MateriAlZ Seminar: Junsuk Rho
Friday, October 21, 2022, 10:50 am MST
Junsuk Rho
Mu-Eun-Jae Endowed Chair Professor & Young Distinguished Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
"Metamaterials: From Invisibility Cloak to Future Extended Reality Displays"
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Abstract
The invisibility cloak in Harry Potter and the dreams of invisibility as a superpower are no longer fiction. With the invention of metamaterials, they are theoretically and experimentally possible in real life. Metamaterials — materials that are engineered to have properties that are not found in naturally occurring materials — allow us to overcome physical limitations.
Scientists around the world are researching metamaterials that can be used in diverse sectors, including healthcare, optical display, and military affairs. For example, metalenses, which can exceed the physical limitations of light, may facilitate leaps in biology and chemistry. The development of metamaterials has just begun, but their potential is limitless. In this talk, Sr. Rho will give a brief overview of metamaterials and metasurfaces: principles, applications and manufacturing methods towards their science-to-technology transition.
Bio
Dr. Junsuk Rho is Mu-Eun-Jae Endowed Chair Professor and Young Distinguished Professor at POSTECH, Korea. He received his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley (2013), M.S. at UIUC (2008), and B.S. at Seoul National University, Korea (2007), all in Mechanical Engineering. He also conducted postdoctoral research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory. Prof. Rho has authored and co-authored more than 250 high-impact journal papers, including
Science and Nature. He is also the recipient of the Argonne Named fellowship (2014), Korean Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2019), Springer-Nature MINE Young Scientist Award (2020), Elsevier MEE/MNE Young Investigator Award and Lectureship (2020), NAEK Young Engineers Award (2022). He serves 13 editorial positions, including Light: Science and Applications (Springer-Nature), Microsystems and Nanoengineering (Springer-Nature) and Nanophotonics (De Gruyter).