A Return to the Cleanroom After 30 Years
It had been nearly 30 years since I last donned a cleanroom gown. Today, I had the unique opportunity to step back into a cleanroom...
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Yiping Zhao
- Jul 10
- 3 min
Advancing COVID-19 Detection: Three Cutting-Edge SERS Approaches
Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection allows for disease intervention, control, and management for COVID-19. The real-time reverse...
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Yiping Zhao
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Detecting PFAS in Water at PPT Levels
High sensitivity PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) detection is critical due to their persistence in the environment and...
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Yiping Zhao
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Researchers unveil faster, more accurate COVID testing technique
Here is a news regarding our new results on using SERS for direct diagnosing clinical specimens for COVID-19 and achieving comparable...
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Yiping Zhao
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Examining a different aspect in SERS measurement: the analyte size effect
In a recent study, we investigated a crucial aspect of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection: the effect of analyte size....
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Yiping Zhao
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Discussion with Prof. Michael Kosterlitz, 2016 Physics Nobel Laureate
It was a privilege for myself and my students to engage in a stimulating discussion with Prof. Michael Kosterlitz, the esteemed 2016...
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Yiping Zhao
- Dec 20, 2023
- 1 min
A review paper on Silver nanorod substrates
We have put together a comprehensive review on the Silver nanorod SERS substrates we developed since 2005. See...
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Yiping Zhao
- Nov 8, 2023
- 1 min
Reprint: On the Measurements of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectrum
Recently, I've thought about practical challenges in Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) measurements and developed a comprehensive...
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Yiping Zhao
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
Meet with AVS Student Awardee: Yanjun Yang
This week Yanjun Yang is attending the ACS meeting and will receive the Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award (AVS - Current Awardees). This award...
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Yiping Zhao
- Oct 28, 2023
- 1 min
UGA research team receives USDA APHIS funding for development of a rapid diagnostics platform
https://www.physast.uga.edu/news/stories/2023/uga-research-team-receives-usda-aphis-funding-development-rapid-diagnostics
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Yiping Zhao
- Aug 16, 2023
- 1 min
Research news: Inspired by the butterfly, deep learning sheds new light on nanoscale colors
A recently news highlights our collaborative work with Prof. Bin Ai by using AI technique to design plasmonic nanostructure for structure...
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Yiping Zhao
- Jul 21, 2023
- 1 min
We are recruiting a new Postdoc for SERS-based sensor development
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the...
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Yiping Zhao
- Jun 30, 2023
- 1 min
We are recruiting new graduate students!
We are pleased to announce that two new graduate research assistant positions will be available in Fall 2023. Position 1: Database...
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Yiping Zhao
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
2023 AVS Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award
Miss Yanjun Yang is selected to receive the 2023 American Vacuum Society Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award. This award is "to recognize and...
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Yiping Zhao
- Apr 8, 2023
- 1 min
Graduate Student Awards
Two graduate students in the group, Miss Yanjun Yang and Mr. Amit Kumar, have received 2023 Graduate Summer Research Grants from...
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Yiping Zhao
- Jan 1, 2023
- 1 min
Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in human nasopharyngeal specimens using SERS and Deep Learning
Recently we published a rapid SARS-CoV-2 detection paper based on surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS) and deep learning...
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Yiping Zhao
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
A comprehensive virus and machine learning based detection
Recently we published a comprehensive paper on virus detection, including classification and quantification via machine learning, based...
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Yiping Zhao
- Sep 17, 2022
- 2 min
A new book on smartphone optics
A new tutorial book on smartphone based optics labs, entitled "Use of Smartphones in Optical Experimentation", will be published by SPIE...
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Yiping Zhao
- May 27, 2022
- 1 min
Undergraduate Students Graduated with Excellent Achievements
This month, two undergraduate students who did research in my group have graduated with astonish achievements. Terry Phang will go to...
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