Professor MinLin ZHONG of Tsinghua University elected the President of the Laser Institute of America.

Tsinghua News, Oct, 22th

On October, 14th-18th, the 37th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro- Optics was held in Orlando, America. Laser Institute of America (LIA) announced, in its annual awards ceremony and general convention, that Professor MinLin ZHONG has been elected the President of LIA, term beginning from January, 1st, 2019. Professor MinLin ZHONG became the first president from Asia, in the celebration of LIA’s 50th anniversary.

Laser Institute of America was established on 1968 by Arthur Schawlow, one of the inventor of laser principals and Noble laureate in Physics, and Theodore Maiman, inventing the first laser, and other Doctors. LIA President, as academic leader of institute, is responsible for core agenda decisions. The president is elected from well-recognized international experts in this field for a one-year term. Before his presidency, one needs to serve the society as a member of the Board of Directors, an Executive Board member, a Secretary and a President-designate. In the 50 years history of LIA, most of the presidents came from US, while some were from Germany, UK and other developed countries with advanced laser technology.

Laser technology and laser manufacturing technology have been developed rapidly in recent years. This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists from the United States, France and Canada for their breakthrough contributions to laser physics.
Professor Minlin Zhong has been focused on the research on laser materials processing and manufacturing for years, with major areas including laser micro-nano manufacturing, laser surface engineering and laser additive manufacturing. He has been the PI for 19 international cooperation projects and more than 40 domestic projects. He has been active in international academic field, serving as chair/co-chair or keynote speaker for numerous international and domestic conferences. He was the president of the International Academy of Photonics and Laser Engineering(IAPLE) from 2015-2017.