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UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Joshua Leon Hockel

Research Interests

• Magnetoelectric effect, non-volatile memory devices, magnetoelastic control of magnetization, magnetoelectric laminates, nano/microfabrication

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 2013
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 2011
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California Riverside (UCR), 2009

Experience

• Researcher - Active Materials Laboratory, UCLA (2009-present) - Magnetoelectric effect and characterization for non-volatile logic and memory, magnetic actuation, sensing, and transduction applications.
• Engineer - DOD, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona (2006-2011) - Supported JIEDDO training efforts in OEF and OIF

Honors & Awards

• Graduate Student Research Assistantship, UCLA
• UC Regents scholar

Journal Publications

• Joshua L. Hockel, Alexandre Bur, Tao Wu, Kyle P. Wetzlar, and Gregory P. Carman, "Electric field induced magnetization rotation in patterned Ni ring/PMN-PT heterostructures," To be published in Appl. Phys. Lett. (2011)
• Joshua L. Hockel, Tao Wu, and Gregory P. Carman, "Voltage bias influence on the converse magnetoelectric effect of PZT/Terfenol-D/PZT laminates," J. Appl. Phys. 109, 064106 (2011)
• Tao Wu, Alexandre Bur, Joshua L. Hockel, Kin Wong, Tien-Kan Chung, and Gregory P. Carman, "Electrical and Mechanical Manipulation of Ferromagnetic Properties in Polycrystalline Nickel Thin Film," IEEE Mag. Lett. 2 (2011)
• Alexandre Bur, Tao Wu, Joshua Hockel, Chin-Jui Hsu, Hyungsuk K. D. Kim, Tien-Kan Chung, Kin Wong, Kang L. Wang, and Gregory P. Carman, "Strain-induced magnetization change in patterned ferromagnetic nickel nanostructures," J. Appl. Phys. 109, 123903 (2011)
• Tao Wu, Alexandre Bur, Kin Wong, Joshua Leon Hockel, Chin-Jui Hsu, Hyungsuk K. D. Kim, Kang L. Wang, and Gregory P. Carman, "Electric-poling-induced magnetic anisotropy and electric-field-induced magnetization reorientation in magnetoelectric Ni/(011) [Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3](1-x)-[PbTiO3]x heterostructure," J. Appl. Phys. 109, 07D732 (2011)
• Tao Wu, Ping Zhao, Mingqiang Bao, Alexandre Bur, Joshua L. Hockel, Kin Wong, Kotekar P. Mohanchandra, Christopher S. Lynch, and Gregory P. Carman, "Domain engineered switchable strain states in ferroelectric (011) [Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3](1?x)-[PbTiO3]x (PMN-PT, x?0.32) single crystals," J. Appl. Phys. 109, 124101 (2011)

Conference Publications

• "Planar Magnetization Control in Patterned Nanostructures," IEEE MMM 2011
• "Voltage Bias Influence on the Converse Magnetoelectric Effect of PZT/Terfenol-D/PZT Laminates", ASME SMASIS 2010

Professional Societies

• Tau Beta Pi
• ASME
• Riverside Astronomical Society

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