Douglas Werner

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chair Professor, Electrical Engineering

Douglas Werner is internationally recognized for his expertise in electromagnetics, antenna design, optical metamaterials, and metamaterial-enabled devices, as well as for the development/application of inverse-design techniques.

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Recent Publications

Modal Expansion Analysis, Inverse-Design, and Verification of a Frequency- and Bandwidth-Reconfigurable AIS-Loaded Top-Hat Monopole Antenna for Cognitive Radio Applications

Bie, M., Jiang, Z. H. & Werner, D. H., May 1 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 74, 5, p. 3996-4011 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Circuit-Loaded Microwave Metadevices: Current State of the Art and Future Directions

Das, A., Balasubramanian, M., Yang, D., Campbell, S. D. & Werner, D. H., May 1 2026, In: IEEE Microwave Magazine. 27, 5, p. 98-115 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Guest Editorial: Introduction to the Special Section on New Optimization Strategies for Synthesizing RF, Microwave, mmWave, and Optical Devices

Das, A., Balasubramanian, M., Werner, D. H., Toccafondi, A. & Massa, A., Apr 1 2026, In: IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 7, 2, p. 648-651 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

Photonics of Topological Magnetic Textures

Jandieri, V., Khomeriki, R., Erni, D., Tsagareli, N., Li, Q., Werner, D. H. & Berakdar, J., Apr 3 2026, In: Advanced Optical Materials. 14, 13, e03479.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Nonlinear generation control with torus metasurfaces

Kang, L., Nelatury, C. F. & Werner, D. H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nanoscale.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Role of thermal history in the formation of commercial-scale, infrared glass-ceramics

Kosan, C., Banker, S., Zerbe, B., Ramsey, Z. G., Padilla, C. I., LaPlante, J., Tagne, G. B. J. S., Howe, A., Xu, Z., Sharma, R., Campbell, S. D., Werner, D. H., Kang, M., Mingareev, I., Hu, J., Larsen, K. W. & Richardson, K. A., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Applied Glass Science. 17, 1, e70014.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Reconfigurable Metamirrors Based on Compliant Mechanisms

Mackertich-Sengerdy, G., Kang, L., Campbell, S. & Werner, D. H., Feb 2 2026, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 36, 10, e16276.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Correction to: A Generalized Analytical Solution for the Directivity of Nonuniform Planar Phased Arrays Using a Universal Element Radiation Model (IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2025) 73:1 (225–240) DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2024.3473026)

Mussman, C. A. & Werner, D. H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Inverse Design of Scalable Wideband Aperiodic Array Topologies With Realistic Element Patterns Accelerated via a Surrogate Directivity Model

Mussman, C. A., Uddin, S. M. A., Lee, W., Huff, G. H. & Werner, D. H., May 1 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 74, 5, p. 4868-4872 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A Comprehensive Review of Optimization Techniques in Electromagnetics: Past, Present, and Future

Rahmat-Samii, Y. & Werner, D. H., May 1 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 74, 5, p. 3804-3818 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Realization of arbitrary biaxial metamaterials enabled by an interleaved metallic patch-rod structure

Yang, D., Kang, L., Tabib, V., Huynh, A., Campbell, S. D. & Werner, D. H., Mar 15 2026, In: Optics Letters. 51, 6, p. 1685-1688 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Deep Learning for Real Time Antenna Array Failure Recovery

Young, J. T., Campbell, S. D. & Werner, D. H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

New Algorithms for Enabling High-Dimensional Aperiodic Planar Antenna Array Optimization

Young, J. T., Tabib, V. F., Young, L. T., Campbell, S. D. & Werner, D. H., Apr 1 2026, In: IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 7, 2, p. 677-689 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Analytical framework for angular dispersion engineering of metasurface optics

Zerbe, B. A., Campbell, S. D. & Werner, D. H., Mar 9 2026, In: Optics Express. 34, 5, p. 7967-7978 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Accelerated Antenna Design Methodology Using a Hessian-Based Nonlinear Optimizer With Automatic Differentiation

Balasubramanian, M. & Werner, D. H., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 73, 9, p. 6928-6942 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review