Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Email
Preferred: ranko.heindl@sjsu.edu
Telephone
Preferred: (408) 924-5259
Alternate: 408-924-5259
Office Hours
SCI-264 by appointment
Education
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Doctor of Philosophy, Univ Of South Florida, 2006
Bio
Dr. Ranko Heindl received his PhD in Applied Physics from the University of South
Florida in 2006. Subsequently, he joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) in Boulder, Colorado as an NRC Postdoctoral Fellow. He worked at NIST Magnetics
Group for over five years, before joining the SJSU Department of Physics and Astronomy
in 2012. His primary domains of expertise are in the areas of magnetism, spintronics
and nonvolatile memories, in particular magnetic random access memories, magnetic
recording materials for hard disc drive applications, magneto-resistive sensors, and
high-frequency properties of magnetic thin films. Dr. Heindl has also extensive knowledge
of vacuum thin film deposition technologies, nanofabrication, thin films characterization,
and device testing. He also holds professional memberships in the American Physical
Society (APS), and the IEEE Magnetics Society.
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