J. Ping, Liu

Mailing Address:

502 Yates St
Department of Physics, SH 108
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX 76019

Group Members

PhD in Applied Physics, April 1994
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Experience

Feb. 2004 - present, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington.

Oct. 2002 - Feb. 2004, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington.

Oct. 1999 - Oct. 2002, Assistant Professor, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University and Department of Physics, Grambling State University; Working on nanostructured magnetic materials and magnetic MEMS.

Oct. 1999 - present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, the Center for Materials Research and Analysis, University of Nebraska.

Jan. 1997 - Oct. 1999, Research Assistant Professor, at the Center for Materials Research and Analysis and the Department of Physics, University of Nebraska, U.S.A.. Experiments on magnetic thin films and nanocomposites.

July 1995 - Dec. 1996, Postdoctoral Research Associate, at the Center for Materials Research and Analysis, University of Nebraska, U.S.A.. Experiments on magnetic properties of sputtered thin films.

 

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Research Interests

Nanostructured bulk magnetic materials have wide applications. However, conventional compaction and condensation techniques often lead to grain growth and therefore a destruction of the nanostructures. We are working to fabricate fully dense bulk magnets with controlled nanostructure and improved magnetic properties.

Ultra-thin magnetic films and their micro- and nano-processed magnets are systems of great contemporary interest because of their advanced applications in MEMS, spintronics and magnetic recording media. We are working to deposit ultra-thin hard magnetic thin films with desired morphology to achieve optimal magnetic hardening by a variety of processing techniques including rapid thermal processing.

Magnetic nanoparticles are important not only for fabricating nanostructured bulk and thin film materials but also for biological and medical applications. We are working to synthesize by chemical methods various hard and soft magnetic nanoparticles (including rare-earth compounds) and apply them in drug delivery. We also study the preparation and characterization of magnetic nanorods and nanowires.

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Teaching

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Outstanding Research Achievement or Creative Accomplishment Award, University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Outstanding Research Achievement Award, College of Science, University of Texas at Arlington, 2004.

Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University, 2002.

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