Russia, Saratov
Panorama of Saratov on the Volga river

History of the Symposium

Ioffe Institute series (since the 1960s)

The International Symposium on Spin Waves has traditionally been held for more than fifty years every two or three years, originally in St. Petersburg at the Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The first organizer of the symposium was Professor Alexander G. Gurevich, author of the well-known foundational books on spin waves.

In 2007, after a hiatus, the symposium was revived and held again in St. Petersburg. During the 2007–2018 period, the Spin Waves Symposia became a forum for active international networking, with organising and program committees including leading researchers from all over the world. Many prominent scientists attended the meetings and presented their latest results.

Traditional topics and modern trends

Traditionally, the symposium discusses the most pressing issues of spin dynamics — from magnetic resonance spectra in ferro-, ferri- and antiferromagnets to parametric excitation of spin waves. In the last two decades, modern trends in the physics of magnetism such as magnonics, spintronics, ultrafast magnetism, spin excitations in low-dimensional quantum structures and spin fluids have also been actively discussed. The full list of topics for the upcoming edition is available on the Topics page.

Spin Waves 2024 in Saratov (archived)

Past symposium

In 2024, the symposium expanded its geography and was held for the first time in Saratov — a city where research on spin waves and their applications has been conducted for several decades. The event was co-organized by Saratov State University and the Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, RAS, Saratov Branch.

Visit the archived Spin Waves 2024 website →

Spin Waves 2027 in Saratov — upcoming edition

Current / Upcoming

In 2027, the International Symposium on Spin Waves returns to Saratov for its second Volga edition. It will take place on June 21–24, 2027, continuing the longstanding Ioffe series and the Saratov tradition established in 2024.

Links to the websites of previous editions of the symposium: