CMI-trained researcher elected to Executive Committee of APS Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG)

CMI researchers from Ames National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

Innovation 
NREL Team member Dr. Rebecca Smaha elected as member-at-large of Executive Committee of American Physical Society (APS) Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG).

Achievement
Continued career development of CMI-trained early-career researcher.

Significance and Impact
The APS GMAG executive committee serves the magnetism community, including numerous CMI researchers involved in permanent magnet development, and increases the profile of magnetism research both within APS and more broadly.

Hub Target Addressed 

  • Training the critical materials workforce of the future
  • Providing the leaders, technical experts and skilled professionals needed by U.S. industry to assure supply chains.
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    Dr. Rebecca Smaha, National Renewable Energy Laboratory