10-13 December, 2025 – Messina, Italy
The IEEE Magnetics Society Italy Chapter – PETASPIN 2024 School on “Spintronics: fundamentals and applications”
Focus of the school
The upcoming IV edition of the PETASPIN School will focus on the theory and applications of spintronics, emphasizing modern approaches involving different classes of materials and devices for development and understand the behaviour of high performance spintronic devices. This year the school will also focus on ultrafast magnetism.
The programme, to be held in Messina, Italy, in December, is aimed at students, post-doctoral researchers and early-stage researchers entering the field of spintronics and related areas. This year’s meeting will take place over four days, from the morning of December 10 until noon on December 13.
Our well-structured programme will feature lectures by international experts covering the state of the art and future perspectives in spintronic technology. The school aims to encourage discussion and networking opportunities throughout. Participation is limited to 30-35 students selected through a competitive application process.
The School is organised by the PETASPIN Association and the IEEE Magnetics Society Italy Chapter. The co-directors are Prof. Giovanni Finocchio from the University of Messina and Prof. Mario Carpentieri from the Politecnico di Bari.
Learning Objectives of the School
The first learning objective is to provide students with the skills necessary to understand magneto elastic behaviour and its potential application in spintronic technology. Lectures will cover several fundamental aspects of magnetoelastic coupling and thermoelastic effects, discussing their applications in magnonics, in MEMS development etc. Students will learn to identify the scope of different models.
The second learning objective is related to the topics of the COST action “Magnetism and chirality: twisting spins, light, and lattices for faster-than-ever spintronics”. The school will provide essential knowledge for understanding chirality-based phenomena under the overarching principles of symmetry and topology and developing disruptives device concepts combining phonons, magnons, and photons. Lectures will also explore experiments on ultrafast dynamics driven by the coupling of phonons and magnons.
The third learning objective is to provide students with basic knowledge of emerging directions in spintronics. Lectures will focus on recent developments in magnetoelectric antennas, antiferromagnetes, magnetic tunnel junctions and magnetic skyrmions and how can be used with spintronic technology. Students will learn the fundamental aspects of these fields from experts and gain an overview of recent advances and future perspectives.
Soft skills lectures.
The school will also offer lectures on soft skills, including science communication and business strategies.
