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The field of metamaterials is a rapidly evolving area within the physical and engineering sciences that relates to diverse applications such as transformation optics for advanced imaging, acoustic noise reduction for architectural spaces and electromagnetic shielding for electronic devices. The goal of metamaterials design is to guide energy transport through specified regions of a material avoiding others that might contain delicate or otherwise susceptible structures that must be shielded. Energy transport can occur via electromagnetic waves, acoustic waves, electrical currents or thermal fluxes. Through rational design of the material micro/meso/macrostructure, any one of these can be effectively directed in the material. The challenge is to engineer materials that respond in a way that approximates the desired design. In this course, the methods for metamaterials design will be investigated along with those aspects of materials science and engineering that allow for the fabrication of these materials. Also listed as EN.510.616