He pioneered a new family of nanoscopic probes that can up-convert infrared photons into intense visible light

and won the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research in 2015. He created new kinds of microscopes that allow us to watch molecules at work inside living cells

and won the Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year 2017. The Australian newspaper identified him among 100 "rock stars of Australia's new economy" as the Knowledge Nation 100. This year

at his age of 42

he won the Australian Laureate Fellowship and was elected to the fellowship of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. This is Dayong Jin

a Distinguished Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and a Chair Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology

as well as the editorial manager in Sydney office and the perspective column editor of Light: Science & Applications (LSA). Light People is a featured column of high-end interviews with outstanding scientists. On this issue

it is our great honor to invite Professor Dayong Jin to provide his perspectives on his work

end-user driven research

student mentoring and team building philosophy. In the following

let's take a closer look at the research life of Professor Dayong Jin

and appreciate his style and the story behind his success.