Chee Wei Wong

Chee Wei Wong is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, holding the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. Endowed Term Chair in Engineering. He leads the Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, focusing on advanced optical and quantum systems.

• Nonlinear optics
• Quantum optics
• Ultrafast optics
• Precision measurements

His research spans quantum photonic phenomena, with notable work on Anderson localization, optomechanical oscillators, and graphene-based devices. Recent publications (2015–2009) highlight innovations in microresonator technologies, photonic crystal superlattices, and electromagnetically induced transparency analogues.

• 2019 UCLA Innovation Fund Award
• 2018 NIH Early Scientist Trailblazer Award
• Fellow of IEEE, SPIE, ASME, OSA, and MRS
• 2008 NSF CAREER Award
• 2007 DARPA Young Faculty Award