1. NOVEL META-SURFACE DESIGN SYNTHESIS VIA NATURE-INSPIRED OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS Open Access Author: Bayraktar, Zikri Title: NOVEL META-SURFACE DESIGN SYNTHESIS VIA NATURE-INSPIRED OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: meta-surfaceartificial magnetic conductorswind driven optimizationelectromagnetic bandgapoptimizationmagneto-dielectrics File: Download Zikri_Bayraktar_v_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Douglas Henry Werner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDouglas Henry Werner, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPingjuan Li Werner, Committee MemberVictor P Pasko, Committee MemberBrian Lewis Weiner, Committee MemberLyle Norman Long, Committee Member