Dr. Oliver from the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW), Germany visited NIMTE and gave an impressive presentation on Magnetic Materials in Sustainable Energy on 5th May 2011. The presentation, as one of The Magnetic Materials and its Applications Lecture Series of NIMTE, was hosted by Prof. Yan Aru from Division of Magnetic Materials.

During the presentation, Dr. Oliver firstly gave an overview of IFW, and gave a detailed explanation on sintered NdFeB magnets, the relationship between hot deformation microstructure and magnetic properties of magnets, the advantages and disadvantages of different types of magnetic refrigeration materials. He also answered the questions.

After the presentation, Dr. Oliver visited the laboratory of the Division of Magnetic Materials accompanied by Prof. Yan Aru, Liu Ping and Du Juan. Furthermore, they discussed the research issues that they were both interested in.

(Liu Jingjing Reports)