Fabrication and Processing of Materials, Iowa State University (1997)
  • Introduction to Magnetic Materials, University of the Saarland, (1997)
  • Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003)
  • Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, National Technological University (2001)
  • Principles of Nondestructive Testing, Iowa State University (1998-99, 2000-2003, 2005)
  • Magnetic Hysteresis Modeling, Vienna University of Technology (2000)
  • Vertically Integrated Design, Iowa State University (2000, 2001, 2002)
  • Magnetic Materials: Applications inSensors and Actuators, Vienna University of Technology (2003)
  • Electrical Machines, Cardiff University (2005, 2006, 2007)
  • Engineering Design Case Studies, Cardiff University (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Introduction to Magnetic Materials (2007, 2008, 2009)
  • Avanced Magnetic Materials, Cardiff University (2009, 2010)                                               
  • Principles of Nondestructive Evaluation, Cardiff University (2009)