Emre O. Polat received his BSc. degree in physics from Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey in 2009.  And he got his Ph.D. degree in physics from Bilkent University, Turkey in 2015. His PhD research covers the graphene based optoelectronics. After the first demonstration of “Synthesis of Graphene on Gold”, he and his colleagues from Bilkent University showed for the first time a “Graphene Based Optical Modulator” working in visible wavelengths. Then by extending his research on multilayer graphene, he created “Graphene Based Flexible Smart Windows” that can change colour with the application of voltage. He and his colleagues demonstrated active flexible surfaces that enable electrical control of reflection, transmission and absorption of microwaves by using large-area graphene electrodes. 

He joined the CONTEST project on January 2015 as a Marie Curie Experienced Researcher and his work includes the integration of graphene on unconventional substrates which enables electronics and optoelectronic devices with new mechanical functionalities. He was with the “Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) Group” leaded by Dr. Ravinder Dahiya in University of Glasgow and he worked on the heterogeneous integration of Si to graphene based ultra-thin and flexible devices. Their recent study “Synthesis of large area graphene for high performance in flexible optoelectronics

devices” has been accepted for publication in Nature Scientific. He holds three patents and more than 10 publications in high impact factor journals. 

He is awarded for the “Young Scientist Award” of European Material Research Society (E-MRS) in 2014, and “Silver Leaf Award” of IEEE Prime in 2015.