Pierre Deymier

Pierre A. Deymier
Born
France
CitizenshipUSA, France
EducationMIT, University of Montpellier
Known forAcoustic metamaterial, Materials science, Computational materials science
TitleProfessor of Materials Science & Engineering
Scientific career
FieldsPhononics, Acoustic metamaterial, Quantum computing, Materials science
WorkplacesUniversity of Arizona
Gretchen Kalonji
Doctoral students
Frank J. Cherne, Vivek Kapila, Krishna Muralidharan, Javier Carmona, Jim Bucay, Nick Swinteck, Stefan Bringuier, Abdul-Jabar Alsayoud

Pierre A. Deymier is a researcher in phononics, acoustic metamaterial, and materials science. He is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and previously department head at the University of Arizona. He holds appointments with the applied mathematics graduate interdisciplinary program, BIO5 institute, and School of Sustainable Engineered Systems at the University of Arizona. More recently, he has proposed a novel approach akin to quantum computing using the properties of phonons rather than qubits, which he has dubbed "phi-bits" or "phase-bits".

Deymier is also the director for The New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center focused on research and education in topological acoustics. The NewFoS aims to exploit the properties of sound in ways that could vastly improve computing, telecommunications and sensing. In 2025 the University of Arizona College of Engineering awarded Deymier the Da Vinci Fellowship for his significant career and contributions to the university.

Biography

Education

Deymier received his engineer's degree in materials science in 1982 from University of Montpellier in France and his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from MIT in 1985. His dissertation research was focused on computational materials science.[citation needed] He became assistant professor of materials science & engineering at the University of Arizona in 1985.

Personal life

Deymier grew up in Carpentras, France. His daughter, Alix Deymier, is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Connecticut.[citation needed]

Publications

Deymier has published over 228 peer-reviewed publications. Some of his most highly cited works are:

  1. Deymier, P. A.(Ed.). (2013). Acoustic metamaterials and phononic crystals (Vol. 173). Springer Science & Business Media. (Cited 714 times, according to Google Scholar)
  2. Vasseur, J. O., Deymier, P. A.. Chenni, B., Djafari-Rouhani, B., Dobrzynski, L., & Prevost, D. (2001). Experimental and theoretical evidence for the existence of absolute acoustic band gaps in two-dimensional solid phononic crystals. Physical Review Letters, 86(14), 3012. Archived 2023-11-19 at the Wayback Machine (open access) (Cited 574 times, according to Google Scholar.)
  3. Sukhovich A, Merheb B, Muralidharan K, Vasseur JO, Pennec Y, Deymier PA, Page JH. Experimental and theoretical evidence for subwavelength imaging in phononic crystals. Physical review letters. 2009 Apr 17;102(15):154301 Archived 2022-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (open access) (Cited 314 times, according to Google Scholar.)
  4. Pennec Y, Vasseur JO, Djafari-Rouhani B, Dobrzyński L, Deymier PA. Two-dimensional phononic crystals: Examples and applications. Surface Science Reports. 2010 Aug 31;65(8):229-91. (Cited 491 times, according to Google Scholar.)
  5. Vasseur, J. O., Deymier, P. A. Djafari-Rouhani, B., Pennec, Y., & Hladky-Hennion, A. C. (2008). Absolute forbidden bands and waveguiding in two-dimensional phononic crystal plates. Physical Review B, 77(8), 085415. Archived 2024-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (open access) (Cited 307 times, according to Google Scholar.)

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Deymier, Pierre (2013). Acoustic Metamaterials and Phononic Crystals. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences. Vol. 173 (1 ed.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. pp. XIV, 378. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31232-8. ISBN 978-3-642-31231-1.
  2. ↑ "University of Arizona - Materials Science & Engineering Department". UA-MSE Homepage. University of Arizona. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Pierre A. Deymier | Program in Applied Mathematics". appliedmath.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  4. ↑ Goetz, Jill (10 May 2017). "Sound Over Silicon: Computing's Wave of the Future". College of Engineering News. No. Research Faculty. University of Arizona. UA - College of Engineering. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Deymier, P. A.; Runge, K.; Hasan, M. A.; Lata, T. D.; Levine, J. A.; Cutillas, P. (2023-01-12). "Realizing acoustic qubit analogues with nonlinearly tunable phi-bits in externally driven coupled acoustic waveguides". Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 635. Bibcode:2023NatSR..13..635D. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-27427-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9837201. PMID 36635298.
  6. ↑ Dieckman, Emily (2023-09-07). "UA Scientists Investigate New Frontiers of Sound With $30M Center | News | College of Engineering | The University of Arizona". news.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  7. 1 2 3 Smith, Katy (2025-05-07). "40 visionary years for 2025 da Vinci Fellow Pierre Deymier | News | College of Engineering | The University of Arizona". news.engineering.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  8. 1 2 "Deymier Accepts Position as Head of New School of Sustainable Engineered Systems". College of Engineering News. University of Arizona. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Publications Page". Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Phononics Society Recognizes UA Professor for Pioneering Role in the Field". News | College of Engineering | The University of Arizona. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-07-24.