Zay Bayraktar

Student Ambassador

Hometown: Izmir, Turkiye
Class: 2028
Major(s): Physics
Minor(s): Mathematics

Research at Miami University

• Dr. Bayram's Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Lab: I studied light–matter interactions and coherent population transfer.
• Dr. Corbett's Condensed Matter Physics Lab: I work on growing thin films and characterizing quantum materials

Achievements at Miami University

• Undergraduate Summer Scholars (USS) Scholar
• DUOS (Doctoral-Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarship) Research Award Recipient
• Vice President, Alpha Lambda Delta (Miami Chapter)
• Resident Assistant (RA)
• Physics Peer Mentor
• Honors Ambassador
• Lilly Leadership Institute – Cohort 14
• President’s List

Interests and Hobbies

• Physics (it truly is both my major and my hobby!)
• Philosophy
• Reading and journaling
• Hiking
• Weightlifting