Weidong ZhouProfessor Weidong Zhou obtained BS and ME degrees from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He worked at CIENA corporation for three years before joining University of Txas at Arlington. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering, working on semiconductor optoelectronics and nanophotonic materials and devices. Dr. Zhou and his group has been working in the area of photonic crystal membrane photonics, especially membrane lasers and imagers, for integrated silicon photonics and flexible optoelectronics. Dr. Zhou has authored and co-authored over 330 journal publications and conference presentations, including over 60 invited conference talks and over 50 seminar talks. Dr. Zhou is a fellow of SPIE, a senior member of IEEE, and a member of OSA, APS, MRS, and AAAS. Dr. Zhou's major awards include Member of UTA Academy of Distinguished Scholars (2016), UTA Outstanding Research Achievement Award (2015), College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award (2013), etc. Read More Read Less