Prof. Dr. Serim Ilday

• Young Academy of Europe (YAE)
• Turkish Physical Society (TFD)
• American Physical Society (APS)
• Materials Research Society (MRS)
• AcademiaNet

Colloquia, Lectures, Seminars, and Invited Talks

2024

• “The universality of self-organisation – a path to an atom printer?” SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, US, January 2024.

2023

• “A conceptual mapping of the uncharted far-from-equilibrium territories,” The Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS), Freiburg, Germany, December 2023.
• “A conceptual mapping of the uncharted far-from-equilibrium territories,” Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, October 2023.
• “How to control far from equilibrium self-assembly of atoms, colloids, microorganisms, and cells: A rough guide,” The Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, Bochum, Germany, July 2023.
• “A conceptual mapping of the uncharted far-from-equilibrium territories,” The Center of Excellence in Life Inspired Hybrid Materials (LIBER), Helsinki, Finland, May 2023.
• “How to control far from equilibrium self-assembly of atoms, colloids, microorganisms, and cells: A rough guide,” Humboldt Kolleg 2023, Ankara, Türkiye, April 2023.
• “Universal dissipative self-assembly: From quantum dots to colloids, microorganisms, and human cells,” Materials Chain Seminar Series, Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems (RC FEMS) of Ruhr University Bochum, University of Duisburg-Essen and Technical University Dortmund, virtual seminar, January 2023.

2022

• “Universal dissipative self-assembly: From quantum dots to colloids, microorganisms, and human cells,” 16th Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference (NanoTR 16), Ankara, Türkiye, August 2022.
• “The birth, life, and death of dissipative colloidal crystals,” Turkish Physical Society Annual Symposium (TFD 38), Bodrum, Türkiye, August 2022.
• “The birth, life, and death of dissipative colloidal crystals,” International Materials Research Congress (MRS Mexico), Cancun, Mexico, August 2022.
• “Disordered hyperuniform configurations from artificial atoms to exotic 2D materials,” 8th International Workshop on Nanocarbon Photonics and Optoelectronics (NPO2022), Polvijärvi, Finland, July 2022.
• “Driven dissipative self-assembly: From fundamental science to engineering applications,” Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, July 2022.
• “How to control far from equilibrium self-assembly of atoms, colloids, microorganisms, and cells: A rough guide,” Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, July 2022.
• “The birth, life, and death of dissipative colloidal crystals,” Department of Physics, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, May 2022.
• “Can the complexity of life be simplified? And to what extent?” Young Academy of Europe 10th Anniversary Seminar Series, virtual seminar, May 2022.
• “The birth, life, and death of dissipative colloidal crystals,” Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, April 2022.

2021

• “The birth, life, and death of dissipative colloidal crystals,” School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, virtual seminar, October 2021.
• “Looking at the complexity of biological systems from a physics perspective and the importance of dissipative self-assembly,” Biotechnology Institute, Ankara University, virtual seminar, March 2021.
• “Dissipative self-assembly from simple to complex,” Middle East Technical University (METU) Physics Society, virtual seminar, February 2021.

2020

• “Universality of dissipative self-assembly from quantum dots to human cells,” 2nd Türkiye-Israel Nano Meeting, virtual seminar, November 2020.

2019

• “Living matter from the physics point of view: A Tribute to Schrödinger’s ‘What is life?’,” Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye, December 2019.
• “Flow controlled emergent phenomena far from equilibrium,” 23. Sıvı Hal Sempozyumu, Piri Reis University, İstanbul, Türkiye, December 2019.
• “Universal dissipative self-assembly: From quantum dots to colloids, microorganisms, and human cells,” School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, November 2019.
• “Universal dissipative self-assembly: From quantum dots to colloids, microorganisms, and human cells,” Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Türkiye, November 2019.
• “Ultrafast lasers as a tool to study complex, dynamic, adaptive phenomena,” International Conference on Ultrafast Optical Science (UltrafastLight-2019), Moscow, Russia, October 2019.
• “From fluctuations to emergent patterns: Universal dissipative self-assembly,” Department of Physics, Boğaziçi (Bosphorous) University, İstanbul, Türkiye, February 2019.

2018

• “Mikroorganizma ve kanser hücrelerinin dinamik ortamda anlık fiziksel uyaranlara tepkilerinin gözlemlenmesi,” Hacettepe – Bilkent UNAM Sağlık Bilimleri ve Teknolojileri Bilim Çalıştayı ve Stratejik İşbirliği, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye, November 2018.
• (Plenary) “Ultrafast laser-driven self-assembly and self-organisation far from equilibrium,” International Conference on Ultrafast Optical Science (UltrafastLight-2018), Moscow, Russia, October 2018.
• “Ultrafast laser-driven self-assembly and self-organisation far from equilibrium,” Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), August 2018.
• “Towards universal self-assembly: The role of nonlinearity, fluctuations and feedback mechanisms,” Gordon Research Conference (GRC): Oscillations and Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, July 2018.
• “Ultrafast laser-driven self-assembly and self-organisation far from equilibrium,” Department of Physics, Sabancı University, İstanbul, Türkiye, May 2018.
• “Looking at biological systems from a physicist's perspective: Can control of complex systems, at times, be ‘simple’?” Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye, May 2018.
• “‘Simple’ control over self-assembled and self-organised complex systems,” Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-Young Women Scientist Network Meeting, Ankara, Türkiye, May 2018.
• “Toward universal self-assembly: The role of nonlinearity, fluctuations and feedback mechanisms,” Center for Soft and Living Matter (CSLM), Institute of Basic Science (IBS) & UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea, January 2018.

2017

•  “Simply Complex: A novel approach to engineering complex materials and behaviour,” 1st Israel-Turkey Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, December 2017.
• “Basitçe Karmaşık: Karmaşık Yapı ve Davranışların Kontrol Edilebilmesi için Yeni Bir Yaklaşım,” 23. Yoğun Madde Fiziği Toplantısı, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Türkiye, December 2017.
• “Simply Complex: A novel approach to engineering complex hierarchical materials,” Department of Materials Science and Nano Engineering, Sabancı University, İstanbul, Türkiye, October 2017.
• “Simply Complex: A novel approach to engineering complexity,” National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye, August 2017.

2013

• “Multiscale self-assembly of silicon quantum dots into an anisotropic three-dimensional random network,” EAGER Conference, Ankara, Türkiye, July 2013.

1- Ü. S. Nizam, G. Makey, M. Barbier, S. S. Kahraman, E. Demir, S. Galioglu, D. Vahabli, S. Hüsnügil, M. H. Güneş, E. Yelesti, S. Ilday “Dynamic evolution of hyperuniformity in a driven dissipative colloidal system” J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 33, 304002 (2021)

• Featured in the J. Phys.: Condens. Matter "Emerging Leaders 2020 Special Issue“.
• Featured in the MathWorks website “When Order Hides in Plain Sight.” 

2- G. Makey, S. Galioglu, R. Ghaffari, E. D. Engin, G. Yıldırım, Ö. Yavuz, O. Bektaş, Ü. S. Nizam, Ö. Akbulut, Ö. Şahin, K. Güngör, D. Dede, H. V. Demir, F. Ö. Ilday, S. Ilday “Universality of dissipative self-assembly from quantum dots to human cells” Nature Phys. 16, 795-801 (2020).

• Featured in the news & views piece “Dissipate your way to self-assembly.”
• Highlighted in the feature article “15 Years of Nature Physics.”
• Highlighted on the cover of the October issue “Sweet Fifteen.”
• Listed in Wikipedia’s “2020 in science” selection (April section; 20 April).
• Critiqued in an article in Inference: International Review of Science “Complexity Far from Equilibrium” (DOI: 10.37282/991819.21.5).
• A response letter is written by Dr. Tanja Schilling, “Universality in Self-Assembly Processes” (DOI: 10.37282/991819.21.50).
• Our response letter titled “Mapping Uncharted Territory” has also been published (DOI: 10.37282/991819.22.10).
• In the media: “Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly” ERC News & Views, Phys.Org, Nanowerk, Science Bulletin, Heritage Daily; “Desvelan los principios matemáticos universales del ensamblaje de átomos y células” ABC Spain, ABC de Sevilla, La Voz de Cádiz; “باحث سوري يشارك بكشف أسرار البناء الذاتي للخلايا الحية” Al Jazeera; “Effect of Basic Principles of Self-Assembly Process on Quantum Dots” Azo Quantum; “Türk bilim insanlarından Kovid-19 araştırmalarına katkı verecek yeni keşif” Anadolu Ajansı, TRT Haber, CNN Türk, NTV.

3- G. Makey, Ö. Yavuz, D. K. Kesim, A. Turnalı, P. Elahi, S. Ilday, O. Tokel, F. Ö. Ilday, “Breaking crosstalk limits to dynamic holography using orthogonality of high-dimensional random vectors,” Nature Photon. 13, 251-256 (2019).

• Highlighted on the cover 
• In the media: “Physicists create Star Trek-style holograms” Phys.Org; “Gli ologrammi di Star Trek sono più vicini” la Repubblica; “Physicists Create Star Wars Style Holograms” Scienmag; “A real step towards the virtual holodeck” The Engineer; “Bilkentli akademisyenlerden ‘Uzay Yolu’ hologramı” Hürriyet.

4- O. Tokel, A. Turnali, G. Makey, P. Elahi, T. Colakoglu, E. Ergeçen, Ö. Yavuz,  R. Hübner, M. Zolfaghari, I. Pavlov, A. Bek, R. Turan, D. K. Kesim, S. Tozburun, S. Ilday, F.Ö. Ilday, “In-chip microstructures and photonic devices fabricated by nonlinear laser lithography deep inside silicon” Nature Photon. 11, 639–645 (2017).

• In the media: “In chip devices enable truly 3D silicon photonics” Laser Focus World; “New laser technique promises photonic devices inside of silicon” IEEE Spectrum; “From on-chip to in-chip” Optics&Photonics News; “Silicon is liberated from Abbot’s Flatland” Nanowerk; “Researchers fabricate 3-D silicon structures with a focused infrared laser” Phys.Org; “Nanotechnologists discover how to carve tunnels beneath the surface of silicon chips” MIT Technology Review.

5- S. Ilday, G. Makey, G. B. Akgüç, Ö. Yavuz, O. Tokel, I. Pavlov, O. Gülseren, F. Ö. Ilday “Rich complex behavior of self-assembled nanoparticles far from equilibrium” Nature Commun. 8:14942 (2017).

• Featured in the “Supramolecular Chemistry” collection of Nature Communications.
• Featured in the book “Parallel Minds: Discovering the Intelligence of Materials” by Laura Tripaldi.
• In the media: “No, complex is not complicated — it is rather simple!” ScienceDaily; “Identifying the minimum requirements for the emergence of complexity” phys.Org.