Profile
Prof Alastair P Hibbins
Research Interests
Metamaterials, which were highlighted in the December 2010 edition of Science as one “10 insights that have changed science since the dawn of the new millennium”, are a class of artificial structures that can be designed to interact with electromagnetic or acoustic radiation in ways that no naturally occurring material can. My research interests are focused on understanding the behaviour of these new composite structures. By optimizing and utilising these designs, my research demonstrates that one can develop devices that guide and manipulate light, microwaves, sound and fluid flow in novel and exciting ways.
Please see my research pages here.
UKRI projects include
- EPSRC Centre of Doctoral Training in Metamaterials (XM2), EPSRC EP/L015331/1, 2014-2022 (PI / Director)
- SYMETA (Synthesizing 3D Metamaterials for RF, Microwave and THz Applications) [Dr Gareth Ward], EPSRC EP/N010493/1, 2016-2024 (CI / Deputy Director)
- TEAM-A: The tailored electromagnetic and acoustic materials accelerator [Dr Ian Hooper], EPSRC EP/R004781/1, 2017-2022 (CI)