CHEN Rui

CHEN Rui is a Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) since 2020, with prior roles as Associate Professor (2014-2020) and Postdoctoral Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2011-2014). He holds dual PhDs in Applied Physics (Nanyang Technological University) and Microelectronics & Solid State Electronics (Xiamen University), alongside a BSc in Physics from Xiamen University.

• Research Focus: Laser Spectroscopy, Optical Properties of Materials, Optical Microcavities, Micro/Nano Lasers, Optoelectronic Device Design.
• Key Trends: Published 15 recent works span optical microcavities, strain effects in nanowires, and optoelectronic device innovations, with keywords including Nanophotonics, Optical Resonators, and UV Emission.

Honors:

• 2019 SUSTech Excellent Teaching Award
• 2017 SUSTech Young Scientist Award
• 2014 Singapore Physical Society Outstanding Poster Award
• 2012 Singapore MRS-S Gold Medal for Best PhD Thesis

Grants: Led a SUSTech start-up grant (2014) and Singapore NRF Proof-of-Concept Grant (2012-2013, SGD 240,000) for high-efficiency LEDs.