Haonan Ling

Haonan Ling is an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF). His research focuses on nanoscale light-matter interactions, novel material systems, and nanophotonic device engineering. He leads the Ling Lab, exploring applications in metamaterials, van der Waals heterostructures, and quantum optoelectronics.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, UCLA (2024)
• B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, UCLA (2017)

Research Interests:

• Design of mid-infrared metasurfaces for ultra-efficient light-matter coupling
• Development of deeply subwavelength nanophotonic devices
• Integration of van der Waals materials into scalable optoelectronic systems
• Exploration of excitonic effects in 2D material heterostructures

Publication Trends (2020–2024):

• Consistent focus on van der Waals materials and metamaterials
• Advances in mid-infrared photonics and nonlinear optics
• Emerging work in bio-integrated sensors and wearable electronics
• High-impact contributions in Nano Letters, Nature Nanotechnology, and Optica

Awards:

• 2024 Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Prize
• 2023 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship

Grants & Advising:

• Active research grants in metamaterials and nanophotonics (details pending)
• Current advisees: None listed (likely early in career)

Lab & Teams: The Ling Lab at UCF specializes in atomically precise nanophotonic design, combining experimental fabrication with computational modeling to create next-generation optical devices.