Invited by Prof. Hongchao Liu, Dr. Dongyang Wang (王東陽) from University of Southampton visited IAPME from 14 to 16 April 2025. Dr. Dongyang Wang received his PhD in 2018 from Tianjin University, China, and did his postdoctoral research at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) from 2019 to 2023. He joined the University of Southampton in UK as an Anniversary Fellow in the October 2023 and is currently a permanent academic staff in the Optoelectronics Research Centre. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on topological physics, metamaterials, and terahertz science. He has pioneered the discovery of new photonic topological phases, such as the first observation of photonic magnetic Weyl point (Nat. Phys., 2019), the first super-imaging effect with topological metamaterials (Phys. Rev. Lett., 2021, on the cover), and the intrinsic non-Abelian band topology in optical media (Phys. Rev. X, 2023). Dr. Wang’s works are published at prestigious journals of Nature, Nature Physics, Nature Materials, Physical Review X, Physical Review Letters (5), Science Advances, Light Science & Applications (2).
Dr. Dongyang Wang delivered a seminar entitled ‘Topological ideas implemented with metamaterials’. At the seminar, Dr. Wang firstly introduced how the geometrical concept, especially topology, is connected to materials. Then, he demonstrated a few examples on how topological invariants can be implemented with metamaterials. Further, he showed that the topological invariants can take the form of matrix and lead to non-Abelian characteristics. In the Q&A session, Dr. Wang had a zealous interaction with the audience.
During the visit, Dr. Wang had a lab tour of IAPME. He had close discussions with some professors and PhD students. He expressed a deep impression on IAPME’s research facility and achievements.
