Principal Investigator






 Dr. Y.-L. Daniel Ho
 ELE306
 daniel.ho@northumbria.ac.uk
       

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., 2007, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, UK.
  • B.Sc., 1999, Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan.
  • Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP), 2020-2022, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, UK.

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCES

  • September 2023 – present
    Reader (Associate Professor), Dept. of Maths, Physics & Electrical Engineering, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.
  • September 2019 – present
    Visiting Academic, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, UK.
  • May 2021 – August 2023
    Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Maths, Physics & Electrical Engineering, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.
  • September 2019 – August 2021
    Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Fellow, Dept. of Maths, Physics & Electrical Engineering, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.
  • August 2015 – August 2019
    Research Fellow, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, UK.
  • August 2010 – July 2015
    Research Associate, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, UK.
  • September 2007 – July 2010
    Research Assistant, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, UK.

AWARDS & HONOURS

  • New Investigator Award 2021, EPSRC.
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2022, Higher Education Academy, UK.
  • Nomination by students for The Student Led Teaching Awards 2020, Northumbria University Students’ Union.
  • The Commendation Award at the 16th International Conference on Quantum Electronics and Photonics (QEP-16) & Photon 04.
  • PhD studentship funded by the IST FET: QIPC, RamboQ and EPSRC: QIP-IRC.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Introduction to Electrical Engineering
  • Introduction to Logic and Algorithms
  • Principles of Electricity
  • Research, Analysis and Presentation
  • Digital Electronics and Communications
  • Fundamentals of Energy Systems
  • Electrical Product Development
  • Instrumentation and Control of Dynamical Systems
  • Quantum Devices

SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE

  • Mr. Owen Bell (2024 –, Northumbria University, UK), Primary Supervisor.
  • Miss Nadira Meethale Palakkool (2022 –, Northumbria University, UK), Primary Supervisor.
  • Dr Yu-Shao Jacky Chen (2020 – 2024, University of Bristol, UK), Co-Supervisor.
  • Dr Shun-An Jiang (2017 – 2021, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan), Co-Supervisor.
  • Dr Jia-De Lin (2015 – 2016, National Cheng Kung University visiting PhD Students, University of Bristol, UK), Co-Supervisor.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

My research interests centre on nanofabrication, modelling, and characterisation of novel 3D periodic material-based micro-/nanostructures to enable applications in nanophotonics, optoelectronics, energy storage, medical applications, and quantum technologies. My research group (Nanophotonic Engineering Laboratory) focuses on the realization of high-resolution artificially structured materials for efficient control of light-matter interactions, developing opto-electrical characteristics, direct wide angle-resolved scattering reflectance measurements using Fourier imaging spectroscopy (FIS), and on the fabrication of devices and materials based on a diverse range of nanofabrication approaches (FIB, DLW-2PP, ELB, CVD, and ALD, etc.)

My current funding supports including “3D Nanophotonics in Artificially Structured Chalcogenide Materials” (EPSRC New Investigator Award - (EP/V040030/1)), which focuses on a comprehensive investigation into the fundamentals and applications of 3D nanophotonics in artificially structured materials in collaboration with research partners (QET Labs, University of Bristol and ORC, University of Southampton) and industrial partner (Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology) to develop novel sensors, biomimetic structures, nano-lasers, and ultrafast optical switches and devices for quantum technology, “Hyperuniform Disordered Metasurfaces for Selective Absorbers” (EPSRC joint Standard Research Grant - (EP/Y016440/1)), which focuses on developing the advanced solar-absorbing metasurfaces in collaboration with researchers (University of Surrey, and University of Bristol ), and the EPSRC ECR international collaboration grant (EP/Y003551/1) in collaboration with researchers (University of Bristol, University of Southampton, Tampere University, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology) and industrial partner (Technology and Y Viet Medical Equipment Company Ltd) to develop the “Additive Micro/Nano-manufacturing of Structured Piezoelectric Active Materials for Intelligent Stent Monitoring”.

Prior to this appointment, I received my BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Taipei University of Technology in Taiwan and gained his PhD in Quantum Photonics in 2007 undertaking my doctoral research at the University of Bristol, UK. I then joined the group of Prof. John Rarity in the Quantum Engineering Technology Labs as a Postdoctoral Researcher and then a Research Fellow where he worked on the EPSRC Research projects (EP/M009033/1 and EP/P034446/1) and led research in 3D direct laser writing system using two-photon polymerisation, and I am also a Visiting Academic in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bristol.

FUNDING

  1. Hyperuniform Disordered Metasurfaces For Selective Absorbers – PI: Prof Marian Florescu (University of Surrey); Co-PI: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, Researcher: Mike Taverne (Northumbria University), Co-PIs: Prof Martin Cryan, Prof. Neil Fox, Dr Jonathan Pugh (University of Bristol), funded by the EPSRC grant no. (EP/Y016440/1), value (£): 1,384,021.25 (FEC 100%). 04/09/2024 – 03/09/2027.
  2. Additive Micro/Nano-manufacturing of Structured Piezoelectric Active Materials for Intelligent Stent Monitoring (EPSRC ECR international collaboration grant) – PI: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho (Northumbria University); Co-I: Dr. Shuangyi Yan (University of Bristol); Partners: Dr. Yu-Sheng Lin (Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology), Dr. Hao Zeng, Dr. Hongshuang Guo (Tampere University), Dr. Quang Minh Ngo (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), Dr. Kevin Chung-Che Huang (University of Southampton), funded by the EPSRC grant no. EP/Y003551/1, value (£): 161,161.25 (FEC 100%), 01/04/2024 – 31/03/2026.
  3. 3D Nanophotonics in Artificially Structured Chalcogenide Materials (EPSRC New Investigator Award) – PI: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, funded by the EPSRC grant no. EP/V040030/1, value (£): 379,763, 01/09/2021 – 31/08/2024.
  4. Exploring Topology-optimised Metasurface Architectures for Solar-thermal Absorption (Research Grants 2022 Round 1) – PI: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, funded by the Royal Society grant no. RGS\R1\221031, value (£):19,954, 21/03/2022 – 30/06/2023.
  5. Linguistics Course (Regional Center and Nancy Territorial Center, Epinal) – PI: Prof. Krishna Busawon, Co-I: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, Dr. Milutin Jovanovic, Dr. Zhiwei Gao, and Dr. Ian Forbes, value (£): £30,000, 1/03/20 – 30/04/20.
  6. Chalcogenide Photonic Technologies (EPSRC Standard Research) – PI: Prof. John Rarity, Researcher Co-I: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, funded by the EPSRC grant no. EP/M009033/1, value (£): 559,500, 01/05/2015 – 30/04/2018.
  7. Structural integrity characterisation of nuclear materials via nano additive manufacturing (EPSRC Standard Research) – PI: Dr. A. Shterenlikht, Co-I: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, Dr. M. Mostafavi, and Dr. D. E. J. Armstrong (Department of Materials, Uni. of Oxford), funded by the EPSRC grant no. EP/P034446/1, value (£): 201,747, 20/03/2017 – 19/09/2019.
  8. Chalcogenide Direct Write 3D Nanophononics – PI: Prof. John Rarity, Co-I: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, funded by the ChAMP and WAFT Collaboration Fund, EPSRC Manufacturing Advanced Functional Materials Programme, value (£): 4,200, 15/05/2018 – 30/09/2018.
  9. All dielectric surface wave devices for light generation with 2D material – PI: Prof. John Rarity, Co-I: Dr. Ying-Lung Daniel Ho, Dr. Martin Lopez Garcia, funded by the EPSRC-funded “Future Photonics Hub – Innovation Partnership Fund”, value (£): 62,265, 01/02/2017 – 31/01/2018.