Research Materials Scientist
Rapiscan Systems
Major: Biology and Chemistry
Aylin Aykanat graduated with a Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College in June of 2021. Her research at Dartmouth focuses on addressing challenges in healthcare, environmental stewardship, and microelectronics through innovations in materials chemistry. After graduation, she was hired at Rapiscan Systems in Andover, Mass., where she works on project centered around materials designed to harvest hazardous materials for threat detection. Rapiscan creates products and solutions address security needs and works closely with government related agencies such as the Transporation Security Administration (TSA).
Aykanat (MR) graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor’s degree and double major in biology and chemistry. She participated in undergraduate research opportunities in both majors, but found her true passion was in organic synthetic chemistry laboratory work.
