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Amanda Petford-Long is a Professor of Materials Science Engineering at Northwestern University and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Lab. Her research group focuses on understanding the behavior of magnetic, ferroelectric, and multiferroic oxide nanostructures, with particular emphasis on the role of interfaces in controlling their behavior. This includes correlating ferroic transport properties with microstructure, magnetic domain structure, and composition profiles, utilizing a range of high-resolution electron microscopy techniques, atomic force microscopy, and position-sensitive atom probe techniques. She has also been developing in-situ transmission electron microscopy techniques for the investigation of magnetization reversal and transport behavior. Petford-Long has received significant recognition for her contributions to the field, being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, American Physical Society, and Royal Microscopical Society. Additionally, she has served in professional roles, including Chair of the Division of Materials Physics at the American Physical Society.
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