Shuang Zhang

Professor Shuang Zhang is Chair of Photonics and Head of the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), with joint affiliation to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He has held academic positions at the University of Birmingham (2010-2020) and research roles at University of Illinois and UC Berkeley.

• PhD in Electrical Engineering (2005, University of New Mexico)
• MSc in Physics (1999, Northeastern University)
• BSc in Physics (1996, Jilin University)

Research Focus: A pioneer in photonic metamaterials and topological photonics, his work bridges Nanophotonics, Metasurfaces, and Quantum Optics. Key contributions include:

• Topological boundary effects in photonic systems
• Non-Hermitian physics of evanescent waves
• Programmable electromagnetic wave control
• Landmark studies on chiral zero modes and Berry dipole crystals

Awards & Recognition:

• IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Optics (2010)
• Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2016)
• Fellow of OSA (2016) and APS (2022)
• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher (2018-2021)

Academic Leadership: Serves as Co-Executive Editor-in-Chief for Light: Science & Applications and Divisional Associate Editor for Physical Review Letters. Supervises PhD students in topics spanning photonic crystals, topological photonics, and metamaterials.