Professor, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, The University of York, UK
Prof. Chantrell has made numerous contributions to the theory of magnetism and of the effects of thermal fluctuations on magnetisation reversal. In 2018 he was recipient of the achievement award of the IEEE Magnetics Society, which is the highest award of the society. His career has been primarily as an academic, and during some 40 years he has developed a group carrying out research into magnetic materials which is internationally recognized. In 2001 he moved to Seagate research (Pittsburgh) to establish and lead a theory group, where he initiated pioneering research into the development of atomistic calculations with parametrised ab-initio information. This was applied especially to FePt recording media, to an understanding of the physics of heat assisted magnetic recording, and to the development of atomistic models of read elements. He was the recipient of a Seagate Technical Achievement Award in 2004. In august 2004 he was appointed to a chair of Condensed Matter Theory at the University of York, UK, where he established a computational magnetism group which specialises in the development of atomistic models of nanostructured materials, including nanoparticles and structured films. He is also developing advanced models of magnetic nanoparticle systems with special emphasis on understanding the physics of magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia.
Prof. Chantrell was Editor of the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (1987-2014), and is managing Editor of the Journal of Spin. In 1994 he was honoured as the Wohlfarth Lecturer and was Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Magnetics Society in 1999/2000.