Seeking Research & Industry Collaboration
Farhan Mumtaz, Ph.D., IEEE Senior Member
Assistant Research Professor | Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), USA

I am actively seeking collaborative opportunities with academic institutions, national laboratories, and industry partners in the areas of advanced photonics, fiber-optic sensing, extreme-environment instrumentation, and energy-related technologies.

As an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri S&T, my work focuses on the development of high-temperature and harsh-environment photonic sensing systems, femtosecond laser micromachining, integrated photonic devices, and distributed fiber-optic monitoring solutions for energy, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing applications.

Core Expertise

• Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors in sapphire and silica for >2000 °C environments

• Distributed fiber-optic sensing (BOTDA, OFDR, microwave photonics)

• Femtosecond laser micromachining and waveguide writing in single crystals

• High-temperature diagnostics for steelmaking, electric arc furnaces, and energy systems

• Optical chemical and biosensing platforms (MOF-based, SPR, PCF-based sensors)

• Integrated photonic systems and RF/microwave photonics

• Wafer-level fabrication and stealth laser processing

• Thermal-aware and reliability-focused photonic system design
  
  

Research Impact

• 70+ journal publications (Nature, IEEE TIM, JLT, Optics Letters, Optics Express, ACS Sensors, etc.)

• 20+ conference papers and 2 U.S. provisional patents

• Recognized among the Top 2% Scientists in Optoelectronics & Photonics (Stanford–Elsevier database, 2024–2025)

• IEEE Senior Member; IEEE Outstanding Researcher (St. Louis Section, 2025)
  
  

Funded Research Experience

Projects supported by:

• U.S. Department of Energy (EERE)

• U.S. Air Force

• U.S. Army Research Laboratory

• National Science Foundation of China

• Materials Technology Institute (MTI), USA
  
  

Industry Experience

With nine years at Huawei Technologies leading 40+ large-scale telecom infrastructure projects, I bring strong expertise in:

• High-reliability systems integration

• Optical and wireless network deployment

• Embedded hardware validation

• Thermal-resilient and energy-aware system architectures
  
  

Collaboration Interests

I am particularly interested in:

• Joint research proposals (NSF, DOE, DoD, industry-funded)

• Extreme-environment sensing and diagnostics

• Energy conversion and storage monitoring

• Aerospace structural health monitoring

• Laser-based micro/nano fabrication

• AI-assisted sensing and smart photonic systems

• Translational research and technology commercialization
  
  

I welcome discussions on interdisciplinary research, industry partnerships, co-advised graduate students, and multi-institutional grant initiatives.

Please feel free to reach out to explore potential collaboration opportunities.