Join us for the 2025 Dr Peter Domachuk Memorial Lecture presented by Professor Shanhui Fan from Stanford University.
Light, or electromagnetic waves, represent one of the most fundamental mechanisms for thermal transport. The heat of the sun, for example, comes to us through solar radiation. The ability to control light therefore has profound implications for the control of thermal transport as well.
Shanhui will discuss modern advances in the use of nanostructures to control the flow of light and heat, leading to new technologies such as daytime radiative cooling.
At the end of the talk, there will be a Q&A followed by a cocktail reception.
| Date: | Wednesday 1 October 2025 |
| Time: | 5:45 pm for 6-8:15 pm Lecture 6-7:10 pm followed by cocktail reception 7:15-8:15 pm |
| Venue: | Messel Lecture Theatre, Sydney Nanoscience Hub (SNH), Physics Road, The University of Sydney |
| Registration: | Free, registration essential by Thursday 25 September for catering purposes. |
Shanhui Fan is the Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering at the Stanford University. He received his Ph. D in 1997 in theoretical condensed matter physics from MIT.
His research interests are in nanophotonics. He has published over 700 refereed journal articles, given over 400 plenary/keynote/invited talks, and holds over 80 US patents.
His recent awards include the R. W. Wood Prize from the Optica, a Simons Investigator in Physics, and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He is a member of both the U. S. National Academy of Engineering and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of APS, OSA, SPIE, and IEEE.
The Dr Peter Domachuk Memorial Lecture was established in honour of Peter’s outstanding contribution and commitment to optofluidics and biophotonics research. This event is co-presented with the Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS) and the School of Physics.
