(2019) Best Poster Award won by my student Mohan Wang in 2019 IEEE Photonics Conference.
(2018) 2nd Prize ($15,000) Randall Family Big Idea Competition won by my students (Shuo Li, Aidong Yan, and Ran Zou).
(2018) 3rd Prize ($5,000) Randall Family Big Idea Competition won by my students (Mohan Wang and Jingyu Wu).
(2017) Carnegie Science Award for Energy Innovation.
(2017) 2017 Carnegie Science Award in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (with National Energy Technology Lab).
(2015 - 2025) Paul E. Lego Chair Professor.
(2007) NSF CAREER Award.
(2004 - 2014) Paul E. Lego Faculty Fellow.
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2002
MS, Physics, University of British Columbia, 1998
BS, Control Science and Physics, Xiamen University, 1994
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Zou, R., Liang, X., Chen, Q., Wang, M., Zaghloul, M.A.S., Lan, H., Buric, M.P., Ohodnicki, P.R., Chorpening, B., To, A.C., & Chen, K.P. (2020). A Digital Twin Approach to Study Additive Manufacturing Processing Using Embedded Optical Fiber Sensors and Numerical Modeling. JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, 38(22), 6402-6411.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/JLT.2020.3010722.
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Che, Q., Wen, H., Li, X., Peng, Z., & Chen, K.P. (2019). Partial Discharge Recognition Based on Optical Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensing and a Convolutional Neural Network. IEEE ACCESS, 7, 101758-101764.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2931040.
Chen, K., Haggerty, M., Rountree, S., Stuckner, A., & Wang, M. (2019). Fiber Optic Pressure and Temperature Sensors for Gen IV Reactor Environments. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society - Volume 121, 121, 655-658.AMNS. doi: 10.13182/t30675.
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Wang, M., Huang, S., Wu, J., Zhao, K., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Determination of Femtosecond Laser Direct Written Waveguide Refractive Index Using Machine Learning. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Part F181-CLEO-AT 2020.OSA. doi: 10.1364/cleo_at.2020.jw2b.15.
Wang, M., Wu, J., Yang, Y., Zhao, K., Huang, S., Lan, H., Buric, M., Ohodnicki, P., Liu, B., Yu, Q., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Multiplexable Intrinsic Fabry-Perot Cavities using Femtosecond Laser Inscribed Scattering Centers. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Part F181-CLEO-AT 2020.OSA. doi: 10.1364/cleo_at.2020.jtu2g.3.
Wang, M., Zhao, K., Huang, S., Yang, Y., Buric, M., Ohodnicki, P., Liu, B., Chorpening, B., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Femtosecond Laser Fabricated Sensor Devices on SingleCrystal Sapphire Optical Fiber. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Part F181-CLEO-AT 2020.OSA. doi: 10.1364/cleo_at.2020.jth2a.7.
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Lan, H., Crawford, S., Splain, Z., Boyer, T., Ohodnicki, P., Baltrus, J., Zou, R., Wang, M., & Chen, K.P. (2019). Detection of Rare-Earth Elements Enhanced by Bio-Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Using UV LED. In 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2019 - Proceedings. doi: 10.23919/CLEO.2019.8749351.
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Wu, J., Peng, Z., Wang, M., Cao, R., Li, M.J., Wen, H., Liu, H., & Chen, K.P. (2019). Fabrication of ultra-weak fiber Bragg grating (UWFBG) in single-mode fibers through Ti-doped silica outer cladding for distributed acoustic sensing. In Optics and Photonics for Sensing the Environment - Proceedings Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress (ES, FTS, HISE, Sensors).
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