Computational nanophotonics, plasmonics & metasurfaces.
Research explores how light interacts with matter at the nanoscale, combining electromagnetic simulations, analytical theory, and experimental insights to develop plasmonic devices and tunable metasurfaces.
From visible color to invisible heat.
Explore the optical regimes behind my research.
Shaping how nanostructures interact with visible light.
Controlling where structures absorb and emit thermal radiation.
The common thread in my work is a simple one: understand the electromagnetic mechanism well enough that the simulation becomes explanatory—not just predictive.
Chiral silver-nanowire films coupled to dye molecules provide a platform for exploring how nanoscale structure shapes the response to circularly polarized light. Electromagnetic modeling helps explain the circular dichroism observed experimentally.
Ask me about this work →Phase-change materials such as Sb₂S₃ and VO₂ enable flat optical structures with tunable resonances, allowing active control of color, absorption, and photodetection.
J. Phys. D 2022 · Plasmonics 2021 · IEEE AP-S 2024
An optical-diode concept for the 1550 nm band that transmits about 88% in one direction and less than 3% in the other, independently checked with RCWA and FDTD.
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 54, 365102 (2021)
Nanoantennas that place strong absorption where it is useful while suppressing emission in atmospheric windows used by thermal cameras. One design targets 1.5, 2.3 and 6 μm.
J. Opt. 2021 · Nanoscale 2023 · IEEE Access 2021
Electromagnetic modeling of a two-dimensional MXene photocatalyst helps explain how plasmon-generated hot electrons drive hydrogen-producing surface reactions under red-light irradiation.
ACS Nano 19, 17006 (2025)
Mesh-convergence tests and comparisons with analytical theory establish the reliability of electromagnetic simulations. A custom core–shell Mie solver in MATLAB and automated FDTD/FEM parameter studies support the design process.
FDTD · FEM · RCWA · Mie theory · Lumerical · COMSOL · CST
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Graduate Research Assistant in the Nordlander Group. Full-wave modeling of plasmonic nanoantennas, metasurfaces and chiral light–matter interactions.
Designed, simulated, fabricated and measured plasmonic and phase-change devices for photodetection, thermal emission, solar energy and optical isolation.
Advisor: Prof. Ekmel Özbay. Full scholarship. Thesis work on plasmonic absorbers, infrared emitters and optical isolation.
High honors. Ranked first of 110 students.
For questions about my research, collaborations, or opportunities in computational nanophotonics and plasmonics, email is the best way to reach me.