Ph.D. Student
Aykut is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student in the Small Scale Mechanics Laboratory. He is interested in solving problems in the body using microengineering. He received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in 2016.
Aykut's research lies on the intersection of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Medicine. He is currently working to invent and make precision microneedles to better diagnose and treat inner ear disorders. He is co-advised by Prof. Jeffrey Kysar, Prof. Alan West and Dr. Anil Lalwani.