Condensed Matter Physics
	Prof. HongWen Jiang Spin Dynamics of Nano-size Magnetic Multilayer Structures
	The student will participate research to study spin dynamics of nano-size magnetic multilayer structures, called spin torque devices. This type of spintronic devices is very promising for the applications in high-frequency signal processing and for wireless communications on semiconductor chips.
	Prof. Gary Williams Superfluid Films Adsorbed on Carbon Nanotubes
	This is a project to study wave propagation in thin superfluid helium films adsorbed on carbon nanotube bundles. The nanotubes are sprayed onto a flat surface, forming a connected tangle of tubes that are about 4 nm in diameter. We meter helium gas into the cell, and it forms a superfluid film coating the nanotubes that is a few atomic layers thick. Resonant modes of the thickness waves propagating in the film are created and detected with thermal transducers. Our current measurements on this system are at temperatures above 1 K, but we anticipate mounting the experiment on our dilution refrigerator this summer to explore temperatures down to 0.05 K.