Shanhui Fan (Chinese: 范汕洄; born 1972) is a Chinese-born American electrical engineer and physicist, with a focus on theoretical, computational and numerical aspects of photonics and electromagnetism. He is a professor of electrical engineering, and a professor of applied physics (by courtesy) at Stanford University. He is the director of the Edward L. Ginzton Lab and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy.[1]

Shanhui Fan
范汕洄
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Zhengzhou, China
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Science and Technology of China
Known fordaytime radiative cooling, photonics, solar cells
AwardsVannevar Bush Fellow (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsNanophotonics, Photonic Crystals, Metamaterials, Topological physics, Plasmonics, Solar Cells
Doctoral advisorJohn D. Joannopoulos (MIT)

Education

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Fan did his undergraduate study in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China from 1988 to 1992. He completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1997, after which he continued as a postdoctoral researcher in the same group at MIT. His advisor was John D. Joannopoulos.[2]

Career

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Fan joined Stanford's faculty of electrical engineering in April, 2001.[3]

In 2012, he was a Visiting professor of physics at University of Sydney.[4]

Since 2014, Fan has been the Director of the Edward L. Ginzton Lab.[5] He was appointed Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and courtesy professor of Applied Physics through January 31, 2021.[6] [7]

Fan's research areas include nanophotonics, photonic crystals, metamaterials, topological photonics, plasmonics, solar cells.[8]

As of 2019, Fan has been granted approximately 57 patents.[9]

Selected works

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  • Coupled Mode Theory For Optical Resonances:
    • Shanhui Fan; Wonjoo Suh; J.D. Joannopoulos (2003). "Temporal coupled mode theory for Fano resonances in optical resonators". Journal of the Optical Society of America. 20 (3): 569–572. doi:10.1364/JOSAA.20.000569. PMID 12630843.
    • Z. Yu; A. Raman; S. Fan (2010). "Fundamental limit of nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (41): 17491–17496. arXiv:1004.2902. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10717491Y. doi:10.1073/pnas.1008296107. PMC 2955111. PMID 20876131.
  • Modulation Induced Non-Reciprocity:
  • Daytime Radiative Cooling:

Awards and honors

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  • R. W. Wood Prize, Optica (2022), "For foundational discoveries in photonics, ranging from resonator, topological, and non-reciprocal photonics to energy applications including the discovery of daytime radiative cooling based on a new kind of energy source."[10]
  • Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (2017)[11]
  • Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in Physics (2015–)
  • Fellow, IEEE (2010), for “contributions to nanophotonics”.[12]
  • Fellow, SPIE (2010)[13]
  • Fellow, the American Physical Society (2008), for “contributions to the theory and applications of nanophotonic structures and devices, including photonic crystals, plasmonics and meta-materials.[14]
  • Fellow, the Optical Society of America (2008), “For many deep and creative contributions to physics, analysis, and novel devices in semiconductor, dielectric and metallic optical nanostructures”.[15]
  • The Adolph Lomb Medal from the Optical Society of America (2007), “For fundamental work in nano-photonic structures”.[16]
  • The William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research (previously the NAS Award for Initiatives in Research) (2007), “For innovative research on the theory and applications of photonic crystal devices”.[17]
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science and Engineering (2003)[18]
  • National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award (2002)[19]

References

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  1. ^ Abate, Tom (2018). "In addition to making energy, what if solar panels could save energy?". Stanford Engineering: Research & Ideas. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Chemistry Tree: John D. Joannopoulos". Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. ^ "President's report to the Board of Trustees". Stanford Report. Stanford University. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. ^ "Institute of Photonics and Optical Science" (PDF). University of Sydney. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. ^ "Report of the President: Academic Council Professoriate appointments". Stanford News. Stanford University. October 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "Report of the president: Appointments and promotions". Stanford News. Stanford University. April 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Shanhui Fan's Profile". Stanford University.
  8. ^ "Shanhui Fan - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com.
  9. ^ "Search Patents - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
  10. ^ "Honors and Awards | Professor Shanhui Fan". shanhui.people.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  11. ^ "Department of Defense Announces FY17 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows | US DoD". dod.defense.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  12. ^ "IEEE Fellows Directory". IEEE. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  13. ^ "Complete List of SPIE Fellows". spie.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  14. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". aps.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  15. ^ "2008 OSA Fellows". osa.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  16. ^ "Adolph Lomb Medal". osa.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  17. ^ "William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  18. ^ "Shanhui Fan, 2003 Fellow". www.packard.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  19. ^ "NER: Exploration of Nanoscale Plasmonic Circuits". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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