Alkim Akyurtlu

Prof. Akyurtlu’s current research interests focus on computational electromagnetics with emphasis on modeling electromagnetic wave interaction with metamaterials and complex media, antennas, and micro- and nano-scale devices and on applications of electromagnetics in nanotechnology.  These research projects are funded by NSF, NASA, and AFOSR.  Prior to coming to UML in the Fall of 2002, Prof. Akyurtlu worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory with the Systems and Analysis Group as a Technical Specialist conducting research on electromagnetic modeling and statistical analysis of radar systems. 

Prof. Akyurtlu was a Summer Faculty Fellow at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base and NASA Langley Research Center, where she received the Best Paper Award.  Dr. Akyurtlu was an Academic Computing Fellow at the Pennsylvania State University. She was a recipient of the Best Student Paper Award at the 2000 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium.  She is a member of IEEE Antennas and Propagation and IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Societies.  Prof. Akyurtlu won the Outstanding Teaching Award in the Electrical Engineering Department for the 2002-2003 Academic year at UML.