Aycan Yurtsever

Biography

Dr. Aycan Yurtsever, Canada Research Chair in Ultrafast Dynamics of Nanoscale Systems, wants to capture microscopic events in all four dimensions using ultrashort photon and electron pulses. Using transmission electron microscopy (a technique relying on electromagnetic rather than glass lenses) to emit a laser pulse lasting one millionth of one billionth of a second—along with a similar duration electron pulse—Yurtsever hopes to be able to study microscopic materials in both space and time.

Research Interest

Using novel ultrafast electron microscopes and theoretical tools to understand and discover new material properties.