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Maxim Sukharev
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Maxim Sukharev is a professor of physics at Arizona State University studying how light interacts with matter at the nanoscale (dimensions thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair).
Using high-performance computer simulations, he investigates how light can be manipulated, amplified and controlled when paired with molecules and custom-designed nanostructures. His research focuses on fundamental phenomena where light and matter bind together, laying the theoretical groundwork for emerging optical devices, advanced materials and next-generation quantum technologies.
Supported by agencies such as the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Office of Naval Research, his work helps shape how we control light at fundamental limits. Sukharev holds appointments in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, the Department of Physics and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Science brought us deep understanding of very fabric of space-time, we are one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the Big Bang and may be just a decade away from being able to cure cancer. Yet the pseudoscience is still alive and well. It feeds on our ignorance and natural desire for mystery and miracle. When scientists say that they cannot solve a given problem just yet, many turn to junk science simply because people do not understand that the scientific inquiry is a long and sometimes painful process. It does take time to cure cancer, it does take time to understand how to make a rocket fly. We will get there eventually and the junk science will disappear. Hopefully sooner than later.
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