Faculty Profile

Yuzhe Xiao

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Physics
College
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


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





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PHYS 4950.751, Senior Thesis, Spring 2024 
PHYS 4955.754, Senior Thesis Capstone, Spring 2024 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PHYS 5610.001, Selected Topics in Modern Physics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 5910.753, Special Problems, Fall 2023 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Wang, T., Xiao, Y., King, ., Kats, M., Stebe, ., Lee, D. Bioinspired Switchable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Xiao, Y. (Principal), "Exploring thermal properties of nanoscale wide bandgap semiconductors via ultrafast thermal-emission spectroscopy," Sponsored by DARPA, Federal, $500000 Funded. (October 1, 2023 – September 30, 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. (September 1, 2023 – June 1, 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. (June 1, 2023 – March 30, 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. (June 1, 2023 – March 30, 2024).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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