Continuing Education credit registration fee of $7 to obtain the certificate. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493913

SEM Chapter 8 Officers AdCom meeting: Contact Scott Lytle: [email protected] for details and Teleconference phone information. Co-sponsored by: Scott Lytle Agenda: Agenda on-line: Contact Steve Tomba [email protected] for details. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/451656

Date & Time: November 13, 2025, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Speaker: Professor RAFAEL FERNANDES University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Zoom link: (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.us%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fargonne.zoomgov.com*2Fj*2F1603905959%26data%3D05*7C02*7Cmsd*40anl.gov*7C3772f232ee764143779f08de1c9b82ac*7C0cfca18525f749e38ae7704d5326e285*7C0*7C0*7C638979651675585648*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ*3D*3D*7C0*7C*7C*7C%26sdata%3D4DWrw*2B0PxUKjcLeuIvU2Te*2B*2FeJ6cy96j7l8Rz2BlfKw*3D%26reserved%3D0__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!G_uCfscf7eWS!ak1176wQc9YLgZjQODyg7b-1wS0FAJ4IhRxMkqLKJ2gniTp33nS8Gs0czQldUCddVI4nP_rs0SkvXQ%24&data=05%7C02%7Cyili%40anlmail.anl.gov%7C38ba7a4f5a3241816b7808de1c9c2c6b%7C0cfca18525f749e38ae7704d5326e285%7C0%7C0%7C638979654251880735%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LENaj5UGQ%2BN8Zzti4wIjsAJXnh0ODGblJznZBDTQUdw%3D&reserved=0) Abstract: Magnetism is the posterchild of how the interplay between electron-electron interactions and quantum physics promotes novel macroscopic phenomena. Historically, the evolution of our understanding of magnetism has been related to the discovery of new paradigms in condensed-matter physics, as exemplified by the connections between antiferromagnetism and Mott insulators, spin glasses and non-ergodic states, and spin liquids and fractionalized excitations. Recently, a new framework proposed to classify magnetic phases brought renewed interest in unconventional magnetic states, which are qualitatively distinct from ferromagnets and standard Néel antiferromagnets. Among those, altermagnetic phases have been met with enthusiasm by the scientific community, as they display properties found in both ferromagnets (like the splitting of electronic bands with opposite spins) and conventional antiferromagnets (like the absence of a net magnetization). Formally, what distinguishes these three different magnetic states are the crystalline symmetries that, when combined with time reversal, leave the system invariant. In the case of altermagnets, because these symmetries involve rotations, the system is endowed with unique properties such as nodal spin-splitting and piezomagnetism. In this talk, I will introduce the concept of altermagnetism and discuss its connection to long-standing problems in the field of quantum materials, such as multipolar magnetism and electronic liquid-crystalline phases. I will also present the predicted experimental signatures of altermagnetic order in thermodynamic and transport properties, and show that altermagnets provide a fertile ground to realize non-trivial topological and superconducting phenomena in quantum materials. Bio: Prof. Rafael Fernandes is a Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he has been since 2024. Since 2025, he has also been the Lead Editor of the journal Physical Review Letters. Before that, Prof. Fernandes was a Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Minnesota, where he was a faculty member from 2012 to 2024. Prof. Fernandes received his PhD at the University of Campinas, Brazil, in 2008 and held postdoctoral appointments at the Ames National Laboratory/Iowa State University and Columbia University/Los Alamos National Lab. He is a condensed matter theorist whose primary interest is on the microscopic understanding and modeling of the collective behavior of electrons in quantum materials, aiming at establishing a clear relationship between their microscopic behavior and their macroscopic properties. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Chicago, IEEE NTC Young Professionals Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/514011

Business Insurance for Consultants 2:00 Welcome (Tom Relling) 2:10 Business Insurance for Consultants (Jeff Erager) - Introduction - What are the different types of insurance? - What insurance is recommended for engineering consultants? - How much do the different types of insurance cost? - What could happen if I don't have insurance? 2:40 Q&A (Jeff Erager) 2:50 Networking (John Berkner) 3:00 Adjourn Speaker(s): Jeff Erager Agenda: 2:00 Welcome (Tom Relling) 2:10 Business Insurance for Consultants (Jeff Erager) - Introduction - What are the different types of insurance? - What insurance is recommended for engineering consultants? - How much do the different types of insurance cost? - What could happen if I don't have insurance? 2:40 Q&A (Jeff Erager) 2:50 Networking (John Berkner) 3:00 Adjourn Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/460328

Our Southern MN IEEE section is promoting a virtual meeting being hosted by the IEEE Twin Cities section. See details below. --------------------------------------------------------------- Our IEEE Twin Cities Section Consultant's May Meeting is Thursday, November 13 at 2:00pm. It is an online meeting titled, "Business Insurance for Consultants." AGENDA 2:00 Welcome (Tom Relling) 2:10 Business Insurance for Consultants (Jeff Erager) - Introduction - What are the different types of insurance? - What insurance is recommended for engineering consultants? - How much do the different types of insurance cost? - What could happen if I don't have insurance? 2:40 Q&A (Jeff Erager) 2:50 Networking (John Berkner) 3:00 Adjourn To view the Meeting Notice, click on the link below. Under Location you will find the Google Meet link. https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/460328 Agenda: Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/512888

The IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section Monthly ExCom (Executive Committee) Meeting (every 2nd Thursday of the month) same time 6:30 PM EST/EDT (This is a virtual meeting, unless stated otherwise). We will discuss Section mission objectives, guidance, direction, as well as all the chapter/affinity groups/student branches and section committee reports, events, plans, opportunities to assist each other and help create value for our members. All IEEE members are welcome to attend, but they do need to register in order to receive the webex details. Co-sponsored by: Sharan Kalwani Speaker(s): Christopher Johnson, Sharan Kalwani Agenda: Published on google drive - link sent each month via email to ALL the chapter/Affinity Group/Student Branch/Committee chairs. Ensure you are listed on the ExCom listserv as well (contact [email protected] in case of doubt) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/443677