We proudly announce that Professor Lili Hu from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been awarded the ICG 2025 President’s Award!
This prestigious honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to the field, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations to her.
Prof.Lili Hu from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China is the winner of 2025 ICG President winner for her outstanding lifetime contribution to glass society in both scientific research and technology development, especially in research and development of large size laser glasses and laser fibers.
Prof.Lili Hu has been engaged in the glass research since her PhD degree thesis in 1987. She made outstanding contribution from scientific researches to technologic development and fabrication of laser glasses and laser fibers. She did fundamental research in disclosing the composition-structure-properties relationship of rare earth ions doped silica glass and multicomponent glasses, and developed several new kinds of laser glasses and laser fibers which are widely used in scientific research and industrial field. She and her team developed the batch production techniques for the large size neodymium doped phosphate laser glass, one of key components of laser fusion facility. She and her colleagues advanced in innovative laser fibers, especially on 10 kW level high power ytterbium doped silica fibers, going from the basic science to the production of fibers at industrial level.
Prof.Lili Hu has published two monographs which concluded her lifetime research achievements in rare earth ions doped laser glasses and laser fibers. She and her cooperators had publication over 500 peer-reviewed papers and more than 40 authorized patents. She got 2024 N.F.Mott Award due to her fruitful and influential work in glass researches.
As the chair of Specialty Glass Committee of Chinese Ceramic Society, she is active to promote the academic exchange and cooperation of glass society in both China and abroad.
Congratulation to Prof.Lili Hu!
The glass cup in the 2nd photo was made using a technique called Edo Kiriko.
Edo Kiriko is a traditional Japanese craft that developed in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in the late Edo period (1603-1868) and is characterized by its precise cutting techniques and intricate designs.
Two types of glass are used: clear glass and colored glass. Colored glass is made by layering colored glass on top of clear glass, and the colored glass on the surface is cut away to reveal the clear glass inside. This creates a unique beauty from the combination of the two layers of colors. These are not just tableware or decorative items, but works created by skilled craftsmen are filled with the warmth that can only be achieved through handwork.
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