Recent talks by Graeme W. Milton and coauthors.

2016

Mechanical Metamaterials , talk given at ten midwest universities in Spring 2016, as a Midwest Mechanics Seminar speaker.
The Intriguing Story of Anomalous Resonance, Ghost Sources, and Superlenses , plenary talk given at Durham, UK, Saturday 16 July 2016. (The opinions expressed therein are personal opinions and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Utah, Durham University, nor their Departments of Mathematics. ) Video here.
Brief review of parts of ``Extending the Theory of Composites to Other Areas of Science' , plenary talk given at Durham, UK, Tuesday 19 July 2016. Video here.
On the Elastic Moduli of 3-D Printed Materials , Warren lecture given at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Friday 30 September 2016. Video here.
Analytic and Polynomial Materials , lecture given on Thursday 6 October 2016, as part of the Annual Program on Mathematics and Optics , at the IMA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Cloaking: where Science Fiction meets Science , Ordway lecture given at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Friday 11 November 2016.
The theory of field patterns , Lecture given at the Workshop METAMATH: Waves in periodic media and metamaterials , Cargese , Corsica, France, Thursday 24 November 2016. See also the video of the lecture The theory of field patterns , given by Ornella Mattei, on Wednesday 16 November 2016, as part of the Annual Program on Mathematics and Optics , at the IMA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2017

On the elasticity tensors of 2d and 3d printed materials Baithak: 3D printing for novel mechanical properties, Caltech, January 9th 2017.
A panorama of problems in material science and networks where Stieltjes and Herglotz functions emerge , opening lecture Herglotz-Nevanlinna functions and their applications Mittag-Leffler Institute, Sweden, May 8th 2017.
On the field recursion method for two-component composites , invited talk delivered by coauthor Aaron Welters, also joint with Maxence Cassier Herglotz-Nevanlinna functions and their applications Mittag-Leffler Institute, Sweden, May 8th 2017.
On the elastic moduli of 3-d printed materials , Analysis Seminar EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland May. 19th, 2017.
Understanding metamaterials through discrete network models , plenary talk Phononics 2017 Changsa, China, Jun. 9th, 2017.
Understanding metamaterials through models , VIB-15 Dynamics of Mechanical and Acoustic Metamaterials Symposium 2017 IDETC, Cleveland, USA, Aug. 7th, 2017.
Field patterns: a new type of wave , invited talk Metamaterials'2017 Marseille, France, August 29th, 2017.
An introduction to homogenization and the effective moduli of materials , FEMTO-ST Besancon, France, Sep. 27th, 2017.
Field patterns: a new type of wave , Langevin Institute, Paris, Oct. 6th, 2017.

On the elastic moduli of 3-d printed materials , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Oct. 13th, 2017.
Metamaterials and Mathematics , DMS Colloquium Auburn University, USA, Nov 3rd, 2017.

2018

Optimal design for shielding or field enhancement in electrostatics and linear elasticity , International Workshop The Neumann-Poincare Operator, Plasmonics, and Field Concentrations Jeju Island, Korea, February 10th, 2018.
Optimal pentamodes for guiding stress , Liquid Crystals, Metamaterials, Transformation Optics, Photonic Crystals, and Solar Cells IMA, University of Minnesota, March 1st, 2018. Video here.
Metamaterials and Mathematics , Widely Applied Math seminar Harvard, USA, May 10th, 2018.
Hall effect metamaterials: guiding fields in the unit cell , Fresnel Institute Marseille, France, June 29th, 2018.
A new faster FFT approach using a novel algebra of subspace collections to computing the fields in composites , keynote talk, 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference Bologna, July 2nd, 2018.
Exact relations for Green's functions in linear PDE and boundary field equalities: a generalization of conservation laws , keynote talk, 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference Bologna, July 5th, 2018.
Optimal pentamodes for guiding stress , European Workshop on Acoustic & Mechanical Metamaterials Imperial College, London, July 9th, 2018.
Short history of the ETOPIM conferences Opening session, , 11th International ETOPIM conference Krakow, July 16th, 2018.
Exact relations for Green's functions in linear PDE and boundary field equalities: a generalization of conservation laws , 11th International ETOPIM conference Krakow, July 16th, 2018.
Hall effect in composites Invited key talk delivered by coauthor, and main author, Christian Kern , 11th International ETOPIM conference Krakow, July 16th, 2018.
Bounds on Herglotz functions and fundamental limits to broadband passive quasistatic cloaking Minisymposium talk delivered by coauthor, and main author, Maxence Cassier , 11th International ETOPIM conference Krakow, July 16th, 2018.
On the field recursion method for two-component composites Minisymposium talk delivered by coauthor, Aaron Welters (and main coauthor joint with main coauthor Maxence Cassier) , 11th International ETOPIM conference Krakow, July 16th, 2018.

2019

Metamaterials: Composite Materials with Striking Properties , Rothschild Distinguished Visiting Fellow Lecture: , The mathematical design of new materials, Programme at the Newton Institute Cambridge, UK, June 3rd, 2019.
Exact relations for Green's functions in linear PDE and boundary field equalities: a generalization of conservation laws , University of Bath Asymptotics, Operators, and Functionals Seminar Bath,UK , June 17th, 2019.
Exact relations for Green's functions in linear PDE and boundary field equalities: a generalization of conservation laws , Cardiff University Mathematics Colloquim Cardiff, UK , June 18th, 2019.
Field Patterns: A New Type of Wave , ICIAM Minisymposium on Metamaterials in the frequency and time domain Valencia, Spain, July 15th, 2019.
Guiding Stress with Discrete Networks , 13th International Congress on Engineered Material Platforms for Novel Wave Phenomena (METAMATERIALS’2019), Rome, Italy, September 16th, 2019.
Approximate Representations for the Effective Tensors of Two-Phase, Two-Dimensional Composites , BIRS workshop on Herglotz-Nevanlinna Theory Applied to Passive, Causal and Active Systems, Banff, Canada, October 6th, 2019.
Guiding Stress with Discrete Networks SES Conference Minisymposium on Advances in micromechanics of materials St. Louis, Missouri, October 14th, 2019.
The Spider Web Problem: Guiding Stress with Discrete Networks , University of Utah Applied Mathematics Seminar Salt Lake, Utah, October 21st, 2019.
Metamaterials: Composite Materials with Striking Properties , Distinguished Lecture, Mathematics Department, University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, October 29th, 2019.
Exact relations for Green's functions in linear PDE and boundary field equalities: a generalization of conservation laws , Distinguished Lecture, Mathematics Department, University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, October 30th, 2019.
On the Role of Bounds in Topology Optimization , Defense Materials, Manufacturing and Infrastructure Workshop on Exploiting Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities, National Academy of Sciences Washington DC, October 14th, 2019.