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Koray Aydin is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. He leads the Metamaterials Nanophotonic Devices Lab, focusing on research that bridges electrical engineering, applied physics, and materials science through nanophotonics. His work explores the design and characterization of optical metamaterials and nanophotonic devices, emphasizing manipulating light at the nanoscale to achieve novel optical and photonic functionalities. Current projects include investigating subwavelength-scale light control via metasurfaces and the development of plasmonic materials for emerging optoelectronic applications. Aydin's research also leverages advances in two-dimensional materials and phase transition materials to create hybrid, active nanophotonic devices. He has published extensively in high-impact journals, contributing to the understanding of complex interactions between light and optical materials.
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