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Faculty Profile - Wenshan Cai

Associate Professor
Optics and Photonics

Phone: 4048948911
Fax: 404.894.0560
Office: MiRC 213

http://www.ece.gatech.edu/research/labs/lapo

Biography

Dr. Wenshan Cai joined the faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology in January 2012 as an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a joint appointment in Materials Science and Engineering. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials at Stanford University. His scientific research is in the area of nanophotonic materials and devices, in which he has made a major impact on the evolving field of plasmonics and metamaterials. Dr. Cai has published ~30 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and the total citations of his recent papers have reached over 2,000 within the past five years. He authored the book, Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications, which is used as a textbook or a major reference at many universities around the world. Dr. Cai received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University in 2000 and 2002, respectively, and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2008, all in electrical/electronic engineering.

Selected Publications, Patents

Research Interests
  • Micro- and nanophotonic structures and devices
  • Plasmonics and metamaterials
  • Nonlinear optics and ultrafast phenomena
  • Optoelectronics and integrated photonics
  • Fiber optics and optical communications
  • Photovoltaics
Distinctions
  • Optical Society of America New Focus/Bookham Student Award, 2008
  • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, 2007
  • Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Award in the Technology category, 2006
  • Graduate with Honors, Tsinghua University, 2002
  • Member: Optical Society of America, Materials Research Society, American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Last revised on April 18, 2012.