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| Vol. 17, No. 35 | June 25, 1998 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 35 | June 25, 1998 |
George C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, has been selected for the prestigious Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists. To qualify, a scientist must be nominated by an eminent German scholar and be internationally recognized for his or her research.
Hadjipanayis, who has more than 25 years of experience and is recognized as an expert in the field of magnetic materials, especially permanent magnets, was nominated by Helmut Kronmüller, director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung in Stuttgart. The award includes a one-year stay at the Max-Planck-Institut, where Hadjipanayis will carry out research on advanced high strength magnets with emphasis on nanocrystalline/ nanocomposite co-rich rare earth-Co (Fe)-B (C) materials for higher temperature applications. The presence of Co, a higher Curie temperature material, will increase the temperature range over which these materials remain strongly magnetic and hopefully improve their high temperature characteristics.
Hadjipanayis, who is a graduate of the University of Athens with a doctorate from the University of Manitoba, has published more than 300 papers in the field of magnetic materials. One of the first researchers to develop strong, iron-rich magnets Nd-Fe-B magnets by crystallizing melt-spun amorphous materials through heat treatment, he has been invited to direct three Advanced Study Institutes for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The most recent one, "Magnetic Hysteresis in Novel Magnetic Materials," was held in Greece in 1996, where researchers studying ferromagnetic materials for power applications (both hard and soft magnets) met with scientists focusing on magnetic recording media to discuss current and future issues in the field and the role of hysteresis on the magnetic materials performance.
He also is the founder and director of the Consortium for Advanced Magnets. His research on novel magnetic materials has possible applications in the automotive, recording and computer industries and electromagnetic power systems.
-Sue Swyers Moncure
