Members

LACI Group Photons
2018/09/24	2019/07/13
2019/12/20	2021/07/09
2021/12/23	2022/07/30

2022/12/22 2022/07/22

2023/12/22

Principal Investigator

Liang, Jinyang, Ph.D.

Professional Experience
2022-Present Associate Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)- Université du Quebec
2017-2022 Assistant Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)- Université du Quebec
2017/1-2017/4 Postdoc, Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (USA)
2012-2016 Postdoc, Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (USA)

Education
2009-2012 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (USA)
2007-2009 M.S.E., Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (USA)
2003-2007 B. Eng., Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (China)

Postdoctoral Fellows
Kilcullen, Patrick, Ph.D.		Education 2018 – 2023 Ph.D. Energy and Materials Science, INRS-University of Quebec 2014 – 2017 M.Sc. Physics, University of Northern British Columbia 2010 – 2014 B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics, University of Northern British Columbia Awards 2023 TD Assurance Travel Grant (INRS) 2023 Best Student Presentation Award (Photonics North) 2021 SPIE Best Paper Award (Photonics West) 2019-2022 NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship
Jiang, Cheng, Ph.D.		Education 2018 – 2023 Ph.D. Energy and Materials Science, INRS-University of Quebec 2014-2018 B. Eng., Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University Awards 2023 SPIE Best Paper Award (Photonics West) 2021 SPIE Best Paper Award (Photonics West) 2020 COPL Collaboration Scholarship 2020 China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship 2019 SPIE Student Travel Award 2019 INRS-ÉMT Best Presentation Award
Marquez, Miguel, Ph.D.		Education 2018-2022 Ph.D., Physics, Universidad Industrial de Santander 2016-2018 M.S., Applied Mathematics, Universidad Industrial de Santander 2010-2015 B.S., System Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander Award 2023 Optica Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship

Graduate Students
Lai, Yingming, M.Sc.	Education 2018-2020 M.Sc. Materials Science, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) – Université du Québec 2014-2018 B. Eng., Optical Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Award 2023 TD Assurance Travel Grant (INRS) 2023 Best Oral Presentation Award (2023 UltrafastX Conference) 2023 PBEEE Scholarship (FRQNT) 2022 INRS Best Master’s Thesis Award 2021 FRQNT Relève étoile Louis-Berlinguet Award
Liu, Miao, M.Sc. (Co-supervisor: Prof. Fiorenzo Vetrone)	Education 2017-2020 M. Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University 2013-2017 B. Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Awards 2023 Prize for the Best Talk – Biomedical (CQMF Conference) 2023 Best Oral Presentation Award (2023 UltrafastX Conference)
Beniwal, Madhu, M.Tech, M.Sc.	Education 2020-2022 M. Tech., Applied Optics, India Institute of Technology Delhi, India. 2016-2018 M. Sc., Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India. 2013-2016 B. Sc., Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India.
Wang, Siqi	Education 2017-2021 B. Eng., Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University Award 2022 INRS-ÉMT Best Presentation Award 2020 Mitacs Globalink Research Award
Liu, Hanzi	Education 2020-2023 M.Sc., Optoelectronic Engineering, Huaqiao University

Visiting Members

Undergraduate Interns

Alumni		Last known position
	Liu, Jingdan, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow, 2018-2023	Associate Professor Shanghai Institute of Fine Optics and Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	Moulik, Samik Roy, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow, 2021-2023	Postdoctoral Fellow Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
	Liu, Xianglei, Ph.D. PhD student, 2017-2022 Postdoc, 2022 Ph.D. Thesis: Development and Applications of Single-shot Compressed Optical-Streaking Ultrahigh-speed Imaging	R&D Verification Engineer Ansys, Montréal, Canada


	Garcia, Hans Visiting PhD student – 2022	Ph.D. student at Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
	Marquez, Miguel Visiting PhD student – 2021 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship	Ph.D. student at Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
	Jerez, Andrés Visiting PhD student – 2022 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship	Ph.D. student at Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia

	Yan, Xiaoyue Undergraduate intern – 2023 Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Senior at Beijing Institute of Technology, China
	Chen, Qinyi Undergraduate intern – 2023 Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Senior at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
	Gomez Ramirez, Alejandra Undergraduate intern – 2022 Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Senior at National University of Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
	Zhao, Ruyi Undergraduate intern – 2022 Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Senior at Beijing Institute of Technology, China
	Sheng, Qiyuan Undergraduate intern – 2021 (online) Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Senior at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
	Peng, Junxin Undergraduate intern – 2021 (online)	Senior at Beijing Institute of Technology, China
	He, Menglin Undergraduate intern – 2020 (online) NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards	Junior at McGill University, Canada
	Yang, Qianwan Undergraduate intern – 2019 Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Ph.D. student at Boston University, USA
	Shi, Xiaowen Undergraduate intern – 2019 Mitacs Globalink Research Award	Graduate student at the National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Sun, Haojia Undergraduate intern – 2018	Ph.D. student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China