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Lin Zhu
 

 

Dr. Lin Zhu is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Clemson University and is also the program coordinator of Photonics Graduate Program. He obtained the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from California Institute of Technology in 2008.  Dr. Zhu’s current research interests include laser beam combining, hybrid photonic integration, optomechanics, and nanophotonic devices. He has published more than eighty peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. His work has been funded by many federal and state agencies, including ARO, DARPA, HEL-JTO, NSF, USARMY SMDC, SC Space Grant, and SC EPSCoR/IDeA . Dr. Lin Zhu was the recipient of the DARPA Young Faculty Award, ARO Young Investigator Award, and ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. He has served on the technical committees of many IEEE and OSA photonics conferences.

Education

 

Ph.D. - 2008, California Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering 
M.S. - 2004, California Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering 
M.S. - 2003, Tsinghua University, Electrical Engineering  
B.S. - 2000, Tsinghua University, Electrical Engineering 

 

 

Experience

Professor at ECE, Clemson University, Sept. 2019 -

Associate Professor at ECE, Clemson University, Sept. 2013 - Aug. 2019

Graduate Program Director, Photonics Program, Clemson University, Sept. 2013 -

Warren Owen Assistant Professor at ECE, Clemson University, Sept. 2008 - Aug. 2013

Research Staff at EE, California Institute of Technology, May 2008 - Aug. 2008

 

 

Awards

Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 2011

DARPA Young Faculty Award, 2010

ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2010

Clemson University Board of Trustees Faculty Award, 2010, 2011

IEEE LEOS Graduate Student Fellowship, 2007

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