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Yuzhe Xiao

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Physics

((940)369-6198) -

Email: yuzhe.xiao@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Rochester, 2014
    Major: Optics
    Dissertation: Propagation of Optical Pulses in Dynamic Media: A Time Transformation Method.
  • MS, University of Rochester, 2012
    Major: Optics

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PHYS 2220 - Electricity and Magnetism, 3 courses.
  • PHYS 4950 - Senior Thesis, 1 course.
  • PHYS 4955 - Senior Thesis Capstone, 1 course.
  • PHYS 5610 - Selected Topics in Modern Physics, 1 course.
  • PHYS 5720 - Electromagnetic Theory I, 1 course.
  • PHYS 5910 - Special Problems, 3 courses.
  • PHYS 5941 - Colloquium, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Individual graduate research," Physics. (August 20, 2023 - December 20, 2023).

Awards and Honors

  • DARPA Young Faculty Award, DARPA. (October 1, 2023).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • WangT., Xiao, Y., King, J., Kats, M., Stebe, K., LeeD. Bioinspired Switchable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Xiao, Y. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Smart Sensing and Spectroscopy using Thermal Emission, Paris, France, France. (2023 - 2023).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "Physics professor selected for DARPA Young Faculty Award," UNT Research. (December 1, 2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Xiao, Y., "LEAPS-MPS: Light-matter-heat interactions with ultrafast thermal-radiation spectroscopy," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $249998 Funded. (2024 - 2026).
  • Xiao, Y. (Principal), "Exploring thermal properties of nanoscale wide bandgap semiconductors via ultrafast thermal-emission spectroscopy," sponsored by DARPA, Federal, $500000 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
  • Xiao, Y. (Principal), Lin, Y., Neu, J. (Co-Principal), Kelber, J.A. (Co-Principal), Ecker, M.J. (Co-Principal), "Understanding Infrared Materials with Optical Ellipsometry," sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions Equipment/Instrumentation Program, Federal, $258000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Neu, J., Zhang, Z., Kelber, J.A., Choi, T., Philipose, U., Purvis, R.M., Lin, Y., Xiao, Y., Cui, J., "Conductive-Probe-AFM combined with Terahertz Scattering Near- Field Microscope (c-AFM+THz-SNOM)," sponsored by DOD, Federal, $764981 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Xiao, Y. (Principal), Li, Y. (Co-Principal), Nardelli, M.B. (Co-Principal), ShemmerShemmer, O. (Co-Principal), Wang, Y. (Co-Principal), Valsson, O. (Co-Principal), Cundari, T. (Co-Principal), "Machine Learning in Physical and Chemical Sciences," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Xiao, Y. (Principal), Habibi, N. (Co-Principal), "Highly nonlinear plasmonic nanoparticles via quantum engineering," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Xiao, Y. (Co-Principal), Esmailie, F. (Principal), "Thermal and optical characterizations of cochlea and temporal bone for photobiomodulation therapy applications," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Faculty search committee for ML&AI in physics. (January 2024 - April 2024).
  • Committee Member, Undergraduate committee. (August 2023 - December 2023).
  • Track Organizer, Physics Olympics. (March 2023 - March 2023).

Public Service

  • Other (Reviewer), Regeneron Science Talent Search 2024. Denton, TX. (November 2023 - November 2023).
  • Other (grand award judge), Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2023. Dallas, TX. (May 2023 - May 2023).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, CLEO: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Denton, TX. (November 2023 - May 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Laser Photonics Review. Denton, TX. (2023 - 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Nature Communications. Denton, (2023 - 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Nature Photonics. Denton, (2023 - 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Physical Reivew Applied. Denton, TX. (2023 - 2023).