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David R. Smith is the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University and serves as the Director of the Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics. He holds adjunct positions as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego, and has been a Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London. Smith received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, San Diego, in 1994. His research primarily focuses on the theory, simulation, and characterization of unique electromagnetic structures, including photonic crystals and metamaterials. He is known for both theoretical and experimental work on electromagnetic metamaterials, which are artificially structured materials exhibiting tailored electromagnetic properties, achievable through conventional methods. His groundbreaking work includes the demonstration of left-handed metamaterials in 2000, confirming theoretical predictions made over three decades prior by Russian physicist Victor Veselago. Smith's contributions to transformation optics, including the design of an 'invisibility cloak,' have garnered significant media attention, featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and various television news programs. He has received numerous accolades, including being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2016 and a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters in 2014.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)