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Disordered Plasmonics and Complex Metamaterials
PhD Student Won The Best Presentation Award At The "Frontiers Of Modern Optics"
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Thu, Jul 10 2014
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Disordered Plasmonics and Complex Metamaterials
Ph.D. student Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora won the best presentation award at the "Frontiers of Modern Optics", a summer event that brought together the most well-known experts in the field.
Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora
Ph.D.,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Disordered Plasmonics and Complex Metamaterials
Why did you choose KAUST? When I first heard about KAUST, I was working on my master’s thesis in Italy. My supervisor, Dr. Andrea Fratalocchi, told me about the possibility of joining KAUST as a PhD student. He invited me to visit the campus, and I was stunned by the beauty of the place and by the incredible resources provided to students. I immediately realized that KAUST and the PRIMALIGHT group led by my supervisor were the perfect combination for completing a successful and enriching PhD program. I also felt the chance to be part of starting a new university in a country I’d never lived in
