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Dr. Albrecht Jander Assistant Professor Faculty Page		Albrecht Jander holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering. His research has focused on magnetics and spintronics. He previously held a position with NVE, where he worked on novel magnetic devices.
Dr. Pallavi Dhagat Associate Professor Faculty Page		Pallavi Dhagat holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Following 4 years as a research engineer at Seagate Technology, Minneapolis, she joined Oregon State University. Currently, she heads the Applied Magnetics Laboratory and holds a faculty position in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the Materials Science Graduate Program.
Chris Tasker Development Engineer		Chris Tasker installs, maintains, and repairs laboratory equipment for the engineering department at Oregon State University. As a key member of the Magnetics group, he also develops and constructs novel laboratory systems. He is able to directly interact with graduate students and their research which he finds very rewarding.
Weiyang Li PhD Student		Weiyang Li graduated in 2009 with a B.S. degree from the Department of Electrical Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. He is now pursuing a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at Oregon State University. His research investigates the possibility of a solid-state thin-film magnetic memory where surface acoustic waves are used for recording and readback.
Ben Buford PhD Student		Ben received a B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Oregon State University with a focus on Integrated Circuits. His current research focuses on designing spintronic devices to implement digital logic.
Han Song PhD Student		Han graduated with a B.E. in Materials Physics from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He is currently involved in ferromagnetic resonance characterization of magnetic nanoparticles.
Aaron Cochran PhD Student		Aaron graduated the University of Wisconsin - Stout with a degree in Applied Science with a nanoscience concentration. His is currently enrolled in the Materials Science and Engineering graduate program, with his research focusing on superparamagnetic nanoparticles used in hyperthermia treatments for various cancers. While not absorbed in research, Aaron enjoys hiking and photography, and camping.
Pratim Chowdhury PhD Student		Pratim graduated in 2010 from Jadavpur University, India with a BE degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked as Design Engineer in Tata Motors, India for one year. He is currently pursuing PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at OSU. His research focuses on parametric pumping of ferromagnetic resonance and spin waves by bulk acoustic waves.
Sam Mulley MS Student		Sam is a MS student in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus on integrated circuit design. He enjoys snowboarding in the winter and biking or longboarding when there is no snow. He also has a passion for music and playing guitar.
Viththia Sivaram MS Student		Viththia received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Her research focuses on simulation of transmission lines for Ferromagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy applications.
Timothy Niedermeyer Undergraduate Research Assistant		Tim is a junior in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His focus is on integrated circuit design, Material Science, and electrical devices. When he is not biking, skiing or hunting, he is often in the air, where he is pursuing his private pilots license. He also plays guitar and is an avid reader.
Daniel Coil Undergraduate Research Assistant		Daniel is a sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a wide variety of interests in related fields. Outside of lab and school, he spends his time hunting, camping, skiing, and scuba diving.
Colby Whitaker Undergraduate Research Assistant		Colby is an undergraduate student double majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Applied Physics. He will start his master's degree with the Applied Magnetics Laboratory in 2013 Fall. While he currently doesn't have a research emphasis in the laboratory he is often helping improve the laboratory equipments. When not in the lab he is training to become a Krav Maga instructor.
Jeremy Spencer Undergraduate Research Assistant		Jeremy is an Electrical and Computer Engineering undergraduate student. His focus is on integrated circuits and semiconductor design. When he isn't studying or working in the lab, he enjoys writing/producing music and playing the drums.
Arin Jander Magnetician-in-training		Arin Jander joined the Applied Magnetics Group in March 2011. He is an experimentalist. (Theory still escapes him.) His current research project involves determining whether the north or south pole of a magnet tastes better.