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Yi Yang

Institution
University of Hong Kong

Country
Hong Kong

Field
Physics

Yang received the 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his research aiming to realise strong free-electron-light interaction by interfacing slow nonrelativistic electrons with judiciously designed photonic environments.

 

(Photo: University of Hong Kong)

AWARDS
  • 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award

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