Qian Ye
Visiting Scholar · Rice University · PhD
With a strong foundation in nanophotonics and metasurface design, my research bridges light-matter interaction and thermal energy systems — translating fundamental physics into real-world photonic applications.
Research at a Glance
A snapshot of academic milestones and contributions to the scientific community.
7
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
5+
Peer Review contributions
Reviewer for ACS & Advanced Science journals
5+
Years of Research
PhD at Rice University
4
Conferences & Presentations
Oral and poster presentations at SPP 2023, Rice SCI Colloquium 2024 & 2025, and COMSOL Colloquium 2025.
Outside the Lab
To life, time matters more than space. To a physicist — well, that’s where things get complicated.
- Team fight Tactics(TFT) Reached Multiple Rank 1 on the North American ladder.
- Competed at the TFT Vegas Open (Dec 2023, Las Vegas) — Riot’s first-ever global TFT LAN tournament — finishing 39th out of 512 players worldwide. （IGN: Jiggly）
- Poker Earned $34K in six months of live play. (15BB/h) Semi-retired since COVID.
- Pokémon A lifelong fan — and an unapologetic devotee of Jigglypuff. Proof that the roundest, pinkest Pokémon is always the best choice.
- Houston Rockets Die-hard fan.
- Tennis Recreational player. The court is the best way to clear the mind after a long day research work.
- Philosophy of Death Fascinated by how mortality shapes meaning — from Stoicism to Heidegger’s Being-in-Time. Some of the best thinking happens at the edge of existence.
