« Metamaterials are artificial structures exhibiting electromagnetic properties not available in nature, such as a negative index of refraction, first envisioned in 1968 but demonstrated only in 2000, explains Christophe Caloz. In other words, they are magic materials ! At least, they represent a new paradigm. It is the first time that materials with simultaneously negative permittivity and permeability can be engineered. This property, as well as many authors properties characterizing different types of metamaterials, represent a huge potential for a diversity of revolutionary innovations. »

Christophe Caloz has been a professor at Polytechnique since June 2004 and he is a member of the Poly-Grames Research Center. He is also the holder of the Canada Research Chair Future Intelligent Radio-Frequency Metamaterials, which constitutes the core of a larger scale research aiming at creating a platform for the development of a new generation of RF circuits and devices.

Prof. Caloz holds several patents and is a popular speaker, He is the author of the first unified text book on metamaterials, Electromagnetic Metamaterials: Transmission Line Theory and Microwave Applications (Wiley et IEEE Press), and of more than 150 papers, as well as the coauthor of three collective books.

Prof. Caloz was nominated to the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society by Profs. Ke Wu (École Polytechnique de Montréal) and Peter Russer (Technische Universität München). His nomination was supported by Profs. Raj Mittra (Pennsylvania State University), Wolfgang Hoefer (University of Victoria), David R. Jackson (University of Houston), Nader Engheta (University of Pennsylvania), David Smith (Duke University) and Sir John Pendry (Imperial College).

Dr. Caloz will accept this Award in June 2007 at the banquet of the MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Honolulu.

Congratulations to Pr. Christophe Caloz!