DoctorLaura Cobus

My research area is Waves in Complex Media. I use classical waves (e.g. sound and light) to study materials that can not be cut open. These materials range from the human body to food products and industrial materials. I am particularly interested in alternate approaches for imaging, in which we design experiments with arrays of sensors to reveal 'hidden' information about a material or system.

I grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. I studied physics as a undergraduate at the University of Winnipeg, and at the University of Manitoba for my PhD. I then moved to Paris, France, as a Marie Curie Fellow at the Institut Langevin (École Supèrieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles). In 2019, I started a postdoctoral position with the Physical Acoustics Laboratory at the University of Auckland, and continued as an independent Research Fellow with the Department of Physics. In 2024, I moved to the University of Canterbury as a Senior Lecturer.