Dr. Eric Fullerton

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Biography

Eric Fullerton is an Endowed Chair Professor at UC San Diego's Center for Magnetic Recording Research (CMRR) and a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. He is an internationally acclaimed scholar with expertise in thin film magnetic nano-materials, including magnetic recording nanotechnologies and x-ray neutron scattering. Fullerton has significantly contributed to the development of high-density magnetic recording media based on anti-ferromagnetically coupled ferromagnetic films. His early career contributions include developing a technique for mapping thin-film multilayer structures using x-ray diffraction data, which has become a standard in the field. He joined UC San Diego in January 2007 after serving as a senior manager and research scientist in the Fundamentals of Nano-structured Materials Group at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Fullerton was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for his inventions in multilayer high-density magnetic recording media, and he has received numerous honors including fellowships and awards from various notable organizations.

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).