Jian-Ping Wang
Nanomagnetism and spintronics professor and inventor
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Summary
World‑class researcher in nanomagnetism and spintronics with sustained academic leadership. umn+2
Prolific inventor whose patents and inventions span magnetic recording, MRAM, spintronic devices, and biosensing. umn+1
Entrepreneur and technology translator who founded and helped commercialize research through startups, notably Niron Magnetics for iron‑nitride rare‑earth‑free magnets. nironmagnetics+2
Leader of large multi‑institution research centers bridging academia and industry to advance spintronic materials and architectures for information technologies. umn+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Magnetic nanoparticles in nanomedicine: a review of recent advances
January 1, 2019A widely cited review on the synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles (co‑authored and listed on the scholar profile).
Iron nitride permanent magnet and technique for forming iron nitride permanent magnet
Patent documents covering methods and compositions to form iron‑nitride permanent magnets (technology underlying Clean Earth Magnet).
Exchange‑coupled composite (ECC) recording media — experimental demonstration and applications
Foundational experimental work on ECC media that enabled increased areal density in perpendicular magnetic recording and has been used in HDD technology.