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Sir John Pendry has worked extensively on electronic and structural properties of surfaces developing the theory of low energy diffraction and of electronic surface states.

More recently he turned his attention to photonic materials this interest led to his present research into the remarkable electromagnetic properties of materials where the normal response to electromagnetic fields is reversed, leading to negative values for the refractive index. In collaboration with scientists at Marconi he designed a series of metamaterials, completely novel materials with properties not found in nature.

These designs were subsequently the basis for new concepts with radical consequences, such as the first material with a negative refractive index and a prototype cloaking device, which have both caught the imagination of the world’s media.

The 2016 IIN Symposium will be held on October 6, 2016 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston, IL. Attendance is offered free of charge due to the generous support from our sponsors.