Vukusic to Keynote Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium
Dr. Peter Vukusic of the University of Exeter will make the keynote presentation at the TAPPI 11th Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium, October 11-13, 2010, at PTS (Papiertechnische Stiftung) in Munich, Germany. Held every two years, this highly regarded symposium provides a forum for research and development professionals, chemists and technical service managers involved in paper coatings to discuss the latest technical developments.
Dr. Vukusic will present "Natural Systems for Bio-Inspired Designs: an Introduction to the Physics of Coloured Appearances in the Biological World" on Monday, October 11, 2010. He is the Associate Professor in Natural Photonics and Bioinspiration at the University of Exeter School of Physics.
Vukusic graduated from Imperial College, London in 1989 and from the University of Exeter in 1993 with a PhD in Optical Physics and then with a PGCE in physics. He completed a research fellowship at CSIRO Melbourne in 1994 and subsequently taught science in schools from 1994 to 1998. Vukusic returned to Exeter in 1998 as a research fellow to investigate structural color in natural systems. In 2001 he was awarded a 5-year Personal Fellowship from the BBSRC, and in 2003 was appointed permanent lecturer at the University of Exeter School of Physics. He became Associate Professor of Natural Photonics in 2008.
His work is frequently featured on scientific programs of the BBC and National Geographic. He regularly lectures on the science of light and color to schools, adult groups and to international audiences.
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