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Ayşe EROL, is Professor at Istanbul University, Turkey since 2013. She obtained a PhD degree in Solid State Physics with a thesis on Hot Electron Light Emitting and Lasing Semiconductor Heterostructures in 2002. She was a visiting fellow at University of Essex to study on GaInNAs alloys for an academic year between 2001 and 2002. She has been working as an academic staff since 2004 at Physics Department of Istanbul University. She has been also director of Nano and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories and co-director of High Magnetic Field and Low Temperature Laboratory. Her research areas include optical, electrical and structural characterisation of novel semiconductor alloys and optoelectronics devices (solar cell, LED, diode lasers) and investigation of electronic transport properties of novel semiconductor alloys. She is editor of a scientific book, co-author of a text book and a popular science book, co-author of a chapter in a scientific book and published about 60 papers. She was special issue editor of various WoS-indexed journals. She has been in editorial board two WoS-indexed journals and one TR-indexed journal. She was awarded by British Chevening scholarship in 2001, NazımTerizoğlu Young Scientist Award in 2004, and TÜBA Award on the book titled “YarıiletkenlerveOptoelektronikUygulamaları (Semiconductors and Optoelectronic Applications)” in 2014.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/ayseerol

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Musa Mutlu Can obtained his PhD. from Hacettepe University at 2011. The studies of Dr. Musa Mutlu Can were based on physical properties of advance materials such as magnetic nano particles, oxide semiconductors, biomaterials/sensors and fuel cells. During his researches, he worked at Hacettepe University (Turkey), University of Delaware (USA), Sabancı University (Turkey), SPIN-CNR (Italy) and İstanbul University, respectively. Furthermore, Dr. Can carried out his projects on technological titles of magnetic nanoparticle in hyperthermia, diluted magnetic semiconductors, advanced skills in optical lithography techniques to produce micro/nano size Hall probes and fuel cells, respectively. Recent research highlight includes electrochemical performances of advanced materials in photocatalytic fuel cells and sensors.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/musa.can

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FerhatNutkuis an Associate Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, Solidstate Physics Division. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, he got his master degree from Yıldız Technical University Metallurgy and Material Science Department, Material Division and PhD degree from Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Science, Physics Division, Solidstate Physics Program. His main research areas include semiconductor physics, photonics-plasmonics, statistical physics and quantum mechanics.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/fnutku

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Omer Donmez is an Associate Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, Solid State Physics Division. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department. He took an outstanding achievement scholarship from Zorlu Company during his bachelor’s. His master and PhD degree from Istanbul University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Physics Division. He took an achievement scholarship from TUBITAK-BIDEB during his master's. He has experience in experimental and analytical modeling of optical and electrical modeling of optoelectronic devices and published over 25 articles related to these areas in WoS-indexed journals. He is currently working on electrical transport under a giant and very low magnetic field at mili Kelvins and plasmonic biosensor.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/omerdonmez

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GökhanAlgün is an Associate Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, Solid State Physics Division. He completed his Bachelor's Degree from Karadeniz Technical University, Science Faculty, Physics Department. He earned his Master's Degree with his thesis on "An Investigation of Electrical Properties of Porous Silicon" from Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Department of Physics, General Physics Program. He obtained a PhD Degree in Solid State Physics with his thesis on "An Investigation of Energy Loss Mechanisms of Hot Electrons in Low Dimensional Semiconductor Structures" from Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Department of Physics, Solid State Physics Program in 2005. He has studies and scientific publications on porous silicon structures, low-dimensional semiconductors, solar cells, humidity sensors, sol gel process and the synthesis and characterization of nano-sized structures.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/galgun

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 Neslihan ÜZAR works as an associate professor at Istanbul University Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Solid State Division. She received his bachelor’s degree from Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department. She completed her master's degree in 2007 and her PhD degree in 2012 at Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Solid State Physics Division. Her main areas of study include the synthesis of nanostructures, and investigation of electrical, optical, and sensor properties of nanostructures, but also she has studies on Bose-Einstein condensation, solar cells and thermoelectric materials.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/neslihanuzar

 SaffettinYıldırım has been working as a lecturer and researcher in Istanbul University Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Department of Solid State Physics since 1989. He received his bachelor's degree from Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, his master's degree from Istanbul University, Institute of Science, Condensed Matter Physics Program, and his PhD from Istanbul University, Institute of Science and Condensed Matter Physics Program. Her research interests are thin film physics, dielectric materials, electronic properties of low dimensional structures, thermoelectric materials, polymer materials.https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/safyield

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 NamıkAkçay is an Assistant Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, Solid State Physics Division. He received his bachelor’s degree, master degree and PhD from İstanbul University, in 2001, 2004 and 2008 respectively. He has been working at Nanotechnology Research Laboratory since 2009, with Dr. GökhanAlgün. His main research areas include nanoparticles, quantum dots, solar cells, porous silicon, humidity sensors. http://aves.istanbul.edu.tr/akcay/

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 Kamuran Kara Koç is Assistant Professor Doctor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, Solid State Physics Division. She obtained his bachelor’s degree from Cukurova University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, her master and PhD degree from Cukurova University, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Solid State Physics Division. She studied at Max Planck Institute, Physics Department, E20 Project with Erasmus Student Learning Program in 2010. She worked as a Post Doc in project Advanced Lithographic Techniques Laboratory (Ministry of Development-funded) Science Faculty, Physics Department in 2013. Her main research areas include production of semiconductor thin films and super molecules (Chemical Bath Deposition, Spin Coating System, Pulsed Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc Deposition System and Organic Molecular Beam Epitaxy) and their characterizations (Optical Characterization (Spectrophotometer), Structural Characterization (XRD, XPS, EDX, AFM, SEM and STM), Electrical Characterization (Hall Effect Measurement), Photoconductivity).https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/kamuran.kara