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Marseille, June 7th; Ross received a Doctorate Honoris Causa in acknowledgement of exceptional service to the Universite Paul Cezanne.
Ross McPhedran went to Marseille in 1973 for his first postdoctoral appointment. Since then he has worked intensively with French colleagues from The Universite Paul Cezanne and from The Universite de Provence. Some of Ross' most influential work, including his research on photonic crystals, cloaking and metamaterials has been done through these collaborations.
The Honorary Doctorate acknowledges Ross' long term scientific collaboration, including activities such as examining PhDs and habilitations, as well as providing guidance for three generations of French physicists.
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