The Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Yang Zhao

Yang Zhao
Yang Zhao
Assistant Professor
1106 Micro & Nanotechnology Lab

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Resident Instruction

  • ECE 529: Light-Matter Interactions
  • ECE 570: Nonlinear Optics
  • ECE 329: Fields and Waves I
  • ECE 110: Introduction to Electronics

Research Areas

  • Bioelectromagnetics
  • Biomedical imaging
  • Biosensors and bioelectronics
  • Electromagnetic theory
  • Nano-biosystems
  • Nano-materials
  • Nano-photonics

Research Honors

  • Dean's Award for Early Innovation- Assistant Professor (2024)
  • Dean's Award for Excellence in Research- Assistant Professor (2024)
  • Best Project Award, IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE) (2023)
  • Engineering Council Outstanding Advisor Award (2023)

Recent Courses Taught

  • ECE 110 - Introduction to Electronics
  • ECE 329 - Fields and Waves I
  • ECE 445 - Senior Design Project Lab
  • ECE 529 - Light-Matter Interactions
  • ECE 570 - Nonlinear Optics
  • ECE 598 YZ (ECE 598 YZO) - Light-Matter Interaction