Selim Ünlü

Selim ÜnlüProfessor
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1992

Biological Sensing and Imaging
Optical Characterization and Nanophotonics


(617) 353-5067
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office: PHO 826
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Honors, Awards, and Editorships

  • 1996 NSF CAREER Award
  • 1996 ONR Young Investigator Award
  • 2002 ECE Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • Fellow, IEEE
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
  • 2006 College of Engineering Service Award
  • 2007 Dean’s Catalyst Award
  • 2007 ARCNN Distinguished Lecturer
  • 2005-2007 IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecturer
  • 2008 TÜBITAK Special Award

Classes Taught

  • EC410 Introduction to Electronics
  • EC563 Fiber-Optic Communication System
  • EC570 Lasers
  • EC770 Guided-wave Optoelectronics
  • EC892 Seminar: Electro-Physics

Research Interests

  • near-field optical microscopy and spectroscopy of semiconductor materials and devices
  • design, processing, characterization, and simulation of semiconductor optoelectronic devices
  • nanoscale imaging of biological samples
  • biosensors

Selected Publications

  • A. Yalcin, F. Damin, E. Ozkumur, G. di Carlo, B. B. Goldberg, M. Chiari, and M. S. Ünlü, “Direct Observation of Conformation of a Polymeric Coating with Implications in Microarray Applications,” Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 81, 2009, pp. 625-630
  • E. Ozkumur, J. Needham, D. A. Bergstein, R. Gonzalez, M. Cabodi, J. Gershoni, B. B. Goldberg, and M. S. Ünlü, “Label-free and dynamic detection of biomolecular interactions for high-throughput microarray applications,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Vol. 105, 10 June 2008, pp. 7988-7992
  • A. N. Vamivakas, M. Atature, J. Dreiser, S. T. Yilmaz, A. Badolato, A. K. Swan, B. B. Goldberg, A. Imamoglu, and M. S. Ünlü, “Strong Extinction of a Far-Field Laser Beam by a Single Quantum Dot ,” Nano Letters, Vol. 7, No. 9, September 2007, pp. 2892-2896
  • L. Moiseev, M. S. Ünlü, A. K. Swan, B. B. Goldberg, and C. R. Cantor, “DNA Conformation on Surfaces Measured by Fluorescence Self-Interference,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Vol. 103, 21 February 2006, pp. 2623-2628
  • M. S. Ünlü, and S. C. Strite, “Resonant Cavity Enhanced Photonic Devices,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 78, No. 2, 15 July 1995, pp. 607 – 639