Koray Aydin

Koray Aydin is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering. His research focuses on nanophotonics, optical metamaterials, and inverse design of photonic devices.

• PhD in Physics, Bilkent University
• MS and BS in Physics, Bilkent University

The Metamaterials and Nanophotonic Devices Lab (MNDL) explores light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Key research areas include:

• Plasmonic materials and devices for absorption engineering
• Metasurfaces for subwavelength light control
• Two-dimensional materials in optoelectronics
• 3D printing of millimeter-wave and optical metadevices
• Hybrid and tunable nanophotonic systems
• Dynamic metamaterials via self-assembly

His publications highlight inverse design methodologies, DNA-assembled metasurfaces, and active nanophotonic materials. Collaborations with Chad Mirkin, Vinayak Dravid, and Prem Kumar have led to breakthroughs in scalable photonic systems and programmable metamaterials.

Current efforts in MNDL aim to integrate machine learning with nanophotonic device design, enabling non-intuitive geometries and ultra-compact optical components with applications in telecommunications, defense, and consumer electronics.