John Slonczewski

John Slonczewski

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Gender:
Male
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Work field:
Science
Birth:
26 July 1929(New York City, New York, USA)
Death:
31 May 2019
Star sign:
Leo
Education:
Rutgers University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Awards:
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
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John Slonczewski was an American physicist known for his work on spin dynamics in magnetic systems.

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Slonczewski did his undergraduate education at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1950 and completed his PhD from the Rutgers University in 1955. He then joined the IBM Research center in Yorktown, New York as a staff researcher, where he stayed till his retirement in 2002. Slonczewski is known for his extensive theoretical study of magnetic system, in particular his applications of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ)s.

In 2012, Slonczewski received the IEEE Magnetics Society achievement award. Along with Luc Berger, he was awarded the 2013 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize by the American Physical Society "for predicting spin-transfer torque and opening the field of current-induced control over magnetic nanostructures."