Michael J. O'Shea
Professor
Address:	331 Cardwell Hall
Phone:	(785) 532-1622
E-mail:	mjoshea@phys.ksu.edu
Ph.D. University of Sussex, 1981
B.S. University of East Anglia, 1977

Research Area

Condensed Matter Experimental, Magnetic Materials

Magnetic materials based primarily on rare-earths and transition metals are prepared in particle or layer form with size in the nm range to study the influence of size and surface (or interface) on magnetic properties.

Recent Selected Publications

• “Elasticity and mechanical advantage in cables and ropes,” M. J. O’Shea Eur. J. Phys. 28,  715-727 (2007).

• "Fluid flow, Newton’s second law and river rescue," M. J. O’Shea, Phys. Edu. 41, 137-143 (2006).
• "Temperature dependence of coercivity and magnetic reversal in SmCox thin films," R. Andreescu and M. J. O’Shea, Jour. Appl. Phys. 97, 10F302 (2005).
• "Hard Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Annealed NdFeB-Co Films and Intergrain Interactions," B. Z. Cui and M. J. O’Shea, Jour. Magn. Magn. Mater., 279, 27 (2004).
• "Hard Magnetic Properties of NdFeB/Co Films Annealed in the Presence of a Magnetic Field," B. Z. Cui and M. J. O’Shea, IEEE Trans. Magn, 40, 2889 (2004).
• "Snowboard jumping, Newton’s second law and the force on landing’ – Special Feature," M. J. O’Shea, Phys. Edu. 39, 335 (2004).