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Ali EfeKışlak

Portrait of Ali Efe Kışlak
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|ψ⟩ = α|physics⟩ + β|film⟩ + γ|code⟩

A physics graduate student in Paris working on quantum materials — and, between experiments, a videographer and app developer.

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[01]About

I study physics at Sorbonne Université, curious about what matter does when you shrink it to a few atoms. Before Paris: five years in İzmir, from thin-film labs to DFT simulations. Away from the lab I am usually on the water — or behind a camera, or building an app.

Focus
Condensed matter, nanoscience, quantum materials
Off the clock
Sailor, windsurf instructor, chess player
Languages
  • TurkishNative
  • EnglishAdvanced
  • MandarinBeginner
  • FrenchBeginner
  • RussianBeginner
[02]Superposition

Which waveform of Ali Efe collapses for you?

Three states, one person. Choose one and the wavefunction collapses.

ψ₁  / 01

Physicist

Condensed matter and low-dimensional quantum materials — from DFT models to the microscope.

→ Research & CV

ψ₂  / 02

Videographer

Six years of institutional and product films, shot and edited with an eye for rhythm.

→ Films

ψ₃  / 03

Developer

Small, useful apps in Swift and Dart — one of them is live on the App Store.

→ aliefe.dev

[03]Method

One method, three media.

A lab, a film set and a code editor look nothing alike. Underneath, each one asks the same four things of me — and in each, I only trust what I have built myself.

  1. 01

    Look closely

    Lab
    Characterize before theorizing — FTIR, PL and TEM show what is really there.
    Set
    Scout the location and the light before choosing a single lens.
    Code
    Watch how people work today and note what slows them down.
  2. 02

    Build a model

    Lab
    Set up the structure in DFT and predict before measuring.
    Set
    Storyboard until every shot has a job.
    Code
    Sketch the screens and the data before writing a line.
  3. 03

    Test it against reality

    Lab
    Where the measurement disagrees with the model is where the physics is.
    Set
    Review on set and reshoot while the light is still there.
    Code
    Put a small version in real hands early.
  4. 04

    Simplify

    Lab
    Keep the explanation that survives the data.
    Set
    Cut until every second earns its place.
    Code
    Remove features until it feels obvious.

[04] Contact

Let’s
observe together.

Research, film or code — write to

info@aliefekislak.com
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