Dr. Yating Wan was awarded 2022 Rising Stars of Light

Dr. Yating Wan was awarded 2022 Rising Stars of Light Faculty & Postdoc Track - Popescu Winner Awards, hosted by the Nature partner journal "Light: Science & Applications".

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 5 years, and and received worldwide recognition with 0.8 million audience.

Final Campaign was live hosted on iCANX talks, (replay via https://wx.vzan.com/live/page/5F3C613582AFD363523D8AEF30514434?topicid=16 23800359&v=1665373291099) . After a tough selection, three winners are announced at the beginning of this news and the below rewards go to:

2022 Rising Stars of Light Faculty & Postdoc Track - Popescu Winner Awards as below (in alphabetical order): 

Prof. Lin Chang from Peking University

Prof. Chao Zuo from Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Prof. Yating Wan from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology

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The above winners will each receive USD 1,500 allowance along with a publication fee waiving coupon in LSA (valid by the end of 2024).

 

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

Link: 2022_Rising_Stars_of_Light_Winners.pdf (nature.com)