BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Chinese Laser Press (CLP) have announced the recipients of this year’s Advanced Photonics Young Innovator Award. The award honors emerging researchers by recognizing outstanding papers published in the SPIE-CLP journal Advanced Photonics over the past five years.
The seven recipients represent a diverse range of groundbreaking research that is shaping the future of optics and photonics:
- Peng Chen, Nanjing University, for "Liquid crystal integrated metalens with tunable chromatic aberration"
- Ilaria Gianani, Roma Tre University, for "Transmission of vector vortex beams in dispersive media"
- Lujun Huang, East China Normal University, for "Pushing the limit of high-Q mode of a single dielectric nanocavity"
- Adam Overvig, Stevens Institute of Technology, for "Wavefront-selective Fano resonant metasurfaces"
- Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for "Wide field-of-view metalens: a tutorial"
- Jianwei Wang, Peking University, for "Quantum entanglement on photonic chips: a review"
- Quan Xu, Tianjin University, for "Mechanically Reprogrammable Pancharatnam-Berry Metasurface for Microwaves"
"It is with immense pleasure and pride that I extend my warmest congratulations to the seven outstanding recipients of the Advanced Photonics Young Innovator Award," said Co-Editor-in-Chief Xiao-Cong (Larry) Yuan. "Selected through rigorous competition, your groundbreaking research and visionary contributions to photonics exemplify the spirit of innovation and excellence that drives our field forward. Your work not only pushes the boundaries of knowledge but also promises transformative impact on science and society. On behalf of Advanced Photonics, I applaud your achievements and look forward to witnessing your continued success as you shape the future of photonics. May this award be a stepping stone to even greater milestones!"
"We are delighted to announce an exceptional cohort of recipients for the Advanced Photonics Young Innovator Award," said Co-Editor-in-Chief Anatoly Zayats. "Following the success of our inaugural year, this award continues to be a platform for recognizing the emerging talents whose innovative work is driving the field forward. The diverse achievements of Advanced Photonics authors we honor this year exemplify the creativity and innovation needed to push the frontiers of the science of light. We are excited to celebrate their contributions and look forward to the transformative impact they will make on the global scientific community."
Co-published by SPIE and Chinese Laser Press, Advanced Photonics is a highly selective, Gold Open Access, international journal publishing innovative research in all areas of optics and photonics, including fundamental and applied research. The journals Co-Editors-in Chief are Xiao-Cong (Larry) Yuan of Shenzhen University and Zhejiang Lab, China, and Anatoly Zayats of King’s College London, United Kingdom.
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