Dr Haoran Ren

ARC DECRA Fellow

School of Physics and Astronomy

Monash University

Dr Haoran Ren is an ARC DECRA Fellow (Lecturer) at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University. He joined Monash from June 2022, before that he held a Macquarie University Research Fellowship at Macquarie University, a Humboldt Research Fellowship at LMU Munich, and postdoc at RMIT University. He got a PhD from Swinburne University of Technology in 2017. His nanophotonic research seeks to uncover the underlying physics in multi-dimensional light manipulation and structured light-matter interactions. He has broad research interests including structured light imaging, meta-optics, resonant photonics, quantum photonics, near-field and on-chip photonics, and fibre optics. His group aims to develop advanced optical materials and nanotechnology to unleash the full potential of light for optical and quantum information processing.

Dr Ren holds a Honorary Research Fellow position at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Macquarie University. He is an Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) and a member of APL Photonics Early Career Editorial Advisory Board. He was awarded the 2022 ANZOS Geoff Opat Early Career Researcher Prize, the 2017 Victoria Fellowship, and the 2016 Chinese Government Prize for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (the Special Prize awarded to only ten worldwide recipients). His research has been featured by 2022 Emerging Leaders in Journal of Optics and 2022 MQ Research Spotlight.

Dr Chi Li

Research Fellow

School of Physics and Astronomy

Monash University

Dr Chi Li received a Ph.D. from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2022. Dr Li joined the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University as a Research Fellow in January 2023. His research interests include solid-state quantum emitters, low-dimensional materials, and integrated nanophotonics. His current research focuses mainly on the development of integrated photonic chips harnessing structured photons for high-dimensional quantum applications. He was awarded the 2021 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad.

Mr Haoyi Yu

Master student

School of Physics and Astronomy

Monash University

Mr Haoyi Yu obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of technology University (RMIT University) in 2022. He is currently a master student at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University. Mr Haoyi Yu obtained his bachelor’s degree from RMIT University in 2022. He is currently a master student at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University.

Mr Zhaoyang Xie

Master student

School of Physics and Astronomy

Monash University

Mr Zhaoyang Xie is a master student at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University. He received his bachelor’s degree from Guangzhou University in 2022, where he got research interests in 2D materials and photodectors.

Mr Joseph Ward

Undergraduate student

School of Physics and Astronomy

Monash University

Joseph is an undergraduate student studying a double degree in Computer Science and Science with a major in Physics at Monash University. He is deeply interested in the field of nanophotonics, with a particular focus on the manipulation of light for powerful new techniques in information technologies. Joseph involves with the Monash DeepNeuron student team as a project manager and has research experience in simulating a DAC system.