I am currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I received the B.S. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, the B.Eng. degree from the University of Birmingham, U.K. in 2012, the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2013 and 2018, respectively. I had been an academic visitor in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London from May 2017 to October 2017. I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at HKU from 2018 to 2022.

I received the URSI Young Scientist Award in 2024, PIERS Young Scientist Award in 2023, ACES Young Scientist Award in 2021, and various student paper awards from 2016 to 2018. So far, I have published 22 top-tier journals (12 journals as the first author, 2 journal as the corresponding author) and 3 book chapters. One of my first-author manuscripts published in Physical Review Letters was selected as “Editors’ Suggestion” in 2022. One of my first-author manuscripts was listed as “the ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)” in 2019. One of my first-author manuscripts published in Applied Sciences was selected as “Featured Papers” in 2018. One of my second-author manuscripts published in Reviews in Physics was listed as “the Top Cited Articles for publications since Jan. 2021” in 2023 and 2024. My research interests include (i) Advanced electromagnetics-based interdisciplinary research, including those in metamaterials, metasurfaces, and photonic crystals, (ii) topological electromagnetics and its applications in microwave/millimeter wave engineering, and (iii) novel antenna and metasurface design in IoT-based smart buildings.

News

• [2024-10] Our paper “Observation of spatiotemporal dynamics for topological surface state with on-demand dispersion” is accepted by Photonics Research. https://opg.optica.org/prj/abstract.cfm?doi=10.1364/PRJ.530245

• [2024-10] Our paper “Reconfigurable photonic valley filter in hybrid topological heterostructures” is accepted by Laser & Photonics Reviews. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.202400797

• [2024-05] I am honored to receive the URSI Young Scientist Award in Gran Canaria, Spain. [Link]

• [2024-03] Our paper “Spin and orbital angular momenta of electromagnetic waves: From classical to quantum forms” is accepted by IEEE Journal on Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10453653

• [2023-12] Our paper “Protected transverse electric waves in topological dielectric waveguides” is accepted by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10341331

• [2023-08] Our paper “Coexistence of large-area topological pseudospin and valley states in a tri-band heterostructure system” is accepted by Optics Letters. https://opg.optica.org/ol/abstract.cfm?doi=10.1364/OL.501977

• [2023-07] I am honored to receive the PIERS Young Scientist Award in Prague, Czech Republic. [Link]

• [2023-04] Our paper “Large-area quantum-spin-Hall waveguide states in a three-layer topological photonic crystal heterostructure” is accepted by Physical Review A. https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.L041501

• [2022-09] Our paper “Anomalous electromagnetic tunneling in bianisotropic ε-μ-zero media” is accepted by Physical Review Letters and selected as “Editors’ Suggestion”. https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.123901

Open for Applications

I am looking actively for Ph.D., Research Associate, and Postdoctoral candidates. The detailed requirements are listed below. Interested researchers are welcomed to send me your CV via email (menglin.chen@polyu.edu.hk), indicating your name, research area, targeting post, and graduation instituition in the Email Subject.

• PhD candidates

1. Have comprehensive knowledge of electromagnetic theory and RF circuit development and design
2. Undergraduate or higher education in the above or related disciplines (QS/THE/ARWU World Top-500 Universities or Top-150 Subjects, 1st degree GPA > 3.2/4.0 or Top 40% of class)
3. Know and be familiar with commercial simulation software, such as MATLAB, ANSYS HFSS, and CST
4. Have Experience in designing antennas or waveguide devices
5. Good written and spoken English skills (IELTS: total score 6.5 or other equivalent test)

• Research Associate (meet at least one of 3 and 4)

1. At least a master’s degree
2. Have experience in antenna and RF circuit development and design
3. Familiar with electromagnetic simulation software, such as ANSYS HFSS, CST, ADS and COMSOL
4. Familiar with MATLAB programming

• Postdoctoral fellow (meet at least one of 3, 4, and 5)

1. Possess a doctoral degree
2. Good ability to complete projects independently
3. Possess a solid foundation of electromagnetic theory and experience in antenna design and measurement
4. Familiar with electromagnetic simulation software, such as ANSYS HFSS, CST, ADS and COMSOL
5. Familiar with MATLAB programming
6. Excellent writing skills in both Chinese and English