They are an Associate Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington where they are the director of the Optical Spintronics and Sensing Lab.
Their research largely considers how understanding defects in materials can be applied towards applications in sensing, alongside the design of photonic devices.
While their group addresses a series of different materials, they are considered a leading researcher on single crystal diamond with impurities.
[2] Their research interests include Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter Experiment and Quantum Information.
Fu is a founding member of the Molecular Engineering and Materials Center at the University of Washington.