Prof. Dr. Barış Bayram

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, C-105, Middle East Technical
University, Ankara 06800, TURKEY
Phone: +90 312 210 44 20
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Prof. Dr. Barış Bayram

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, C-105,
Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, TURKEY
Phone: +90 312 210 44 20
E-mail:

Barış Bayram was born in Izmir, Turkey, in 1977. He received the B.S. degree in 2000 from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 2002 and 2006, respectively, from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, all in electrical engineering.

From 2000 to 2006, he was a research assistant at Khuri-Yakub Ultrasonics Group, E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University. He has pursued his academic career at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara. Currently he is an associate professor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at METU. He is the founder of ULTRAMEMS Research Group having graduate students from Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT). The research activities of ULTRAMEMS extend over the full MEMS device development, including the microfabrication of prototypes in the state-of-the-art clean room of Middle East Technical University.

His research interests include design, fabrication, and characterization of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). He investigates the nonlinear operation regimes (collapsed and collapse-snapback) of CMUTs for high acoustic output performance and better crosstalk performance, and advanced diamond based MEMS. His current research mainly focuses on nanocrystalline diamond as a membrane material for microfabrication of CMUTs for high power applications under harsh operating conditions.

He has 8 patents, and co-authored 17 journal and 14 conference publications.

His teaching interests include semiconductors, analog and digital electronics, VLSI circuit design, and microfabrication methods.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Design, fabrication, and characterization of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (CMUTs),Finite Element Modelling of MEMS Devices, Circuit Design, Semiconductors.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Finite Element Methods, Design and Fabrication of MEMS Devices, Circuit Design, Semiconductor Physics and Devices.

EDUCATION

2002-2006                 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA. Field of study: Finite                                  Element Analysis, Ultrasonic Transducer Design. Thesis: "Finite Element Analysis of                                  Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers Beyond Conventional Operation."

2000-2002                 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA.

1996-2000                 B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, TURKEY.

1993-1996                 İzmir Science High School, İzmir, TURKEY.

1989-1993                 Bornova Anatolian High School, İzmir, TURKEY.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018- Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
                                  Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY.

2014-2018               Associate Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
                                  Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY.

2012                          Associate Professor Title from the Council of Higher Education

2011-2014                 Principle Investigator on TÜBİTAK 1001 project, ULTRAMEMS Research Group, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY.

2010-2014                 Assistant Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
                                  Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY.

2010-2013                  Principle Investigator on TÜBİTAK 1001 project, ULTRAMEMS Research Group, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,TURKEY. 

2007-2010                  Principle Investigator on TÜBİTAK 1001 project, ULTRAMEMS Research Group, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,TURKEY. 

2007-2010                   Instructor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
                                  Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY.

2000-2006                  Research Assistant at Khuri-Yakub Ultrasonics Group, E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, CA, USA.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2011                  Young Scientists Award Programme (GEBIP) of The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

1996-2000                  Full Scholarship in Bilkent University during undergraduate education

1996                           Honourable Mention in the International Physics Olympiad, Norway

1996                           7th degree all over Turkey in the University Entrance Examination

1993                           5th degree all over Turkey in the Science High School Examination

1992                           1st degree all over Turkey in Scholarship Examination

COMPUTER SKILLS

OS                                Windows, Linux/Unix.
Mathematics                Matlab, FEM Software ANSYS Multiphysics, FEM Software LS-DYNA.
Languages                  LabView, PASCAL, Intel Visual Fortran, Compaq Visual Fortran.
Applications                 HSPICE, LATEX, common Windows Applications.