Boubacar Kanté is the inaugural Chenming Hu Endowed Chaired Professor at the University of California, Berkeley , affiliated with the College of Engineering and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences . He leads research at the intersection of Nanophotonics , Plasmonics , Metamaterials , and Quantum Optics , with a focus on wave-matter interaction across microwave to optical frequencies. Education: Ph.D. in Engineering/Physics (Universite Paris Saclay, 2010), M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille, 2006), M.S. in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunications (Universite de Lille 1, 2006) His research explores topological photonics and bound state in continuum (BIC) lasers , addressing challenges in energy, defense, and health through novel optical devices. Notable inventions include the BerkSEL (Berkeley Surface Emitting Laser) and the first non-magnetic metamaterial invisibility cloak . Recent work focuses on quantum emitter synthesis in silicon , exceptional point-based sensors , and topological lasers . His publications span Nature , Science Advances , and Physical Review journals, emphasizing scalable quantum technologies and nonperiodic photonic systems. Scientific Awards: 2024 Bakar Prize 2021 Bakar Fellows Spark Award 2020 Moore Inventor Fellow 2017 ONR Young Investigator Award 2016 NSF Career Award 2010 Richelieu Prize 2007 URSI Young Scientist Award Kanté has advised Ph.D. students including Yertay Zhiyenbayev , Zhetao Jia , and Rushin Contractor . His group holds world records in plasmonic nanosensing and achromatic metalens bandwidth/efficiency . Current projects involve quantum internet technologies and silicon-based quantum light sources .
- Wave-Matter Interaction
- Nanophotonics
- Plasmonics
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