Dr. Jie Huang, the Roy A. Wilkens Endowed Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is a distinguished expert in sensor technologies, particularly for extreme environments. With a Ph.D. from Clemson University, he has significantly contributed to the field, leading the Lightwave Technology Laboratory (LTL) at Missouri S&T. The LTL lab mission is for advances in optical and microwave sensors with anomalously high sensitivity and resolution that open new frontiers in basic and applied research for the benefit of human health and knowledge. His research, funded by prestigious agencies like the DOE, DOD, NSF, NIH, DARPA, Army, Air Force, and national labs, focuses on optical and microwave sensors with applications in energy, infrastructure, and biomedical sensing. Dr. Huang's work, which includes developing advanced fiber optic sensors for industrial applications and pioneering electronic nose sensor elements, has resulted in over 150 refereed articles and more than 10 US patents. Dr. Huang has been named in the world’s top 2% of Scientists List in “Optoelectronics & Photonics” for the past three consecutive years (2021 - 2023) conducted by Elsevier and published by Stanford University. Dr. Huang's work stands as a testament to his commitment to advancing technology to address real-world challenges, making substantial contributions to both academia and industry.

Selected Publications

• Mumtaz, Farhan, Hanok Tekle, Bohong Zhang, Jeffrey D. Smith, Ronald J. O’Malley, and Jie Huang. "Highly cascaded first-order sapphire optical fiber Bragg gratings fabricated by a femtosecond laser." Optics Letters 48, no. 16 (2023): 4380-4383.
• Zhang, Bohong, Hanok Tekle, Ronald J. O'Malley, Todd Sander, Jeffrey D. Smith, Rex E. Gerald, and Jie Huang. "In situ and real-time mold flux analysis using a high-temperature fiber-optic Raman sensor for steel manufacturing applications." Journal of Lightwave Technology 41, no. 13 (2023): 4419-4429.
• Zhuang, Yiyang, Yizheng Chen, Chen Zhu, Rex E. Gerald, and Jie Huang. "Probing changes in tilt angle with 20 nanoradian resolution using an extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer-based optical fiber inclinometer." Optics express 26, no. 3 (2018): 2546-2556.
• Zhu, Chen, Rex E. Gerald, Yizheng Chen, and Jie Huang. "Probing the theoretical ultimate limit of coaxial cable sensing: Measuring nanometer-scale displacements." IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 68, no. 2 (2019): 816-823.
• Zhu, Chen, Jason A. Perman, Rex E. Gerald, Shengqian Ma, and Jie Huang. "Chemical detection using a metal–organic framework single crystal coupled to an optical fiber." ACS applied materials & interfaces 11, no. 4 (2019): 4393-4398.

Selected Patents

• H. Xiao, J. Huang, X. Lan, “Optical carrier based microwave interferometric system and method,” US Patent 20, 140, 340, 671 (2014).
• H. Xiao, J. Huang, X. Lan, M. Luo, “Distributed microwave Fabry-Perot interferometers device and method for sensing applications,” US Patent 20, 150, 036, 147 (2014).

Selected Honors and Awards

• 2023: Faculty Excellence Award at Missouri S&T
• 2023: Top 2% Scientists of “Optoelectronics & Photonics”
• 2022: Faculty Research Award at Missouri S&T
• 2022: ISC Distinguished Investigator Award
• 2022: Top 2% Scientists of “Optoelectronics & Photonics”
• 2021: Roy A. Wilkens Endowed Professorship
• 2021: Top 2% Scientists of “Optoelectronics & Photonics”
• 2020: Gentec-EO Laser Lab Award
• 2019: IEEE Saint Louis Section Outstanding Researcher
• 2019: Faculty Excellence Award at Missouri S&T
• 2019: Research Momentum Award at Missouri S&T
• 2019: Keynote Speech: Fiber Optic Sensors for Industrial Applications, IEEE St. Louis Section
• 2017: University of Missouri Faculty Scholar
• 2016: Best Paper Award, ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems
• 2016: Keynote Speech: Fiber Optic Sensors, PSMRC annual meeting, Missouri S&T
• 2015: 2rd place at the poster competition, Materials and Optics, Clemson University
• 2014: 3rd place at the poster competition, CCOMC Conference, Anderson, SC
• 2013: Professional enrichment grant at Clemson University
• 2012: IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Graduate Fellowship Award
• 2012: Council of Graduate Students Travel Grant at Missouri S&T
• 2008: Outstanding Student Leadership Award at Tianjin University

HONORS AND AWARDS FOR MENTORED STUDENTS

• 2023: Ogbole Collins Inalegwu:1st for Best Oral Presentation Award, “Walking through High Temperatures (Up to 1600˚C) Unscathed”, Missouri S&T.
• 2023: Deva Prasaad Neelakandan: 2023 Best Paper Award, “Distributed Temperature and Gap Measurements at the Metal-Mold Interface during Aluminium Casting using Optical Fiber Sensors”, Proceedings of the 126th Metalcasting Congress.
• 2022: Ogbole Collins Inalegwu: 1st for oral presentation at the April 2022 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (Ph.D category)
• 2022: Bohong Zhang: 2nd for oral presentation at the April 2022 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (Ph.D. category)
• 2022: Peter Holtmann: 1st for oral presentation at the April 2022 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (M.S. category)
• 2022: Tatianna Reinbolt: 1st for oral presentation at the April 2022 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (Undergraduate category)
• 2021: Peter Holtmann: 2nd place for oral presentation at the October 2021 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (M.S. category)
• 2021: Muhammad Roman: 3rd place for oral presentation at the October 2021 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (Ph.D. category)
• 2021: Muhammad Roman: 3rd place for Graduate Student Poster Contest at the Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition (Nashville, TN)
• 2021: Peter Holtmann: 2nd place for oral presentation at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Conference at Missouri S&T
• 2021: Bohong Zhang: CEC Dean’s Graduate Educator Award, Missouri S&T
• 2021: Peter Holtmann: 1st place for oral presentation at the April 2021 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (B.S. category)
• 2021: Muhammad Roman: 2nd place for oral presentation at the April 2021 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (Ph.D. category)
• 2021: Bohong Zhang: 2nd place for oral presentation at the April 2021 IEEE St. Louis Section student presentations (M.S. category)
• 2021: Chen Zhu: IEEE St. Louis Section Outstanding IEEE Graduate Student
• 2020: Yiyang Zhuang: CEC Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, Missouri S&T
• 2020: Chen Zhu: Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant, Optical Society of America
• 2019: Chen Zhu: CEC Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, Missouri S&T
• 2019: Muhammad Roman: 1st place in ISC Research Poster presentation, Missouri S&T
• 2019: Matthew Parker: 1st place for oral presentation at the 51st Southeastern Undergrad Research Conference (high school student)
• 2018: Chen Zhu: IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Graduate Fellowship Award
• 2016: Julia White: Presented research projects to the state’s top legislators
• 2016: Amir Ghazanfari: Best student paper award at the ASME SMASIS Conference (co- authored with Dr. Ming C. Leu)