Dr. Ertugrul Cubukcu

Associate Professor

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Biography

Ertugrul Cubukcu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. His research expertise is centered around nanoengineered photonic devices and sensors, plasmonics, optomechanics, and optical materials, particularly focusing on light-material interactions at the nanoscale. He investigates novel functionalities in optical devices and sensors with applications in medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. His notable work includes the exploration of emerging two-dimensional semiconducting semimetallic materials, such as graphene, for photonics applications including light emission and photodetection. Recent research endeavors highlight the coupling of optical and mechanical degrees of freedom in nanoscale systems.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2011-01-01 — 2015-01-01

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Joined the faculty to teach and conduct research in Material Science Engineering and Electrical Systems Engineering.

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Teaching and conducting research in Chemical and Nano Engineering.

Awards

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IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award

2014-01-01
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TASSA Young Scholar Award

2014-01-01

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).