Outreach
How to Build a Laser Interferometer
From measuring gravitational waves to detecting the defects on semiconductor chips, laser interferometers are widely-used tools for dimension measurements with high precision. During a summer project in 2022, Juan Chuang, a high school student, built a portable Michelson laser interferometer demo. Check his lab note and see how a laser interferometer was constructed.
How We Build a Quantum Gravimeter
In this concise presentation with 20 images and 20 seconds per image, Xuejian tells the story of building a quantum gravimeter and applying it for geological surveys.
This talk was recorded for OSA Quantum Optical Science and Technology Technical Group 20x20 Talks in Frontiers in Optics/Quantum 2.0 Conference 2020.
How much energy can people create at one time without losing control?
Fire a set of high-power lasers at a tiny speck of hydrogen isotopes and you can initiate nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun.
On May 17, 2021, Xuejian wrote an article on The Conversation to answer a question from a curious kid. To efficiently and controllably harvest energies, we still have a long way to go.
Chien-Shiung Wu: The Chinese Marie Curie
On Feb. 11, 2021, the sixth International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the U.S. Postal Service issued a new Forever stamp to honor Chien-Shiung Wu, one of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century.
Xuejian wrote an article on The Conversation introducing Chien-Shiung Wu's outstanding life stories, significant scientific contributions, and continuous inspiration for the young generation. Read the article and learn more about the icon female Chinese-American nuclear physicist.
