Wenbo Yan
- Ph.D Candidate, Photonics Laboratory
- M.S. Student (former), Material Science and Engineering
Biography
Wenbo Yan received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Material Science and Engineering in 2021 from South China University of Technology, Guangdong, China, and a master’s degree in Material Science and Engineering in 2022 from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.He is now a Ph.D. student in the Photonics Laboratory at KAUST.
Research Interests
Photonics and optoelectronics, Solar energy
About
Awards
- 2020, Chinese National Scholarship, SCUT, Guangzhou, China
- 2020, Meritorious Winner of Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM)
Education Profile
- June 2022 – Present, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- September 2020 – May 2022, M.S. in Material Science and Engineering at KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- September 2017 - May 2021, B.S. in Material Science and Engineering at SCUT, Guangdong, China
Selected Publications
- Yan, W. ., Alkhazragi, O. ., Lu, H. ., Ibrahim, R. H. A., Wang, Y. ., Lin, H. ., … Ooi, B. S. (2025). Annular cavity VCSELs: enhanced beam quality and speckle-less illumination. Optics Express. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.545235 (Original work published 2025)
