Hossein
Mehrpour Bernety
Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford Plasma Physics Laboratory (SPPL),
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University, CA 94305
Stanford Plasma Physics Laboratory (SPPL),
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University, CA 94305
I am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar with Prof. Mark Cappelli at the Stanford Plasma Physics Laboratory (SPPL), working on an AFOSR-sponsored MURI project on topological electromagnetics. My research spans topological wave phenomena, wave–matter interactions in time-varying media, and reconfigurable and nonreciprocal RF and microwave devices. My work combines theory, computational modeling, and experimental validation to study how anisotropy, gyrotropy, and temporal modulation shape electromagnetic wave behavior. While plasmas serve as an important testbed, the underlying principles extend to a wide range of engineered electromagnetic materials.
I completed the Stanford Ignite Full-Time Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before my postdoc, I worked as an RF/antenna engineer at Facebook Reality Labs, where I focused on antenna design for AR/VR systems.
I earned my PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah under Prof. David Schurig, with research spanning real-time beamforming for arbitrarily positioned, oriented, and polarized antenna arrays, FMCW radar for smart helmets used in high-impact sports such as American football, omnidirectional retroreflectors, and wireless power transfer for implantable medical devices under the co-advisement of Prof. Cynthia Furse. Before earning my Ph.D., I completed master's degrees in communications and electromagnetics, including research on electromagnetic invisibility and elliptical metasurfaces with Prof. Alexander Yakovlev at the University of Mississippi.