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Hua Zhao

Hua Zhao

· Head and Professor

University of Minnesota · Department of Community Development

Active 1996–2025

h-index55
Citations12.3k
Papers40378 last 5y
Funding$867k

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About

Hua Zhao, Ph.D., is a Professor and Head of the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) at the University of Minnesota. His professional role involves leading research and academic activities within the department, contributing to the advancement of bioproducts and biosystems engineering. His contact information includes a phone number (612-625-5200) and an email address, and he is associated with the university's website at bbe.umn.edu. The page indicates his leadership position and his involvement in the department's educational and research missions.

Research topics

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Physics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Materials science
  • Optoelectronics
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical physics
  • Molecular physics

Selected publications

  • Two-axis asymmetric electrothermal MEMS micromirror for decoupled resonant scanning

    Optics Express · 2025-03-20 · 5 citations

    articleOpen access

    Electrothermally-actuated two-axis scanning microelectromechanical system (MEMS) micromirrors have gained significant attention in the field of optical endomicroscopy for their large scan range at low driving voltages. However, significant coupling between the two axes when actuated at resonance poses a challenge. In this work, an asymmetric two-axis electrothermal MEMS micromirror design is proposed to realize decoupled two-axis resonant scanning. The decoupled micromirror has been successfully…

    PublisherDOI

  • Type-I and type-II interfaces in a MoSe2/WS2 van der Waals heterostructure (Dataset)

    2025-01-29

    datasetSenior author

    We report experimental evidence that MoSe2 and WS2 allows the formation of type-I and type-II interfaces, according to the thickness of the former. Heterostructure samples are obtained by stacking a monolayer WS2 flake on top of a MoSe2 flake that contains regions of thickness from 1 to 4 layers. Photoluminescence spectroscopy and transient absorption measurements reveal a type-II interface in the regions of monolayer MoSe2 in contact with monolayer WS2. In other regions of the heterostructure f…

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  • Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of NbOI$_2$

    arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025-10-22

    preprintOpen accessSenior author

    NbOI$_2$ has recently emerged as a new van der Waals material combining semiconducting behavior with intrinsic in plane ferroelectricity and pronounced transport and optical anisotropy. However, its photocarrier dynamics remain largely unexplored. Here we report transient absorption spectroscopy of NbOI$_2$ using femtosecond pump probe reflectance measurements. A pronounced transient absorption feature is observed near the 2.34 eV excitonic resonance, arising from photocarrier induced excitonic…

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  • Method of design and optimization process of variable curvature mirror with variable thickness distribution

    2024-10-14

    articleSenior author
    PublisherDOI

Recent grants

Frequent coauthors

  • Shan Gao

    Jiangsu University

    61 shared

  • Dawei He

    Jinan Stomatological Hospital

    54 shared

  • G. Lüpke

    Williams (United States)

    51 shared

  • Zhao‐Peng Deng

    Tianjin University

    42 shared

  • Li‐Hua Huo

    40 shared

  • Yongsheng Wang

    Beijing Jiaotong University

    38 shared

  • Jiaqi He

    Beijing University of Chemical Technology

    38 shared

  • Li‐Hua Huo

    Chinese Academy of Sciences

    34 shared

Labs

Education

  • Postdoctoral, Lab for Photonics and Quantum Electronics

    The University of Iowa

    2007

  • Postdoctoral, Physics

    Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

    2003

  • Ph.D., Institute of Optoelectronic Technology

    Beijing Jiaotong University

    1999

  • M.S., Physics

    Beijing Jiaotong University

    1997

  • BS, Physics

    Beijing Jiaotong University

    1994

Awards & honors

  • College Scholar Award, University of Northern Colorado (2021…
  • Outstanding Achievement in Sponsored Programs Award, Univers…
  • Excellence in Scholarship Award for 2019-2020 from UNC’s Col…
  • Top Cited Articles Award for Journal of Molecular Catalysis…
  • Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from Camille and Henry D…

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