Postdoctoral fellow

Yuchen Peng 彭宇宸

Contact: pengyuchen@westlake.edu.cn

Biography:

2014.09 – 2018.06, Bachelor, Henan University of Technology

2018.09 – 2019.09, Master student, Hunan University, Hunan University

2019.09 – 2024.06, PhD, Hunan University

2023.01 – 2024.01, Joint PhD student, National University of Singapore

2024.07–present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Westlake University

Research:

Topological photonics

Publications:

[1] Y. Peng, B. Yan, J. Xie, E. Liu, H. Li, R. Ge, F. Gao, and J. Liu, “Variation of topological edge states of 2D honeycomb lattice photonic crystals,” physica status solidi (RRL) Rapid Research Letters 14, 2000202 (2020). 

[2] Y. Peng, E. Liu, B. Yan, J. Xie, A. Shi, P. Peng, H. Li, and J. Liu, “Higher‑order topological states in two‑dimensional Stampfli‑Triangle photonic crystals,” Optics Letters 47, 3011‑3014 (2022). 

[3] Y. Peng, A. Shi, P. Peng, and J. Liu, “Pseudospin‑induced asymmetric field in non‑Hermitian photonic crystals with multiple topological transitions,” Physical Review B 111, 085148 (2025). 

[4] Yuexin Zhang, Yuchen Peng, and Yuanjiang Xiang, “Multi‑branch wave transmission in topological disclination‑induced valley photonic crystals,” Optics Letters 50, 5917‑5920 (2025). 

Funded projects:

The 77th batch of general grants from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation （host） 

Awards and Honors:

[1] First Prize of Hunan Province Optical Science and Technology Progress Award 2025 (4/5) 

[2] First Prize of Hunan Province Optical Science and Technology Progress Award 2023 (2/5) 

[3] 2022 National Scholarship for Doctoral Students