Newswise — MIT Technology Review has named Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) analysis scientist Xiaoxing Xia as one in every of its 2025 Innovators Under 35 — a world listing honoring early-career researchers and entrepreneurs who’re shaping the way forward for science and know-how.
The publication acknowledged Xia within the Inventors class for his groundbreaking advances in creating and deploying two-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D printing — a key fabrication technique for constructing complicated microscale constructions. His work combines laser pulse shaping with a custom-engineered metalens array, enabling printing that’s sooner, finer and extra versatile than present business techniques.
Since becoming a member of the Laboratory in 2019, Xia has performed a key function in a number of Laboratory Directed Research and Development tasks, together with efforts that bridge additive manufacturing (AM) with high-energy-density physics and inertial confinement fusion (ICF) goal manufacturing. He leads tasks aimed toward creating next-generation 2PP applied sciences that enhance throughput, decision and multi-materials printing functionality utilizing a collection of laser-based AM instruments to construct useful microstructures for functions in quantum computing, microfluidics, power, responsive supplies and ICF.
“I’m honored to be part of this year’s Innovators Under 35 cohort,” Xia mentioned. “I’m grateful to the collaborators, mentors and entire support team at LLNL who have made our work possible. I really couldn’t think of a better place to work at. I am immensely grateful for LLNL’s unparalleled research environment for pushing the boundaries of AM and allowing me to explore ideas that would be difficult to pursue anywhere else.”
Xia earned his doctoral diploma in supplies science from the California Institute of Technology. He holds a bachelor’s diploma in physics and in economics from the University of Chicago. His work spans each experimental and computational domains, drawing on experience in ultrafast lasers, nonlinear optics and multiphoton polymerization to handle technical challenges with nationwide safety relevance.
Each yr, MIT Technology Review’s listing highlights 35 innovators beneath the age of 35 whose work guarantees to have a profound influence on the world. Xia joins a distinguished group of previous recipients, together with Nobel laureates and founders of main know-how corporations.
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