Quang Binh (VNA)꧅ – Over 300 leading scientists and industry experts from 20 countries and territories gathered in the central province of Quang Binh on August 5 for the fifth International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications (ISAMMA 2024).

The event brought together the brightest minds in the field, hailing from scientific powerhouses such as Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Russia, China, the US, India, Singapore, Thailand, Spain, Sweden, the Philippines, Slovakia, Italy, France, the UK, and Germany. In his opening remarks, President of the Vietnam Magnetics Society Prof. Nguyen Huu Duc stressed that ISAMMA 2024 not only represents high scientific value but also fosters the spirit of integration and fair cooperation between Vietnamese science and the global scientific community. It provides an opportunity to advance and accelerate research and application of magnetic materials for Vietnamese industry, he added. Participants focused their discussions on new studies on advanced and emerging magnetic materials, spin electronics, semiconductor technology, artificial intelligence for energy regeneration, and application of nanomagnetic materials in healthcare. In a historic first for an international conference on magnetics, two special lectures were presented. Prof. Liesl Folks, Vice President for Semiconductor Strategy at the University of Arizona, delivered a lecture titled "Strategies for Developing the Semiconductor Industry” while Prof. Kyung-Ho Shin, Vice President of the Rok’s Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, presented "Creating social value based on sci-tech innovation". ISAMMA was initiated by Prof. Minoru Takahashi of Tohoku University of Japan in 1987. Magnetics and magnetic materials have seen significant development since the last century, with vast applications spanning daily life and technology, including in electrical and electronic devices, information and communication technology, health care, industry, aerospace, and national defence. Vietnam has joined activities of the Executive Committee of the Asian Union of Magnetics Societies since 2012 as an observer, became an alternate member in 2017, and achieved full membership in 2018. The Magnetics Sub-Association, under the Vietnam Physical Society (VPS), was established in 1986, with Prof. Vu Dinh Cu as the head. After a period of inactivity, the VPS decided to revive the magnetics society under the Vietnam Materials Research Society on June 27, 2017./.