Dr. Mo Li

Professor

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Biography

Mo Li is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Washington. Prior to joining the University of Washington in 2018, he was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota since 2010. He completed a Ph.D. in Applied Physics at Caltech in 2007 and obtained a B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2001. He has served as a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Yale University from 2007 to 2010. Dr. Li is the principal investigator of the Laboratory of Photonic Systems at the University of Washington, where his main research interests include integrated photonics, optoelectronics, optomechanics, and quantum photonics. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers and has been granted 6 patents. His notable awards include being named a Fellow of Optica in 2021 and receiving the Guillermo E. Borja Award from the University of Minnesota in 2015.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Faculty member in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics.

Faculty Member

2010-01-01 — 2018-01-01

University of Minnesota • Minneapolis, MN

Faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Postdoctoral Associate

2007-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Postdoctoral research in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Awards

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Fellow

2021-01-01
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Guillermo E. Borja Award

2015-01-01
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NSF CAREER Award

2014-01-01
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McKnight Land-Grant Professorship

2013-01-01
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AFOSR Young Investigator Award

2012-01-01

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.