Dr Xuming ZHANG Associate Head & Associate Professor

Location BC618
Phone +852 3400 3258
mail xuming.zhang@polyu.edu.hk
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Biography Xuming Zhang is currently an associate professor with Department of Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received BEng degree in Precision Mechanical Engineering from the University of Science & Technology of China (USTC) in 1994, M.Eng. in Optical Engineering from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOFM) in 1997, another M.Eng. in Microsystems from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2000, and Ph.D. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2006. He has published about 100 journal papers with a H-index of about 30. He has filed 4 US patents and 6 China patents.




Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, Nanyang Technological University
Master of Engineering, National University of Singapore
Master of Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China




Teaching Area Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology

Miniature external-cavity tunable lasers

Photocatalysis, water treatment, air purification

Microfluidic chips

Fiber pressure sensors, biomimetic sensors

Biophotonics, micro-optics and nano-photonics







Research Interests
Microfluidics, optofluidics, artificial photosynthesis, biomimetics, micro-/nano-optics.