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Kerr at 150: A Community Mosaic

Celebrating 150 years of the magneto-optical Kerr effect

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About

2026 marks 150 years since John Kerr's discovery of the magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) that revolutionized how we image and understand magnetism. To mark this milestone, we invite the magnetics community to contribute your Kerr images — from domain walls to skyrmions, thin films to bulk crystals, and loops that tells of magnetic responses — and together build a snapshot of where MOKE imaging stands today.

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Crafting the Mosaic

We invite any researcher in the magnetics community to submit your Kerr images — beautiful, surprising, scientifically significant, or simply ones that meant something to your work.

Along with your image(s), tell us your story. What were you imaging, and why? What were the conditions? Did a particular MOKE measurement change the direction of your research, open a new question, or finally confirm something you had long suspected? There are no strict rules — captions, context, and backstory are all welcome. You are encouraged to submit more than one image.

Submissions close 30 April 2026.

Please note: by submitting, contributors confirm they hold the right to share the image. SiM takes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or publication status of submitted content. Submitting unpublished data remains the sole responsibility of the contributor.

Cast Your Vote

Once the atlas is assembled, the magnetics community will vote for their favorite entries. Voting opens in May 2026 and closes in June 2026. Each person/group is only eligible for one award, regardless of the total number of submissions by the individual/group.

Winning entries will receive special recognition and prizes (details to be announced).

Submit Your Contributions

For multiple images with different captions, please submit them separately. Each form submission will only be tagged to one caption.

Feel free to submit as a research group!

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If you have multiple captions, please submit the corresponding images/caption through separate forms. All images submitted via the same form will share the same caption.

Please acknowledge the following:

I acknowledge and consent to having my submission featured publicly on the IEEE Magnetics Society platforms.

The coordinators of this event reserve the right to remove any material they deem offensive, inappropriate, or unsuitable for the context of the event.

By submitting, I acknowledge that I hold the right to share the image(s) and information provided in this form. SiM and IEEE Magnetics Society takes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or publication status of submitted content. Submitting unpublished data remains the sole responsibility of the contributor.

Acknowledgements

This event is a joint initiative by SiM, IEEE Magnetics Society Young Professionals, and the INTERMAG 2026 Kerr Symposium.

Students in Magnetism (SiM)

by IEEE Magnetics Society

SiM@ieeemagnetics.org

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