Dr. Zhang Xiang, born in December 1963 in Nanjing, China, and a distinguished optoelectronics scientist, earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1996.
His pioneering work in photonic metamaterials and surface plasmon photonics has led to groundbreaking advancements, including the first successful creation of a three-dimensional material with a negative optical refractive index in 2008, and the development of the world's first superlens in 2005, breaking the diffraction limit barrier.
His contributions extend to plasmonic lithography, the first surface plasmon semiconductor laser (2009), the smallest ultra-wideband high-speed optical modulator using single-layer graphene (2011), and groundbreaking discoveries in two-dimensional semiconductor materials.
Elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 and the Academia Sinica in 2012, Zhang has been instrumental in promoting international academic collaboration and contributing significantly to China's technological and educational development.