Yuzhe Xiao

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

• Shymkiv , D., , Z.W., Thornock, B., Karpf, A., Nunez, C., Xiao, Y. (2025). Accurate depth-resolved temperature profiling via thermal-radiation spectroscopy: numerical methods vs machine learning. Optics Express. Denton, 210 Ave A
• Xiao, Y. (2025). Emissivity of post-corrosion stainless steel 316 exposed to FLiBe molten salt in a non-isothermal flow loop. Journal of Nuclear Materials.
• Kumar, T., Feng, D., Xiao, Y. (2025). Self-Referencing Photothermal Common-Path Interferometry to Measure Absorption of Si3N4 Membranes for Laser-Light Sails. ACS Photonics.
• WangT., Xiao, Y., King, J., Kats, M., Stebe, K., LeeD. Bioinspired Switchable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
• Xiao, Y., Phuttitarn, L., Graham, T., Wan, C., Saffman, M., Kats, M. Lateral beam shifts and depolarization upon oblique reflection from dielectric mirrors. Annalen der Physik.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Xiao, Y., "Probing charge-spin-phonon interactions via transient spinning thermal radiation," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2025 - 2026).
• Xiao, Y., "LEAPS-MPS: Light-matter-heat interactions with ultrafast thermal-radiation spectroscopy," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $249998 Funded. (2024 - 2026).
• Xiao, Y. (Co-Principal), Joshi, S.S. (Principal), "Multiplexing of Laser-based Additive Manufacturing for Surface Engineering and Diagnostics," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
• 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).