Recently, the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) announced the list of 47 newly elected SPIE Fellows for 2024. Professor Zhang Chi from the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China was elected for his outstanding contributions to the research of optical frequency-doubling crystal materials, nonlinear optical materials, and photoelectrocatalytic materials.
Professor Zhang Chi has long been committed to the research on the deep ultraviolet and mid-infrared second-order nonlinear optical properties and applications of strong laser-responsive oxide crystal materials, as well as the near-infrared third-order nonlinear optical properties and applications of inorganic-organic hybrid optical functional materials. He has published over 530 innovative SCI papers with significant academic impact in internationally renowned journals, such as J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and Adv. Mater. He currently holds 77 authorized national invention patents, among which five patents have undergone commercial validation and technology transfer. Professor Zhang has received wide acclaim from mainstream science media and academic peers, noting that his experimental research on the spectroscopy and diffraction methods of optical functional materials represents the highest research level in this field, and that the organic-inorganic conjugated materials developed by Prof. Zhang is expected to become photonic or optoelectronic devices, advancing the academic frontier at the nanoscale.
Founded in 1955, SPIE now has over 250,000 fellow members. As a renowned professional society dedicated to research, engineering, and applications in the fields of optics, photonics, optoelectronics and imaging, and image processing, SPIE is recognized as one of the most influential international academic organizations in the field of optical engineering. Those elected as Fellows are distinguished experts who have achieved significant scientific outcomes in interdisciplinary fields such as optics, photonics, and imaging technologies, and have made outstanding contributions to the optoelectronics field.
