Dr. Yating Wan selected as the Finalist of 2022 Rising Stars of Light

Rising Stars of Light event is a worldwide campaign for the most shining young scientists in optics-related fields. The event is initiated by nature academic journal Light: Science & Applications, and co-organized by iCANX. The event has been hosted for 4 years, and attracted hundreds of thousands audiences. 

After careful selection by the Committee, 6 final candidates have been selected for the Faculty & Postdoc Track, honor Gabriel Popescu, as below (in alphabetical order): 

  • Assistant Professor, Wei Bao from University of Nebraska Lincoln
  • Assistant Professor, Lin Chang from Peking University
  • Postdoc, Qiushi Guo from California Institute of Technology
  • Assistant Professor, Deep Jariwala from University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor, Yating Wan from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • Full Professor, Chao Zuo from Nanjing University of Science and Technology

The final candidates will present a 18 min academic report at the ‘iCANX’ ( 21st Oct for Faculty & Postdoc Track): the committee will rate candidates on site and issue the below awards on 21st Oct, 2022

Committee of Faculty & Postdoc Track:

Chair, Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles,

Co-Chair, Andrea Alù, City University of New York

Co-Chair, Lan Yang, Washington University in St. Louis

Co-Chair, Min Qiu, Westlake University

Co-Chair, Dragomir Neshev, Australian National University and Australian