Onur Ergen

Onur Ergen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU).23 He is a prominent researcher in the fields of renewable energy and nano-electronics, leading the Renewable Energy and Nano-electronics Group (Re-ENGineering) at ITU.1

Academic Background and Achievements

Dr. Ergen received his education from the University of California, Berkeley.3 He has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to science and research:

• Recipient of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for his research project QUEEN (quantum super-exchange energy storage platform)1
• Awarded the "Outstanding Young Scientists Award (GEBİP)" from the Turkish Academy of Science1
• Nominated by Istanbul Technical University Senate for the Turkish Academy of Science Outstanding Young Scientists Awards (GEBİP)1

Research Focus

Dr. Ergen's research program is multidisciplinary, focusing on:

• Material innovation for next-generation device architectures
• Integration of nanoscale materials into energy harvesting and storage devices
• Development of scalable synthesis schemes for new low and high dimensional material systems
• Design of engineered platforms to investigate local physical properties of materials
• Application of artificial intelligence in energy and materials science1

Notable Contributions

• Developed a new lithium-ion battery architecture that allows for significantly safer battery operation, resistant to internal degradation, fire, or explosion1
• Pioneered work on quantum electron engineering to redesign traditional battery technology, pushing beyond existing theoretical limits1

Dr. Ergen's research group is actively seeking talented Master/Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows, including those with machine learning and AI backgrounds.1 His work represents a balance between fundamental science and industrial innovation, aiming to solve world-scale problems using nanoscale materials.1