Chen Yu-Ao, a physicist from the University of Science and Technology of China, was awarded the European Physical Society's Fresnel Prize on May 14 at the European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics in Munich, Germany.

The prize is named after Augustin-Jean Fresnel, a leading physicist in the 19th century. It is regarded as the highest global honor for scientists under the age of 35 in the field of quantum electronics and optics.