沈元壤 教授 1963年哈佛大学博士 主要经历: 1959年、1963年分别获美国史坦福大学、哈佛大学硕士、博士学位 1964年迄今任美国伯克利加州大学物理系教授 1990年美国艺术与科学院院士 1990年台湾“中央研究院”院士 1995年美国国家科学院院士 1996年当选为中国科学院外籍院士 教学与研究领域: Yuen-Ron Shen Professor Ph.D(1963), Harvard University Research Interests: Selected Publications: 2.C. K. Chen, A. R. B. de Castro, and Y. R. Shen, "Surface-Enhanced Second Harmonic Generation," Phys. Rev. Lett. 46, 145 (1981). 3.Y. R. Shen, The Principles of Nonlinear Optics (J. Wiley & Sons, NY, 1984). 4.Y. R. Shen, "Surface Properties Probed by Second-Harmonic and Sum-Fre¬quency Generation," Nature 337, 519 (1989). 5.Q. Du, E. Freysz, and Y. R. Shen, “Surface Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of Hydrogen Bonding and Hydrophobicity," Science 264, 826 (1994). 6.W. Xing, P. B. Miranda, Y.R. Shen, " Surface Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of Surface Melting of Ice", Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 , 1554 (2001) 7.J. A. McGuire, and Y. R. Shen, “Ultrafast Vibrational Dynamics at Water Interfaces”, Science 313, 1945-8 (2006). 8.F. Wang, Y.R. Shen et al, “Gate-Variable Optical Transitions in Graphene”, Science 320, 206 (2008).
1956年获台湾大学学士学位
主要从事凝聚态物理，分子物理，非线性光学，激光光谱，液晶以及表面科学。近些年，发展了一套新的探测表面和界面的非线性光学技术，可以得到在分子层面关于界面水分子结构和取向以及吸附分子的构型。研究兴趣还包括研究冰以及氧化物的界面，发展灵敏的非线性光谱技术用于探测手性分子，纳米复合材料和特异材料（如石墨烯，metamaterial等）的光谱研究。
Condensed matter physics, molecular physics, nonlinear optics, laser spectroscopy, liquid crystals, and surface sciences. More recently developed novel nonlinear optical techniques to probe surfaces and interfaces, which can provide molecular-level information about interfacial water structures and orientations and conformation of adsorbates. Other interests include the study of ice and oxide interfaces, development of a sensitive nonlinear optical spectroscopic technique to probe molecular chirality, and optical spectroscopy of nanostructures composite structures, and exotic materials.
1.Y. T. Lee and Y. R. Shen, "Studies with Crossed Laser and Molecular Beams," Physics Today 33, 52 (1980).