Lu Deng

Research Interests:

• Gaseous phase quantum electronics, nonlinear and quantum optics
• Cold atom physics
• Matter wave optics and nonlinear effects
• Integrated and chip-based atom optics
• Biomedical applications of optical trapping

Biography:

Dr. Lu Deng is a physicist in the Quantum Measurement Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory, NIST. Before joining the Quantum Measurement Division Dr. Deng worked in the Electron and Optical Physics Division  (1999-2011) and before that in Dr. W.D. Phillips’ Laser Cooling and Trapping Group in Atomic Physics Division as a guest researcher (1997-1999, supported by NSF); in Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a guest researcher (1991-1997 supported by DOE-ORAU fellowships); in Georgia Southern University as a faculty (1990-1996); and in ONR-Vanderbilt University Free Electron Program as a consultant (1997-1999, supported by ONR-Vanderbilt nonlinear frequency generation subprogram. He has co-authored 80 papers since 1995 in the fields of nonlinear optics, quantum optics and cold atom physics.

Honors and Awards:

• OSA 2003 Archie Mahan Prize
• 2003 E.U. Condon Award (NIST)

Professional Activities:

• Member of the American Physical Society
• Co-organizer of ISCAP-2004, ISCAP-2006, and ISCAP-2008 (The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Chinese Academy of Science International Symposium of Cold Atom Physics)

Visiting Appointments:

• 2000-present: Visiting scientist of Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS)
• 2002-present: Visiting scientist of Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS)
• 2004-present: Honorary Member of the Academic Committee of CAS Center of Cold Atom Physics