"Wave Scattering? No Way! My Metamaterial Journey from Invisibility Cloaking to Topological Photonics" by Prof Zhang Baile | IAS Discovery Science Seminar

02 Feb 2024 02.00 PM - 03.30 PM SPMS LT4 (03-09) Alumni, Current Students, Industry/Academic Partners, Prospective Students, Public

Wave Scattering? No way! -– My Metamaterial Journey from Invisibility Cloaking to Topological Photonics

About the Talk

Metamaterials have been contemplated as the potential catalyst for the next photonic revolution since the early years of this century. A frequently highlighted example in the public media is the prospect of metamaterials giving rise to "invisibility cloaks" owing to their extraordinary capabilities in manipulating waves. In recent years, another intriguing concept has emerged – "photonic topological insulators," which has the ability to guide waves around obstacles without reflection. While the former is grounded in the principle of relativity, the latter involves elements of quantum physics.

Prof Zhang Baile will provide an overview of his research journey from the exploration of invisibility cloaking to delving into the realm of topological photonics.

Our Distinguished Speaker

Prof Zhang Baile’s research interests include waves in complex media, metamaterials, photonic and phononic crystals, and acoustics. He obtained his PhD in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2009, following his BS degree in 2003 and MS degree in 2006 from Tsinghua University. After completing a two-year postdoc at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre, he joined NTU in 2011 as an assistant professor. He was subsequently promoted to associate professor in 2017 and then to a full professor in 2021.

He received the MIT Technology Review TR35 Award (Global) in 2012. In 2020, he was honoured with the President's Science Award together with two other NTU colleagues.

Co-Organisers

IAS@NTU and the Graduate Students' Clubs of EEE, MSE and SPMS.

 


 

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