Chairman of Joint Chiefs visits CMIP

The Center hosted a visit on January 13th, 2012 from General Martin Dempsey, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Dempsey discussed metamaterials and their potential applications with Prof. Smith and his group, and received a brief tutorial as to how metamaterials are designed, fabricated and tested. Visiting researchers from the Army Research Office and the Naval Surface Warfare Center were also present during the visit, and provided their perspective on the relevance of metamaterials for defense applications. General Dempsey's tour of CMIP was part of a two-day visit to Duke that included a public lecture.

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