Prof Simon Fleming

Biography

Prof. Simon Fleming received his PhD degree in 1987 from Leeds University, UK for research on characterisation of single mode fibres. Subsequently as a Senior Research Fellow at BT Labs, UK he researched fibre amplifiers and lasers. In 1994 he joined the University of Sydney working on fibre lasers and fibre devices. From 1996 to 2008 he headed the Optical Fibre Technology Centre, which included the management of a major national fabrication facility, and from 2004 to 2006 was CEO of the Australian Photonics CRC. He is currently a Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney. His research currently includes induced optical nonlinearity, fibre devices and, most recently, metamaterials. He has authored ~290 publications, including many patents, and has been involved in organising ~50 conferences, including as General Chair and Technical Program Chair. He has served on a number of company and advisory boards and been involved in the commercialisation of university research. He is a member of the Council of the Australian Optical Society and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. 

Research Interest

 physics