Background:
Postdoc in Artificial Photosynthesis/: in the Mesoscale Chemical Systems group, with a “Biosolar Cells” Grant (Title: Photocatalytic Water Splitting in Microfluidic Devices), University of Twente. Since July 2011. (See current employment)|
Postdoc in Photocatalytics: in PCS group, University of Twente, Subject: Evaluation of nano-fluidic devices for photochemistry, November 2010 – July 2011.
Postdoc in Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy: in the Mesoscale Chemical Systems group, University of Twente. Subject: Developing ATR-IR coupled micro-nanofluidic reactors, July 2009 – October 2010.
Technology transfer to BASF AG: performed transfer of technology to BASF SE global competence center, May-June 2009certificate for technology transfer to BASF SE global competence; Technology transfer to BASF AG: performed the transfer of technology to BASF SE global competence center, Ludwigshafen, Germany; I have developed MW-AUC technique which can use thousands of wavelength at a timeand cost only 60.000 € (Commercial Beckman Detection systems costs 500.000€ and which can only be used 3 wavelengths at a time)
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany, 14/12/2009, Supervised by Prof. Dr. Marcus Antonietti and Dr. habil Helmut Coelfen. Title of thesis: “Development of MWL-AUC/CCD-AUC/SLS-AUC Detectors for Analytical Ultracentrifuge: Study of proteins/nanoparticles/quantum dots/CNTs in solution phase and their interactions”
M.Sc. in Material Science: Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, 15/09/2006, Supervised by Assoc. Prof. I.I. Kaya. Thesis Title: “Investigation of negative resistance induced by directional scattering in a two dimensional electron gas”
B.Sc. in Chemistry: Bilkent University, 15/01/2004, Ankara, Turkey. Supervised by Assoc. Prof. Gershon Borovsky, Thesis Title: “A new type of Direct Methanol Cell”
Fellowship in Material Science: California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), USA, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), (First and only chemistry student from Turkey to be awarded with SURF) Summer Research on “Superprotonic phase transition in CsH(PO3H), RbH(PO3H) and CsxRb(1-x) H(PO3H) crystals to be used as fuel cell electrolyte”Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Sossina M. Haile July 2003 - September 2003.
