Graduate Students of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tayfun AKIN

GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SENIOR GROUP MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Tayfun AKIN

CURRENT Ph.D. STUDENTS

1) Murat Isikhan

2) Emrah Dirican

3) Aysenur Bicer

CURRENT MS. STUDENTS

1) Muhammet Talha Yegen

2) Dogancan Bor

3) Eyuphan Karakus

4) Mustafa Onsoy

5) Kemal Atacan Mucukgil

6) Yagiz Mart

SENIOR GROUP MEMBERS

1) Orhan Akar, MS., Senior Research Engineer at METU, since 1998.

2) Said Emre Alper, Ph.D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2005.

3) Kagan Topalli, Ph.D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2007 (on leave).

4) Yusuf Tanrikulu, Ph.D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2007 (on leave).

5) Özge Zorlu, Ph.D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2008.

6) Mehmet Ünlü, Ph.D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2009 (on leave).

7) Murat Tepegoz, Ph.D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2010 (on leave).

8) Ilker Ender Ocak, Ph. D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2010 (on leave).

9) Serhan Ardanuc, Ph. D., Research Fellow at METU, since 2011 (on leave).

STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THEIR Ph.D. THESES

1) Deniz Sabuncuoglu Tezcan, "An Uncooled Silicon Micromachined Infrared Detector Focal Plane Array for Night Vision Applications," Ph.D. Thesis, September 2002.

Currently at IMEC, Belgium for Post-Doctoral Studies.

2) Selim Eminoglu*, "Uncooled Infrared Focal Plane Arrays with Integrated Readout Circuitry using MEMS and Standard CMOS Technologies," Ph.D. Thesis, July 2003.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

Currently at Rockwell Science for Post-Doctoral Studies.

3) Said Emre Alper*, “MEMS Gyroscopes for Tactical-Grade Inertial Measurement Applications,” Ph.D. Thesis, September 2005.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

Currently at METU as Research Fellow.

4) Kagan Topalli*, "A Monolithic Phased Array using RF MEMS Technology,” Ph.D. Thesis, June 2007. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Aydin Çivi.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

Currently at Ohio State University for his post-doc studies (ktopalli@electroscience.osu.edu).

5) Yusuf Tanrikulu, "An Uncooled Infrared Microbolometer Detector Array Using Surface Micromachined MEMS Technology," Ph.D. Thesis, August 2007.

Currently at METU as Research Fellow.

6) Ebru Sagiroglu-Topalli, “Vacuum Packaging for MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS),” Ph.D. Thesis, December 2008. Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Tulay Serin, Ankara University.

7) Mehmet Unlu, “Novel Impedance Tuner, Phase Shifter, and Vector Modulators using RF MEMS Technology,” Ph.D. Thesis, March 2009. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

8) Murat Tepegöz, “A Monolithic Readout Circuit for Large Format Uncooled Infrared Detector Focal Plane Arrays,” Ph.D. Thesis, March 2010.

9) Ilker Ender Ocak, “A Tactical Grade MEMS Accelerometer,” Ph.D. Thesis, September 2010.

10) Akin Aydemir, “A 3-Axis Capacitive MEMS Accelerometer on a Single Substrate,” Ph.D. Thesis, September 2013. Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan.

11) Özgecan Dervisoglu, “A Microbolometer Detector Based on a Sol-Gel Technology,” Ph.D. Thesis, September 2013. Co-advisor: Caner Durucan.

12) Serdar Tez, “A Three Axis Capacitive MEMS Accelerometer on a Multi-Stack Substrate,” Ph.D. Thesis, January 2014.

13) Mustafa Mert Torunbalci, “Development of New, Simple, and Robust Wafer Level Hermetic Packaging Methods for MEMS Sensors,” Ph.D. Thesis, February 2015. Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Sahir Arikan, ME Dept.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

14) Firat Es, “A Novel Metal Assisted Etching Technique for Enhanced Light Management in Black Crystalline Si Solar Cells,” Ph.D. Thesis, August 2016, Co-Advisor. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan, Physics Dept.

15) Hayriye Serra Altinoluk, “Light Trapping Micro and Nanostructures Fabricated by Top Down Approaches for Solar Cell Applications,” Ph.D. Thesis, December 2016. Co-Advisor. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan, Physics Dept.

16) İlker Comart, “Packaging of RF MEMS Switches And Performance Improvement” Ph.D. Thesis, September 2019 Co-Advisor. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir.

17) Oguzhan Temel, “Investigation of Solder Materials and Bond Formation for Wafer Level Packaging of MEMS Devices,” Ph.D. Thesis, September 2020. Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yunus Eren Kalay, Metallurgical and Materials Eng. Dept.

18) Gulsah DEMIRHAN AYDIN, “A Wafer Level Vacuum Packaging Technology for MEMS Based Long-Wave Infrared Sensors,” Ph.D. Thesis, August 2022.

19) Muhammad Ali, “High-Performance Readout Circuit for Resonator-Based MEMS Accelerometer Using Digital Control Loop,” Ph.D. Thesis, November 2022.

20) Ferhat Yesil, “A Digitally Controlled FM MEMS Gyroscope System,” Ph.D. Thesis, January 2023.

21) Hasan Dogan Gavcar, “A Low-Drift Silicon MEMS Resonant Accelerometer,” Ph.D. Thesis, January 2023.

22) Serhat Kocak, “A Low-Power Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converter Integrated Circuit for Imaging Sensors,” Ph.D. Thesis, March 2023.

STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THEIR MS THESES

1) Haluk Külah,* "A CMOS Integrated PtSi Schottky-Barrier Infrared Detector for Night Vision Applications," MS Thesis, July, 1998.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

Completed his Ph.D. at The University of Michigan. Currently at METU EEE Dept. as a faculty member.

2) Orhan Akar, "Silicon Micromachined Capacitive Pressure Sensors for Industrial and Biomedical Applications," MS Thesis, September 1998. Currently at METU-Microelectronics Facilities, working as Senior Research Eng.

3) Zeynel Olgun, "Infrared Thermopile Structures Using Any Standard CMOS Integrated Circuit Process," September 1998. Currently working in Aselsan.

4) Selim Eminoglu, "Analog-Digital Mixed-Signal VLSI Modules for Audio Band Signal Processing Applications," MS Thesis, September 1998. Currently at Rockwell Science for Post-Doctoral Studies.

5) Abdulbaki Tezel, "Low-Power Current-Mode CMOS Analog-to-Digital Converters," MS Thesis, January 1999.

Currently with Philips Semiconductors, Asic Service Group - AMDC, Philips Research, WAY-4.27, Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands. E-mail: atezel@natlab.research.philips.com.

6) Said Emre Alper,* "Silicon Surface Micromachined Gyroscope using MEMS Technology," MS Thesis, September 2000.

*Received 1st Place Award, Microsystems Category in Operational Design Contest, organized by DATE 2000 (Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference) and CMP (a microelectronics fabrication foundry in France).

*Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation

7) Said Kafumbe Mutaka, "A Silicon Micromachined Frost Sensor for Industrial Applications," MS Thesis, July 2001.

8) Hüseyin Sagkol, "A Phase Shifter using RF MEMS Technology," MS Thesis, September 2002. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sencer Koç. Received his Ph.D. degree at DIMES, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

9) Yusuf Tanrikulu, "A High Fill Factor CMOS Uncooled Infrared Microbolometer Detector," MS Thesis, September 2002.

10) Özge Zorlu, "A Silicon Micromachined Temperature and Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Cluster," MS Thesis, September 2002. Received his Ph.D. degree at EPFL, Switzerland.

11) Salman Zaffar, "A Frost Sensor System using MEMS Technology,” MS Thesis, February 2003.

12) Refet Firat Yazicioglu, " Surface Micromachined Capacitive Accelerometers using MEMS Technology," MS Thesis, August 2003. Currently at IMEC, Belgium for Ph.D. studies (firat@imec.be).

13) Burak Okcan, "Humidity Sensors using MEMS and Standard CMOS Technologies,” MS Thesis, September 2003.

14) Murat Tepegöz, "A 64x64 CMOS Integrated Readout Circuit for Infrared Photodetector Focal Plane Arrays," MS Thesis, September 2003. Currently at Mikro-Tasarim after his Ph.D. degree at METU.

15) Mehmet Ünlü, "An Adjustable Impedance Matching Network using RF MEMS Technology," MS Thesis, September 2003. Co-advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir. Currently at METU EEE Dept for his Ph.D. studies.

16) Mehmet Akif Erismis, “MEMS Accelerometers and Gyroscopes for Inertial Measurement Units,” MS Thesis, September 2004. Currently at IMEC, Belgium for Ph.D. studies (makifer@yahoo.com)

17) Kemal Şafak Demirci, “A Low-Cost 16x16 Uncooled Infrared Detector FPA Using Standard CMOS and Wafer Level MEMS Processes,” MS Thesis, August 2005. Received his Ph.D. degree at Georgia Institute of Technology.

18) Erkan Alpman,* “Development of Low-Cost Uncooled Infrared Detector Arrays in Standard CMOS and SOI-CMOS Processes,” MS Thesis, September 2005. Received his Ph.D. degree at Carnegie Mellon University.

* Received the METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD, given by METU Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

19) Ender Yildirim, “Development of Test Structures and Methods for Characterization of MEMS Materials,” MS Thesis, September 2005. Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Sahir Arikan, ME Dept. Currently at Cankaya University as Assistant Professor after his Ph.D. degree at METU.

20) Gozde Ceren Yasinok, “Development of Electrochemical Etch-Stop Techniques for Integrated MEMS Sensors,” MS Thesis, September 2006.

21) Omer Ozgur Yildirim, “High Performance Readout Electronics for Uncooled Infrared Detector Arrays,” MS Thesis, September 2006. Currently at Harvard University for his Ph. D. studies (yildirim@seas.harvard.edu , http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~yildirim/)

22) Kanber Mithat Silay, “High Performance CMOS Capacitive Interface Circuits for MEMS Gyroscopes,” MS Thesis, September 2006. Currently at EPFL, Switzerland for his Ph. D. studies.

23) Ipek Istanbulluoglu, “A Novel Modeling Methodology and Performance Improvement Technique for DMTL Phase Shifters,” MS Thesis, September 2006. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sencer Koç. Currently working in Aselsan.

24) Engin Ufuk Temocin, “Design and Implementation of Microwave Lumped Components and System Integration using MEMS Technology,” MS Thesis, September 2006. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir. Currently working in Aselsan.

25) Kıvanç Azgin, “High Performance MEMS Gyroscopes,” MS Thesis, February 2007. Received his Ph.D. degree from University of California, Irvine.

26) Yüksel Temiz, “Advanced Readout and Control Electronics for MEMS Gyroscopes,” MS Thesis, August 2007. Currently at EPFL, Switzerland, for his Ph.D. studies (yuksel.temiz@epfl.ch).

27) Mehmet Batuhan Dayanik, “Low-Cost High Performance Infrared Detectors in SOI-CMOS Technology,” MS Thesis, August 2007.

28) Akin Aydemir, “Deep-Trench RIE Optimization for High Performance MEMS Microsensors,” MS Thesis, August 2007. Co-advisor: Prof. Rasit Turan, Physics Dept. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

29) Halil Ibrahim Atasoy, “Tunable Amplifier with the Hybrid Use of HEMT and MEMS Technologies,” MS Thesis, August 2007. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir. Currently working in Aselsan.

30) Omer Bayraktar, “A Reflectarray using RF MEMS Technology,” MS Thesis, August 2007. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Aydin Çivi. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

31) Fehmi Çivitçi, “Development of High Fill Factor Uncooled Infrared Detector Pixels,” MS Thesis, February 2008. Currently at U. of Twente, The Netherlands for his Ph.D. studies (F.Civitci@ewi.utwente.nl).

32) Reha Kepenek, “Capacitive CMOS Readout Circuits for High Performance MEMS accelerometers,” MS Thesis, February 2008. Co-advisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Haluk Külah. Currently working in Aselsan.

33) Ercihan Incetürkmen, “A Low-Cost 128x128 Uncooled Infrared Detector Array in a Standard SOI-CMOS Technology,” MS Thesis, June 2008.

34) Korhan Sahin, “A Wide-Bandwidth High-Sensitivity MEMS Gyroscope,” MS Thesis, July 2008. Currently at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his Ph.D. studies (sahin2@illinois.edu).

35) Emre Sahin, “High Performance Readout and Control Electronics for MEMS Gyroscopes,” MS Thesis, February 2009.

36) Alperen Toprak, “CMOS Readout Electronics for Microbolometer Type Infrared Detector Arrays,” MS Thesis, February 2009. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

37) Alp Oguz, “Advanced CMOS Readout Electronics for Uncooled Infrared Detector Arrays,” MS Thesis, September 2009. Currently at EPFL, Switzerland, for his Ph.D. studies.

38) Çagri Çetintepe, “Development of MEMS Technology Based Microwave and Millimeter Wave Components,” M.S. Thesis, February 2010. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

39) Ufuk Senveli, “Development of High Thermal Performance Uncooled Infrared Detector Pixels with Enhanced Resistor Stuctures,” M.S. Thesis, February 2010. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

40) Eren Çanga, “Development and Characterization of High TCR Materials for Surface Micromachined Microbolometers,” M.S. Thesis, May 2010.

41) Ozan Dogan Gurbuz, “Reliability Improvement of RF MEMS Devices Based on Lifetime Measurements,” M.S. Thesis, September 2010. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir. Currently at University of California, San Diego for his Ph.D. studies.

42) Caner Guclu, “Dual Frequency Reconfigurable Reflectarray of Split Ring Elements with RF MEMS Switches,” M.S. Thesis, September 2010. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Aydin Çivi. Currently at University of California, Irvine for his Ph.D. studies.

43) Ilker Comart, “Zero-Level Packaging of Microwave and Millimeterwave MEMS Components,” M.S. Thesis, September 2010. Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simsek Demir. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

44) Erdinç Tatar, “Quadrature Error Compensation and its Effects on the Performance of Fully Decoupled MEMS Gyroscopes,” M.S. Thesis, September 2010. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

45) Mustafa Mert Torunbalci, “Wafer Level Vacuum Packaging of MEMS Sensors and Resonators,” M.S. Thesis, February 2011. Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Sahir Arikan, ME Dept. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

46) Burak Eminoglu, “Control Electronics for MEMS Gyroscopes and its Implementation in a CMOS Technology,” M.S. Thesis, February 2011. Currently at UC Berkeley for his Ph.D. studies.

47) Ugur Sonmez, “Capacitive CMOS Readouts for High Performance MEMS Accelerometers,” M.S. Thesis, February 2011. Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haluk Kulah. Currently at TU Delft for his Ph.D. studies.

48) Basak Kebapci, “Development of High Performance Uncooled Infrared Detector Materials,” M.S. Thesis, February 2011. Co-Advisor: Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan, Physics Dept.

49) Dincay Akcoren, “A Low-Cost Uncooled Infrared Detector Array and its Camera Electronics,” M.S. Thesis, February 2011. Co-Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Selim Eminoglu, MNT Program.

50) Numan Eroglu, “Development of High Performance Active Materials for Microbolometers,” M.S. Thesis, August 2011. Co-Advisor: Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan, Physics Dept.

51) Javid Musayev, “CMOS Integrated Sensor Readout Circuitry for DNA Detection Applications,” M.S. Thesis, September 2011, Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haluk Kulah.

52) Seniz Esra Kucuk, “Development of High Fill Factor and High Performance Uncooled Infrared Detector Pixels,” M.S. Thesis, September 2011. Currently at METU for her Ph.D. studies.

53) Kadir Karsli, “Vanadium Oxide Thin Films Elaborated by Sol-Gel Method for Microbolometer Applications,” M.S. Thesis, January 2012. Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caner Durucan.

54) Yigit Uygar Mahsereci, “A Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converter for Low-Cost Microbolometers,” M.S. Thesis, February 2012. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikro-Tasarim.

55) Alper Küçükkömürler, “Camera Electronics and Image Enhancement Software for Infrared Detector Arrays,” M.S. Thesis, February 2012. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

56) Selcuk Keskin, “A Dual-Band Uncooled Infrared Microbolometer Detector with a Tunable Micro-Mirror,” M.S. Thesis, February 2012. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

57) Osman Aydin, “A Fully-Differential Bulk-Micromachined MEMS Accelerometers with Interdigitated Fingers,” M.S. Thesis, February 2012. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

58) Soner Sonmezoglu, “A High Performance Automatic Mode-Matched MEMS Gyroscope,” M.S. Thesis, September 2012. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

59) Caglar Altiner, “An Integrated Imaging Sensor for Rare Cell Detection Applications,” M.S. Thesis, November 2012. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikro-Tasarim.

60) Ceren Tufekci, “Miniature Camera Electronics for Low-Cost Microbolometer Type Infrared Detectors,” M.S. Thesis, February 2013. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikrosens.

61) Mehmet Ali Gulden, “A Low Cost Uncooled Infrared Imaging Sensor using MEMS and a Modified Standard CMOS Process,” M.S. Thesis, May 2013. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikro-Tasarim.

62) Firat Tankut, “Development and Characterization of Low-Cost Uncooled Infrared Sensors for Commercial Applications,” M.S. Thesis, September 2013. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikrosens.

63) Osman Samet Incedere, “A Low-Power Capacitive Integrated CMOS Readout Circuitry For High Performance MEMS Accelerometers,” M.S. Thesis, September 2013. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikro-Tasarim.

64) Nusret Bayhan, “A Digitally Programmable Application Specific Integrated Circuit for Drive and Data Acquisition of Imaging Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, February 2014. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikro-Tasarim.

65) Tunjar Askarli, “A Versitile 5th Order Sigma-Delta Modulation Circuit for MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Characterization,” M.S. Thesis, September 2014. Co-Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Kivanc Azgin, Mechanical Eng. Dept.

66) Hasan Dogan Gavcar, “Compensation Methods for Quasi-Static Acceleration Sensitivity of MEMS Gyroscopes,” M.S. Thesis, November 2014. Co-Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Kivanc Azgin, Mechanical Eng. Dept.

67) Muhammad Ali, “Correction of Temperature and Acceleration Effects on MEMS Gyro Output Signals,” M.S. Thesis, December 2014. Co-Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Kivanc Azgin, Mechanical Eng. Dept.

68) Suhip Tuncer Soyer, “High Speed LVDS Digital Input/Output Interface Circuitries for High Resolution Imaging Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, February 2015. Co-Advisor: Dr. Selim Eminoglu, Mikro-Tasarim.

69) Ferhat Yesil, “CMOS Readout Electronics for Mis-Matched and Mode-Matched MEMS Gyroscopes,” M.S. Thesis, September 2015. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

70) Yunus Terzioglu, “High Performance Closed-Loop Analog Readout Circuit for Capacitive MEMS Accelerometers,” M.S. Thesis, September 2015. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

71) Ozan Erturk, “Design and Implementation of High Fill Factor Structures on Low-Cost Uncooled Infrared Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, September 2015. Currently at METU for his Ph.D. studies.

72) Ulas Aykutlu, “5th Order Sigma Delta MEMS Accelerometer System with Enhance Linearity," M.S. Thesis, September 2015.

73) Mithat Cem Boreyda Ustundag, “A Low-Power Memory CMOS Integrated Circuit for Image Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, December 2015.

74) Talha Kose, “Development of an Integrated Resonant MEMS Temperature Sensor,” M.S. Thesis, January 2016, Co-Advisor. Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Kivanc Azgin.

75) Ahmet Kuzubasli, “Design of an X-Band 3-Bit RF MEMS Constant Phase Shifter,” M.S. Thesis, February 2016. Co-Advisor: Prof. Simsek Demir.

76) Gulsah Demirhan, “Resonance-Based MEMS Temperature Sensors for Compensation of MEMS Capacitive Accelerometers,” M.S. Thesis, February 2016.

77) Serhat Kocak, “A Low-Power Analog-to-Digital Converter Integrated Circuit for Data Acquisition Applications,” M.S. Thesis, February 2016.

78) Ramazan Cetin, “Design and Implementation of Perforation on High Fill Factor Structures for Uncooled Infrared Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, August 2016.

79) Hamed Asadi, “A Readout Circuit for Resonant MEMS Temperature Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, September 2016.

80) Eyup Can Demir, “Bonding Material Development at Wafer Level Vacuum Packaging for MEMS Devices by Transient-Liquid Phase (TLP) Method,” M.S. Thesis, September 2016, Co-advisor. Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Eren Kalay, Metallurgical and Materials Eng. Dept.

81) Cem Yalcin, “A Small Format Microbolometer Imaging Sensor with Digital Video Outputs,” M.S. Thesis, September 2016.

82) Ozge Turan, “A Low Power Integrated Temperature Sensor With Digital Outputs For On-Chip Temperature Monitoring Applications,” M.S. Thesis, April 2017.

83) Hande Öztürk, “New Generation Cmos Readout Integrated Circuit For Low Cost Uncooled Microbolometer Thermal Detector” M.S. Thesis, July 2017.

84) Mustafa Haluk Çöloğlu, “Advanced Readout Circuit Architectures For Cost-Effective Microbolometer Focal Plane Arrays,” M.S. Thesis, September 2017.

85) Kami Çevik, “Real-Time FPGA Firmware For Vga Resolution Infrared Camera,” M.S. Thesis, September 2019.

86) Semih Çavdar, “A New Approach to Shutterless Operation of Microbolometer Based Infrared Cameras,” M.S. Thesis, February 2021.

87) Oguzhan Ozpinar, “125PS LSB Column Parallel Time to Digital Converter Integrated Circuit for LIDAR Applications,” M.S. Thesis, February 2021.

88) Utku Cekmez, “Fabrication And Characterization Of Nbn InAs/GaSb/B-Al(X)Ga(1-X)Sb Type-II Superlattice Detectors With Dual-Color Detection In MWIR,” M.S. Thesis, April 2022.

89) Aycan Beyenir, “Column Parallel Incremental Zoom ADC For Uncooled Imaging Applications,” M.S. Thesis, August 2022.

90) Berk Ergin, “Low-Power Low-Noise Highly Programmable Digital Accelerometer Readout for High Performance MEMS Accelerometers,” M.S. Thesis, August 2022.

91) Gorkem Gilbir, “An ASIC Chip Design with Advanced Image Correction Architectures for CMOS Infrared Imagers,” M.S. Thesis, June 2024.

92) Batuhan Uzun, “Development of Ligand Exchange and Coating Strategies for The Colloidal Quantum Dot Based High-Resolution Short-Wave Infrared Imaging Sensors,” M.S. Thesis, June 2024. Co-Advisor, Advisor: Demet Asil Alptekin, Dept. of Chemistry.

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GROUP (1998-99 Graduation Year)

1) S. Sermet Akbay, received Ph.D. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.

2) Baris Cagdaser, received Ph.D. degree from University of California, Berkeley (cagdaser@eecs.berkeley.edu).

3) Y. Alper Eken, received Ph.D. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. Currently at Hittite Inc., Istanbul.

4) Hasan Ertas, received M.S. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.

5) Omur Kirikci, received M.S. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.

6) Fatih Kocer, received Ph.D. degree from The University of Michigan. Currently at Hittite Inc., Istanbul.

7) Erdem Matoglu, received M.S. degree Georgia Institute of Technology.

8) V. Erkcan Ozcan, received Ph.D. degree from Stanford University. Currently at CERN, Switzerland.

9) A. Burcu Ucok, received Ph.D. degree from The University of Michigan.

OTHER ALUMNI RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS

1) Börteçene Terlemez, currently at Georgia Institute of Technology.

1) Murat Gel, currently at University of Tokyo.

2) Serhan Ardanuç, currently at Cornell University.