Sibel Ebru Yalcin Microbial Nanowires
About Sibel Ebru Yalcin Microbial Nanowires
Sibel Ebru Yalcin is a Research Faculty member at Yale University, known for her development of an Electrostatic Force Microscopy method that visualized electron transport in bacterial protein nanowires. Her research encompasses nanoscale properties of various nanomaterials and has been published in prominent scientific journals.
Current Position at Yale University
Sibel Ebru Yalcin has been serving as Research Faculty at Yale University since 2017. She is affiliated with the Institute of Microbial Sciences and Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry. In this role, she conducts advanced research in microbial nanowires and their properties, contributing to the understanding of nanoscale phenomena in biological systems.
Educational Background
Sibel Ebru Yalcin completed her Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2006 to 2010. Prior to that, she earned her undergraduate degree in Physics from Boğaziçi University, studying from 2002 to 2006. Her academic training provided a strong foundation in the principles of physics, which she applies in her research.
Research Contributions and Publications
Yalcin has made significant contributions to the field of nanotechnology, particularly in the study of microbial nanowires. She developed an Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM) imaging method that allowed for the visualization of electron transport in bacterial protein nanowires, published in Nature Nanotechnology in 2014. Her research also includes the optical and electrical properties of various nanomaterials, with findings published in high-impact journals such as Nano Letters, RSC Nanoscale, and ACS Nano.
Previous Research Experience
Before her current role at Yale University, Sibel Ebru Yalcin held several research positions. She worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory from 2012 to 2014, and at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory from 2014 to 2017. Additionally, she was a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2010 to 2012. These roles allowed her to expand her expertise in nanoscale imaging and material properties.
Notable Research Findings
In 2020, Yalcin published a study in Nature Chemical Biology that reported the discovery of OmcZ nanowires, noted for being 1000 times more conductive than previously known nanowires. She also performed nanoscale chemical imaging of minerals, leading to insights on water binding chemistry, published in Science Advances in the same year. These findings highlight her contributions to understanding the properties and applications of nanomaterials.