Laiming Zhang

Prof. Laiming Zhang received his Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. He then worked at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CIOMP, CAS), the first optical research institute in China, founded in 1952 by Prof. Daheng Wang, often referred to as the "Father of Chinese Optics." Prof. Wang earned his degree in Applied Optics from Imperial College London in the 1930s. This institute is also home to renowned optical journals, including Light: Science & Applications, Light: Advanced Manufacturing, and eLight. With nearly two decades of experience, Zhang's research focuses on laser devices, laser-matter interactions, and holography. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Cambridge Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors (CPDS).