The Distinguished Lecture on “Atomic-engineering Metadevices in the Data-driven Future” will take place as follows:
Date: 29 April 2024 (Monday)
Time: 15:00 – 16:00.
Venue: Research Building N21, G013
The speaker is:
Dr. YAN Zhiyuan, Distinguished Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore University
The Lecture is:
Atomic-engineering Metadevices in the Data-driven Future
Abstract:
In an era dominated by the Internet of Everything, the interconnectedness of sensors, individuals, services, and data is driving transformative changes across businesses, societies, and personal lives. This transformation demands advanced technologies that support efficient computing, versatile memory, and programmable optoelectronics. Achieving high-density, fast, energy-efficient, and cost-effective devices has become a critical goal for both academic researchers and the semiconductor industry. A significant challenge lies in miniaturizing devices while maintaining simple and cost-effective fabrication processes. This seminar will explore the fundamental aspects of thin-film architectures, valued in the industry for their straightforward and cost-effective fabrication. One key question to be addressed is how to enhance the functionality of thin-film devices to support active devices with multi-level programmability—a critical limitation in current solid-state devices. The speaker will present her research on designing programmable thin-film optoelectronics, meta-optics, and heterogeneous architectures using 2D materials at the atomic level. The showcased atomic-engineered metadevices exhibit remarkable tunability post-fabrication when subjected to electrical, optical, and thermal manipulations. These devices have promising applications across various fields, including memristors, sensors, structural colors, displays, photodetectors, and stealth technology. This seminar aims to touch interdisciplinary topics, including atomic manufacturing, 2D materials, electronics, optoelectronics, and optics, underscoring their potential to innovate and refine future microelectronics technologies.
Biography:
Dr. Yan Zhiyuan is a distinguished research fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore. She earned her PhD from the Engineering Product Development Pillar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design in 2021. Dr. Yan’s research focuses on the design and development of tunable low-dimensional solid-state optoelectronics, metaoptics, and atomic manufacturing. To date, she has authored 14 international journal papers in prestigious publications such as Nature Nanotechnology, ACS Nano, Laser & Photonics Reviews, Nano Letters, and Light: Science & Applications.
During her doctoral studies, Dr. Yan was awarded the President’s Graduate Fellowship by the Ministry of Education of Singapore for the years 2016-2021. She earned the Best Poster Award at the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) in 2019 and received the National Outstanding Self-Financed Students Prize in 2020, recognizing her research achievements.
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