A brief CV of Professor Genhua Pan

Summary

I started my research career in computer data storage technology in 1982 with the ChineseAcademy of Science, continued at CRIST (Centre for Research in Information Storage Technology), University of Plymouth from 1989. I gained my PhD in magnetic data storage from the University of Plymouth in 1993, was a postdoctoral research fellow from 1993-96, and became a lecturer in 1996. I had been a short-term visiting researcher at SONY Research Centre and AIT of Japan a number of times from 1991-96. I was appointed Reader in 2004 and Professor in 2006. My research field encompasses key topics from magnetic data storage technology, thin film deposition, microfabrication to today’s nano-magnetism, spintronics and graphene technologies. I have established the Wolfson Nanomagnetics Laboratoryin Plymouthwhich hosts a range of state-of-the-art research facilities in a Cleanroom based lab including a device-scale spintronics deposition tool which is unique in a UK university. Our mission is to carry out leading edge research in spintronics and nanomagnetism for applications in advanced data storage systems, computer memories, spintronic computers and cross-disciplinary biomedical devices. We aim to forge direct link between nanophysics and its technological applications taking advantage of our expertise in both nano-physics and electronics. Such a mission has made us distinct from other UK groups in the field.

Over the years, I have successfully completed a number of major research projects funded by the EPSRC, the Royal Society, the DTI and the EU framework progremme in total grant value of over £3M. I have authored/co-authored more than 90 journal/conference publications, 3 book chapters and 5 patents. I was the UK Project Leader for a Royal Society-Chinese Academy of Science funded joint collaborative project between UK and China (1999-2002); I was the project coordinator for a recent FP6 project with 6 European partners (2004-2008). My group also participated, as the sole academic partner, in a recent DTI MNT funded joint project (2005-2008) led by Aviza Technology for the successful development of StratIonTM fxP, the world's first 300-mm ready ion beam deposition system for spintronics and MRAM. I have been serving as an independent expert reviewer and evaluator for the European Commission. I wasa committee member of the UK Magnetic Society in 2009-2010.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Plymouth, 5/1993.

BEng, Zhejiang University, China, 1/1982.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES/ACTIVITIES

Member of the Institute of Physics, Chartered Physicist (1995).

Member of EPSRC Peer review College

Member of EPSRC Data Storage Network

Committee member of UK Magnetic Society (2009-2010)

Employment

Current Employment:

6/2006 – present, Professor of spintronics and nanomagnetism, School of Computing & Mathematics(SoCM).

Previous Employment:

9/2004 – 5/2006, Reader in spintronics, School of Computing, Communications and Electronics (SoCCE).

9/1999 – 8/2004, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing, Communication and Electronics (SoCCE).

2/1996 – 8/1999, Lecturer, School of Electronic, Communication and Electrical Engineering, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

5/1989 – 1/1996, Post-doctoral Research Fellow/Research Assistant in magnetic thin films and devices, CRIST, University of Plymouth.

2/1982 – 5/1988, Assistant Research Professor/Assistant Research Engineer in magnetic recording technology-thin film heads and media, Institute of Computing technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.

Visiting Fellowships:

5/1988 –4/1989, Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, Loughborough University of Technology, UK, sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Science.

9/1991--12/1991, Visiting Researcher, SONY Corp. Research Centre and SONY Sendai Plant, Japan, sponsored by SONY Research Centre.

5/1995 - 7/1995, Visiting Fellow, Akita Research Institute of Advanced Technology (AIT), Akita, Japan. Sponsored by the British Council Tokyo.

2/1996 -- 4/1996, Visiting Fellow, Akita Research Institute of Advanced Technology (AIT), Akita, Japan. Sponsored by the Royal Society.

7/1997 – 8/1997, Consultant, R&D Division, Seagate Technology (Ireland), Springtown, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Publications

Books/Chapters

  • Invited author for Volume 5, Chapter 10 “Thin Films for High Density Magnetic Recording” in “Handbook of Thin Film Materials”, Academic Press,November 2001 .
  • Review chapter “New domain biasing techniques for nanoscale magneto-electronic devices” in “Magnetic Nanostructures in Ultra-High-Density Data Storage”, Edited by L.R. Tagirov, B. Aktaş, F. Mikailov, Springer Volume 2004.
  • Invited chapter “Spin filter specular spin valves with higher MR ratio and thinner free layers” in Nanostructured magnetic materials and their applications, edited by B. Aktaş, L. Tagirov and F. Mikailov(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004).

Selected Recent Journal Papers

  • Y. Du, G. Pan, R. Moate, H. Ohldag, A. Kovacs and A. Kohn, "Enhanced exchange anisotropy in IrMn/CoFeB systems and its correlation with uncompensated interfacial spins," Applied Physics Letters 96 (22), 222503 (2010).
  • Y. Zhou, D. Stickler, Y. Du, E. Ahmad, Z. Lu, R. Frömter, H. P. Oepen, D. Wilton and G. Pan, "Size Effect on Magnetic Switching and Interlayer Magnetostatic Coupling in Spin-valve Nanorings Exchange-biased by Synthetic Antiferromagnets", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 47 (1), 214(2011).
  • Yifang Chen, Yun Zhou, Genhua Pan, Ejaz Huq, Bing-Rui Lu, Shen-Qi Xie, Jing Wan, Zhen Shu, Xin-Ping Qu, Ran Liu, S. Banu, S. Birtwell and Liudi Jiang, “Nanofabrication of SiC templates for direct hot embossing for metallic photonic structures and meta materials”, Microelectronics Engineering, 85, 854 (2008).
  • A N Useinov, R G Deminov, L R Tagirov and G Pan, “Giant magnetoresistance in nanoscale ferromagnetic heterocontacts”, J. Phys. C: Solid State Phys, 19, 196215 (2007).
  • Zhengqi Lu, Yun Zhou, Yuqing Du, David Wilton and Genhua Pan, “Current–assisted magnetization switching in mesoscopic NiFe ring with nanoconstriction of wire”, Applied Physics Letters, 88.142507(2006).
  • N. García, Cheng Hao, Lu Yonghua, M. Muñoz, Yifang Chen, Zheng Cui, Zhengqi Lu, Yun Zhou, Genhua Pan, and A. A. Pasa, “Magnetoresistance in thin Permalloy film (10nm thick and 30–200nm wide) nanocontacts fabricated by e-beam lithography”, Applied Physics Letters 89, 083112 (2006)].
  • S. Holland, Y. S. Gui, J. Kruse, D. Heitmann, C-M. Hu, Y. F. Chen, Z. Cui and G. Pan,“Novel hybrid devices with high-density nanometallic and nanomagnet dots embeddedin the semiconductor”, Applied Physics letters, 89, 052106 (2006).
  • M.C. Contreras, J.F. Calleja, R. Matarranz, A. Alija, B.Presa, G. Pan, "Effect of grain size on the soft magnetic properties of CoFeV/CoNbZr multilayers" Journal Applied Physics, 99, 08F110 (2006).
  • Yifang Chen, Zhengqi Lu, Zheng Cui, Genhua Pan, and Nikolay Garcia, “Fabrication of ferromagnetic nanoconstrictions by electron beam lithography using LOR/PMMA bilayer technique”,Microelectronic Engineering,Vol.84 , Issue 5-8, 1499-1502(2007).
  • Z.Q. Lu and G. Pan, “Spin valves with spin engineered domain biasing scheme”, Applied Physics Letters, 82(23), 4107(2003).
  • Z. Q. Lu and G. Pan, “Spin valves with interlayer coupling domain-biasing”,Applied Physics Letters, 80(17), 3156 (2002).
  • G. Pan and H. Du “(FeCo/Co-M)(n) soft magnetic multilayers with uniaxial anisotropy and very high saturation magnetization”, J. Appl. Phys., 93(9), 5498(2003).
  • Z. Lu, G. Pan, A. Al-Jibouri and Y. Zheng, “Spin-filter specular spin-valves”, J. Appl. Physics, 91(1), 287 (2002).
  • F. Shen, Q. Y. Xu, Z. Q. Lu, G. Pan, A.A.Jibouri, G. H.Yu and Z. Zhang,“A specular spin valve with discontinuous nano-oxide layers”,Appl. Phys. Lett. 80(23), 4410 (2002).
  • G. Pan , L. Wang , R. Buckley and A. Petford-Long, “Reactive sputtering of high moment Fe-N soft magnetic films with in-situ plasma diagnosis & control”, IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol.37, no. 4, 2284 (2001).
  • Z.Q. Lu, G. Pan, J. Li, W.Y.Lai, “Planar Hall effect in NiFe/FeMn bilayers”, J. Appl. Phys., 90(3),1414 (2001).