He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2009 and 2010, and B.S. and M.E. from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Prior joining Purdue, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the NSF’s Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM). Dr. Pan studies light-matter interactions with an emphasis on developing novel micro- and nano-manufacturing processes, products, and systems for lithography, data storage, communication, and thermal and energy applications. Dr. Pan was a recipient of the 2016 NSF CAREER Award.