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Claudio Hail is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2020, where he developed pioneering techniques for nanoprinting single fluorescent molecules and creating optical materials for structural coloring. From 2020 to 2024, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech in the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, focusing on resonant dielectric optical nanostructures and optomechanics. His research interests include micro/nano-manufacturing, metamaterials, nanophotonics, optomechanics, and additive manufacturing.
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Claudio U. Hail is an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley, specializing in Metamaterials, Nanooptics, Micro/Nanomanufacturing, and Photonics. His research explores advanced optical metasurfaces, adaptive optical systems, and nanoscale fabrication techniques. Hail's work includes developing metasurfaces for optical imaging, communication, and computation, as well as exploring quantum dot–graphene photodetectors and nanoprinting technologies. His publications highlight innovations in high-quality factor metasurfaces, refractive index modulation, and temperature-dependent charge carrier transfer. Additionally, he investigates photonic applications in liquid crystal metasurfaces and thermoacoustic engines, emphasizing the integration of nanotechnology with photonics for next-generation optical devices.