Iam-choon Khoo

Iam-choon Khoo is the William E. Leonhard Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on advanced liquid crystal technologies and their applications in optics, nanophotonics, and metamaterials.

• Role: William E. Leonhard Professor
• Institution: Pennsylvania State University
• Department: Electrical Engineering

Research Interests

He investigates the properties of liquid crystals for optical switching, reconfigurable photonic devices, and ultrafast image processing. His work spans nonlinear optics, nanotechnology, and smart materials, particularly in manipulating light-matter interactions through composite systems.

Publication Trends

Recent studies highlight his contributions to monocrystalline liquid crystal films, blue-phase dynamics, and reconfigurable scattering for next-generation optical systems. Collaborative projects emphasize photonic applications and plasmonic nanostructures integration.

Grants & Projects

Khoo led NSF-funded research on multiwave mixing in nonlinear thin materials (1990-1993), laying the foundation for his later innovations in liquid crystal-based optical systems.

Research Impact

With over 391 publications and a high h-index (51), his work has been cited extensively, particularly in creating transient and stationary optical phenomena for advanced technological applications.