Conference Program

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Last-minute room changes:

  1. Tue:  Hoffman Atrium => ASRC seminar room
  2. Wed, Thu, Fri: Hoffman Atrium => NAC 1/201
  3. Thu afternoon: ASRC Conference Room => Hoffman Atrium

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Final technical program

Monday 3rd August, 2015
15:00 - 18:30

Registration

Aronow Lobby
Tuesday 4th August, 2015
08:00 - 17:30

Registration

Aronow Lobby
08:45 - 09:00

OPENING

Inaugural address: Tony Liss (Dean of Science) and Gillian Small (Vice Chancellor for Research)

Aronow Theater

09:00
Session 1A1

Plenary Session I

Chaired by:Nader Engheta
10:20 - 11:00

Poster Session & Coffee break
11:00
Aronow Theater

Session 1A2

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling I

Chaired by: Na Liu and Fiorenzo Vetrone
NAC 0/201

Session 1A3

Structured light in metamaterials I

Chaired by: Natalia Litchinitser and Richard Hammond
NAC Ballroom

Session 1A4

Ultrahigh frequency transport and terahertz plasmonics in nanoscale structures, metamaterials, and 2D materials I

Chaired by: Sergey Rudin and Michael Shur
NAC 1/202

Session 1A5

Optical Forces and Manipulation of Momentum in Metamaterials and Plasmonics I

Chaired by: Philippe Tassin and Vincent Ginis
ASRC Conference Room

Session 1A6

A bottom-up approach towards metamaterials and plasmonics I

Chaired by: Dorota Pawlak and Wounjhang Park
NAC 1/203

Session 1A7

Acoustic, elastic and thermal metamaterials I

Chaired by: Mohamed Farhat and Sebastien Guenneau
NAC 1/211

Session 1A8

Near-field optics and nano-optics

Chaired by: Martin Cryan
ASRC Seminar Room

Session 1A9

Plasmonics and nanophotonics I

Chaired by: Stephan Link
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch
14:00
Aronow Theater

Session 1A10

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling II

Chaired by: Theobald Lohmuller and Luat Vuong
NAC 0/201

Session 1A11

Structured light in metamaterials II

Chaired by: Natalia Litchinitser and Richard Hammond
NAC Ballroom

Session 1A12

Metamaterials and negative index materials I

Chaired by: Steven Weiss
NAC 1/202

Session 1A13

Optical Forces and Manipulation of Momentum in Metamaterials and Plasmonics II

Chaired by: Philippe Tassin and Vincent Ginis
ASRC Conference Room

Session 1A14

A bottom-up approach towards metamaterials and plasmonics II

Chaired by: Anatoly Zayats and Virginie Ponsinet
NAC 1/203

Session 1A15

Acoustic, elastic and thermal metamaterials II

Chaired by: Mohamed Farhat and Sebastien Guenneau
NAC 1/211

Session 1A16

Ultrahigh frequency transport and terahertz plasmonics in nanoscale structures, metamaterials, and 2D materials II

Chaired by: Sergey Rudin and Michael Shur
ASRC Seminar Room

Session 1A17

Plasmonics and nanophotonics II

Chaired by: Svetlana Boriskina and Stefan Maier
16:00 - 16:40

Poster Session & Coffee break
16:40
Aronow Theater

Session 1A18

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling III

Chaired by: Svetlana V. Boriskina and Tim Liedl
NAC 0/201

Session 1A19

Structured light in metamaterials III

Chaired by: Natalia Litchinitser and Richard Hammond
NAC Ballroom

Session 1A20

Photonic and Plasmonic crystals and cavities

Chaired by: Che Ting Chan
NAC 1/202

Session 1A21

Optical Forces and Manipulation of Momentum in Metamaterials and Plasmonics III

Chaired by: Philippe Tassin and Vincent Ginis

Session 1A22

Acoustic metamaterials I

Chaired by: Abdelkrim Khelif
ASRC Conference Room

Session 1A23

A bottom-up approach towards metamaterials and plasmonics III

Chaired by:
Augustine Urbas and Toralf Scharf
NAC 1/203

Session 1A24

Acoustic, elastic and thermal metamaterials III

Chaired by: Mohamed Farhat and Sebastien Guenneau
NAC 1/211

Session 1A25

Metamaterials and negative index materials II

Chaired by: Cheng-Wei Qiu
ASRC Seminar Room

Session 1A26

Advances in Metamaterials and Plasmonics

Chaired by: Mo Mojahedi
Wednesday 5th August, 2015
08:30
Session 2A1

Plenary Session II

Chaired by: Vladimir Shalaev
09:50 - 10:30

Poster Session & Coffee break
10:30
Aronow Theater

Session 2A2

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling IV

Chaired by: Dongling Ma and Nianqiang Wu
NAC 0/201

Session 2A3

Structured light in metamaterials IV

Chaired by: Natalia Litchinitser and Richard Hammond

Session 2A4

Chiral and Nonlinear Metamaterials: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications I

Chaired by: Ventsislav K. Valev and Nicolae C. Panoiu
NAC Ballroom

Session 2A5

Nonlinear and Reconfigurable Plasmonics and Metamaterials I

Chaired by: Christos Argyropoulos and Pai-Yen Chen
NAC 1/202

Session 2A6

Geometrical techniques for controlling electromagnetic waves I

Chaired by: Simon Horsley and Oscar Quevedo-Teruel
ASRC Conference Room

Session 2A7

A bottom-up approach towards metamaterials and plasmonics IV

Chaired by: Marie Kafesaki and Harald Giessen
NAC 1/203

Session 2A8

Acoustic, elastic and thermal metamaterials IV

Chaired by: Mohamed Farhat and Sebastien Guenneau
NAC 1/211

Session 2A9

Advances in Hybrid Plasmonics I

Chaired by: Mohamed Swillam
NAC 1/201

Session 2A10

Nano-apertures and applications I

Chaired by: Sang-Hyun Oh and Reuven Gordon
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch
14:00
Aronow Theater

Session 2A11

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling V

Chaired by: Brendan DeLacy and Jerome Plain
NAC 0/201

Session 2A12

Topological photonics in synthetic electromagnetic media I

Chaired by: Alex and er Khanikaev
NAC Ballroom

Session 2A13

Nonlinear and Reconfigurable Plasmonics and Metamaterials II

Chaired by: Christos Argyropoulos and Pai-Yen Chen

Session 2A14

Plasmonics and nanophotonics III

Chaired by: Michael Eggleston
NAC 1/202

Session 2A15

Geometrical techniques for controlling electromagnetic waves II

Chaired by: Simon Horsley and Oscar Quevedo-Teruel
ASRC Conference Room

Session 2A16

A bottom-up approach towards metamaterials and plasmonics V

Chaired by: Alexandre Dmitriev and George Chumanov
NAC 1/203

Session 2A17

Chiral and Nonlinear Metamaterials: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications II

Chaired by: Ventsislav K. Valev and Nicolae C. Panoiu

Session 2A18

Chiral and bianisotropic materials

Chaired by: David L. Andrews
NAC 1/211

Session 2A19

Advances in Hybrid Plasmonics II

Chaired by: Mohamed Swillam
NAC 1/201

Session 2A20

Metamaterial-based radiating and absorbing structures I

Chaired by: Xavier Begaud and Shah Nawaz Burokur
16:00 - 16:40

Poster Session & Coffee break
16:40
Aronow Theater

Session 2A21

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling VI

Chaired by: Wei David Wei and Alex and er Holleitner
NAC 0/201

Session 2A22

Advances in Hybrid Plasmonics III

Chaired by: Mohamed Swillam
NAC Ballroom

Session 2A23

Plasmonics and nanophotonics IV

Chaired by: Yuliy Bludov
NAC 1/202

Session 2A24

Thermoplasmonic and near-field heat transfer between metamaterials I

Chaired by: Philippe Ben-Abdallah and Svend-Age Biehs
ASRC Conference Room

Session 2A25
Nano-apertures and applications II

Chaired by: Sang-Hyun Oh and Reuven Gordon
NAC 1/203

Session 2A26

Topological photonics in synthetic electromagnetic media II

Chaired by: Alex and er Khanikaev
NAC 1/211

Session 2A25

Nano-apertures and applications II

Chaired by: Sang-Hyun Oh and Reuven Gordon

Session 2A27

Metamaterials and negative index materials III

Chaired by: Ajay Nahata
NAC 1/201

Session 2A28

Metamaterial-based radiating and absorbing structures II

Chaired by: Xavier Begaud and Shah Nawaz Burokur
Thursday 6th August, 2015
08:30
Session 3A1

Plenary Session III

Chaired by:Natalia Litchinitser
09:50 - 10:30

Poster Session & Coffee break
10:30
Aronow Theater

Session 3A2

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling VII

Chaired by: Stephen K. Gray and Jessica Rodriguez-Fern and ez
NAC 0/201

Session 3A3

PT-symmetry in photonics, metamaterials and plasmonic systems I

Chaired by: Anatole Lupu and Henri Benisty
NAC Ballroom

Session 3A4

Interactions between structured light and matter at the nano-scale I

Chaired by: Luat Vuong and Gabriel Molina-Terriza
NAC 1/202

Session 3A5

Metamaterials based on novel symmetries I

Chaired by: Jensen Li and Minghui Lu
ASRC Conference Room

Session 3A6

Chiral and Nonlinear Metamaterials: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications III

Chaired by: Ventsislav K. Valev and Nicolae C. Panoiu
NAC 1/203

Session 3A7

Thermoplasmonic and near-field heat transfer between metamaterials II

Chaired by: Philippe Ben-Abdallah and Svend-Age Biehs
NAC 1/211

Session 3A8

Optically engineered emission: from the weak to the strong coupling regime I

Chaired by: Stéphane Kena-Cohen
NAC 1/201

Session 3A9

Transformation Electromagnetics concepts and applications

Chaired by: André de Lustrac and Shah Nawaz Burokur

Session 3A10

Advances in Hybrid Plasmonics IV

Chaired by: Mohamed Swillam
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch
14:00
Aronow Theater

Session 3A11

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling VIII

Chaired by: Malcolm Kadodwala and Yurii K. Gun'ko
NAC 0/201

Session 3A12

Chiral and Nonlinear Metamaterials: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications IV

Chaired by: Ventsislav K. Valev and Nicolae C. Panoiu

Session 3A13

Metamaterials and negative index materials IV

Chaired by: Mikhail Belkin
NAC Ballroom

Session 3A14

Interactions between structured light and matter at the nano-scale II

Chaired by: Luat Vuong and Gabriel Molina-Terriza
NAC 1/202

Session 3A16

Metamaterials based on novel symmetries II

Chaired by: Jensen Li and Minghui Lu
Hoffman Atrium

Session 3A17

PT-symmetry in photonics, metamaterials and plasmonic systems II

Chaired by: Anatole Lupu and Henri Benisty
NAC 1/203

Session 3A18

Thermoplasmonic and near-field heat transfer between metamaterials III

Chaired by: Philippe Ben-Abdallah and Svend-Age Biehs

Session 3A19

Large-scale metamaterial assemblies I

Chaired by: Jake Fontana
NAC 1/211

Session 3A20

Optically engineered emission: from the weak to the strong coupling regime II

Chaired by: Stéphane Kena-Cohen
NAC 1/201

Session 3A21

Plasmonics and nanophotonics V

Chaired by: Alex and er Kildishev and Laurens Kuipers
16:00 - 16:40

Poster Session & Coffee break
17:30 - 19:30

Welcome reception 
Friday 7th August, 2015
08:30
Session 4A1

Plenary Session IV

Chaired by:Nikolay Zheludev
09:50 - 10:30


Coffee break
10:30
Aronow Theater

Session 4A2

Symposium 2: Industrial applications of metamaterials I

Chaired by: David T. Crouse and Mike A. Fiddy
NAC 0/201

Session 4A3

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling IX

Chaired by: Nicolae C. Panoiu and Ventsislav K. Valev
NAC Ballroom

Session 4A4

Radiative thermal emission control

Chaired by: Ali Belarouci and Philippe Ben Abdallah
NAC 1/202

Session 4A5

PT-symmetry in photonics, metamaterials and plasmonic systems III

Chaired by: Anatole Lupu and Henri Benisty

Session 4A6

Metamaterials based on novel symmetries III

Chaired by: Jensen Li and Minghui Lu
ASRC Conference Room

Session 4A7

Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond I

Chaired by: Carlos Meriles
NAC 1/203

Session 4A8

Plasmonics and nanophotonics VI

Chaired by: Xiaoping Liu
NAC 1/211

Session 4A9

Large-scale metamaterial assemblies II

Chaired by: Jake Fontana
NAC 1/201

Session 4A10

Metamaterials and negative index materials V

Chaired by: Min Qiu

Session 4A11

Acoustic metamaterials II

Chaired by: Fabrice Lemoult
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch
14:00
Aronow Theater

Session 4A12

Symposium 2: Industrial applications of metamaterials II

Chaired by: David T. Crouse and Mike A. Fiddy

Session 4A13

Emerging applications

Chaired by: Zubin Jacob

Session 4A14

Transformational electromagnetics

Chaired by: Amir Zaghloul
NAC 0/201

Session 4A15

Symposium 1: Functional Metastructures and Nanomaterials: Properties, Fabrication and Modeling X

Chaired by: Gary Wiederrecht and Aycan Yurtsever

Session 4A16

FSS, HIS and Extraordinary transmission

Chaired by: Mahbub Hoque
NAC Ballroom

Session 4A17

Structured light

Chaired by: Jennifer Dionne

Session 4A18

Photonics based on 2D materials

Chaired by: Liang Feng
NAC 1/202

Session 4A19

Metamaterials based on novel symmetries IV

Chaired by: Jensen Li and Minghui Lu

Session 4A20

Plasmonics and nanophotonics VII

Chaired by: Chuanlai Xu
ASRC Conference Room

Session 4A21

Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond II

Chaired by: Carlos Meriles
NAC 1/203

Session 4A22

Optomechanics II

Chaired by: Eric Plum

Session 4A23

Nanobiophotonics

Chaired by: Kuan-Ren Chen
NAC 1/211

Session 4A24

Metamaterials and negative index materials VI

Chaired by: Mouloud Bouzouad and Boubacar Kante
NAC 1/201

Session 4A25

Modeling and Computational Techniques II

Chaired by: Cuong Nguyen
16:30

Conference End


 

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