Colloquium Presentations

1.                  “Optical Study of Exciton Localization Phenomena in Semimagnetic Semiconductors and Their Multiple Quantum Wells” Physics Department, Peking University , Aug. 12, 1985 .

2.                  “Generating THz EM wave at Semiconductor Surfaces” Physics Department, SUNY, Albany , NY , Oct. 5, 1990 .

3.                  “Optically Induced Femtosecond Electromagnetic Radiation from Semiconductor Surfaces” Department of Computing Science and Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Nov. 1, 1990. Physics Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , Nov. 22, 1990 . Shanghai University of Sciences and Technologies, Shanghai , Nov. 26, 1990 . Peking University , Beijing , Dec. 4, 1990 .

4.                  “Transient Dynamics of Real and Virtual Carriers near the Semiconductor Bandgap” Physics Department, RPI, Jan. 29, 1992 .

5.                  “Generation and Detection of Terahertz Electromagnetic Pulses from Semiconductor Surfaces and Interfaces with Femtosecond Optics,” Physics Department, Williams College , February 18, 1992 .

6.                  “Application of Ultrafast Laser Beam in Science and Technology,” Physics Department, SUNY Albany , March 5, 1992 .

7.                  “Ultrafast Optoelectronics Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,” Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science Aug. 17, 1992 .

8.                  “Resonance Nonlinear Susceptibility in Zincblende Crystals,” Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory, Zhongshan University , Guongzhou , China , Aug. 3, 1992 .

9.                  “Terahertz Optical Rectification in GaAs Crystals with Resonance Excitation,” Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shanghai , China , Jul. 30, 1992 .

10.              “New THz Sources,” Physics Department, Univ. of Maryland , Baltimore County , April 13, 1994 .

11.              “Ultrawide Band Electrical Field Sensors,” NRC, Ottawa . Canada , Feb. 8, 1996 .

12.              “Recent Progress in Ultrafast Optoelectronics, “Institute of Physics (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Institute of Technical Physics (Chinese Academy of Sciences), University of Science and Technology (Hefei), Institute of Applied Physics (Shanghai), March 1 to March 10, 1996.

13.              “Terahertz Optoelectronics,” Xiamen University , May, 1996.

14.              “Ultrafast Terahertz Optoelectronics,” National Jiaotung University , Taiwan , May, 1996.

15.              “Doing Advanced Research in USA ,” 505 International Corporation, May, 1996.

16.              “Advanced Terahertz Technologies,” Xian Institute of Optics and Fine Machine, Xian, China , May, 1996.

17.              “Ultrafast Electro-Optic Field Sensor and Imaging with Terahertz Beams,” Physics Department, RPI, Nov. 20, 1996 .

18.              “Free-Space Electro-Optic Sampling of THz Beams,” US Naval Research Laboratory, April 18, 1997 .

19.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China , 1997.

20.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Xian Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xian, China, May 28, 1997.

21.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China , August 27, 1997 .

22.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Distinguished Lecture on wideband communication, Washington MTT Chapter and Baltimore LEOS Chapter, distinguished lecturer seminar, Dec. 9, 1997 .

23.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Physics Department , Washington State University, Feb. 27, 1998 .

24.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Physics Department, National Singapore University , Feb. 13, 1998 .

25.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Institute of Laser and Spectroscopy, Zhongshan University , Guangzhou , Feb. 24, 1998 .

26.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Physics Department, Peking University , Beijing , China , July 3, 1998 .

27.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecture at London Chapter, London , UK , September 1, 1998 .

28.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecture at Boston Chapter, Lincoln Lab., MIT, Boston , October 8, 1998 .

29.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecture at Princeton University , NJ , October 20, 1998 .

30.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecture at Center New Jersey Chapter, NJIT, Newark , October 21, 1998 .

31.              “THz Technology,” Microwave Photonics Study Group , Sogang University , Seoul , Korea , November 5, 1998 .

32.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Plenary talk at Korean Photonics Conference’98 and IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecture at Korean Chapter, Pusan , Korea , November 6, 1998 .

33.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics (II),” Department of Education Physics, Chonbuk National University , Chonju , Korea , November 7, 1998 .

34.               “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” National Jiaotung University , Hsinchu , Taiwan , December 14, 1998 .

35.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Distinguished Lecture for IEEE/LEOS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University , Feb. 19, 1999 .

36.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Distinguished Lecture for IEEE/LEOS, Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, University of Central Florida , Orlando , March 18, 1999 .

37.              “Free-Space Terahertz Optoelectronics,” Distinguished Lecture, Optical Society of America, Denver chapter, and IEEE/LEOS Denver chapter, National Institute of Standard and Technology, Boulder, CO, April 13, 1999.

38.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” Colloquium, Milton S. Eisenhower Research and Technology Development Center , Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University , June 9, 1999 .

39.              “THz Technology,” Short Course at CLEO'99, Baltimore , May 25, 1999 .

40.              “Free-Space Terahertz Optoelectronics,” Distinguished Lecture, IEEE/LEOS Tokyo chapter, Tokyo Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, July 9, 1999.

41.              “Introduction of THz Wave,” tutorial talk, Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology, March 9, 2000 .

42.              “Application of THz Wave,” tutorial talk, Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology, March 10, 2000 .

43.              “THz Beam Sensors and Their Applications,” P.Y. Han, M. Tani, F. Pan, and X.-C. Zhang , invited talk, International Conference of Organic Nonlinear Optics, March 16, (2000).

44.              “THz Technology,” X.-C. Zhang , invited talk as the Distinguished Professor at Hiroshima University , Japan , March 30, 2000 .

45.              “Introduction and Application of THz Wave,” Japanese Spectroscopy Company (JASCO), and JASCO Technical Research Laboratory, April 5, (2000).

46.              “THz Imaging and Its Applications,” Seminar, Division of Molecular Medicine, Wadsworth Center, New York State Health Department, May 5, (2000).

47.               “THz Technology,” Short Course #127, CLEO’2000, San Francisco , May 8, (2000).

48.              “Introduction and Application of THz Wave,” Seminar, Biology Department, Rensselaer polytechnic Institute, May 15, (2000).

49.              “THz Imaging,” Key Note Speaker, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Chateau de Bonas, France, June 14, (2000).

50.              “Free-Space Terahertz Optoelectronics,” Distinguished Lecture at LEOS French Chapter, Paris , France , June 30, (2000).

51.              “Introduction of THz Wave,” National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Tsinchu , Taiwan , July 19, (2000).

52.              “Electro-Optic THz System,” National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Tsinchu , Taiwan , July 19, (2000).

53.              “THz Imaging,” National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Tsinchu , Taiwan , July 20, (2000).

54.              “THz Wave Application,” National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Tsinchu , Taiwan , July 20, (2000).

55.              “THz Imaging and Applications,” Biomedical Engineering Center , Industrial Technology University , Taipei , Taiwan , July 21, (2000).

56.              “THz Wave and Its Applications,” Institute of Electro-Optics , National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , July 24, (2000).

57.              “THz Wave and Its Applications,” for CE Capital, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy , New York , August 17, (2000).

58.              “Free-Space THz Optoelectronics,” LEOS Distinguished Lecture, IEEE Ottawa Section, Ottawa , Canada , August 23, (2000).

59.              “THz Optoelectronics”, Colloquium and Distinguished Lecture (IEEE/LEOS), Electrical Engineering Department, University of Pavia , Italy , Oct. 2, (2000).

60.              “THz Spectroscopy”, School on Plasma Physics and Ultrafast Optics, Capri , Italy , Oct. 9, (2000).

61.              “THz Wave Imaging”, Symposium on Current Advances in Biophotonics and Nanomedicine”, Buffalo , NY , Oct. 20, (2000).

62.              “Terahertz Optoelectronics: past, present, and future,” W-S2-A01, International Photonic Conference, Tsinchu , Taiwan , Dec. 13, (2000).

63.              THz Wave and its Applications,” Physics Department, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan , Dec. 15, (2000).

64.              “THz Wave Sensing and Imaging”, IMRA, America Inc., Ann Arbor , MI , Jan. 5, (2001).

65.              “Free Space THz Optoelectronics,” seminar, Ultrafast Photonics Laboratory and New York State CAT, City College of CUNY, Feb. 8, (2001).

66.              “THz Wave Sensing and Imaging,” EECS/RLE Optics and Quantum Electronics Seminar, MIT, Feb. 28 (2001).

67.              “Terahertz Wave Sensing and Imaging,” Colloquium, Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, April 5, (2001).

68.              “Next Ray? T-ray!” Colloquium, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, April 17, (2001).

69.              “THz Optoelectronics: Past, Present, and Future,” Colloquium, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, April 19, (2001).

70.              “Terahertz Technology,” Short Course, Conference of Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Baltimore , MD , May 8, (2001).

71.              “Next Ray? T-ray!” Colloquium, Institute for Solid State Electronics, Technical University, Vienna, Austria, May 11, (2001).

72.              “Past, Present, and Future of Terahertz Optoelectronics,” Institute of Photonics, Technical University , Vienna , Austria , May 13, (2001).

73.              “Next Ray? T-ray!” 5th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting on Novel Optical Materials and Application, Cetraro, Italy, May 25, (2001).

74.              “Next Ray? T-Ray” a presentation for the CapinTech executives, School of Engineering , Rensselaer , June 6, (2001).

75.              “T-Ray for Biomedical Application” a presentation for the International Dermatologist Association, Toronto , June 23, (2001).

76.              “T-Ray” a presentation for the Vennworks ( NY , NY ), and the Office of Commercialization, Rensselaer , June 27, (2001).  

77.              “T-Ray for Biomedical Applications” a presentation for Dr. Khosla, Acting Director of NSF ECS Division, Rensselaer , June 30, (2001).

78.              “T-Ray,” presentation in Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, and Physics Department, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. July 11, 2001 .

79.              “Passion for THz Optoelectronics,” Special Session of Ultrafast Pulse Technologies and Their Applications II, CLEO Pacific Rim, Mukahari, Japan, July 17, 2001.

80.              “Near Field T-Ray Microscope,” Information Science Division, National Natural Science Foundation of China , Shenzhen , China , August 3, 2001 .

81.              “Next Rays? T-Ray!” GE Exploration Meeting, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August 7, 2001 .

82.              “Next Rays? T-Ray!” IBM-RPI Meeting, IBM Yorktown Height, August 12, 2001 .

83.              “THz Optoelectronics: Pros and Cons,” 23rd International Free Electron Laser Conference and 8th Users Workshop, Fr-O-8, August 24, 2001 .

84.              “Next Rays? T-Ray!” Seminar, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, Sept. 5, 2001.

85.              “Next Rays? Terahertz-Ray!” Colloquium, School of Science , Shanghai University , Shanghai , China , Sept. 6, 2001 .

86.              “Terahertz Electric Field Imaging,” Plenary Speaker, International Conference for Infrared and Millimeter Wave, Toulouse , France , September 13, 2001 .

87.              “Terahertz Science and Technology,” Lecture for the National Natural Science Foundation of China , Beijing , Feb. 21 (2002).

88.              “Sensing and Imaging with T-Rays,” Video Presentation to “French Terahertz Days” conference, (Journees Terahertz 2002), University of littoral, Dunkerque , France ,

89.              March 14, 2002 .

90.              “Recent progress of terahertz science and technology,” plenary talk, International Symposium on Ultrafast Phenomena and Terahertz Wave, Beijing , July 22, 2002 .

91.              “Terahertz science and technology,” plenary talk at Chinese Physics Society Fall Meeting, August 29, 2002 .

92.              “THz Research in China ,” Panel for Link to International Projects, THz-Bridge Workshop, Capri , Italy , Oct. 1, 2002 .

93.              “Next Rays? T-ray !,” Seminar, Physics Department, University of Maryland at Baltimore County , Feb. 5, 2003 .

94.              “Next Rays? T-ray!” Physics Department, Capital Normal University , Beijing , China , March 13, 2003 .

95.              “THz Science and Technology,” Center for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University , Beijing , China , March 13, 2003 .

96.              “THz Science and Technology,” Division of Theoretical Physics, Department of Nuclear Physics, Chinese Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China, September 9, 2003.

97.              “How ZnTe impacts THz Science and Technology in Past Seven Years?” Nikko Materials Co. Ltd., Tokyo , Japan , October 3, 2003 .

98.              “THz Wave Sensing and Imaging, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” Electronic Physics Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu , China , November 1, 2003 .

99.              “THz Technology,” Electronic Physics Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu , China , Nov. 6, 2003 .

100.          “THz Wave Technology,” SPIE Photonics West, Video Recording for Long Distance Education, San Jose, CA, Jan. 26, 2004.

101.          “THz Wave Technology and Applications,” SPIE Photonics West, Short Course SC547, San Jose , CA , Jan. 27, 2004 .

102.          “THz Imaging,” DOE-NSF-NIH Workshop on Opportunities in THz Science, Washington DC., Feb. 13, 2004 .

103.          “Learning from Tragedy,” THz Workshop, Freiburg , Germany , Feb. 17, 2004 .