Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D.

Affiliate Professor

Qimonda Professor, VCU Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

(804) 827-7037

Straintronics

nanomagnetic devices

neuromorphic computing

Education

  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2006
  • M.Sc., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2003  
  • BTech., Indian Institute of Technology, 2001

Research Interests

  • Straintronics: Energy efficient nanomagnetic computing with strain
  • Voltage control of magnetization dynamics in nanomagnets and skyrmions
  • Nanomagnetic/spintronic devices for memory and neuromorphic computing
  • Understanding the origin of magnetism in novel materials and atomic assemblies
  • Computational neuroscience

Select Publications 

  • "Creation and annihilation of non-volatile fixed magnetic skyrmions using voltage control of magnetic anisotropy." Bhattacharya, SA Razavi, H Wu, B Dai, KL Wang, J Atulasimha.
    Nature Electronics 3 (9), 539-545
  • “Experimental Clocking of Nanomagnets with Strain for Ultralow Power Boolean Logics.” N. D’Souza, M.S. Fashami, S. Bandyopadhyay, J. Atulasimha. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 2, 1069–1075
  • “Experimental demonstration of complete 180 reversal of magnetization in isolated co nanomagnets on a PMN-PT substrate with voltage generated strain.” AK Biswas, H Ahmad, J Atulasimha, S Bandyopadhyay. Nano letters 17 (6), 3478-3484

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