Siyuan Dai

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow

282 Wilmore Laboratories

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Education

Ph.D. Physics, University of California, San Diego
B.S. Applied Physics, University of Science & Technology of China

Research Interests

Light Matter Interactions
Nano-Optics
Nanophotonics
Nano & Low Dimensional Materials
Optical Spectroscopy

In The News

NSF funds Auburn materials engineering research into combining light and matter

The National Science Foundation’s Division of Materials Research (DMR) has awarded Siyuan Dai, associate professor and Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering, a $600,000 grant to explore ways of fusing light and matter that are literally opening new dimensions in nano-optics.

Eight innovative projects receive 2024 internal awards

External NewsEight innovative projects have been named recipients of Auburn University’s internal research and creative works funding awards programs for 2024.

Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2024 promotion, tenure list

Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

ME professor earns NSF CAREER award to research innovative material response modification

Through a highly competitive program under its Division of Materials Research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Siyuan Dai, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, $720,000 for a CAREER project aimed at developing innovative methods for material response modification benefitting a variety of applications from computer science to biomedicine.

Engineering faculty awarded Research Support Program grants

Two engineering faculty are among nine faculty from across Auburn to receive Research Support Program funding from the university.