Principal Investigator
Prof. Chenglong Zhao (CV)
Professor (Assistant)
Department of Electro-Optics & Photonics
Department of Physics
Office: Science Center, Room 009B
Mail address: 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio 45469-2314
Tel: (937) 229-2182; Fax: (937) 229-2180; Email: czhao1 [at] udayton.edu
Professor (Assistant)
Department of Electro-Optics & Photonics
Department of Physics
Office: Science Center, Room 009B
Mail address: 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio 45469-2314
Tel: (937) 229-2182; Fax: (937) 229-2180; Email: czhao1 [at] udayton.edu
Dr. Zhao is an assistant professor at University of Dayton with a joint appointment at the Department of Electro-Optics & Photonics and Department of Physics. He received his PhD from Peking University (Beijing, China) in 2011. Then, he carried out postdoctoral research at the Pennsylvania State University and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Prof. Zhao’s research interests include Nanomanufacturing, Nanophotonics, Nanomanipulation, Plasmonics, and Bio-sensing. He has authored and co-authored over 20 journal papers including Nature Communications, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Nanoscale, and Lab Chip. His research findings have been widely reported by Science Daily, Physics News, National Science Foundation, Science Codex, Science News, Nano Werk, et al.
Graduate Students
Md Shah Alam, PhD student, Sept. 2014 - present
Graduated from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand with an MSc degree in Nanotechnology. He has obtained his BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh and worked in the same University as an Assistant Professor. He has prior work experience in the fabrication of multilayer thin films on glass, FTO and flexible substrates using self-assembly of gold and silica nanoparticles through layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition technique and optical and electrical characterization of thin films. His current research interests are Nanophotonics, Nano-manipulation, Plasmonics and Optical Antenna.
Graduated from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand with an MSc degree in Nanotechnology. He has obtained his BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh and worked in the same University as an Assistant Professor. He has prior work experience in the fabrication of multilayer thin films on glass, FTO and flexible substrates using self-assembly of gold and silica nanoparticles through layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition technique and optical and electrical characterization of thin films. His current research interests are Nanophotonics, Nano-manipulation, Plasmonics and Optical Antenna.
Farzia Karim, PhD student, Sept. 2014 - present
Holds an MSc degree in Nanotechnology from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. She worked as a Lecturer in East West University, Bangladesh. She has prior work experience in design and development of an optical fiber sensor based on Fabry-Perot interferometry that can monitor the in-situ growth of a thin film. Her current research interests are Nanophotonics, Optical Trapping, Plasmonics.
Holds an MSc degree in Nanotechnology from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. She worked as a Lecturer in East West University, Bangladesh. She has prior work experience in design and development of an optical fiber sensor based on Fabry-Perot interferometry that can monitor the in-situ growth of a thin film. Her current research interests are Nanophotonics, Optical Trapping, Plasmonics.
Ana Isabel Sanchez Solis, PhD student, Aug. 2017 - present
PhD student from Mexico with an MSc degree in Optics from Centro de Investigaciones en Optica (CIO). She obtained her BSc degree in Physics Engineering from Universidad de Guanajuato (UG). she has work experience in the synthesis and characterization of Quantum Dots (QDs) with applications in solar cells and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Her current research interests are Nanophotonics and Biological applications of Nanoparticles.
PhD student from Mexico with an MSc degree in Optics from Centro de Investigaciones en Optica (CIO). She obtained her BSc degree in Physics Engineering from Universidad de Guanajuato (UG). she has work experience in the synthesis and characterization of Quantum Dots (QDs) with applications in solar cells and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Her current research interests are Nanophotonics and Biological applications of Nanoparticles.
Undergraduate Students
Zayne Parsons, Physics Major, Feb. 2018 - presentI am an undergraduate student from Dayton, Ohio. I will be gaining research experience and understanding with Dr. Zhao by working on a project involving the use of a smartphone camera as an imaging microscope.
Former Group Members
Yujie Yang, Master student, Sept. 2017 – present
I am an undergraduate student from Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), China. I am going to gain research experience with Prof. Chenglong Zhao to understand Nonlinear Optics. My current research interest is Nonlinear Plasmonics.
I am an undergraduate student from Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), China. I am going to gain research experience with Prof. Chenglong Zhao to understand Nonlinear Optics. My current research interest is Nonlinear Plasmonics.
Yuwen Li, Master Student, Sep. 2017 – present
I am an undergraduate student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China. I am developing reconfigurable tunable micro-lens with Prof. Chenglong Zhao.
I am an undergraduate student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China. I am developing reconfigurable tunable micro-lens with Prof. Chenglong Zhao.
Jenna Burget, PreDentistry Major, Sept. 2014 - present
I am an undergraduate student from Findlay, OH. I will be gaining research experience with Dr. Zhao, working with a smartphone based microscope to image bio-samples.
I am an undergraduate student from Findlay, OH. I will be gaining research experience with Dr. Zhao, working with a smartphone based microscope to image bio-samples.
