Tolga Ulucan

Tolga, a native of Eskişehir, Turkey, pursued his undergraduate and master’s degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Middle East Technical University, working under the supervision of Y. Eren Kalay. At METU, his research focused on the synthesis, characterization, and testing of metallic glasses and high-entropy alloys for aerospace applications, utilizing synchrotron radiation. For his Ph.D., Tolga joined the Heterogeneous Catalysis division of the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung in Germany, where he deepened his expertise in energy materials characterization through research conducted at leading synchrotron facilities across Europe. With experience working at major European light sources, Tolga moved to the United States in 2024. He joined the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher under the guidance of Nicholas Strange. Leveraging his expertise in X-ray absorption and scattering techniques, he focuses on advancing the development of functional materials to address global energy challenges.