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Biography
I am an ARC Future (former DECRA) Fellow and lead the Monash NanoMeta Group at Monash University. My research in nanophotonics explores the full potential and multi-dimensional nature of light, focusing on controlled light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Driven by the fascinating optical physics and photonic applications across various fields, my work spans many topical areas in optics-related research.
I have available PhD and Honours projects. I have recent major foci on 1) metasurface waveguides as a platform for photonic applications like structured light/single photons manipulation; 2) meta-optics enabled computational imaging and endoscopic imaging; 3) laser-reconfigurable optical materials ; 4) quantum valleytronics. If you are interested in our nanophotonics research—a dynamic field in applied physics where you can bring your innovative designs to life in breakthrough experiments—please reach out.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Optics, PhD, Nanophotonics manipulation of angular momentum of light for information optics, Swinburne University of Technology
20 Mar 2013 → 17 Feb 2017
Award Date: 17 Feb 2017
External positions
Secretary, Australia and New Zealand Optical Society
1 Jan 2025 → 1 Jan 2026
Chair of the Photonic Metamaterials Technical Group at OPTICA (formly OSA), Optica LLC
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2026
Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University
1 Jun 2022 → 31 May 2027
Associated Investigator, The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2023
Research area keywords
- Nanophotonics
- Structured light
- Integrated photonics
- Quantum optics
- Holographic display
- Optical sensing
- Fibre optics
- Meta-optics
- Plasmonics
- Orbital angular momentum
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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All-on-chip twisted light modulator for ultrahigh-capacity data processing
Ren, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maier, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dawes, J. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Omatsu, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
10/11/22 → 9/11/25
Project: Research
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3D metafibre optics for advanced imaging
Ren, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/06/22 → 22/08/25
Project: Research
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Reconfigurable Integrated Meta-Photonic Platform On-a-Chip
Ren, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
11/12/25 → 10/12/29
Project: Research
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An achromatic metafiber for focusing and imaging across the entire telecommunication range
Ren, H., Jang, J., Li, C., Aigner, A., Plidschun, M., Kim, J., Rho, J., Schmidt, M. A. & Maier, S. A., 19 Jul 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 10 p., 4183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access190 Citations (Scopus) -
Nanophotonic Materials for Twisted-Light Manipulation
Ren, H. & Maier, S. A., Aug 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 34, 16 p., 2106692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access51 Citations (Scopus) -
Optical Metasurfaces for Energy Conversion
Cortés, E., Wendisch, F. J., Sortino, L., Mancini, A., Ezendam, S., Saris, S., De S. Menezes, L., Tittl, A., Ren, H. & Maier, S. A., 21 Jun 2022, In: Chemical Reviews. 122, 19, p. 15082–15176 95 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
129 Citations (Scopus) -
Metasurface Measuring Twisted Light in Turbulence
Dinter, T., Li, C., Kühner, L., Weber, T., Tittl, A., Maier, S. A., Dawes, J. M. & Ren, H., 21 Sept 2022, In: ACS Photonics. 9, 9, p. 3043-3051 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Radial bound states in the continuum for polarization-invariant nanophotonics
Kühner, L., Sortino, L., Berté, R., Wang, J., Ren, H., Maier, S. A., Kivshar, Y. & Tittl, A., Dec 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 8 p., 4992.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access89 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2016 Chinese Government Prize for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Ren, H. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Geoff Opat Early Career Researcher Prize
Ren, H. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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APL Photonics (Journal)
Ren, H. (Editorial board member)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Nature (Journal)
Ren, H. (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Nature Photonics (Journal)
Ren, H. (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Science Advances (Journal)
Ren, H. (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Nature Electronics (Journal)
Ren, H. (Peer reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility