College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison

ISyE - Cognitive engineering for higher education – A view from both sides of design
2026-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 1163 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Photographer: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Ann Bisantz, a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo, where she also serves as Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education.

US institutions of higher education are large, complex systems affected by both internal and external factors, answering to multiple stakeholders with often conflicting goals; which must be managed in the face of short-and long-term uncertainties and limited resources; and where there is substantial risk – both for individuals impacted by the system (i.e., students) and arguably for society writ large, if they fail in their missions. They are examples of “intentional” systems – where constraints and priorities are drawn from human-created structures rather than physical laws. Increasingly, these systems are managed, at least in part, through data reporting and analyses which bring together variables of interest across functions and at multiple scales. Creating meaningful reports and visualizations of these complex data sets in support of decision-makers is a critical function of a modern university.

Methods of cognitive engineering have been used across a variety of complex, high risk systems to support design of automation, information displays, and decision-support tools. Frameworks such as cognitive work analysis provide models to reveal both the demands stemming from the work domain, as well as the knowledge, skills and strategies that experts bring to bear on those demands. Typically, these methods are used prospectively, are inputs to a larger system design process.

This presentation combines expertise in higher education administration with a cognitive engineering research perspective to inform a work domain model of one significant university sub-system, undergraduate education administration, drawing parallels with a well-studied health care system. It proposes a process of visualization co-creation as an alternative work-centered approach to successful design of decision-support tools, and concludes with shared lessons learned from a comparison of this just-in-time approach to design based in prospective analysis and modelling.

Bio: Dr. Bisantz is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo, which she also serves as Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education. Her contributions to the field of human factors engineering include investigating new techniques for displaying complex and uncertain information to decision makers; supporting the transition in complex work domains from legacy and manual information systems to more integrated, supportive IT systems; modeling human judgment and decision making; extending cognitive engineering methods which can be used to model complex human-technology work domains; and understanding aspects of human trust in automated systems. This research has been conducted in a number of complex work environments, including health care, military systems, emergency management, and transportation; and has included interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers in health care and information fusion. She has been PI or CoI on over 15M in funded research projects from agencies including the National Science Foundation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and numerous defense agencies. Bisantz is the past recipient of an NSF CAREER award, was recognized with a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Research and Creative Activity, and is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). She has served as an Associate Editor or on the Editorial Board of a number of journals and has served HFES as a member-at-large of the Executive Council. She is the recipient of the HFES Fitts’ Education award for her contributions to human factors education and was the 2020 HFES WOMAN Mentor of the year. She is past chair of the UB ISE department and since 2018 has served the UB as Vice Provost and Dean, where she is responsible for university-wide leadership for undergraduate education, including curriculum, policy, student success, advising coordination, general education, undergraduate research, and the UB Honors College. In 2024 Bisantz was appointed to the National Academy of Engineering Board on Human-System Integration. Her PhD is from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

ISyE - Volunteer with IISE
2026-02-28 16:00 - 18:00 | 2716 Marshall Court, Madison, Ronald McDonald House, Madison, 53711
Ronald McDonald House

Join us to make dinner for families at the Ronald McDonald House in Madison. They provide a “home-away-from-home” for families with seriously ill or injured children, offering free or low-cost lodging, meals, and support near hospitals.

Space is limited, contact wnorquist@wisc.edu to participate.

BME Seminar Series: Ankur Singh, PhD
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 | 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Revolutionizing Immunotherapy: Bioengineered Immune Organs and Nanoscale Technologies

Ankur Singh, PhDCarl Ring Family ProfessorGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory MedicineDirector, Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia TechGeorgia Institute of Technology

Abstract:The human immune system is a complex and vital defense network, yet its dysfunction underlies many diseases. Developing effective vaccines, immunotherapies, and cell therapies for infections, cancer, inflammation, and age-related conditions requires a deep understanding of how immune cells develop and activate in primary, secondary, and tertiary lymphoid organs. Traditionally limited to in vivo studies and 2D in vitro models, which lack full physiological relevance, research is now advancing with engineered human ex vivo immune organoids. These synthetic tissues mimic the structure and function of natural immune organs, enabling precise control of cellular interactions. My lab focuses on developing such organoids by combining engineered materials with donor-derived immune cells to generate antibody-secreting cells and assess immunogenicity. We are also developing advanced organ-on-a-chip systems with full immunocompetence for use in infection, inflammation, oncology, and drug development, thereby opening new possibilities for groundbreaking therapeutic discoveries. Complementing tissue-scale engineering, I will introduce nanoengineered wire platforms that program naïve T cells without pre-activation through localized delivery of regulatory microRNAs. These nanoscale interfaces rewire T-cell fitness, proliferation, and differentiation, thereby enhancing protective responses and improving the design of adoptive cell therapies. These approaches establish a multi-scale framework for controlling immune cell fate and function. I will conclude by outlining a cohesive, forward-looking vision for Biomedical Engineering, highlighting opportunities for advancing research excellence, educational innovation, and translational impact within a strategic framework.

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John Brady Memorial Lecture Series
2026-03-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Discovery Building – DeLuca Forum, 330 N. Orchard St, Madison, 53711
The John Brady Memorial Lecture invites our academic community to reflect on how mentorship, community, and academic culture influence graduate students’ ability to navigate uncertainty, remain connected, and progress with purpose.

This lecture reflects on how academic environments shape graduate students’ ability to navigate training with clarity, support, and a sense of direction, understanding career pathways not only as post-graduation outcomes, but as the experience of graduate education itself. Drawing from her own journey as a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her subsequent work in mentoring and academic leadership at University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez, Claribel Acevedo-Vélez examines how mentorship, community, and academic culture influence whether students remain connected, supported, and able to progress through periods of transition and uncertainty.

The talk invites reflection on a central question: do our academic environments enable students to thrive when things become difficult or unclear? This reflection emphasizes shared responsibility for creating academic cultures where excellence, community, and human care are mutually reinforcing.

CBE Seminar Series: Luca Mastropasqua
2026-03-03 16:00 - 17:00
Luca MastropasquaDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Modular Electrochemical Reactors: Bridging Industrial Electrochemistry and Carbon Valorization

The sustainable transition of the chemical and manufacturing industries is often framed through the lens of decarbonization; however, the true industrial potential of electrochemical conversion processes lies in its ability to provide superior mechanistic control, increase process intensification, and enable flexible and modular operation. Unlike traditional thermochemical routes, thermo-electrochemical systems offer an additional and precise “knob”, the electrochemical potential, to drive selectivity, improve operational flexibility, and integrate seamlessly with existing industrial heat applications.

This presentation explores modular electrochemical reactors as a platform for high-efficiency waste valorization. We will first discuss Proton Conducting Electrolysis (PCE) at temperatures in the range of 150-600°C, highlighting how solid-state proton-conducting electrolytes offer unique thermodynamic and electrocatalytic advantages over traditional aqueous acidic and alkaline systems.

Second, we examine electrodes with mixed potentials in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC) and the unique thermal management strategies available to endothermic chemistries (e.g., co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2) to reduce the process specific energy intensity via thermal coupling. Moreover, by changing electrode morphology and basicity, we demonstrate the ability to “tune” syngas ratios (H2:CO), providing a direct link between electrochemical potential, surface chemistry, and selectivity towards synthetic fuels and high-value chemicals.

Finally, we present a novel electrochemical iron reduction cell whereby solid hematite feedstock is converted via hydrogenative electroreduction at the interface as protons are transported through a proton conducting electrolyte supplied via steam electrooxidation, demonstrating the integration of gas-phase transport with solid-state reduction. Together, these three projects illustrate how electrochemical engineering can transform modularity from a design constraint into a competitive industrial advantage.

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Dakotah Thompson
2026-03-05 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Dakotah Thompson is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

ISyE - Welcome Back, Badger!
2026-03-06 09:55 - 10:45 | 1800 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53711
Our alumni speaker series is back! Join us as we welcome Jodi Glunz, (BSIE ’92) to share her career journey as an Ergonomics Consultant.

Jodi Glunz – MS, CPE

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Theresa Saxton-Fox
2026-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | 1227 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Theresa Saxton-Fox is a professor at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Seth Ariel Tongay
2026-03-06 15:00 - 16:30 | 2305 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
2305 Engineering Hall

Pushing the Limits of 2D Janus Layers

Abstract:Named after the two faced Roman God Janus, 2D Janus layers contain two different atomic types on its top and bottom faces. Previous theoretical studies have shown that broken mirror symmetry together with large change transfer across the top and bottom face opens up completely new quantum properties including Rashba effect, colossal Janus field, dipolar excitons, and Skyrmion formation. Despite the theoretical advances in the field, experimental results are still limited due to limitations in high quality 2D Janus layer synthesis. In this talk, I will introduce recent discoveries made at Arizona State University towards different types of Janus layers. The growth process relies on Plasma enhanced low pressure chemical vapor deposition (PE-LPCVD). With this all room temperature technique, our team can synthesize different Janus layers as well as their vertical / lateral heterojunctions, and Janus nanoscrolls. Further studies from our team will introduce on-demand fabrication of 2D Janus layers with unique in-situ growth capabilities that allows us to collect spectroscopy data during the course of Janus material growth. Results are presented along with microscopy, spectroscopy, high – pressure studies, and electronic transport datasets for complete understanding of these systems.

Professor Seth Ariel Tongay

Bio:Professor Seth Ariel Tongay is an internationally recognized materials scientist and engineer whose research bridges fundamental discoveries and real-world manufacturing of next-generation semiconductors. He serves as one of the research directors of College of Engineering at Arizona State University, home to the largest engineering college in the United States.Prof. Tongay’s research focuses on lab-to-fab integration of emergent semiconductor materials, addressing key challenges in metal interconnects, stress liner technologies, and advanced device architectures such as FinFETs and gate-all-around (GAA) transistors. He is particularly known for his seminal contributions to two dimensional (2D) materials, including Janus semiconductors and the discovery of quasi-one- dimensional (quasi-1D) layered systems.He has published over 350 peer-reviewed papers and holds an h-index of 86, reflecting his high impact across materials science, nanotechnology, and semiconductor physics. His work has been recognized with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), NSF CAREER Award, and fellowships from the American Physical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Physics.Prof. Tongay is also an associate editor for Applied Physics Reviews (AIP) and npj 2D Materials and Applications (Nature). His research is supported by the CHIPS Act, NSF, DOE, ARO, and industry leaders including Intel and Applied Materials.

ECE Discovery Panel: Optimization and Control
2026-03-10 12:20 - 12:50 | 1610 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53706
Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 1610 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Optimization and Control! All undergraduate students are welcome as Assistant Professor Jeremy Coulson, Associate Professor Line Roald, and Assistant Professor Manish Singh talk about application ideas, advanced course electives, and future job opportunities in this area. It’s a great place to ask your questions about classes and career paths in this exciting ECE field.

Come for the insights, stay for the Jimmy John’s sandwiches!

Jeremy Coulson

Line Roald

Manish Singh

MS&E Seminar Series: Professor Michael F. Toney, University of Colorado Boulder
2026-03-12 13:00 - 14:00
UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Professor Michael F. Toney. His seminar, “Understanding static and dynamic local structure: Metal Halide Perovskites”, will take place on Thursday, March 12 from 1-2 p.m. in MS&E 265.

Bio

Michael Toney is a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Materials Science Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a pioneer in the use of X-ray scattering and spectroscopy for the determination of atomic structure in materials for sustainable energy applications, especially inorganic and organic solar cells, interfacial electrochemistry, and electrochemical energy storage. Toney received his B.S. from Caltech and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Washington. After a NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Denmark, he joined the IBM Research Division to focus on the use of X-ray scattering methods for structure determination for polymer thin films and interfaces. He joined the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) in 2003 where he initiated science programs in sustainable energy materials. In 2020, he joined CU Boulder. Toney has reviewed several honors including a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Farrell W Lytle Award and the CU Boulder Deans Performance Award in Research. He is a Thomson Reuters highly cited researchers in Materials Sciences from 2015 – present.

Abstract

Local atomic structure often differs from the global average structure as measured with diffraction and yet the local structure has a profound impact on properties. This structurefunction relationship applies in many materials classes, ranging from organics to Li-ion battery cathodes to oxide and halide perovskites. Accurately characterizing this local structure has proven challenging but recent advances in three-dimensional diffuse scattering (“between” Bragg peaks) has enabled local structure determination. In this talk, I will discuss the importance of local structure and how this can be quantified and will demonstrate this for organicinorganic hybrid halide perovskites [1,2]. These materials are a recently re-invigorated class of semiconductors that have demonstrated very high efficiencies for solar cells after just over a decade of research. While the importance of lattice dynamics and dynamical (dis)order have been recognized in these materials, their nature is only poorly known and understood. We used X-ray and neutron diffuse scattering coupled with molecular dynamics to quantify the nature, size, and time scale associated with dynamical local order in CH NH PbI and CH NH PbBr perovskites. We observe that the nominally cubic perovskite consists of dynamical, twodimensional sheets of lower symmetry tetragonal regions of about 3 nm diameter with several picosecond lifetimes. The implications of the local structure on halide perovskite properties will be discussed.

[1] NJ Weadock et al., Joule 7, 5, 1051-1066 (2023)[2] DM Ladd, unpublished.

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Harley Johnson
2026-03-12 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Harley Johnson is a professor at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.

ISyE - Welcome Back, Badger!
2026-03-13 09:55 - 10:45 | 1800 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53711
ISyE’s alumni speaker series continues! Please welcome Jake Birrenkott (BSIE ’18), currently Technical Sales/Automation Solutions Engineer at Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing Co-Operative.

Jake Birrenkott

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiaobo Tan
2026-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | 1227 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Xiaobo Tan is a professor at Michigan State University.

BME Seminar Series
2026-03-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-23 12:00 - 13:00 | 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Speaker TBA

Founder's Day Lecture: Nedim Emil Altaras
2026-03-17 16:00 - 17:00
Room 1610 Engineering Hall

Nedim Emil AltarasSVP Technical Development LeadModerna Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA

Pressure Is a Privilege: Industrializing an mRNA Platform for Speed, Scale, and Reliability

As a chemical engineer, I think of our profession as the discipline of translating fundamentals into working systems: reducing complex problems to first principles, quantifying constraints, and designing processes that perform in the real world. Over the past decade at Moderna, that mindset was tested in the most consequential setting. I built the Technical Development capabilities that supported pandemic readiness and then worked from Day 1 of the Covid-19 pandemic to translate an mRNA vaccine from sequence to reproducible clinical and commercial supply.

This lecture is about industrialization—moving from a working process to a scalable, controlled manufacturing system. It is not simply “making more.” It is establishing a platform that can execute with short cycle times while maintaining process capability and product quality. I will describe what it takes to industrialize an mRNA platform when time becomes the first-class design constraint: parallelizing development, standardizing unit operations/interfaces, and using modular manufacturing approaches so performance can be robustly replicated across equipment, sites, and teams.

The same platform and operational discipline that proved itself under pandemic pressure has continued to translate beyond a single product—supporting additional licensed vaccines and extending into therapeutics, including individualized oncology programs and rare-disease efforts.

I will frame the experience around three engineering priorities: speed, scale, and reliability. Speed comes from clear decision rules under uncertainty, risk-based development plans, and rapid feedback from analytics and manufacturing. Scale is achieved by designing robustness to variability, building standard work for technology transfer, and ensuring consistent execution across the network. Reliability—and the assurance to defend it—is built through characterization, a defined control strategy, comparability to enable lifecycle changes, and documentation discipline that makes data and decisions defendable.

Ultimately, pressure is a privilege because it reflects responsibility: responsibility to solve problems that matter, to build systems that hold up under scrutiny, and to translate engineering work into human impact with life changing mRNA medicines.

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Yet-Ming Chiang
2026-03-19 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Yet-Ming Chiang is a professor at MIT.

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Dabanjan Mukherjee
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | 1227 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Dabanjan Mukherjee is a professor at University of Colorado Boulder.

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Laura Grossenbacher
2026-03-26 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Laura Grossenbacher is the Director of Technical Communication with the College of Engineering at UW-Madison.

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Xiangru Xu
2026-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 | 1227 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Xiangru Xu is a professor at UW-Madison.

BME Seminar Series: Natasah Seybani, PhD
2026-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Topic TBA

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Riley Barta
2026-04-09 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Riley Barta is a professor at Purdue University.

Mechanics Seminar: Professor Ricardo Vinuesa
2026-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | 1227 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Ricardo Vinuesa is a professor at Michigan University.

ECE Undergraduate Research Symposium
2026-04-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, Wisconsin, 53715
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites you to join us for the second annual ECE Undergraduate Research Symposium. The symposium will be an exciting showcase of undergraduate research beyond the classroom. Selected students and teams will present their innovative work during a poster session where all are encouraged to talk with the undergraduate researchers about their discoveries.

This event is open to the public—come support our students and explore their cutting-edge research!

Event schedule:11:30 – 1:00 Poster session with light refreshments – Discovery Building Town CenterAwards to follow

ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dr. Kelly Senecal
2026-04-16 16:00 - 17:00 | 3M Auditorium, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Ave, Madison, 53711
The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Dr. Kelly Senecal is the co-founder of Converge CFD.

Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Laura de Lorenzis
2026-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Engineering Research Building, Room 106, 1500 Engineering Dr., Madison, Wisconsin, 53706
The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). This specific seminar is hosted in conjunction with the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series. Professor Laura de Lorenzis is a professor at Institute for Mechanical Systems – Zurich.

BME Seminar Series: Fabian Voigt, PhD
2026-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 | 1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

CBE Seminar Series: Sijin Li
2026-04-21 16:00 - 17:00
Sijin LiCornell UniversityIthaca, New York

Interactomics-driven discovery and characterization of plant natural product biosynthetic pathways in yeast

Plants are a rich source of small-molecule drugs and drug leads. Traditional methods for sourcing valuable plant natural products (PNPs) from their native producers are often limited by cost and inefficiency. Leveraging recent advances in synthetic biology and plant multi-omics analysis, our work has demonstrated that yeast is a viable platform for elucidating and reconstructing complex PNP biosynthetic pathways. We have developed an interactomics-driven strategy to capture post-translational protein-protein interactions between plant enzymes to elucidate pathways. Combined with prevalent genomics and transcriptomics analyses, this integrated approach led to the discovery and characterization of multiple PNP pathways from non-model plants, highlighting the potential of synthetic biology to revolutionize PNP-based drug discovery and development

ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shanhui Fan
2026-04-22 15:00 - 16:00 | 2535 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, 53711
Opportunities in nanophotonics

2535 Engineering Hall

Abstract:Nanophotonic structures, in which the feature sizes are comparable or even smaller than wavelength of light, enables numerous new opportunities for the control of the properties of light. In this talk, Fan will discuss some of their recent works in utilizing nanophotonic structures for creating novel states of light, and for potential applications in computing and energy technology.

Shanhui Fan

Bio:Shanhui Fan is the Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He did his undergraduate study in physics at the University of Science and Technology of China, and received his Ph. D in 1997 in theoretical condensed matter physics from MIT. His research interests are in nanophotonics. He has published over 750 refereed journal articles, given over 400 plenary/keynote/invited talks, and holds over 80 US patents. His recent awards include the R. W. Wood Prize from Optica, a Simons Investigator in Physics, and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He is a member of both the U. S. National Academy of Engineering and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of APS, Optica, SPIE, and IEEE.
