Jin Yu

Title: Professor

Email: jin.yu@sjtu.edu.cn

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Biographical Sketch:

1983 – 1985  M.Sc. Paris 6 University and EcoleNormaleSupérieure of Paris, France
1985 – 1988  Ph.D. Paris 6 University, Quantum Physics, France
1988 – 1994  Post-Doc Researcher, Aimé Cotton Laboratory, Orsay and Paris Observatory, France
1994 – 2005  Associate Professor, Lyon 1 University, France
2000     Qualification for supervision of research (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) Lyon 1 University
2005 – 2016 Professor in Physics Department, Lyon 1 University
            First-Class Professor since the September 2008
2016.4–2018.4 Dean of the SJTU-Paris Tech Elite Institute of Technology
2016.10–Chair Professor, School of Physics and Astrophysics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Scientific research activities

1985 – 1988  Storage and laser cooling of ions in Paul trap for atomic frequency standards
1988 – 1994  Laser cooling and trapping of atoms for atomic clock with cold atoms
1994 – 1999  Detection and analysis of atmospheric air pollutions with LIDAR
1999 – 2005  Filamentation of femtosecond ultra-intense laser pulses in the atmosphere and applications for lightning control and air pollution detection
2005 – 2016 Dynamics of laser-induced plasma and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and applications in environmental pollution analyses and industrial process controls 
Present research interests:  Laser-induced plasma physics and spectroscopy, application of laser spectroscopy to the exploration of the deep space, nonlinear optics with ultrashort and ultra-intense lasers

Scientific publications 

~140(137 in Web of Science) papers in peer review journals (1 Science, 1 Nature Photonics, 5 Physical Review Letters, 10 Applied Physics Letters, 1 Scientific Reports), ~ 30 invited talks, numerous contributing talks in conferences, numerous proceedings, 4 French patents.
Web of Science: Sum of the Times Cited: 5135, without self-citation 4705, Average Citations per Item: ~37.48, h-index: 40

Expertise, committee, and responsibilities

- Co-Editor, Applied Physics B, Laser and Photonics
- Member of Editorial Board: SpectrochimicaActa B
- Member of Editorial Board: Frontiers of Physics
- Chair of the 9th International Conference on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, 12 – 16 September 2016, Chamonix, France. (http://www.libs2016-france.org)
- PhD and master supervisions: 7 PhD thesis defended, 3 PhD underway; tens of masters internships and post-Doc (France, China, Spain, Russia, Slovak, Hong Kong…)
- Member of International Scientific Committee of European and Mediterranean LIBS
- Member of International Scientific Committee of international LIBS