Sebastian Schulz (He/Him)

Sebastian Schulz
Associate Professor
Location: QNC 4601
Status: Active

Biography

Dr. Sebastian Schulz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Before joining Waterloo, he served as the head of the Nanophotonics research group and a Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of St Andrews. Dr. Schulz earned both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Physics from the University of St Andrews, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Ottawa and the Cork Institute of Technology. His research focuses on novel optical materials and structures that enable control of dispersion and scattering of light, with applications in areas such as metrology and data communications.

Research Interests

  • Nanophotonics
  • Plasmonics
  • Metamaterials
  • Metasurfaces
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Photonic crystals
  • Nanometrology

Education

  • 2008-2012 PhD, Physics, University of St Andrews, UK
  • 2004-2008 MPhys, Physics, University of St Andrews, UK

Graduate studies