About
Senior research scientist with a research focus on physical optics, caustic beams, laser microscopy and related experimental/computational techniques.
Previous work:
Development of advanced optical systems for
- spectral phase measurement of surface plasmon resonance by holographic imaging
- caustic shaping of total internal reflection (TIR) illumination beam
- 3D total internal reflection fluorescence–structured illumination microscopy (3D TIRF-SIM)
Development of simulation techniques for
- caustic beam propagation using physical optics modeling
- TIRF-SIM imaging of clathrin-coated structures on plasma membrane
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Dr. Akatay is currently looking for motivated research assistants to study and apply novel optical physics theories in microscopy (Available grants).
TÜBİTAK UME (National Metrology Institute of Türkiye), Gebze/Kocaeli, TR
Project Manager
2022 – 2026
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US
Postdoctoral Degree, Physics
2019 – 2021
Doctoral Degree, Biophysics
2013 – 2019
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne),
Lausanne, CH
Research Assistant, Photonics
2008 – 2012
STMicroelectronics, İstanbul, TR
Design Engineer,
2007 – 2008
Koç University, İstanbul, TR
Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2004 – 2007
Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2004 – 2006
Sabancı University, İstanbul, TR
Bachelor’s Degree, Microelectronics and
Physics (minor)
1999 – 2004
Structured Beam Optics Laboratory (SBOL) 