Hulya Kirkici Professor

Research:

• Electrical insulation of aerospace and space power systems operating in subatmospheric conditions and using high frequency switching conversion. 
• Pulsed power engineering and repetitive pulsed power systems to study breakdown characteristics of novel dielectrics, such as nano/micro-dielectrics and biodielectrics. 
• Compact plasma switches and vacuum electronic device development using advanced materials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs). 
• Nanosecond respective pulsed plasmas and temporally and spatially resolved electrical and optical diagnostics techniques to understand physical mechanisms, and laser application.
• Lasers /Lidar systems optical beam propagation / beam shaping systems design 

Expertise:

• Electrical insulation
• Pulsed power engineering
• Breakdown characteristics of dielectrics
• Compact plasma switches
• Pulsed plasmas
• Laser and lidar systems