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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2020-02-04 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006800b.htm person McPhedran Ross FAA AACR2 1948 Place of Birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Optical physicist Ross McPhedran is a physicist whose research is in the field of wave length, particularly the interaction of electromagnetic and elastic waves with structured materials. Internationally recognised for his work in plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials, he pioneered the development of multipole methods in the calculation of the properties of composite materials, and the study of photonic crystals and crystal fibres. McPhedran holds a personal Chair in Electromagnetic Physics at the University of Sydney and is Chief Investigator in the Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS). 1975 1975 Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship, University of Sydney 1984 1994 Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney 1994 2014 Career position - Professor (personal chair), University of Sydney 1997 1999 Career position - Chair, New South Wales Branch, Australian Institute of Physics 2004 2004 Award - W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society 2010 2010 Award - Doctorate Honoris Causa, Université Paul Cezanne, Marseille, France 2011 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2014 2014 Life event - Retired 2017 2017 Award - Life Member, Australian Optical Society 2018 2018 Award - Rolf Landauer Medal for research excellence in the field of composite science (jointly with Ping Sheng), ETOPIM (Electrical, Transport and Optical Properties Inhomogeneous Media) International Association 2023 2023 Award - Lifetime Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics Australian Optical Society (1983 - )

Life Member 2017 -

 W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 2004

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2011

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Lifetime Fellow 2023 -

 Australian Institute of Physics - New South Wales Branch

Chair 1997 - 1999

 'McPhedran, Ross', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McPhedran, Ross Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: Graham Derrick 13/6/1934 - 29/12/2010 McPhedran, Ross Graham Derrick 13/6/1934 - 29/12/2010 2010 Australian Physics 47 4 78 Journal Article: AIP Lifetime Fellow: Emeritus Professor Ross C McPhedran Anon AIP Lifetime Fellow: Emeritus Professor Ross C McPhedran 2023 Australian physics 60 3 21-2 Journal Article: The role of the CSIRO in the early days of the AOS McPhedran, Ross The role of the CSIRO in the early days of the AOS 2013 AOS news 27 24 9-10 Journal Article: Two physicists elected Fellows of the AAS [Mahananda Dasgupta and Ross McPhedran] Anon Two physicists elected Fellows of the AAS [Mahananda Dasgupta and Ross McPhedran] 2010 Australian physics 47 6 135