{"670977":{"#nid":"670977","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cai Elected Optica Fellow for Pioneering Work in Plasmonics and Metamaterials","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/wenshan-cai\u0022\u003EWenshan Cai\u003C\/a\u003E has achieved a prestigious milestone by being elected to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.optica.org\/\u0022\u003EOptica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide\u003C\/a\u003E, 2024 Fellow Class. A professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Cai earned the fellowship for his groundbreaking contributions in plasmonics and metamaterials, encompassing both original discoveries and knowledge dissemination.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESince becoming a part of the Georgia Tech faculty in 2012, where he holds a joint appointment in Materials Science and Engineering, Cai has played a pivotal role in advancing research on nanophotonic materials and devices. Notably, his authored work, \u0022Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications,\u0022 serves as a globally recognized textbook and reference.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECai\u0027s accolades include the OSA\/SPIE Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award, the CooperVision Science \u0026amp; Technology Award, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. He is also a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOptica Fellows, a select group representing no more than 10 percent of the total membership, are individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to advancing optics and photonics. The election process is highly competitive, with candidates recommended by the Fellow Members Committee and subsequently approved by the Awards Council and Board of Directors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlongside 128 other distinguished individuals, Cai will be honored at Optica conferences and events throughout 2024. The comprehensive list of the 2024 Optica Fellows is accessible \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.optica.org\/about\/newsroom\/news_releases\/2023\/october\/optica_announces_2024_fellows_class\/\u0022\u003Eonline.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProfessor Wenshan Cai secures a spot in Optica\u0027s prestigious 2024 Fellow Class, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions that have advanced the field of optics and photonics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Wenshan Cai secures a spot in Optica\u0027s prestigious 2024 Fellow Class, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions that have advanced the field of optics and photonics."}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2023-11-09 18:23:17","changed_gmt":"2023-11-20 01:06:07","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672352":{"id":"672352","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Professor Wenshan Cai\u00a0","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professor Wenshan Cai\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1699644046","gmt_created":"2023-11-10 19:20:46","changed":"1699644046","gmt_changed":"2023-11-10 19:20:46","alt":"Georgia Tech Professor Wenshan Cai\u00a0","file":{"fid":"255578","name":"Cai_5x7_B.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/10\/Cai_5x7_B.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/10\/Cai_5x7_B.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1704887,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/11\/10\/Cai_5x7_B.jpg?itok=WLnio58G"}}},"media_ids":["672352"],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"91661","name":"Wenshan Cai"},{"id":"193251","name":"Optica"},{"id":"193252","name":"Optica Fellow"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"167535","name":"School of Materials Science and Engineering"},{"id":"2768","name":"optics"},{"id":"2290","name":"photonics"},{"id":"77481","name":"plasmonics"},{"id":"79971","name":"metamaterials"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDan Watson\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dwatson@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}