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Professor Chee Hing Tan is a faculty member at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield, where he holds the title of Professor of Opto-Electronic Sensors and serves as the Theme Lead for Materials and Devices. He obtained his BEng (1st class) and PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1998 and 2002, respectively. His career includes a tenure as Head of Department (2019–2024) and current role as Academic Line Manager for the Semiconductor Materials and Devices theme.
Professor Tan’s research focuses on opto-electronic sensors, semiconductor materials, and advanced detector technologies. Key areas include avalanche photodiodes, infrared detectors, and semiconductor device optimization. He leads the Semiconductor Materials and Devices Group, collaborating on projects like SWIRup Infrared Space Image Sensors and the Advanced Detector Centre. His work emphasizes materials innovation, such as type-II InAs/GaSb superlattices and AlGaAsSb-based devices, with applications in telecommunications, thermal imaging, and radiation detection.
He has supervised numerous PhD and MPhil students, contributing to over a dozen graduated researchers. Professional activities include IEEE Senior Membership and co-founding Phlux Technology. His teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate courses in electronics and photonics.
Notable achievements include pioneering low-noise avalanche photodiodes with record sensitivity and developing high-performance infrared detectors. His research group collaborates with EPSRC on millimetre-wave measurement technologies and advanced detector systems.
