Umit Demirbaş received his BS degrees in physics & electrical engineering (2004, Koc University), his MS degree in materials science (2006, Koc University), and his PhD degree in electrical engineering (2010, MIT). He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering at Antalya Bilim University and a senior laser scientist at the CFEL’s Ultrafast Optics and X-rays Division on DESY. Dr. Demirbas is an author and coauthor of more than 40 journal papers, and has an h-index of 18. He established the Laser Technology Laboratory at Antalya Bilim University by attracting funding from 7 national and international projects. His research interests include solid-state and fiber laser/amplifier development, biomedical imaging with optical modalities, ultrafast photonics, nonlinear optics and laser frequency metrology. He was a European Union Marie Curie CIG Fellow (2012), an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow (2010), and an IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Fellow (2009).

Awards
2019 Bilim Akademisi (Turkish Science Academy) Young Scientist Award (BAGEP)
2018 & 2019 Antalya Bilim University College of Engineering Top Researcher Award
2015 Antalya Bilim University College of Engineering Faculty Achievement Award
2012 European Union Marie Curie Career Integration Grant
2012 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Return Fellowship
2010 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (full 2-year Fellowship)
2009 IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Fellowship Award
2009 IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting Best Student Paper Award Finalist
2008 OSA New Focus/Bookham Student Award Finalist
2004 Top Ranking Student in Physics Graduating Class