Dr. Qiao has been working on the frontiers of femtosecond laser micromachine of transparent and metal materials. Her research activity focuses on structuring and polishing of optics, development of photonic circuits, waveguide lasers, micro-boning and packaging of opto-mechanics, bio-implants and sensors. She has provided close to 20 invited talks at various international conference venues. She is the author of approximately 60 publications on major international journals and conferences and holds 2 patents in the field of optics and photonics technology. She is Chair and co-Chair of the Photonics West Conference Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing (LAMOM) XXVII. She is co-Chair of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Applications and Technology (2022, 2023). Dr. Qiao’s research has been funded by various federal, state, and private industries including the US National Science Foundation, NASA, and others. Dr. Qiao founded Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Entrepreneurship Connect in 2013, for which she is serving as the Chair. 

Available Positions: Post-doctorial research associate and Ph.D./Master/Undergraduate level research assistant positions are currently available.