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Dr Dongmei HUANG won 2022 Optoelectronics Global Conference (OGC) Young Scientist Award

Dr. Dongmei HUANG, member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), was selected for the 2022 OGC Young Scientist Award in recognition of her academic excellence.   The 7th Optoelectronics Global Conference (OGC 2022) was held virtually from December 6-11, 2022. OGC 2022 is sponsored by IEEE Photonics Society Guangdong Chapter, hosted by Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology. The conference aims to promote interaction and exchange of various disciplines among professionals in academia and industry at home and abroad. In addition, it also serves to turn technologies into industrial applications.   Congratulations to Dr HUANG!

Dr Yuen Hong TSANG obtained 2022 Nano Research Top Papers Award

Congratulations to Dr Yuen Hong TSANG, member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), on winning the Nano Research Top Papers Award in 2022.   The prized paper: Highly sensitive solar-blind deep ultraviolet photodetector based on graphene/PtSe2/β-Ga2O32D/3D Schottky junction with ultrafast speed. Di Wu, Zhihui Zhao, Wei Lu, Lukas Rogée, Longhui Zeng, Pei Lin, Zhifeng Shi, Yongtao Tian, Xinjian Li, and Yuen Hong Tsang. Nano Res. 2021, 14(6): 1973–1979.   The Top Papers Award has been established since 2015 by the editorial board of Nano Research and the Tsinghua University Press (TUP). This award is open to worldwide scientists who have published papers in Nano Research during the two preceding years. After the JCR is released in each year, the winner will be determined by the Award Committee (Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, representatives from TUP) according to the citation in the latest year and the contribution of the papers.

Dr Tommy Minchen WEI obtained The President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2022 of PolyU

Further to the invitation of nominations for the Awards in February 2022, rigorous assessments have been conducted by the Assessment Panels at Faculty/School level, Sub-panels of the respective award categories, and Core Panel co-chaired by the President and DP. With a very high standard upheld in the assessments, Dr Tommy Minchen WEI, Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), has been selected for the Awards. We take this opportunity to congratulate Dr Wei for his achievement. CATEGORY OF AWARD AWARDEE   UNIT  POST Knowledge Transfer: Industry Dr Tommy Minchen WEI  BEEE Associate Professor Management Committee Member Photonics Research Institute (PRI)

Prof. Changyuan Yu and his research team won the Tingye Li Best Paper Award

Prof. Changyuan Yu and his research team won the Tingye Li Best Paper Award in Asia Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP) 2022, Shenzhen, China, November 4-8, 2022. It is the most prestigious international conference held in Asia-Pacific with over 1000 attendants.   For the paper: “Simultaneous Measurement of Axial Strain and Temperature Based on Twin-core Single-hole Fiber with Vernier effect” (authored by Y. Li, Y. Liu, W. Yuan, and C. Yu)

Prof. LI Gang and Prof. YAN Feng recognised amongst the world’s most highly cited researchers

Two Photonics Research Institute (PRI) scholars, Prof. LI Gang and Prof. YAN Feng have been recognised in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” by Clarivate Analytics for their significant research impact, reflected in their publication of multiple papers that have been frequently cited by fellow academics.   A total of 6,938 researchers from 69 countries and regions with a diverse range of research fields are named as Highly Cited Researchers in 2022. The list identifies the most influential scholars around the world, determined by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science citation index over the last decade.

Prof. Changyuan Yu Elected 2023 Optica Fellow

Prof. Changyuan Yu, one of the Management Committee Member in Photonics Research Institute (PRI), has been elected a Fellow of Optica for 2023 for his significant contributions to signal processing in optical fiber communication and sensing systems, and actively serving the optics community.   The Board of Directors of Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, recently elected 109 members from 24 countries to the Society’s 2023 Fellow Class. Optica Fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to business, education, research, engineering, and service to Optica and our community.“I am pleased to welcome the new Optica Fellows,” said Satoshi Kawata 2022 Optica President. “These members join a distinguished group of leaders who are helping to advance the field optics and photonics. Congratulations to the 2023 Class.” Fellows are Optica members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. The number of Fellows is limited by the society's bylaws to be no more than 10% of the total membership and the number elected each year is limited to approximately 0.5% of the current membership total.   Congratulations to Prof. Yu!   Please click here for more information.    

IEEE TENCON 2022 (IEEE Region 10 flagship conference) was successfully held on 1-4 November 2022

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest technical professional organization. As Technical Programme co-chair, Prof. Changyuan YU co-organized IEEE TENCON 2022 (IEEE Region 10 flagship conference) and it was successfully held on 1-4 November 2022 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, including one-day invited advanced photonics workshop on 3 November 2022.   IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) is the annual flagship technical event of IEEE Region 10. This TENCON conference series has gain considerable interests among researchers, academicians, professionals, and students in the Asia-Pacific Region, covering all over technical areas related to IEEE.   Photonics Research Institute’s core members were also invited to deliver a speech during the invited advanced photonics workshop on 3 November 2022. Prof. Wei JIN, Acting Director of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Dr Puxiang LAI, Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Prof. Xuming ZHANG, Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Prof. Alan P.T. LAU, Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Dr Wen CHEN, Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI)   For more details, please visit: https://www.tencon2022.org/

15 Photonics Research Institute (PRI) scholars ranked among world’s top 2% scientists

We are pleased to report that 15 Photonics Research Institute (PRI) scholars ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the newly released metrics compiled by Stanford University. This recognition reflects the significant influence and research excellence of the scientists, who are committed to furthering their knowledge for the benefit of the world.

PRI Members' Research Achievement - Ultraminiature optical fiber-tip directly-printed plasmonic biosensors for label-free biodetection

Congratulations to PRI core members, Prof. Zhang Aping and Prof. Tam Hwa Yaw, their paper was published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics (impact factor: 10.61).   Research Topic: Ultraminiature optical fiber-tip directly-printed plasmonic biosensors for label-free biodetection   Abstracts:   Miniaturization of biosensors has become an imperative demand because of its great potential in in vivo biomarker detection and disease diagnostics as well as the point-of-care testing for coping with public health crisis, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Here, we present an ultraminiature optical fiber-tip biosensor based on the plasmonic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) directly printed upon the end face of a standard multimode optical fiber at visible light range. An in-situ precision photoreduction technology is developed to additively print the micropatterns of size-controlled AuNPs. The AuNPs reveal distinct localized surface plasmon resonance, whose peak wavelength provides an ideal spectral signal for label-free biodetection. The fabricated optical fiber-tip plasmonic biosensor can not only detect antibody, but also test SARS-CoV-2 mimetic DNA sequence at the concentration level of 0.8 pM. Such an ultraminiature fiber-tip plasmonic biosensor offers a cost-effective biodetection technology for a myriad of applications ranging from point-of-care testing to in vivo diagnosis of stubborn diseases.   Please click Here for details.  

Prof. Feng YAN becomes supervisor under the Hong Kong Scholars Program 2022

Since 2011, the Hong Kong Scholars Association has cooperated with the Office of the National Postdoctoral Management Committee of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China to organize the "Hong Kong Scholars Program".   This year, A PRI scholar, Prof. Feng YAN, will act as supervisor of the program to recruit inland postdoctoral fellows to carry out scientific research work in Hong Kong, the most amongst the seven publicly-funded universities joining the Program.    Supervisor  Research Project  Prof. Feng YAN  High-performance optoelectronic devices based on novel perovskite materials