Person

McPhedran, Ross (1948 - )

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Born
1948
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Optical physicist

Summary

Ross McPhedran is a physicist whose research is in the field of wave length, particularly the interaction of electromagnetic and elastic waves with structured materials. Internationally recognised for his work in plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials, he pioneered the development of multipole methods in the calculation of the properties of composite materials, and the study of photonic crystals and crystal fibres. McPhedran holds a personal Chair in Electromagnetic Physics at the University of Sydney and is Chief Investigator in the Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS).

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Chronology

1975
Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship, University of Sydney
1984 - 1994
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
1994 - 2014
Career position - Professor (personal chair), University of Sydney
1997 - 1999
Career position - Chair, New South Wales Branch, Australian Institute of Physics
2004
Award - W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society
2010
Award - Doctorate Honoris Causa, Université Paul Cezanne, Marseille, France
2011 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2014
Life event - Retired
2017
Award - Life Member, Australian Optical Society
2018
Award - Rolf Landauer Medal for research excellence in the field of composite science (jointly with Ping Sheng), ETOPIM (Electrical, Transport and Optical Properties Inhomogeneous Media) International Association
2023
Award - Lifetime Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Two physicists elected Fellows of the AAS [Mahananda Dasgupta and Ross McPhedran]', Australian physics, 47 (6) (2010), 135. Details
  • Anon, 'AIP Lifetime Fellow: Emeritus Professor Ross C McPhedran', Australian physics, 60 (3) (2023), 21-2. Details
  • McPhedran, Ross, 'Graham Derrick 13/6/1934 - 29/12/2010', Australian Physics, 47 (4) (2010), 78. Details
  • McPhedran, Ross, 'The role of the CSIRO in the early days of the AOS', AOS news, 27 (24) (2013), 9-10. Details

Resources

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