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Sara Majetich is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University, where she has been a faculty member since 1990. She has also held courtesy appointments in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Her research primarily focuses on magnetic nanoparticles, investigating their uniform sizes and fundamental behaviors as well as potential applications in data storage media, permanent magnets, and biomedicine. Majetich's work includes exploring the consequences of monodispersity in nanoparticle arrays, phase transitions in nanoparticles, and the development of methods to replace surfactant coatings with inorganic matrices for functional nanocomposites. She has published extensively in respected journals on topics related to her research interests, including the dynamics of superparamagnetic nanodots and spin waves in nanostructures. Sara has received numerous honors, including the Carnegie Science Award in 2010 and the NSF National Young Investigator Award in 1992.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Professor in the Department of Physics.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Courtesy appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Professor in the Department of Physics.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Post-doctoral research in physics.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.