Kaichen Dong

Kaichen Dong CV .pdf

09/2012-10/2017, Ph.D., Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University

08/2008-07/2012, B.E., Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University

11/2022- Present, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute

03/2019-09/2022, Postdoctoral affiliate, Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

02/2019-09/2022, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.

10/2017-02/2019, Research Associate, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University.

RESEARCH AREAS

Temperature-adaptive Radiative Cooling

Moiré Photonics, Metamaterials/Metasurfaces, AI-assisted design

Zero-power MEMS Devices

Phase-change Materials

Selected Journal Papers

[1] J. Li*, K. Dong*, T. Zhang, D. Tseng, C. Fang, R. Guo, J. Li, Y. Xu, C. Dun, J. J. Urban, T. Hong, C. P. Grigoropoulos, A. Javey, J. Yao, and J. Wu. Printable, emissivity-adaptive and albedo-optimized covering for year-round energy saving. Joule, 7, 1-16 (2023).

[2] T. Zhang*, K. Dong*,#, J. Li, F. Meng, J. Li, S. Munagavalasa, C. P. Grigoropoulos, J. Wu, and J. Yao#. Twisted Moiré Photonic Crystal Enabled Optical Vortex Generation through Bound States in the Continuum. Nature Communications, 14, 6014 (2023).

[3] J. Li, K. Dong#. Scalable and Durable Temperature-Stabilizing Janus Thermal Cloak. Joule, 7, 1399-1414 (2023).

[4] K. Dong, J. Wu. Radiative cooling, what’s next? Next Energy, 1, 100003 (2023).

[5] K. Dong*,#, J. Li*, T. Zhang, F. Gu, Y. Cai, N. Gupta, K. Tang, A. Javey, J. Yao, J. Wu#. Single-Pixel Reconstructive Mid-Infrared Micro-Spectrometer. Optics Express, 9, 14367-14376 (2023).

[6] K. Dong, D. Tseng, J. Li, S. Warkander, J. Yao, and J. Wu. Reducing Temperature Swing of Space Objects with Temperature-Adaptive Solar or Radiative Coating. Cell Reports Physical Science, 3, 101066 (2022).

[7] K. Tang*, K. Dong*, J. Li*, M. P. Gordon, F. G. Reichertz, H. Kim, Y. Rho, Q. Wang, C.-Y. Lin, C. P. Grigoropoulos, A. Javey, J. J. Urban, J. Yao, R. Levinson, and J. Wu. Temperature Adaptive Radiative Coating for All-Season Household Thermal Regulation, Science, 374, 1504-1509 (2021).

[8] K. Dong*, T. Zhang*, J. Li, Q. Wang, F. Yang, Y. Rho, D. Wang, C. P. Grigoropoulos, J. Wu, and J. Yao. Flat Bands in Magic-Angle Bilayer Photonic Crystals at Small Twists, Physical Review Letters, 126, 223601 (2021).

[9] K. Tang*, K. Dong*, C. J. Nicolai, Y. Li, J. Li, S. Lou, C.-W. Qiu, D. H. Raulet, J. Yao, and J. Wu. Millikelvin-resolved Ambient Thermography, Science Advances, 6, eabd8688 (2020).

[10]K. Dong*, S. Hong*, Y. Deng*, H. Ma, J. Li, X. Wang, J. Yeo, L. Wang, S. Lou, K. B. Tom, K. Liu, Z. You, Y. Wei, C. P. Grigoropoulos, J. Yao, and J. Wu. A Lithography-Free and Field-Programmable Photonic Metacanvas, Advanced Materials, 30, 1703878 (2018).

[11]K. Dong, H. S. Choe, X. Wang, H. Liu, B. Saha, C. Ko, Y. Deng, K. B. Tom, S. Lou, L. Wang, C. P. Grigoropoulos, Z. You, J. Yao, and J. Wu. A 0.2 V Micro-Electromechanical Switch Enabled by a Phase Transition, Small, 14, 1703621 (2018).

[12]K. Dong*, Y. Deng*, X. Wang, Kyle B. Tom, Z. You, and J. Yao. Subwavelength Light Confinement and Enhancement Enabled by Dissipative Dielectric Nanostructures, Optics Letters, 43, 1826-1829 (2018).

[13]X. Wang*, K. Dong*, H. S. Choe, H. Liu, S. Lou, K. B. Tom, H. A. Bechtel, Z. You, J. Wu, and J. Yao. Multifunctional Microelectro-Opto-Mechanical Platform Based on Phase-Transition Materials, Nano Letters, 18, 1637-1643 (2018).

[14]K. Dong, S. Lou, J. Yao, J. Wu, Z. You. Measurement of Residual Stresses in Pulsed Laser Deposited Thin Films. Optics and Precision Engineering, 26, 70-76 (2018).

[15]K. Dong#, S. Lou, H. S. Choe, K. Liu, Z. You, J. Yao, and J. Wu#. Stress Compensation for Arbitrary Curvature Control in Vanadium Dioxide Phase Transition Actuators, Applied Physics Letters, 109, 023504 (2016).

2024, PIERS Young Scientist Award

2023, Chief Scientist of National Key R&D (Young Scientist) Program of China

2022, MIT Technology Review Top 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35, Global List)

2022, NSFC Early-Career Award

2022, Shenzhen Pengcheng Peacock Plan (Class-B)

2018, National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in the field of Measurement, Control and Instrument from the China Instrument and Control Society

2018, Excellent Ph.D. Thesis, Tsinghua University.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate Student (PhD/Master), and Visiting Student Positions are available!

Please contact me if you are interested in our research and majoring in physics, materials science, instrument science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, thermal engineering, optics, and telecommunications.