Experience
professional experience
- 2019 – present Display Exploration Engineer – Apple Inc.
- 2014 – 2019 Ph.D. Optics – University of Central Florida
- 2010 – 2014 B.S. Physics – University of Science and Technology of China
leadership & service
journal editor
professional society
honors & awards
- 10/2019 Edmund Optics Educational Award Bronze
- 05/2019 JSID’s Outstanding Student Paper of the Year Award
- 02/2019 First Place of SPIE AR/VR/MR Optical Design Challenge, SPIE Photonics West
- 01/2019 UCF Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- 10/2018 IEEE Orlando Chapter Graduate Student Scholarship Award
- 05/2018 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
- 05/2018 Best Student Paper, ICDT
- 04/2018 Best Paper Award, SLCP
- 06/2017 JSID’s Outstanding Student Paper of the Year Award
- 09/2014 Graduate Dean’s Fellowship, University of Central Florida
- 09/2014 CREOL Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Central Florida
- 07/2014 Outstanding Graduate Award, USTC
- 09/2011 National Scholarship, USTC
media coverage
- “Consumer AR/VR Headsets Focus on Nontraditional Optics,” Photonics Spectra, 53(5), 30-33, May 2019.
- “Advance in Light Filtering Technology Has Implications for LCD Screens, Lasers and Beyond,” AIP News, 13 Dec. 2017.
- “Learning from Nature: Moth Eyes Inspire Non-reflective Screen Coating,” Scientific American, 26 Jul. 2017.
- “Moths Help Scientists Attack Glare,” The Wall Street Journal, 07 Jul. 2017.
- “A Better Touch Screen, Inspired by Moth Eyes,” Discover Magazine, 22 Jun. 2017.
- “Eyes Inspire Glare-Resistant Coating for Cellphone Screens,” National Public Radio, 22 Jun. 2017.
- “New Screen Coating Makes Reading in Sunlight a Lot Easier. The Secret? Moth Eyes,” OSA News Release, 22 Jun. 2017.
