Assist Prof Dr. Zhenglin Chen | Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award
Assistant Researcher at Tsinghua university, China
Zheng Sun is a Professor at East China Normal University, specializing in light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. His research focuses on the development of advanced photonic structures and optical materials, including metamaterials, optical microcavities, and hybrid excitonic materials. Zheng’s work aims to surpass natural materials’ optical properties and explores quantum optics and engineered nonlinear optical materials. He is also involved in creating ultrasensitive sensors for chemical and biological detection and enhancing energy transfer systems. Zheng holds a Ph.D. in Physics from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and has previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. He has received several honors, including the “Bringing In Overseas Talents” award and recognition from OSA Publishing.
Education:
Zheng Sun holds a Ph.D. in Physics from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, completed in 2017, under the guidance of Prof. Vinod Menon. Prior to that, he earned his M.A. in Physics from Fudan University in 2012, where he was advised by Prof. Zhenghai Chen and Xuechu Shen. His academic journey began with a B.S. in Applied Physics from Zhejiang Normal University in 2008, studying under Prof. Sheng Li. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his current research in light-matter interactions at the nanoscale, focusing on the development of advanced photonic structures, metamaterials, and hybrid excitonic materials. This expertise supports his work in next-generation computing technologies, ultrasensitive sensors, and high-efficiency energy transfer systems.
Zheng Sun is a Professor at East China Normal University, a position he has held since December 2020. Before this, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh from November 2017 to November 2020. During his postdoctoral tenure, he focused on research related to cavity quantum electrodynamics and hybrid microcavities. His role as a professor continues to emphasize his research interests in light-matter interactions, including the development of advanced photonic structures and engineered optical materials. His professional experience reflects a strong commitment to advancing the fields of quantum optics, nonlinear optical materials, and polariton-based technologies.
Zheng Sun’s research interests lie at the intersection of nanoscale light-matter interactions and advanced optical materials. His work focuses on exploring excitons in two-dimensional semiconductors, particularly transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), and developing photonic structures that confine light. He is also engaged in studying cavity quantum electrodynamics using both inorganic and hybrid microcavities. Sun’s research extends to engineered nonlinear optical materials based on hybrid nanocomposites and optical electro-control of polaritons. Additionally, he investigates quantum optics using metamaterials and the transportation of polaritons in GaAs quantum wells based microcavities. His goal is to advance next-generation technologies, including quantum computing, ultrasensitive sensors for chemical and biological detection, and high-efficiency energy transfer systems.
Award and Honors
Zheng Sun has received several prestigious awards and honors throughout his career. In 2021, he was recognized with the “Bringing In Overseas Young Talents” award and the “Pujiang Talent” Program in Shanghai, China. He also received the “Bringing In Overseas Talents” award in 2020. His contributions to the field were acknowledged by the Optical Society of America (OSA) Publishing in 2020 with a peer review recognition. Additionally, he was honored with the Nanophotonics Technical Group Outstanding Student Poster Award at CLEO in 2016 and the CUNY Science Scholarship in 2012. Zheng Sun graduated with the highest honor from both Shanghai University in 2011 and Zhejiang Normal University in 2008.
Zheng Sun specializes in advanced research on light-matter interactions and optical materials. His skills include designing photonic structures such as metamaterials and optical microcavities to manipulate light at the nanoscale. He excels in developing engineered optical materials with properties exceeding natural materials, including hybrid excitonic materials. His research also spans quantum optics, focusing on quantum properties of light for emerging technologies and efficient energy systems. Zheng is adept in creating nonlinear optical materials based on hybrid nanocomposites and exploring optical electro-control of polaritons. Additionally, he studies the transportation of polaritons in GaAs quantum wells and develops ultrasensitive sensors for chemical and biological detection. His work is pivotal in advancing quantum computing, high-efficiency energy transfer, and sensing technologies.
Publications:
- “Strong light–matter coupling in two-dimensional atomic crystals”
- Authors: X Liu, T Galfsky, Z Sun, F Xia, E Lin, YH Lee, S Kéna-Cohen, VM Menon
- Year: 2015
- Citations: 1121
- Journal: Nature Photonics, 9 (1), 30-34
- “Optical Control of Room-temperature Valley Polaritons”
- Authors: Z Sun, J Gu, G Areg, S Zav, CR Considine, D Michael, …
- Year: 2017
- Citations: 207
- Journal: Nature Photonics, 11 (8), 491-496
- “Broadband Enhancement of Spontaneous Emission in 2D Semiconductors Using Photonic Hypercrystals”
- Authors: Z Sun, T Galfsky, CR Considine, CT Chou, WC Ko, YH Lee, E Narimanov, …
- Year: 2016
- Citations: 114
- Journal: Nano Letters, 16 (8), 4940−4945
- “Control of Strong Light-matter Interaction in Monolayer WS2 Through Electric Field Gating”
- Authors: B Chakraborty, J Gu, Z Sun, M Khatoniar, R Bushati, AL Boehmke, …
- Year: 2018
- Citations: 104
- Journal: Nano Letters, 18 (10), 6455-6460
- “Observation of Non-equilibrium Motion and Equilibration in Polariton Rings”
- Authors: S Mukherjee, DM Myers, RG Lena, B Ozden, J Beaumariage, Z Sun, …
- Year: 2019
- Citations: 34
- Journal: Physical Review B, 100 (24), 245304
- “Optically Controlled Femtosecond Polariton Switch at Room Temperature”
- Authors: F Chen, H Li, H Zhou, S Luo, Z Sun, Z Ye, F Sun, J Wang, Y Zheng, …
- Year: 2022
- Citations: 28
- Journal: Physical Review Letters, 129 (5), 057402
- “Spin-resolved Purcell Effect in a Quantum Dot Microcavity System”
- Authors: Q Ren, J Lu, HH Tan, S Wu, L Sun, W Zhou, W Xie, Z Sun, Y Zhu, …
- Year: 2012
- Citations: 26
- Journal: Nano Letters, 12 (7), 3455-3459
- “Anisotropic Raman Spectroscopy of a Single β-GaO Nano-belt”
- Authors: Z Sun, LH Yang, XC Shen, ZH Chen
- Year: 2012
- Citations: 18
- Journal: Science Bulletin, 57 (6), 565-568
- “Charged Bosons Made of Fermions in Bilayer Structures with Strong Metallic Screening”
- Authors: Z Sun, J Beaumariage, Q Wan, H Alnatah, N Hougland, J Chisholm, …
- Year: 2021
- Citations: 17
- Journal: Nano Letters, 21 (18), 7669−7675
- “Femtosecond Dynamics of a Polaritons Bosonic Cascade at Room Temperature”
- Authors: F Chen, H Zhou, H Li, J Cao, S Luo, Z Sun, Z Zhang, Z Shao, F Sun, …
- Year: 2022
- Citations: 13
- Journal: Nano Letters, 22 (5), 2023-2029
