The Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Workshop has a long history, ever since Karl J. Strnat initiated the series of meetings almost 40 years ago. The objective of the workshop is to bring together scientists and engineers working on rare-earth permanent magnets and their applications, to facilitate exchange of recent results and ideas on topics such as raw materials, resources, processing and properties of rare-earth and future permanent magnets.

The History of REPM Conferences:

Year Venue Chairs
28 REPM2025 Tsukuba, Japan
(July 27th-31st, 2025)		 K. Hono (National Institute for Materials Science; NIMS)
T. Ohkubo (National Institute for Materials Science; NIMS)
27 REPM2023 Birmingham, UK A. Walton (University of Birmingham)
D. Brown (University of Birmingham)
R. Sheridan (University of Birmingham)
V. Mann (University of Birmingham)
26 REPM2021 * REPM2020 moved to REPM2021, and was held virtually due to COVID-19. G.C. Hadjipanayis (University of Delaware)
25 REPM2018 Beijing, China Jinbo Yang (Peking University)
Ming Yue (Beijing University of Technology)
24 REPM2016 Darmstadt, Germany Oliver Gutfleisch (Technische Universität Darmstadt)
Matthias Katter (VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG)
23 REPM2014 Annapolis, USA G.C. Hadjipanayis (University of Delaware)
C.H. Chen
J.P. Liu
22 REPM2012 Nagasaki, Japan H. Fukunaga (Nagasaki University)
S. Sugimoto (Tohoku University)
21 REPM2010 Bled, Slovenia S. Kobe (Jozef Stefan Institute)
B. Saje (Kolektor Group d.o.o.)
20 REPM2008 Creta, Greece Dimitris Niarchos
19 REPM2006 Beijing, China Weng Tu-qing (CSM)
Luo Yang
Li Wei (CISRI)
18 2004 Annecy, France Daniel Fruchart (CNRS)
Dominique Givord (CNRS)
Jean-Paul Yonnet (INPG)
17 2002 Delaware, USA G.C. Hadjipanayis (University of Delaware)
P. Campbell (Magnequench, Inc.)
16 2000 Sendai, Japan H. Kaneko (Tohoku University)
M. Homma (Tohoku University)
M. Okada (Tohoku University)
15 1998 Dresden, Germany L. Schultz (IFW Dresden)
K.H. Muller (IFW Dresden)
14 1996 Sao Paulo, Brazil F.P. Misell
G.C. Hadjipanayis
13 1994 Birmingham, UK I.R. Harris (University of Birmingham)
A.E. Ray (University of Dayton)
12 1992 Canberra, Australia R. Street (University of Western Australia)
J. Cook (CSIRO)
11 1990 Pittsburgh, USA S.G. Sankar (Carnegie Mellon University)
K.J. Strnat（University of Dayton)
W.E. Wallace
10 1989 Kyoto, Japan K.J. Strnat (University of Dayton)
T. Shinjo (Kyoto University)
9 1987 Bad Soden, Germany Camillo Herget
Hans Horst Mende
8 1985 Dayton, USA K.J. Strnat (University of Dayton)
M.S. Walmer (Electron Energy Corp.)
C.M. Shaw (University of Dayton)
7 1983 Beijing, China Li Dongying
Wu Erzheng
6 1982 Vienna, Austria J. Fidler (Vienna University of Technology)
H. Kirchmayr (Vienna University of Technology)
P. Skalicky (Vienna University of Technology)
5 1981 Roanoke, USA K.J. Strnat (University of Dayton)
J.F. Howlett
R.J. Churchill (Kollmorgen Corp.)
4 1979 Hakone, Japan H. Kaneko (Tohoku University)
M. Honma (Tohoku University)
3 1978 San Diego, USA H.L. Luo (University of California)
K.J. Strnat (University of Dayton)
2 1976 Dayton, USA K.J. Strnat (University of Dayton)
1 1974 Dayton, USA K.J. Strnat (University of Dayton)
* The conferences' name has been changed as follows.
  • 2006~ (#19~): REPM (International Workshop on Rare Earth and Future Permanent Magnets and Their Applications)
  • 2004 (#18): International Workshop on High Performance Magnets and Their Applications
  • 1985~2002 (#8~17): International Workshop on Rare-Earth Magnets and Their Applications
  • 1974~1983 (#1~7): International Workshop on Rare Earth-Cobalt Permanent Magnets and Their Applications
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