Shanhui Fan

Shanhui Fan (Chinese: 范汕洄; born 1972) is a Chinese-born American electrical engineer and physicist, with a focus on theoretical, computational and numerical aspects of photonics and electromagnetism. He is a professor of electrical engineering, and a professor of applied physics (by courtesy) at Stanford University. He is the director of the Edward L. Ginzton Lab and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Fan Shanhui. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Shanhui Fan
范汕洄
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Zhengzhou, China
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Science and Technology of China
Known fordaytime radiative cooling, photonics, solar cells
AwardsVannevar Bush Fellow (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsNanophotonics, Photonic Crystals, Metamaterials, Topological physics, Plasmonics, Solar Cells
Doctoral advisorJohn D. Joannopoulos (MIT)

Education

Fan did his undergraduate study in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China from 1988 to 1992. He completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1997, after which he continued as a postdoctoral researcher in the same group at MIT. His advisor was John D. Joannopoulos.[2]

Career

Fan joined Stanford's faculty of electrical engineering in April, 2001.[3]

In 2012, he was a Visiting professor of Physics at University of Sydney. [4]

Since 2014, Fan has been the Director of the Edward L. Ginzton Lab.[5] He was appointed Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and courtesy professor of Applied Physics through January 31, 2021.[6] [7]

Fan's research areas include nanophotonics, photonic crystals, metamaterials, topological photonics, plasmonics, solar cells.[8]

As of 2019, Fan has been granted approximately 57 patents.[9][10]

Selected works
  • Coupled Mode Theory For Optical Resonances:
    • Shanhui Fan; Wonjoo Suh; J.D. Joannopoulos (2003). "Temporal coupled mode theory for Fano resonances in optical resonators". Journal of the Optical Society of America. 20: 569–572. doi:10.1364/JOSAA.20.000569.
    • Z. Yu, A. Raman, and S. Fan (2010). "Fundamental limit of nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107: 17491–17496. arXiv:1004.2902. doi:10.1073/pnas.1008296107.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Modulation Induced Non-Reciprocity:
    • Z. Yu; S. Fan (2009). "Complete optical isolation created by indirect interband photonic transition". Nature Photonics. 3: 91–94. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.273.
    • K. Fang; Z. Yu; S. Fan (2012). "Realizing effective magnetic field for photons by controlling the phase of dynamic modulation". Nature Photonics. 6: 782–787. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2012.236.
  • Daytime Radiative Cooling:
    • A. Raman; M. A. Anoma; L. Zhu; E. Rephaeli; S. Fan (2014). "Passive radiative cooling below ambient air temperature under direct sunlight". Nature. 515: 540–544. doi:10.1038/nature13883.

Awards and Honors

References
  1. Abate, Tom (2018). "In addition to making energy, what if solar panels could save energy?". Stanford Engineering: Research & Ideas. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "Chemistry Tree: John D. Joannopoulos". Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. "Stanford Report: President's report to the Board of Trustees". news.stanford.edu/news/2001/june20/prezreport-620.html. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. "University of Sydney: Institute of Photonics and Optical Science" (PDF). sydney.edu.au/ipos/images/content/research/IPOS-Annual-Report-2012-13.pdf. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. "Report of the President: Academic Council Professoriate appointments". Stanford University. October 14, 2014.
  6. University, Stanford (April 18, 2018). "Report of the president: Appointments and promotions". Stanford News.
  7. "Shanhui Fan's Profile". Stanford University.
  8. "Shanhui Fan - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com.
  9. "Search Patents - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
  10. "Shanhui Fan - Co-Founder @ Skycool Systems". Crunchbase.
  11. "Department of Defense Announces FY17 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows | US DoD". dod.defense.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  12. "IEEE Fellows Directory". ieee.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  13. "Complete List of SPIE Fellows". spie.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  14. "APS Fellow Archive". aps.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  15. "2008 OSA Fellows". osa.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  16. "Adolph Lomb Medal". osa.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  17. "William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  18. "Shanhui Fan, 2003 Fellow". www.packard.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  19. "NER: Exploration of Nanoscale Plasmonic Circuits". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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