{"id":37,"date":"2018-08-17T23:42:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T23:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/myece\/undergrad\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2018-08-18T00:20:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T00:20:50","slug":"exciting-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/undergrad\/exciting-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  • \n\t\tControlling Magnetic Anisotropy in Soft and Hard Materials for Next-Generation Power and Communication Devices<\/span>\n\t\t

    Controlling Magnetic Anisotropy in Soft and Hard Materials for Next-Generation Power and Communication Devices<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 2, 2026<\/span>  10:15 am<\/span> - 11:15 am<\/span>
    \n 1231 Koch Hall<\/span><\/p>\n

    Magnetic materials underpin technologies ranging from electric motors to microwave communication systems. Despite their widespread use, achieving reliable and scalable control over magnetic behavior remains challenging due to the complex interplay among composition, defects, interfaces, and microstructure. This talk presents a unified approach to engineering magnetic anisotropy across soft and hard materials such as yttrium iron garnet (YIG), neodymium iron boron (NdFeB), and manganese aluminum (MnAl) systems through grain-boundary modification and defect engineering. I will connect these underlying material mechanisms to device-level performance, including low-loss magnetic sensing using YIG, coercivity control in NdFeB for high temperature applications, and rare-earth-free motors using MnAl. Together, these studies illustrate how targeted control of anisotropy and microstructure can enable more capable and manufacturable materials while reducing reliance on critical materials for next-generation power and communication hardware.
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    \nPiotr Kulik is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida, with a secondary joint appointment in materials science and engineering. He directs the Advanced Integrated Magnetics and Sensors Lab, where his research focuses on bulk and thin-film magnetic materials for power, sensing and communication technologies. His research is supported by DARPA, the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. He serves as vice chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society Technical Committee on Microwave Control Techniques, and is co-founder and chief technology officer of Vulcan Elements, a permanent magnet manufacturer based in Durham, North Carolina. Kulik earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Northeastern University and his B.E. and M.E. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology.
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  • \n\t\tCentennial Coffee Hour With 321 Coffee<\/span>\n\t\t

    Centennial Coffee Hour With 321 Coffee<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 14, 2026<\/span>  8:30 am<\/span> - 9:30 am<\/span>
    \n 930 Main Campus Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695<\/span><\/p>\n

    Start your morning off with Centennial Coffee Hour at 321 Coffee's new location at 930 Main Campus Drive. Network with friends and co-workers from 8-9 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month. Stop by during the coffee hour and receive a dollar off your beverage. All are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    Integrated Microcombs for Quantum Applications<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 16, 2026<\/span>  10:15 am<\/span> - 11:15 am<\/span>
    \n 1231 Koch Hall<\/span><\/p>\n

    Quantum technology holds many revolutionary promises, such as exponentially speeding up intractable computation tasks, secure quantum networking, and surpassing the standard quantum limit for sensing and spectroscopy. Scaling up the quantum system is one of the critical challenges in many of these promises. In this talk, I will introduce our recent efforts to address the scalability challenge through photonic integration and optical multiplexing. In our experiments, we generated quantum optical frequency combs in an ultra-high Q optical microresonator on a photonic chip. The optical microresonator can provide thousands of frequency multiplexed quantum modes, where unconditionally entanglement can be created through the Kerr parametric process. I will discuss our ongoing efforts of multipartite entanglement generation, heterogeneous integration of multiplexed quantum source and detection, and their future applications in quantum computing, quantum networking, and quantum sensing.
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    Are We on the Precipice of Scientific Discovery With Quantum Computers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 23, 2026<\/span>  10:15 am<\/span> - 11:15 am<\/span>
    \n 1231 Koch Hall<\/span><\/p>\n

    Quantum technologies are advancing rapidly, offering the Department of Energy community a pathway to scientific discovery and quantum utility by 2030. Harnessing quantum technologies as they scale up will require next-generation software and integration with HPC and AI. Software frameworks to couple HPC and AI to quantum computers, as well as connecting end users to such a hybrid computing environment will be essential to ensure the technology can be harnessed optimally to deliver on industry and scientific discovery needs. I will show research progress and discuss the opportunities for scientific discovery with quantum technologies and potential pathways to integrate HPC, AI and networking.
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    Engineering When the Answer Isn\u2019t Known<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    October 30, 2026<\/span>  10:15 am<\/span> - 11:15 am<\/span>
    \n 1231 Koch Hall<\/span><\/p>\n

    Engineering education often focuses on solving well-defined problems with known constraints and measurable answers. Real-world engineering is frequently less orderly: information is incomplete, environments change, models are imperfect, and decisions must be made before every uncertainty can be resolved. This talk explores how engineers can approach complex, adaptive problems by combining technical depth with systems thinking, experimentation, and the ability to reason under uncertainty. Using an autonomous robot as an accessible example, we will examine how seemingly straightforward engineering problems become challenging when sensing, resources, objectives, and the environment interact\u2014and what skills engineers can develop to succeed in these environments.
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