Biography

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Education

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

12/2014-12/2016, visiting Ph.D. student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

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

Professional Experience

11/2022-Present, Assistant Professor, Institute of Data and Information, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University

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

Additional Positions

09/2023-Present, Deputy Director, Center of Double Helix, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University

Current Courses

Writing Scientific Papers and Making Presentations in English (60250101)

Modern Photonic Technologies (85991452)

Numerical Simulation of Physical Nanodevices and Microsystems (85991622)

Research Interests

1.     Smart Photonic Materials: smart radiative temperature control materials, etc.

2.     Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS): zero-power MEMS sensors, etc.

3.     Nanophotonics: moiré photonic crystals, moiré physics, metamaterials, metasurfaces, etc.

4.     AI-for-Science

Selected Publications

Publications in journals including Science、Joule、Physical Review Letters、Nature Communications、Science Advances、Advanced Materials. Our research is funded by MOST, NSFC, etc.

[1] X. Zhao*, J. Li*, K. Dong#, J. Wu#, Switchable and Tunable Radiative Cooling: Mechanisms, Applications, and Perspectives, ACS Nano, 18, 18118-18128 (2024).

[2] 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).

[3] 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).

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

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

[6] 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).

[7] 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).

[8] 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).

[9] 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).

[10] 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).

[11] 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).

[12] 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).

[13] 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).

[14] 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).

[15] 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).

Awards and Honors

2024, Microsystems & Nanoengineering (MINE) Young Scientist Award

2024, PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium (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