September Cafe Abstract: Dr Duncan Moore (UofR): Mirages, Malaysia Air Flight 370 and Other Interesting Optical Phenomena

September 23: Dr. Duncan Moore, Ph.D.
Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering
Vice Provost for Center for Entrepreneurship
University of Rochester

Mirages, Malaysia Air Flight 370 and Other Interesting Optical Phenomena

What do ocean waves, optical waves, seismic waves, and acoustic waves have in common?  In most materials the composition varies as a function of x, y, and z.  This talk will tie together these four phenomena and describe one of the difficulties of locating Malaysia Air Flight 370 while the pingers were still active.​