After a seven-year tenure marked by his commitment to students and expanded access to learning and research opportunities for Brown’s undergraduates, Zia will end his term as dean in June 2025.
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Rashid Zia
Professor of Engineering and Physics
Barus & Holley 228
Research Interests
nanophotonics, near-field optics, plasmonics, single emitter spectroscopy, single photon sources, cavity-free QED
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