TÜBA-GEBİP Member Prof. Ilday Awarded 'Alexander von Humboldt Professorship'
2006 TÜBA Outstanding Young Scientist Award (GEBİP) winner Prof. Fatih Ömer İlday was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Award.
Prof. İlday received his award from the German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark Watzinger. Prof. İlday's research has played an important role in the development of ultrafast laser technology and has transformed the field of non-linear laser-matter interaction in recent years. The lasers he was central to the development of are used in many fields, from medicine to engineering.
Prof. Ilday will establish a new research center, the Center for Complex Laser-Matter Interactions, at Ruhr University Bochum, where he is expected to continue developing ideas that bridge the fields of plasma research, materials science and manufacturing engineering. Prof. Ilday's project will be supported with 5 million euros over the next five years.