Vincent Sokalski

Professor Vincent Sokalski is a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), specializing in nanoscale magnetic and spintronic materials. He holds a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and advanced degrees (M.S., Ph.D.) from CMU. His research focuses on emerging phenomena in magnetic thin films for energy-efficient computing, particularly leveraging skyrmions and the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. He chairs the Pittsburgh IEEE Magnetics Society and directs CMU's MSE Department's community and inclusion initiatives. Sokalski also leads outreach efforts through the College of Engineering.

Education:

• Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, CMU (2011)
• M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, CMU (2009)
• B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Pittsburgh (2007)

Research emphasizes low-power memory solutions via spintronic materials, with a focus on stabilizing skyrmions for next-generation computing. His group employs combinatorial material design and advanced imaging techniques like Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. Recent work explores asymmetrical superlattices and DMI-driven phenomena.

Publications highlight advancements in domain wall dynamics, skyrmion stabilization, and magnetic symmetry breaking. Awards include the 2021 Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship. Sokalski advises students like Nisrit Pandey and Maxwell Li, who have won national poster competitions. He co-leads the AMPED Consortium grant for advanced magnetic technologies and oversees MSE’s materials characterization facilities.