Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Center for Optical Fiber Sensors was established in 2015 with approval from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology as a Guangdong-Hong Kong collaborative innovation platform. The team consists of 101 members, including 1 Chair Professor, 3 Distinguished Professors, 4 Associate Professors, 3 Assistant Professors, 9 Full-time Researchers, 7 Postdoctoral Researchers, 20 PhD students, and 53 Master’s students.

The research center has a laboratory area of 1,000 square meters and equipment valued at 120 million yuan. Its main focus is on fiber optic sensing technology research, specializing in applied basic research on new fiber optic sensing devices and systems. The center primarily conducts research on the fabrication technology of fiber optic microstructured devices, fiber optic sensing technology for extreme environments, and the mechanisms, methods, and applications of fiber optic sensing technology in health and life sciences.

The research center's members have been selected for various talent programs a total of 35 times, including 16 instances in national programs such as the National Outstanding Youth (NSFC), National Youth Talent Program, and National Young Experts (overseas) program, 5 instances in provincial programs such as Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Youth, and 14 instances in municipal programs such as Shenzhen City Excellent Young Scientists. The center’s members have received several prestigious awards, including the second prize of the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, the first prize of the Guangdong Optical Society Optical Science and Technology Award, and the first prize of the Shenzhen City Natural Science Award.

The research center has initiated 198 research projects (56 national-level projects, 55 provincial and ministerial-level projects, 48 municipal-level projects, 15 industry collaborations, and 24 talent-driven projects) with a total funding of 233 million yuan. It holds 49 authorized international and domestic invention patents and 85 utility model patents.

The center has published 312 journal articles (291 SCI papers, 74 in Q1 journals, 148 in Q2 journals), 307 conference papers (5 invited plenary talks, 134 invited talks), and 4 book chapters. It has organized 22 academic conferences. Additionally, 197 graduate students have participated in international and domestic academic conferences, with 84 delivering oral presentations.

Graduate students of the research center have won numerous awards, including the National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Optical Engineering, National Scholarships, and Guangdong Province Excellent Student Awards, with a total of 110 awards. In the past five years, the center's graduate students have won 65 awards, including the Wang Daheng Optics Prize (Student Award).

In the past five years, the research center has organized academic conferences such as the “5th Guangdong Photonics and Technology Collaborative Innovation Forum” and the “Micro-Nano Photonics and Fiber Optic Sensing Technology Frontier Symposium.” It has also engaged in academic exchanges with experts and scholars from organizations like China General Nuclear Power Group, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Huawei, China National Nuclear Corporation, and Hengtong Ocean.

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