Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics
Research Field
Jia-Han Li received his BS degree in physics and MS degree in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University in 1995 and 1997, respectively, and his PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering from the Purdue University in 2005. He joined the faculty of the Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering of National Taiwan University in 2006. He is the Deputy Director of the Radiation Application and Hardness Technology Research Center (RTRC) of NTU since Aug. 2024. He was a visiting scholar at the National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Jul.~Oct. 2018, Jul.~Aug. 2024, Feb. 2025, Jul.~Aug. 2025, and Jan.~Feb. 2026. He served as the Director of NTU-ITRI Nano Center from Mar. 2017 to Feb. 2023 to connect and link the cooperation between the research teams of the National Taiwan University and Industry Technology Research Institute. He served as the Leader of the Group of Fundamental Optics, Innovative Photonics Advanced Research Center (i-PARC) of NTU from Jan. 2020 to Dec. 2023. He also served as the consultant of Daxin Materials Corps. from Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2022 for industrial applications. His current research interests include inspection, radiation, sensing, energy, imaging, lasers, plasmonics, and scientific computation.
The lab focus on the research in using theoretical, numerical, and experimental method for the novel research in the nanophotonics and nanoelectronics from fundamental science to applied engineering problems.
The recent research topics in our lab include below.
- using short-pulse lasers to study the single event effects which can happen on the electronic devices and integrated circuits in space environment.
- bioengineering for human eyes (glaucoma, intraocular lens, artificial cornea).
- using image recognition with deep learning for various applications (fuel pool, ocean microplastics, ship, plant, etc.)
- investigating new materials with special optical, thermal, mechanical, or electrical functionalities by using neural network and latent space
- developing the techniques for the EUV inspection for wafer mask, etc.
- Young Researcher Achievement Award, College of Engineering, National Taiwan University (2023)
- Outstanding Award in Mechatronics and Energy Category, 2023 NSTC Industry–Academia Collaboration Performance Evaluation Meeting.
- Future Tech Award 2022, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). Awardees: Liang-Chia Chen and Jia-Han Li.
- E Ink Special Award, I-Zone Innovation Display Section, 2021 Touch Taiwan Smart Display Exhibition Hosted by the Society for Information Display (SID)
- Doctor of Philosophy (2005), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2035, USA
- Master of Science (1997), Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Bachelor of Science (1995), Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Job Description
- Research progress report in weekly or bi-week meeting may be required.
- Team work.
The applicant is expected to take one research topic from below.
- Investigating new materials with special optical, thermal, mechanical, or electrical functionalities by using the first principle with deep learning method
- Developing the algorithm of AI with a small database
- Image recognition for various applications
Preferred Intern Educational Level
master-oriented degree, junior or senior undergraduate
Skill sets or Qualities
Engineering, applied physics, applied chemistry, or mathematics are preferred.
Job Description
- Study the effects of microplastics or nanoplastics in the plant biology.
- Research progress report in weekly or bi-weekly meeting may be required.
- Cross-disciplinary field of study.
Preferred Intern Educational Level
Master student or PhD student are preferred, and junior or senior undergraduate are also welcome.
Skill sets or Qualities
background in plant biology with the interest in engineering or applied physics is preferred.