Prof. Dr. Hilmi Volkan Demir Principle Investigator
Director, UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Professor, Department of Physics Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Phone: +90 (312) 290 1021 E-mail: volkan(at)bilkent.edu.tr Office: EEE-507, UNAM Directorate Web Page | Biography | Google Scholar Research Interests: Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), semiconductor nanocrystal optoelectronics, energy transfer driven devices and sensors, nanoparticles/nanocomposites, nanophotonics, RF sensing bioimplants and medical devices.
Education PhD: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Stanford University, 2004MSc: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Stanford University, 2000 BSc: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 1998 Awards National Research Foundation – NRF Investigatorship Award - 2015 Nanyang Award for Research Excellence - 2013 Elected Associate Member of National Academy of Sciences, Turkey (TUBA) - 2012 The Rank Prize International Scholar, The Rank Prize Funds, UK - 2011 Singapore NRF Fellowship Award - 2009 TUBITAK - TESVIK (Young Scientist) Award - 2009 Parlar Foundation Young Scientist Award - 2008 European Science Foundation European Young Investigator Award (EURYI) - 2007 JCI Worldwide Federation of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs - 2007 TUBA GEBIP - 2006
Patents: >30, SCI Journal publications: >200, Invited talks, seminars, colloquia: >150
Representative Publications Stable and Low Threshold Optical Gain in CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots: All-Colloidal Frequency Up-Converted Laser Advanced Materials, volume 27, page 2678 (2015) Lateral Size-Dependent Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission Properties in Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets ACS Nano, volume 9, page 5041 (2015) Continuously Tunable Emission in Inverted Type-I CdS/CdSe Core/Crown Semiconductor NanoplateletsAdvanced Functional Materials, volume 25, page 4282 (2015) Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing in Colloidal NanoplateletsACS Nano, volume 8, page 6599 (2014) Stacking in colloidal nanoplatelets: excitonic propertiesACS Nano, volume 8, page 12524 (2014) Comparative study of field-dependent carrier dynamics and emission kinetics of InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes grown on (11-22) semipolar versus (0001) polar planesApplied Physics Letters, volume 104, page 143506 (2014) Photogeneration of hot plasmonic electrons with metal nanocrystals: Quantum description and potential applicationsNano Today, volume 9, page 85 (2014) [Invited Paper.]
Özgün Akyüz, Eng. Operational Program Manager
BSc: Physics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara-Turkey Phone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: oakyuz@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-309
Emre Ünal, Eng. Technical Program Manager
BSc: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara-Turkey Phone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: unale@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-309
Birsen Bilgili Coordinatorr
BSc: Management and Organization, Anadolu University, Eskişehir-Turkey Phone: +90 (312) 290 1172 E-mail: bilgili@bilkent.edu.tr Office: EEE-204
Dr. Savaş Delikanlı Post Doctoral Research Fellow
PhD: Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY-USA Phone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: savasdel@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-309
Dr. Murat Olutaş Visiting Research Fellow
PhD: Physics, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu-Turkey Phone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: murat.olutas@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-309
Dr. Manoj Sharma Post Doctoral Research Fellow
PhD: School of Physics and Materials Science, Thapar University, Patiala-India Phone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: manojsharma@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-309
Talha Erdem PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: talha@ee.bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Burak Güzeltürk PhD Candidate Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: gburak@ee.bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Aydan Yeltik PhD Candidate Department: PhysicsPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: yeltik@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Onur Akın PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: oakin@bilkent.edu.tr Office: EEE 210
Veli Tayfun Kılıç PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: vtkilic@ee.bilkent.edu.tr Office: EEE 410
Sayim Gökyar PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 1123 E-mail: sayim@ee.bilkent.edu.tr Office: UMRAM
Akbar Alipour PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: akbar@ee.bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Yusuf Keleştemur PhD Candidate
Department: Institute of Materials Science and NanotechnologyPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: kelestemur@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Kıvanç Güngör PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: kivanc@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Zeliha Soran Erdem PhD Candidate
Department: Institute of Materials Science and NanotechnologyPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: soran@unam.bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Burak Özbey PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 1171 E-mail: ozbey@ee.bilkent.edu.tr Office: EEE-414
Onur Erdem PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: onur.erdem@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Nima Taghipour PhD Candidate
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: nima.taghipour@bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306
Can Fırat Usanmaz Undergraduate Student
Department: Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPhone: +90 (312) 290 3583 E-mail: can.usanmaz@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Office: UNAM-306