Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in 2009. Dr. Yang's research interests include optical materials and devices in nanophotonics and plasmonics; physics and applications of optical meta materials; nano scale optomechanics, optical nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS); integrated optofluidic devices and optical sensors; photon management for solar energy harvesting; optical device micro-/nano-fabrication. Details about his current research and contact information can be found at http://web.mst.edu/~yangxia.