Contact Information:

City Campus (Lincoln)
ERC D018
(402) 472-3771
/engineering.unl.edu/xhuang3%40unl.edu

Xi Huang

Research Assistant Professor

City Campus (Lincoln)

ERC D018

(402) 472-3771

xhuang3@unl.edu


Research Assistant Professor

Academic Degrees

  • University of Science and Technology of China B. S. Physics 2011
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ph.D. Electrical Engineering 2016

Experience

Project Experience

2019-2027       Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester (LLE-UR): Fabrication and verification of fuel targets for laser fusion research.

2020-2024       DOE: Multifunctional Laser Processing for Repair and Mitigation of Pitting and Cracks in Welded Stainless Steel Dry Storage Canisters, co-PI.

2020-2023       DOE: Nanosecond Laser Drying in Wafer Foundries for Significant Energy Efficiency Improvement

2019-2020       UNMC SEM: Harnessing Raman Spectroscopy with Machine Learning to Analyze Human Plasma-Derived Exosomes for Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis and Prognosis.

2017-2018       Belcan Livermore Laboratories: Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: Applications to capsule characterization.

2017-2019       ONR: Portable high-power laser system for repairing Al-Mg alloy ship plates.

2017-2019       DoD-SERDP: Investigation of Coating Degradation Mechanisms Induced by Fungi Using Open-Air Laser Spectroscopy and Spectrometry.

2015-2020       ONR: Portable Fiber Laser System and Method to Remove Pits and Cracks on Sensitized Surfaces of Aluminum Alloys.

2014-2018       DOE: Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Ceramic Matrices for Hot Electrode Applications.

2012-2018       DTRA: Post-Detonation Radiological and Nuclear Forensics Using Laser-Assisted Mass Spectrometry in Open Air.

2011-2014       NSF MRI: Development of Multifunctional CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy) Imaging System (NSF 1126208).

 

Complete List of Published Work in Google Scholar:   

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wjtsO_QAAAAJ&hl=en

About Xi Huang

About Xi Huang

Dr. Xi Huang is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Since beginning a research career in 2011 as a PhD student, Dr. Huang has primarily focused on multidisciplinary research. Areas of expertise include laser-material interactions, laser system development, laser surface engineering, materials sciences, microscopic and spectroscopic measurement, nonlinear imaging, nonlinear responses in 2D materials, plasma physics, biomedical applications, and artificial intelligence (AI) for big data analysis. Dr. Huang has published over 60 papers in high-impact international journals, including Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Applied Surface Science, Optical Express, Biomedical Optical Express, and others. Additionally, Dr. Huang contributed a chapter to the book Handbook of Laser Micro- and Nano-Engineering and holds a U.S. patent titled "Artificial intelligence methods for correlating laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements with degree of sensitization (DOS) values to determine the sensitization of an alloy," published in 2021.

Dr. Huang's research interests can be summarized into four areas: 1) AI-enhanced spectroscopic sensing for biological and biomedical applications; 2) Understanding of the nonlinear responses of 2D materials and their in-situ characterization through nonlinear imaging and spectroscopy; 3) Development and optimization of laser surface processing/modification and related plasma characterization. 4) Nanofabrication and 3D imaging of targets used for laser fusion research by two-photon polymerization (TPP) lithography and 3D coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) imaging at cryogenic temperatures (11-30 K).