Assistant Professor Ahmet Avsar
Faculty & Department
Joint Appointments
Assistant Professor, Physics, Science
Jt Appt - Assistant Professor, Physics, Science
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Middle East Technical University, Turkiye
Bio
Dr Ahmet Avsar is an Assistant Professor and NRF Fellow in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining NUS, Dr Ahmet was an Assistant Professor of Physics at Newcastle University (United Kingdom), and worked as an EPFL Fellow (co-funded by the European Marie Curie COFUND programme) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) between 2016 and 2020 after completing his PhD in Physics at NUS.
Contact Information
PhD positions are available in our laboratory at National University of Singapore. Prospective graduate students interested in spintronics, magnetism in quantum materials are encouraged to send an email to Dr Avsar (aavsar@gmail.com) to discuss studentship opportunities. Check out the group webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/aavsar/
I am interested in the exploitation of the multiple quantum degrees of freedom (spin, pseudospin and valley) available to novel materials in the ultimate atomically thin limit for applications in energy-efficient information technologies. For this, we fabricate mesoscopic devices based on two-dimensional heterostructures and characterize their electronic, magnetic and optical properties (mostly) at low temperatures. In our NRF supported research program, we are utilizing electrons, magnons and superconducting quasiparticles to transport and process spin information for efficient and environmentally sustainable green computing. To know more about these exciting projects and openings, contact us!
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