He has received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the Bilkent University in 2002 and 2008, respectively. He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher between 2008-2010 and a research scientist between 2010-2011 at the California Institute of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Harry Atwater. Dr. Aydin's postdoctoral research has focused on the experimental and theoretical investigation of active optical metamaterials and functional plasmonic nano structures. His research interests are in the general area of nanophotonics, with a specific focus towards the realization of nanophotonic devices for use in energy conversion, defense and health applications. Dr. Aydin is the recipient of the SPIE Educational Scholarship in 2007.