Physics & modeling
Interactions between light and matter, thermal transport, and free space propagation.
Lumerical · COMSOL · rigorous coupled wave analysis · ZemaxOpen to faculty & R&D opportunities
From programmable photonics to intelligent photonic matter
Programming lightfor scalable systems.
I develop nonvolatile silicon photonic devices and systems, combining heterogeneous material integration with foundry scale engineering, optical computing, and practical deployment.
Full stackdesign · fab · packaging · testing
300 mmfoundry integration
MIT · UW · Metaacademia + industry
Platform focus
Silicon photonicsHeterogeneous integrationProgrammable systemsMeta optics
Full spectrum capability
One researcher. The complete device to system loop.
I move fluently between fundamental physics and practical engineering, turning an optical concept into a fabricated, controlled, packaged, and measured system.
Device & circuit design
Photonic components, programmable meshes, meta optics, and foundry layouts.
Python · mask layout · Cadence · process design kitsNanofabrication
Cleanroom process development from start to finish, including phase change material integration.
Lithography · Deposition · EtchCharacterization
Automated optical, electrical, material, and surface measurements.
LabVIEW · optical spectrum analyzer · X ray diffraction · atomic force microscopyControl & electronics
Scalable pulse control, instrument automation, signal transfer, and printed circuit board design.
Python · MATLAB · LabVIEWPackaging & systems
Electrical and photonic packaging toward robust, plug and play prototypes.
Fiber coupling · Integration · ValidationResearch impact & service
Research program
From material physics to programmable optical systems.
My work follows the full stack: modeling, device design, nanofabrication, automated characterization, electronics, packaging, and scalable photonic architectures.
01Research direction
Scalable silicon photonic systems
Building nonvolatile photonic gate arrays that route and process light with precise, multibit control, without the static power cost of conventional tuning.
- Silicon photonics
- Optical computing
- 300 mm foundry
Lead and senior author work
4 papers
02Research direction
Heterogeneous material integration
Integrating germanium antimony telluride (GST), antimony sulfide (Sb2S3), and antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) with silicon and silicon nitride platforms, from material characterization through nanofabrication, electrical control, and system level validation.
- Phase change materials
- Si / SiN platforms
- Device physics
Lead and senior author work
4 papers
03Research direction
Reconfigurable meta optics
Designing electrically addressable metasurfaces and optical resonators with high quality factors for compact wavefront control, sensing, and computation in free space.
- Meta optics
- Rigorous coupled wave analysis
- Free space systems
Lead and senior author work
3 papers
Future research vision
A manufacturable path from new materials to intelligent optical systems.
My independent program will connect heterogeneous material platforms, photonic circuits with autonomous configuration, and packaged optical interfaces across shared infrastructure for design, fabrication, packaging, and testing.
01Perception to memory
Codesign algorithmic photonic systems with perception and memory
Unify photonic hardware, control algorithms, sensing, and nonvolatile memory so optical systems can interpret their environment, retain useful states, and adapt their response.
02Devices to collectives
Collective learning in photonic networks
Connect programmable photonic nodes through shared optical signals and local feedback, enabling distributed systems to learn cooperatively, coordinate behavior, and improve without centralized control.
03Circuits to optical bodies
Adaptive optical bodies merging photonic integrated circuits and meta optics
Merge photonic integrated circuits, meta optics, heterogeneous materials, and embedded control into adaptive optical bodies that sense, compute, remember, and reshape light across guided and free space.
Latest highlight · 2026
A nonvolatile photonic gate array with precise local control.
The nonvolatile electro-optical programmable gate array (NEO-PGA) brings the flexibility of programmable photonics to a scalable 300 mm silicon platform using phase change materials and a “program, then verify” feedback method.
- Platform
- 300 mm silicon photonics
- Control
- Precise, multibit, nonvolatile
- Applications
- Interconnects · radio frequency photonics · computing
Experience
Academic depth, industry perspective.
2025 to Present
Postdoctoral Associate
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhotonics Materials Lab · Prof. Juejun HuMultimaterial integration of phase change materials, barium titanate, and materials with magneto optic functionality using wafer level and die level bonding.2024
Research Scientist Intern
Meta PlatformsOptical component design for augmented and virtual reality systems.Developed semianalytical modeling and design frameworks.2020 to 2025
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
University of WashingtonNOISE Lab · Prof. Arka MajumdarLed full spectrum phase change material and silicon photonics from modeling and fabrication to control and automated measurement.2018 to 2020
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Columbia UniversityLightwave Research LaboratoryBuilt fiber array platforms for testing photonic chips with electrooptic functionality.Teaching philosophy
Make the invisible intuitive.
I help students connect physical intuition, mathematical models, and system level abstraction, then move confidently between theory, simulation, data, and hardware.
I have mentored more than 10 undergraduate and master's students across photonic design, fabrication, and experiments, with outcomes including coauthored journal papers and conference presentations.
Optics & photonicsElectromagneticsCircuitsSemiconductor devices
Teaching experience
8 coursesFull length teaching and course assistant roles across the University of Washington and Columbia University.- Applied Nanophotonics
- Intro to Nanotechnology
- Devices & Circuits
- Circuit Theory
- Principles of Microfabrication
- Electromagnetics
Electronic Devices
Designed the course with a new faculty member from the ground up, reviewing lecture notes and creating a complete set of homework assignments and laboratory instructions.
Applied Nanophotonics
Designed and led a new hands on experiment for undergraduate and master's students, providing practical device characterization experience and connecting theory to measurement.
Next chapter
Let's build the next generation of programmable photonics.
I am exploring faculty positions and advanced R&D roles where rigorous science, scalable engineering, and meaningful mentorship meet.