Photo of Akhlesh Lakhtakia

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles G. Binder Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Affiliation(s):

  • Engineering Science and Mechanics

206 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building

axl4@psu.edu

814-863-4319

Personal or Departmental Website

Research Areas:

Optoelectronics, Photonics, and Lasers

Interest Areas:

Sculptured thin films; Metamaterials; Nanophotonics; Nanotechnology; Electromagnetics; Composite materials; Chirality; Anisotropic and bianisotropic mediums; Bianisotropic mediums; Acoustics; Micropolar materials; Chaos and Fractals

 
 

 

Education

  • BTech, Electronics Engg., Banaras Hindu University, 1979
  • MS, Electrical Engg., University of Utah, 1981
  • PhD, Electrical Engg., University of Utah, 1983
  • Diploma, Children’s Literature, Institute of Children’s Literature, 1990
  • DSc, Electronics Engg., Banaras Hindu University, 2006

Publications

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

Service

Service to Penn State:

Service to External Organizations: