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Junjie Yao

Jeffrey N. Vinik Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Room 1427, Fitzpatrick CIEMAS, 101 Science Drive, PO Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708
Hudson Hall Annex 261, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (walk-in welcome)  

Awards & Honors


Fellow

International Optica (formally OSA) · 2022 More about this award

Early Career Development (CAREER) Award

National National Science Foundation (NSF) · 2022 More about this award

2019 Young Investigator Award

International IEEE Photonics Society · 2019 For pioneering novel photoacoustic imaging that allows probing living tissue functions at unprecedented accuracy, sesitivity, and speed. More about this award

Collaborative Sciences Award

National American Heart Association · July 1, 2018 More about this award

OSA/Quantel Bright Idea Competition (Finalist)

International Optical Society of America · May 2017 More about this award

Seno Medical Best Paper Award

International SPIE conference Photons Plus Ultrasound 2016: Imaging and Sensing · February 2016

Seno Medical Best Paper Award

International SPIE conference Photons Plus Ultrasound 2015: Imaging and Sensing · February 2015

Seno Medical Best Paper Award

International SPIE conference Photons Plus Ultrasound 2013: Imaging and Sensing · February 2013

Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Aboard

National The Education Ministry of China · December 2012

Best Master Dissertation Award

School Tsinghua University · July 2008

Comprehensive Student Fellowship

School Tsinghua University · January 2008

KangShien Outstanding Graduate Fellowship

University Tsinghua University · July 2006

CyrusTang Fellowship (2002-2006)

University Tsinghua University · September 2002

In the News


Published April 22, 2025
Ten Faculty Named 2025 Bass Chairs
Published December 3, 2024
Research & Innovation Seed Grants Total Nearly $2 Million
Published November 14, 2024
Soundwaves That Shed New Light
Published April 30, 2024
Lasers, Lenses & Light: A Showcase of Fitzpatrick Institute Photonics Research for the Community
Published July 27, 2023
Wearable Imaging Tool Would Make It Easier to Diagnose Neurological Issues
Published January 3, 2023
Glassfrogs Hide Red Blood Cells in Their Liver to Become Transparent
Published May 31, 2022
Using Light and Sound to Reveal Rapid Brain Activity in Unprecedented Detail
Published January 24, 2022
Yao Receives NSF CAREER Award to Monitor the Brain Using Photoacoustic Imaging
Published November 12, 2020
Check This Out: The Brain During a Heart Attack