Education

• Ph.D in Optics, Department of Physics & Anhui key laboratory of optoelectronic science and technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Sep 2003-July 2008
  Thesis: "Research on Control and Application of Surface Plasmons in Subwavelength Metallic Structures"
  Supervisor: Prof. Hai Ming & Prof. Pei Wang

  
  

• B.S. in Optics, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Sep 1999-July 2003
  Thesis: "Study of Diffraction Phenomena in Gradient-refraction-index Fiber Lens"
  Supervisor: Prof. Hai Ming

Honors and Awards

• President Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2008
• Outstanding Graduate Student Award, USTC, 2008
• Graduate Student excellent paper Award (Grade 2), USTC, 2008
• Daheng Optics Scholarship (Grade 1), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2007
• Graduate Student excellent paper Award(Grade 3), USTC, 2006
• Outstanding Freshman Scholarship (Grade 2), USTC, 2000

Research Experience

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, U.S.A, Sep 2008-Present

  
  

• Research Assistant, Anhui key laboratory of optoelectronic science and technology, USTC, P. R. China, Sep 2005-July 2008

  • Mastered the near-field optical simulation methods, including the Nonlinear Finite Difference Time Domain (NFDTD) method and the Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis (RCWA) method, etc.
  • Investigated the properties of Surface Plasmons (SPs) in periodic and nonperiodic slit-groove metallic structures. The results were published in Opt. Express and Chin. Phys. Lett.
  • Investigated the beam deflection and focusing phenomena in subwavelength metallic structures containing nonlinear material, which can be used in near-field scanning, SPs antenna, etc. The results were published in Opt. Express and Appl. Phys. B
    
  • Investigated the optical bistability and the switching effect in subwavelength metallic grating coated by nonlinear material. The results were published in Opt. Express and Opt. Lett., also highlighted in Nature Photonics 2, 264-265(2008).
    
  • Investigated the s-polarization extraordinary optical transmission in subwavelength metallic structures and the properties of negative refraction materials together with other researchers.

Participated Research Programs

• "Research on novel phenomena in Surface Plasmon Subwavelength Optics"
  National 973 Key Basic Research Program of China, No.2006CB302905

• "Investigation and fabrication on metallic nanostructure and detector"
  Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.60736037

• "Research on localized SP and detecting in metallic nanostructure"
  National High Technology Research and Development Program of China, No.2007AA06Z420

• "Near-field energy transmission in nanophotonics devices"
  National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.10474093

• "Research on near-field SuperRENS in composite nano-polymer structure"
  National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.90206002

• "Research on SPR sensor and detector"
  Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Program of China, No.2005CCA04200

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, USTC, P. R. China, Sep 2003-July 2005
  Courses taught:
  • Optics, 2003 autumn (120 students)
  • Modern Optics Basics, 2004 spring (60 students)
  • Optics and Atomic Physics, 2004 autumn (120 students)
  • Modern Optics Basics, 2005 spring (60 students)