He received his B.S. in Physics from Peking University in 2012 and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from California Institute of Technology in 2017. Xu Yi’s research is focused on the physics and applications of photonics resonators and optical frequency combs. He also extends his work to many interdisciplinary areas, including astronomy, spectroscopy, microwave photonics and etc. Dr. Yi is a recipient of NASA group achievement award in 2017 for exploring comb-based calibration system for exoplanet detection.