Haoning Tang
Physicist and Engineer
Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University

Research Interests

Nanophotonics
Metamaterials
Quantum materials
Micro(nano)-electromechanical system (M(N)EMS)
Semiconductor devices
Integrated photonics
Nonlinear optics
Quantum optics
Nanotechnology, and nanofabrication

Biography

Research Associate, Harvard University, 2024 -
Harvard Quantum Initiative (HQI) Postdoc Fellow, Harvard University, 2021 - 2024
Ph. D. in Applied Physics, Harvard University, 2016 - 2021
B.Eng in Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2011 - 2016

Selected Honors

Rising Star of Light, Winner, 2024
Harvard Quantum Initiative Fellowship , 2021
Harvard Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship, 2017
BOE Varitronix Scholarship, 2016
HKUST President’s Cup Research Award, 2016

Synergistic Activities

CLEO 2025 Special symposium host: Light-matter interaction in twistoptics
Session chair, SPIE Photonic West, Photonics with 2D Heterostructures, 2025
Committee member, CLEO Conference FS8 metamaterial, 2025
Panel reviewer for NSF EPM, 2024
Ad-hoc proposal reviewer for NSF EPM, 2024
Session chair, MRS Fall Conference EL06.07, 2024
Session chair, FiO LS Conference FTh1B, 2024
Member and organizer, Optica Harvard SEAS Photonics Student Chapter, 2022
Attendee, Optica Innovation School, 2022
Organizer, Siegman International School on Lasers, 2021
Active paper reviewer for Nature, ACS, APS, Optica, IEEE, and MDPI series journals
NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduate) mentor, 2021- 2024

A bit more about myself

My name is Haoning Tang, and I am a Research Associate at Harvard University. During my PhD and postdoc, I worked under the supervision of Prof. Eric Mazur and Prof. Evelyn Hu. I collaborated with various groups at Harvard and other universities, publishing papers in both experimental and theoretical optical physics, including the exploration of fundamental optical material engineering concepts and new optical devices.

I am originally from Beijing, China. I traveled extensively during my childhood, therefore I speak Chinese, Japanses, and English. I am an adventurous person with a wide range of hobbies, including hiking, skateboarding, karate, and playing the piano.