Prof. Sun Handong works as a Distinguished Professor in The Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau. Before he moved to Macau in 2023, He was with the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, working as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/ Full Professor in Physics. Prof. Sun received his Bachelor's degree in Physics from Dalian University of Technology, Master and Ph.D. degrees from Huazhong University of Science & Technology, and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, respectively. His research interests include Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, Semiconductor Physics; Optical Spectroscopy; Nano-Materials & Technology, etc.. He was elected to be a Fellow of American Physical Society in 2016 with citation “For outstanding contributions to optoelectronics with novel characterization and deep understanding of photonic materials and structures, leading to practical high-performance devices.”. Prof. Sun was named as a Fellow of Optica (2023) with citation "For outstanding contributions to the research of optoelectronics and photonics, particularly innovative application of materials and structures into microcavity lasers".