Title: The future of metamaterials and metasurfaces
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Time: 8AM PDT, 11AM EDT, 4PM BST, 5PM CEST
Duration: 60 minutes including Q&A
The future of metamaterials and metasurfaces
Metamaterials and metasurfaces are nanostructured artificial materials engineered to produce properties that do not occur naturally. Both are innovative fields of research which have shown rapid acceleration over the last couple of years, with many potential applications (e.g. optical cloaking and superlens) being proposed. However, due to a variety of challenges in the construction of metamaterials (for example overcoming the degradation of properties due to energy loss or how to fabricate large-scale metamaterials composed of nanostructures) few practical applications have arrived. In this webcast our expert panel of speakers will explore the principles behind metamaterials and metasurfaces, their potential applications and the challenges for achieving them. The speakers will also discuss their cutting-edge research whose applications could shape our future environment. During this webcast viewers will be able to ask questions of the speakers and will;
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Prof. Nikolay I. Zheludev, University of Southampton & NTU Singapore Professor Nikolay Zheludev’s research interests are in nanophotonics and metamaterials. He directs the Centre for Photonic Metamaterials at Southampton University, UK and Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also founding co-Director of the Photonics Institute at NTU, Singapore. |
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Prof. Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania, USA Nader Engheta is the H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He is a Fellow of IEEE, APS, OSA, SPIE, MRS, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has received numerous awards for his scientific research, including the 2014 Balthasar van der Pol Gold Medal from URSI and 2012 IEEE Electromagnetics Award. In 2006, he was selected by Scientific American Magazine as one of 50 leaders in science and technology. |
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Prof. Din Ping Tsai, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Professor Din Ping Tsai is the Director and Distinguished Research Fellow of Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, distinguished Professor at National Taiwan University since 2001. He is the President of Taiwan Photonics Society and a Fellow of IEEE, APS, OSA, SPIE, EMA, APAM and PSROC. |
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Moderator: Jayshan Carpen Ph.D. Jayshan received his Ph.D. in neurogenetics from the University of Surrey, UK. His doctoral thesis focused on identifying polymorphisms associated with diurnal preference and circadian sleep disorders. Jayshan worked as an events coordinator at the Royal Institution of Great Britain before moving to his current role in 2013, Project Coordinator for Nature Publishing Group (NPG). |
