Dr. Bruce Ou

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jun-Yu Ou, known as Bruce Ou, is an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, leading research in flat optics, specifically in areas like metalens imaging, AI-enabled nano-imaging, and metrology nanomechanics. His work has significantly impacted the fields of nanophotonics and nanomechanics, and he has published over 80 high-profile journal articles, including first-author papers in prestigious journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, and Advanced Materials. With an h-index of 32 and over 4200 citations, he has also contributed to more than 160 conference presentations and holds three granted patents. His research group has attracted international attention, evidenced by invited presentations at major conferences like SPIE and CLEO. Furthermore, his work on nano-optomechanical metamaterials has received recognition in both academic circles and commercial media outlets, such as the BBC and Financial Times. Bruce received three years of experience in the semiconductor industry, working with SEM/FIB and electrical phase-change memory technologies.

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Experience

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, UK

Leading research in flat optics and nano-imaging.