Eray S. Aydil

Eray S. Aydil is the Senior Vice Dean of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and holds the Alstadt Lord Mark Professorship in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He previously served as Executive Officer of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota and held faculty roles at UC Santa Barbara. His research focuses on electronic/optoelectronic materials, plasma synthesis, and renewable energy technologies, particularly photovoltaics and solar cells. He earned his B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from UC Berkeley (1986) and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston (1991).

• Affiliations: NYU Tandon School of Engineering, American Vacuum Society Fellow, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology
• Education: UC Berkeley (B.S.), University of Houston (Ph.D.)

Research interests include semiconductor synthesis for solar energy applications, plasma-assisted materials processing, and nanomaterials characterization. Key projects involve hybrid perovskite materials, pyrite solar cells, and plasma synthesis techniques. Recent work emphasizes lead-free perovskites, quantum cutting materials, and insulator-metal transition phenomena in nanocrystals.

Over 200 publications highlight contributions to perovskite optoelectronics, nanocrystal networks, and photovoltaic materials. Awards include the Peter Mark Award and Plasma Prize from the American Vacuum Society. His lab explores energy-efficient materials, solar cell efficiency, and sustainable chemical processes.