Dr. Francisco Rodríguez Fortuño

Biography

Francisco Rodríguez-Fortuño is a Lecturer at King's College London. His research encompasses plasmonic devices, nano-optics, optical forces, and optical nanoantennas, with a focus on novel electromagnetic phenomena. Francisco obtained his degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 2008 from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in Spain. He pursued his PhD studies at UPV, concentrating on plasmonic metamaterials, and spent a nine-month stint as a visiting researcher at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 under the supervision of Prof. Nader Engheta. Following this, he worked at King's College London and engaged with prominent faculty members, leading to his postdoctoral position in 2014 and his current role as a Lecturer starting in 2015. He has authored and co-authored 25 research papers and contributed to 38 presentations at international conferences, receiving several distinctions for his academic work. As an editorial board member for Scientific Reports, he is deeply involved in the research community, investigating the fascinating properties of optical phenomena at the nanoscale. His work is characterized by a strong theoretical foundation combined with experimental research into negative refractive index materials, plasmonic sensing, and extreme optical parameters, including metamaterials with near-zero permittivity. Francisco is currently developing theoretical concepts in optics and plasmonics with the aim of achieving practical applications that address modern challenges in photonic quantum technologies, clean energy, and advanced nanomaterials.

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