Shengwang Du

Shengwang Du is an Affiliate Research Professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Dallas (2025–2025) and currently holds a Professor position at Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics and Astronomy (2025–Present). He previously served as a Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2017–2020) and held roles from 2008–2020 there, including Associate and Assistant Professor. His research focuses on AMO Physics, Quantum Optics, and Optical Imaging, with notable contributions to quantum networks, quantum computing, and super-resolution microscopy. He has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2019) and Optica (2019), and an Elected Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (2020).

Education:

• PhD in Physics, University of Colorado Boulder (2005)
• MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2002)
• MS in Physics, Peking University (1999)
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University (1996)
• Minor in Computer Science, Nanjing University (1995)

Research Interests:

• Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (Laser Cooling/Trapping)
• Quantum Optics (Quantum Information Science, Quantum Computing)
• Optical Imaging (Nanostructure and Bioimaging Techniques)

His work bridges quantum systems with practical applications, such as all-optical neural networks and precision sensors using nitrogen-vacancy centers.

Grants & Labs:

• Recipient of a $5M NSF grant (2023) for quantum information processing research
• Founder of the Du Group - Quantum Optics Lab at UT Dallas
• Developed LiTone, a 5D light-sheet microscopy technology for live-cell imaging