Qiaoqiang Gan, Ph.D.

Faculty

Professor

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Research Interests

Water and Energy Sustainability, Nanophotonics, Thermal management, Optical Biosensing

Selected Publications

  • Vapor condensation with daytime radiative cooling, M. Zhou , H. Song , X. Xu , A. Shahsafi , Z. Xia , Z. Ma , M. Kats , J. Zhu , B. Ooi , Q. Gan†, Z. Yu†, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 118, e2019292118 (2021).
  • A polydimethylsiloxane coated metal structure for all-day radiative cooling, L. Zhou, H. Song, J. Liang, M. Singer, M. Zhou, E. Stegenburgs, N. Zhang, C. Xu, T. Ng, Z. Yu†, B. S. Ooi†, Q. Gan†, Nature Sustainability 2, 718 (2019)
  • Hybrid concentrated radiative cooling and solar heating in a single system, L. Zhou, H. Song, N. Zhang, M. Singer, H. Zhang, B. Ooi, Z. Yu, Q. Gan†, Cell Reports Physical Science 2, 100338 (2021) (featured by Nature on Feb. 18, 2021: A heat-radiating material goes sideways to keep its cool’).
  • Cold vapor generation beyond the input solar energy limit, H. Song, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, M. H. Singer, C. Li, A. R. Cheney, D. Ji, L. Zhou, N. Zhang, X. Zeng, Z. Bei, Z. Yu, S. Jiang, Q. Gan, † ‎Adv. Sci. 5, 1800222 (2018)

Education

  • Ph.D., Lehigh University, PA, 2010
  • M.S., Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Science, China, 2006
  • B.S., Fudan University, China, 2003

Professional Profile

  • 2021-present: Full Professor, MSE, PSE, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2020-2021: Full Professor, EE, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
  • 2017-2020: Associate Professor, EE, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
  • 2011-2017: Assistant Professor, EE, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • Optica, Fellow
  • SPIE, Fellow

Awards

  • 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activities
  • 2016 University at Buffalo Exceptional Scholar Award - Young Investigator

KAUST Affiliations

  • Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)
  • Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Water and energy sustainability Nanophotonics Thermal management Optical biosensing