Cover feature of Applied Optics, 53(13), 2014; Cover feature of Optics Express, 25(22), 2017; 2019 SPIE Photonics West Conference Best Student Paper Award; 2021 IISE Best Track Paper Award; 2020 SPIE Rising Researcher Award; ISU William and Virginia Binger Professorship (2021-2023); Feature Paper of Transactions on Energy Systems and Engineering Applications, 2022; ISU College of Engineering Early Achievement in Research Award, 2023; Susan Smyth Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers Award, SME, 2024.
Research Experience
Currently an Associate Professor at the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia, leading the 3D Optical Sensing Laboratory (3DOSL). Previously worked at Iowa State University.
Background
Research interests include novel intelligent 3D optical sensing solutions, superfast dynamic 3D optical sensing/shape measurements, precision multi-scale 3D optical metrology, 3D point cloud/mesh data processing and analysis, in-situ 3D-vision-based monitoring for manufacturing processes, and applications of high-speed/real-time high-accuracy 3D imaging.