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ABDULLAH GÜL UNIVERSITY (AGU)
AGU is a young, dynamic top-quality Turkish University, which
aims to produce Graduates who can shape the future,
equipped with the best skills for today’s globalized society.
“AGU is an Entrepreneurial Research
University that Embraces Solution–Seeking
for Global Challenges.”
AGU is the first State University in Turkey with legal provision
for support by a philanthropic foundation, solely dedicated to
the University and its objectives.
AGU aims to:
Blended University Functions:
While Societal Impact, Education and Research are often
considered separately, AGU sets out to design the
multiplicative rather than additive effect of these three
interactive elements. By breaking down the walls between
disciplines, the opportunity arises for real world subjects to
become the work in the University’s programs.
• Become a Leader in Creativity and
Innovation
• Generate Contemporary Multidisciplinary
Learning and Knowledge
• Develop High Quality Projects integrating
Research with Global Needs
As the Pioneer of Third Generation
Universities,
AGU places great emphasis on:
1. Societal Impact
2. Innovative Education
3. Research
MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR
AGU is a research-oriented University embracing multi-disciplinary research and innovative
approaches to meet global challenges and, to date, ranked among the best Turkish Universities
in terms of research performance. All our Programs are offered in English and students are
taught in a multicultural environment promoting social awareness and inclusion for all, by
renowned professors with international experience. As part of our hands-on training approach,
they systematically have the opportunity to apply their newly acquired knowledge within the
frame of research projects.
With this in mind; we, at AGU, look forward to broadening our and our Students’ horizons
through the creation of strong international collaborations and partnerships and welcome the
opportunity to work with you for the benefit of higher education.
Prof. Dr. İhsan Sabuncuoğlu
Rector
KEY FACTS ABOUT AGU
EDUCATION
• 100% English taught courses
• All AGU Undergraduate Programs are
ranked in the Top 5-10 nationally
• 6:1 Student/Academician ratio
• 90% of students completed a 2
month-English program in the USA
• Faculty with International Experience
(20% Foreign Teaching Staff - over 20
nationalities)
• Individual Academic and Career
Counseling
• Core Curriculum, Hands-on Training and
Transdisciplinary Approach
• Internship Programs at national and
international levels
RESEARCH
AGU’s ENVIRONMENT
TWO CAMPUSES
AGU’s Campuses are equipped with brand
new
cutting-edge
Facilities
and
Equipment.
• Sümer Campus: 280.000 m2 green
campus in the city center
• Mimar Sinan Campus: 3 km2 currently
being built on the city’s outskirts
KAYSERI
• 1.3 M inhabitants (50.000 University
students)
• A silk-road city with historical importance
• A touristic platform: Cappadocia, Ski
Resort on Mount Erciyes
• The industrial and entrepreneurial heart
of Turkey
• Connected to all major Turkish
metropolises
• Research programs aiming to support the economic,
technological and social development of society
• Interdisciplinary research projects receiving support from various
industrial and public Institutions such as TÜBİTAK (The Scientific
and Technological Research Council of Turkey), the European Union
and the World Bank
• Ranked in the top 15 in the “Innovative and Entrepreneurial
University Index” (Turkish Technology and Science Foundation)
• 34 citations and 1,53 scientific papers published in international
indexed journals per faculty member (2014); among the best in
Turkey
• 1:1 Student-to-Faculty ratio in research programs
• 11 Outstanding Young Scientist Awards or Excellence Awards
received by AGU Faculty members since 2013
• Cutting-Edge Research Areas and Facilities
SOCIETAL IMPACT
• Scientific contribution to society and dissemination of knowledge
through research and publications
• Transformation of scientific research into commercial value
through patenting and licensing
• 80% of students taking part in local and international volunteering
projects
• Creation of unique Centers solely focused on the implementation
of the University’s Societal Impact objectives (Youth Factory,
Children’s University, AGU Academy, etc.)
• Partnerships with many NGOs and participation in local
development projects
• Promotion and use of Non-formal Education methods
• Youth Counseling and Development
• Curricula designed to tackle global issues with real-life case
studies
FACULTIES & RESEARCH AREAS
UNDERGRADUATE
Faculty of Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
Faculty of Architecture
• Architecture
Faculty of Leadership and Management
• Business Administration
GRADUATE
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (M.Sc.)
Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering
(Ph.D.)
Research Areas
• Materials for energy storage and conversion
• Functional nanomaterials, nanostructures and
thin-films
•Theoretical and computational materials
science
and engineering
• Biomaterials for drug/gene delivery and tissue
regeneration
• Optoelectronic devices
• Ceramic composite membranes
• Modern food technologies
Bioengineering (M.Sc.)
Research Areas
• Cancer molecular biology
• Medical imaging
• Human genetic disorders
• Drug delivery
•Natural products and their anticancer potentials
• Bioinformatics
• Biomicro-nano technology
• Tissue engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph.D., M.Sc.)
Research Areas
• Information and communications technology
• Power systems engineering
• Optics & photonics
• Biomedical and bioinformatics
• Nanotechnology
• Control and automation
Industrial Engineering (Ph.D., M.Sc.)
Research Areas
• Sustainability
• Disaster management
• Healthcare systems
• Energy systems
• Logistics & supply chain management
• Critical infrastructure planning
• Manufacturing
• Smart grids
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
• General Lab
• Analysis Lab
• Brain/Nerve Lab
• Engineering Lab
•Biomedical
Signal
Processing Lab
and
Image
• Tissue Culture Lab
• Material Synthesis Lab
• Material Characterization Lab
• Microbiology and Genetics Lab
• High Performance Computing Lab
• High Quality and rich Library
AWARDS
The academic achievements of the AGU faculty are evident in the scientific awards they have
received since the University’s foundation.
2013
• Assoc. Prof. V. Çağrı Güngör, Ph.D., TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Outstanding Young
Scientist Award
• Assoc. Prof. Zübeyir Çınkır, Ph.D., TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research
Council of Turkey) Incentive Award
• Assist. Prof. Hümeyra Çağlayan, Ph.D., TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Outstanding
Young Scientist Award
2014
• Prof. Yusuf Baran, Ph.D., Science Heroes Association Young Scientist of the Year Award,
FABED (Feyzi Akkaya Fund for Supporting Scientific Activities) Eser Tümen Excellence Award
• Assoc. Prof. Hakan Usta, Ph.D., BAGEP (The Science Academy Young Scientists Award
Program) Outstanding Young Scientist Award
• Assist. Prof. Evren Mutlugün, Ph.D., FABED Eser Tü- men Excellence Award, BAGEP (The
Science Acad- emy Young Scientists Award Program) Outstanding Young Scientist Award
• Assist. Prof. Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu, Ph.D., METU (Middle East Technical University) Graduate
School of Social Sciences Doctoral Dissertation of the Year
2015
• Prof. Yusuf Baran, Ph.D., Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Medical Science Award
• Assoc. Prof. Zübeyir Çınkır, Ph.D., Sedat Simavi Award
• Assoc. Prof. Hakan Usta, Ph.D., TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Outstanding Young
Scientist Award
• Assist. Prof. Hümeyra Çağlayan, Ph.D., L’Oréal & UNESCO Turkey National Women in Science
Award
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION
All AGU students acquire project based real life experience by working at prominent
companies in inter- and transdisciplinary teams, contributing to product and process design.
Some of AGU University-Industry cooperation projects include:
• Damage inspection on buildings and bridges via wireless receivers (Supporting
Institutions: Turk- cell and TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Techno- logical Research Council
of Turkey)
• Plasma Technologies - Thrust Engines (Supporting Institutions: TSK – Turkish Armed
Forces, MSB – Turkish Ministry of Defense and Roketsan)
• Color Enrichment in Liquid Crystal Displays (Supporting Institutions: Arçelik and
TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
• 5th generation (5G) Wireless Communication (Supporting Institutions: Avea and the
European Union)
• Detection of Electrical Energy Leakage (sup- porting Institutions: Alcatel-Lucent and
TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
• Cyber-attack Detection on Web Networks (Sup- porting Institutions: TurkNet and
TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
BULENT YILMAZ, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Utah, USA, 2004
bulent.yilmaz@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Biomedical signal and image processing, neurosignal analysis, brain-computer interfaces, computational
cardiac electrophysiology.
Short bio:
Dr. Bülent Yılmaz received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical-Electronics Engineering from the
Middle East Technical University in 1997 and 1999, respectively. He acquired his Ph.D. in Bioengineering
Department of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s
Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering he worked at the Biomedical Engineering Department
of Başkent University, Ankara, and Electrical-Electronics Engineering Department of Zirve University,
Gaziantep. His current research interests are biomedical signal and image processing applications on
brain-computer interfaces, neurofeedback, neuromarketing, texture analysis on PET/CT images for
cancer evaluation, endoscopic image processing for guiding biopsy sites for stomach cancers, and
microscopic image processing for cell detection and counting for MRD monitoring. He participated in
four projects as the principle investigator and co-PI. He served as the panelist and referee for many
academic or industry projects. He published 20 refereed journal papers and 40 national and international
conference proceedings.
Selected awards:
- Suphi Artunkal Best Paper Award at the 26th National Nuclear Medicine Congress, Antalya, April, 2014
-TÜBİTAK National Biomedical Equipment Project Calls Advisory Board Coordinator & Member
2013-continuing
- The Whitaker Foundation fellowship for the graduate study (2000-2004)
Selected publications:
- B. Yılmaz, S. Korkmaz, D.B. Arslan, E. Güngör, M.H. Asyalı “Like/Dislike Analysis Using EEG …”, Computer
Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 113(2), 705-713 (2014).
- B. Yılmaz, E. Çiftçi “An FDTD-Based Computer Simulation Platform … Lithotripsy”, Computer Methods
and Programs in Biomedicine, 110, 389-398 (2013).
- B. Yılmaz, M. H. Asyalı, E. Arıkan, S. Yetkin, F. Özgen, “Sleep stage … using single-lead ECG”, BioMedical
Engineering Online, 9:39 (2010).
AHMET ONEN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Electric-Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA, 2014.
ahmet.onen@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Smart Grid Implementation and its Economy, Storm Restoration, Coordinated Control, Conversation
Voltage Reduction (CVR), System Reconfiguration and Capital Deferral, Time-Varying Phase Balancing
and Capacitor Design Distributed Series Reactance (DSR), Micro-Grid and Energy.
Short bio:
Dr. Onen received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical-Electronics Engineering from Gaziantep University in
2005. He received the M.S degree in Electrical-Computer Engineering from Clemson University in 2010
and his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech – Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in 2014. Prior to
joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Electrical-Electronics Engineering in 2014, He was a
member of DEW software developing team for power systems planning and operation. During the time
he was a member of DEW software developing, he had close relationship with distribution companies in
New York and developed smart grid solutions for their system and consulted the biggest utilities in USA
for advancing their grid with the technologies he developed the during his PhD. His research interests
are distribution system reliability, storm outage and reconfiguration, Distributed Series Reactance (DSR),
Renewable Energy Integration to Grid, Smart Grid optimization, control, economic analysis and
micro-grid. He has more than 16 SCI journals including high rank journals and 11 international
conferences in last three years.
Selected awards:
- The best paper award, IEEE PES General meeting 2012.
- ERANET Project (3D Micro Grid) is funded by FP 7, December 2015.
Selected publications:
- Ahmet Onen, D.Cheng, R. Arghandeh, J. Jung, J. Woyak, M. Dilek, R. Broadwater, “Smart Model-based
coordinated control based on feeder losses, energy consumption, and voltage violations,” Electric power
system component and system, vol. 41, issue 16, pages 1686-1696, August, 2013.
- Ahmet Onen, Jeremy Woyak, Reza Arghandeh, Jaesung Jung, Charlie Scirbona, and Robert P.
Broadwater, “Time-varying Cost of Loss Evaluation in Distribution Networks Using Market Marginal
Price,” International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Elsevier, vol. 62, pages 712-717, June,
2014.
- Ahmet Onen, Danling Cheng, Robert P. Broadwater, Charlie Scirbona, George Cocks, Stephanie
Hamilton, Xiaoyu Wang, Jeffrey Roark “Economic Evaluation of Distribution System Smart Grid
Investments,” Electric power system component and system, vol. 41, issue 16, pages 1686-1696, January
2015.
ALIREZA KAZEMIPOUR, Associate Professor
Ph.D, Electronics/Telecom. Eng, Telecom-ParisTech, France, 2002
alireza.kazemipour@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Electromagnetics and RF, Antennas, Precission measurements and Metrology, Biomedical application,
mm-Wave/THz technology.
Short bio:
Alireza Kazemipour received the B.Sc. degree in electronics and telecommunications from the Sharif
University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1992, the M.Sc. degree in Physics from Tehran University,
Tehran, in 1995, and the Ph.D. degree from Telecom-Paris University, France, in 2002.
He was an Associate Professor and a Senior Design/Test Engineer in Iran, France, Korea, and Malaysia.
From 2012 to 2015 he was with Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig PTB, Germany
with the R&D research activities focused on mm-wave/THz technology.
Selected awards:
- 1988 : 8th-ranked, Iran National Math Olympiad
- 1994-97 : Iranian Ministry of Telecom (Master/post-MSc Grant)
- 1998-99 : National CNRS-France, Paris Observatory (post-Master Grant)
- 1999-02 : French ministry of Industry (PhD Grant)
- 2004-07 : Research funding, French Ministry of Industry (PhD supervision, 1)
- 2007 : Industrial funding, Korean Ministry of IT
- 2009-12 : Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (PhD supervision, 3)
Selected publications:
- A. Kazemipour, T. Kleine-Ostmann, "Assessment the Heat Transfer to Human Skin after Exposure to
mmWaves", IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2016, to publish
- A. Kazemipour, M. Hudlicka, "Design and calibration of a compact quasioptical system for material
characterization ...", IEEE Trans. IM, June 2015.
- A. Kazemipour, M. Salhi, "A simple new method to calibrate mm-wave mixers", IEEE Design & Test, Dec.
2014.
BEKIR HAKAN AKSEBZECI, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Erciyes University,Turkey, 2011
hakan.aksebzeci@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Biomedical pattern recognition, machine-learning algorithms, Bioinformatics.
Short bio:
Bekir Hakan Aksebzeci received BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Niğde
University in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Later, he earned a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronics
Engineering from Erciyes University in 2011. He worked at Erciyes University as a Research Assistant until,
in 2012. Afterward, he joined Abdullah Gül University, where he currently is an Assistant Professor of
Biomedical Engineering. His research interests are machine-learning applications in biomedical field and
bioinformatics.
Selected publications:
- Kayaaltı Ö., Aksebzeci B. H., Karahan İ. Ö., Deniz K., Öztürk M., Yılmaz B., Kara S., Asyalı M. H., Applied
Soft Computing, Vol.25, p. 399-413, (2014).
- Asyalı M. H., Yılmaz M., Tokmakçı M., Sedef K., Aksebzeci B. H., Mittal R., Turkish Journal of Electrical
Engineering & Computer Sciences, Vol.19, No.1, p. 33-46, (2011).
- Aksebzeci B. H., Asyalı M. H., Kahraman Y., Er Ö., Kaya E., Özbilge H., Kara S., BioMedical Engineering
OnLine, 9:77, (2010).
DOOYOUNG HAH, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2000
dooyoung.hah@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
M/NEMS, optical microsystems, integrated photonics, biomedical imaging devices, RF MEMS,
micro-sensors, micro-actuators, nanophotonics, silicon photonics, micro-/nano-fabrication, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, molecular imaging, nanocomposite materials, energy harvesting devices.
Short bio:
Dr. Hah received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology (KAIST) in 1994, 1996, and 2000, respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül
University’s Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he worked at Louisiana State
University (LSU) as an assistant professor, and at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) as a research staff. His research focuses
on M/NEMS, biomedical imaging devices, integrated photonics, novel photovoltaic devices, sensors, and
RF MEMS. While working at LSU, he was awarded two National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants. He was
the third place winner of the student paper competition at 2000 IEEE International Microwave
Symposium. Dr. Hah has authored and co-authored 23 SCI journal publications and over 40 conference
papers. He holds 8 patents.
Selected awards:
- Student paper competition, third place, 2000 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Boston,
USA, 2000.
Selected publications:
- D. Hah, Microsyst. Technol., in press, published online (2015). doi: 10.1007/s00542-015-2736-8
- J. Kim, K.-N. Kang, A. Sarkar, P. Malempati, D. Hah, T. Daniels-Race, and M. Feldman, J. Vac. Sci. Technol.,
31, 06FE02 (2013).
- D. Hah, J. Bordelon, and D. Zhang, Applied Optics, 50, 4320-4327 (2011).
EVREN MUTLUGUN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Physics, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2012
evren.mutlugun@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Semiconductor quantum dots, metal nanoparticles, nanocomposites, organic light emitting diodes,
photovoltaics, excitonic-plasmonic nanostructures and light harvesting applications.
Short bio:
Dr. Evren Mutlugün received the B.Sc. degree in Physics from Middle East Technical University in 2005.
He got his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from Bilkent University Physics Department in 2007 and 2012
respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Electrical-Electronics Engineering in
2014, he worked as a National Research Foundation Competitive Research Programme (NRF-CRP)
research fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore between 2012 and 2014. His research
focuses on the colloidal quantum dot based exciton-harvesting systems for novel optoelectronic
applications. The 2010 SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics) Graduate Scholarship Award,
2014 BAGEP Science Academy Young Scientist Award of Turkey and Feyzi Akkaya Young Scientist Award
(FABED 2014) are amongst his awards. He has co-authored numerous conference papers and more than
35 SCI journals including high rank journals such as Nano Letters, Advanced Materials, Nano Today, ACS
Nano, Nanoscale, and Small.
Selected awards:
- The Science Academy Young Scientist Award, BAGEP 2014, Turkey.
- Feyzi Akkaya Scientific Activities Support Fund- Eser Tümen Outstanding Young Scientist Award, FABED
2014, Turkey.
- SPIE Graduate Scholarship Award, 2014.
Selected publications:
- X. Yang, E. Mutlugun, C. Dang, K. Dev, Y. Gao, S. T. Tan, X. W. Sun and H. V. Demir, ACS Nano, 8, 8224
(2014).
- E. Mutlugun, B. Guzelturk, A. A. Abiyasa, Y. Gao, X. W. Sun and H. V. Demir, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 5, 2802
(2014).
- E. Mutlugun, P. L. Hernandez-Martinez, C. Eroğlu, Y. Coşkun, T. Erdem, V. K. Sharma, E. Ünal, S. K. Panda,
S. G. Hickey, N. Gaponik, A. Eychmuller and H. V. Demir, Nano Letters, 12, 3986 (2012).
GUNYAZ ABLAY, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering , The Ohio State University, USA, 2012
gunyaz.ablay@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Control theory and its applications, chaos theory and applications, embedded systems, nuclear energy
technologies.
Short bio:
I am an assistant professor at Abdullah Gül University. I received my Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in nuclear
engineering from the Ohio State University, and M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Fırat
University. I got scholarships from Oak Ridge and Idaho National Laboratories for professional
development in modeling, experimentation and validation. My other work experiences include working
as an electrical engineer and technical personnel at different institutions of the Turkey Ministry of Justice.
My research areas are on control theory and its applications, sliding mode control, chaos and its
applications, embedded control and nuclear energy technologies. I am a member of The Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS).
Selected awards:
- Research Scholarship for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Modeling, Experimentation, and
Validation (MEV) Summer School, 2012.
- Research Scholarship for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific
User Facility (ATR NSUF) User’s Week, 2012.
- Graduate Research Award, Nuclear Engineering Program, Ohio State University, 2011.
- American Nuclear Society Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society, Nuclear Engineering Program, Ohio State
University, 2010.
Selected publications:
- G. Ablay, “Variable structure controllers for unstable processes,” Journal of Process Control, vol. 32, pp.
10-15, 2015.
- G. Ablay, “Novel chaotic delay systems and electronic circuit solutions,” Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 81(4),
pp. 1795-1804, 2015.
- G. Ablay, " Coefficient ratios based robust sliding surface and integral sliding mode control designs
with optimal transient responses", IET Control Theory and Applications, vol. 8(17), pp. 1896-1904, 2014.
HUMEYRA CAGLAYAN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Physics, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2010
humeyra.caglayan@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Micro and Nanophotonic device and technologies; metamaterials, plasmonics, photonic crystals and
their applications; graphene and similar 2D crystal based nanophotonic devices; plasmonic biosensors
and super absorbers for energy harvesting; quantum metaphotonics and quantum metamaterials.
Short bio:
Dr.Humeyra Caglayan received her BSc, MSc and PhD degrees at Bilkent University’s Physics Department
in 2003, 2005 and 2010, respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s Department of
Electrical-Electronics Engineering in December 2013, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at
University Pennsylvania, USA between 2010 and 2013. Her research focuses on plasmonic based novel
nanophotonic devices. Dr. Caglayan has co-authored numerous conference papers and over forty-five
SCI journal publications in high ranked journals such as Physical Review Letters, Carbon, ACS Nano and
Nano Letters. Dr. Caglayan is the recipient of 2015 Unesco-Loreal Women in Science and 2014 The Young
Scientists Award Programme (GEBIP) by Turkish Academy of Science.
Selected awards:
- Unesco-Loreal Women in Science (Turkey) Award 2015.
- The Young Scientists Award Programme (GEBIP) by Turkish Academy of Science 2014.
Selected publications:
- S. Cakmakyapan, H. Caglayan and E. Ozbay, “Coupling enhancement of split ring resonators on
graphene” CARBON, 80, 351-355 (2014).
- H. Caglayan, S.-H. Hong, B. Edwards, C. R. Kagan, and N. Engheta, “Near-IR Metatronic Nanocircuits by
Design” Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 073904 (2013).
- E. J. R. Vesseur, T. Coenen, H. Caglayan, N. Engheta, and A. Polman, “Experimental verification of n=0
structures for visible light” Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 013902(2013).
IBRAHIM TUNA OZDUR, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Optics, Univ.of Central Florida, CREOL, 2011
ibrahim.ozdur@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Laser systems, optical communication, microwave photonics, LIDAR technologies, optical signal
processing.
Short bio:
Ibrahim T. Ozdur is the Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Abdullah Gul
University. Prior to this, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Applied Communication Sciences (formerly
Bell Communications Research), where he concentrated his efforts on quantum communication, LIDAR
and optical networking. Some of his technical accomplishments were the development of the world’s
lowest phase noise 10 GHz mode-locked laser, the demonstration of the first etalon based
opto-electronic oscillator and the design of an optical amplifier for space multiplexed signals. He has
published ~70 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings, has been awarded/applied 5 U.S.
Patents.
Selected awards:
- Awarded full-fellowship and assistantships towards graduate studies by CREOL- University of Central
Florida (2005).
- Awarded US patents: US 8717657 and US 8521037
Selected publications:
- I. Ozdur, Paul Toliver, Ted Woodward, “Photonic lantern based coherent LIDAR system”, Optics Express,
vol 24, No: 4, 2015.
- P. J. Delfyett, I. Ozdur, J. Davila-Rodriguez, N. Hoghooghi, M. Akbulut, S. Bhooplapur,”Advanced Ultrafast
Technologies based on Optical Frequency Combs”, Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics,
IEEE, Volume: 18 , Issue: 1, Page(s): 258 – 274 (2012).
- I. Ozdur, M. Akbulut, N. Hoghooghi, D. Mandridis, S. Ozharar, F. Quinlan, and P. J. Delfyett,” A
semiconductor based 10-GHz optical comb source with 3 fs integrated timing jitter (1Hz-100MHz) and
~500 Hz comb linewidth” Photonic Technology Letters Vol. 22, No. 6, March 15, 2010.
IRFAN ALAN, Professor
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
Madison, USA, 1993
İrfan.alan@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Electrical Machine Drives, Power Electronic Converters, Induction Heating, Switched Mode Power
Supplies, Hall Effect Plasma Sattelite Thruster Systems, Electrical Vehicle Battery Charging Systems,
Inductive Charging, Energy Storage.
Short bio:
Dr. ALAN was born in Istanbul in 1962, is married and has 3 children. His B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees are from
Istanbul Technical University in Electrical Enginering, in 1983 and 1986 respectively. His Ph.D. degree is
from University of Wisconsin-Madison in Electrical Engineering in 1993. He carried out his Ph.D. and post
doc studies at WEMPEC Consortium. He has submitted 4 different project final reports to NASA for
various projects. He worked at Ege University for 16 years in the EEE Department in various capacities.
He taught many undergraduate and graduate level courses. He has supervised many M.Sc. and Ph.D.
students. He has served either as a project coordinator, or a manager, or a principal investigator in
various international and national projects. He has many international and national scientific journal
papers, conference papers. He has been either a project referee or an auditor for many nationally
funded projects. He has served as an editor, co-editor or referee for many international and national
journals or conference papers. He holds a patent, has a patent application, and a beneficial model
application. He was assigned as a Vice Rector to AGU (Abdullah Gul University) in 2011. He then served
as an Interim Rector at AGU for 6 months. He is still a Vice Rector at AGU responsible for Administrative
and Financial Affairs serving the university in many different capacities.
Selected awards:
- Ministry of Education Ph.D. Scholarship for Overseas.
- Turkish Education Foundation Scholarship for Undergrad Studies.
Selected publications:
- O. Akin, I. Başaran, R. Sokullu, I. Alan, K. Buyukkabasakal, “FPGA Based Wireless Multi-Node Transceiver
and Monitoring System”, Journal of Mathematics and System Science 2, pp. 53-57 (2012).
- O. Akin, I. Alan, “The use of FPGA in Field-Oriented Control of an Induction Machine”, Turk J Elec Eng &
Comp Sci, Vol.18, No.6, pp: 943-962 (2010).
- S. Goksu, I. Alan, "250W Flyback SMPS Design for a Big Size Color TV", IEEE Transactions on Consumer
Electronics, Vol.49, No:4, pp.911-916 (2003).
- I. Alan, T. Lipo, "Induction Machine Based Flywheel Energy Storage System", IEEE Transactions on
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol.39, No.1, pp.151-163 (2003).
ISA YILDIRIM, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of
Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA, 2009
isa.yildirim@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Biomedical imaging, signal and image processing.
Short bio:
İsa Yıldırım is an associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in
Abdullah Gul University. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University in 2014, he was a faculty member of the
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in Istanbul Technical University. He is also
adjunct Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his
Ph.D. degree in 2009 in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA,
and his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in 2004 and 2002 in Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing
Program and Electronics and Communication Engineering, respectively at Istanbul Technical University,
Turkey. His research interests include biomedical imaging, signal and image processing, compressed
sensing and pattern recognition. His research in biomedical imaging has been supported by NIH and
TUBITAK. He has published over 40 journal articles and conference papers, served as a referee for
various grant programs and meetings, developed and taught numerous undergraduate and graduate
classes, and also advised 10 PhD and MS students. He has served as an associate editor for the Turkish
Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and is a reviewer for several journals including
IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Eng., IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, Annals of Biomed. Eng., Elsevier
Computers in Medicine and Biology.
Selected awards:
- Image of Research 2009 Finalist, Graduate College of University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 2009
- PhD Study Scholarship (Amount of $95000), High Education Council of Turkey, (August 2004 – August
2008)
- Ranked 272nd in the Student Selection Examination among 1.5 million high school graduates, 1997
Selected publications:
- I. Yildirim, R. Ansari, I.S. Yetik, M. Shahidi, "Direct Regularized Estimation of Retinal Vascular Oxygen
Tension Based on an Experimental Model", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2285- 2295 pp., 2013
- K. Tasdemir, B. Yalcin, I. Yildirim, “Approximate Spectral Clustering with Utilized Similarity Information
using Geodesic Based Hybrid Distance Measures” Pattern Recognition, Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages
1465–1477,2015
-K. Tasdemir, Y. Moazzen, I. Yildirim, "An Approximate Spectral Clustering Ensemble for High Spatial
Resolution Remote-Sensing Images," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and
Remote Sensing, , vol.8, no.5, pp.1996-2004, 2015
KUTAY ICOZ, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University,USA,2010
kutay.icoz@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Bio-micro nano electro mechanical systems, biosensors, bio instrumentation, bio signal measurement
and signal processing, metrology development, mobile health, intelligent systems, semiconductor
testing and production.
Short bio:
Dr. Kutay İçöz received the B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Communication Eng. from İstanbul Technical
University in 2002. He got his M.Sc. degree from Ohio State University Electrical and Electronics Engr.
Department in 2004 and Ph.D. degree from Purdue University Biomedical Engr. Department in 2010.
Then he joined Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Department of
Neurosurgery as a postdoctoral research fellow. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of
Electrical-Electronics Engineering in 2014, he worked as a senior engineer at Intel Corporation Assembly
& Test Technology Development Division between 2012 and 2014. His research focuses on novel
applications of micro/nano electro mechanical systems on biology and medicine. He received Intel ATTD
Department recognition award, and Fellowships from Purdue and Ohio State universities. He has
co-authored journals including high rank journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Lab on a Chip,
Analytical Chemistry, IEEE Sensors and Biotechnology Advances.
Selected awards:
- Intel ATTD Department Recognition Award (2013).
- Purdue University Fellowship (2005).
- Ohio State University DAGSI and ITS Fellowships (2004).
- İstanbul Technical University Ord. Prof. Bedri Karafakıoğlu Reward: the highest GPA in the department
and 2nd rank in the university (2002).
Selected publications:
- Y. Alapan, K. Icoz, U.A. Gurkan, "Micro -and nanodevices integrated with biomolecular probes"
Biotechnology Advances 2015, 09, 01, doi :10 .1016 / j.biotechadv.2015.09.01.
- K. Icoz, and C.A. Savran, “Nanomechanical Biosensing with Immunomagnetic Separation”, Applied
Physics Letters, vol. 97, 123701, 2010.
- B-D. Chan, K. Icoz, W. Huang, C-L. Chang and C. A. Savran, "On-demand weighing of single dry biological
particles over a 5-order-of-magnitude dynamic range" Journal Article Lab Chip, 2014,14, 4188-4196, DOI:
10.1039/C4LC00765D, from themed collection Lab on a Chip 2014 HOT Articles.
SERGEY BORISENOK, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, St.
Petersburg State University, Russia, 1996
sergey.borisenok@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Control in quantum physical models, nano-science, applied control theory, chaos and nonlinear
dynamics, PDEs, brain dynamics, time series, quantitative EEG.
Short bio:
Dr. Sergey Borisenok received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Physics from Department of Statistical
Physics, St. Petersburg State University (Russia) in 1991 and 1993 respectively. He got Ph.D. degree from
the Research Institute of Physics, St. Petersburg State University in 1996. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül
University as a faculty of Electrical-Electronics Engineering in June 2014, he worked as an assistant and
then associate professor at Herzen State University (St. Petersburg) between 1996 and 2010, as a foreign
faculty member at Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Studies, Government College University
(Lahore, Pakistan) between 2004 and 2010 and an associate professor in Istanbul Kültür University in
2010-2012. His research focuses on the application of control theory to the modeling of physical and
biological processes, nonlinear dynamics, brain dynamics. He has co-authored numerous conference
and journal papers including high rank journals such as Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Journal of
Chemical Physics, Journal of Differential Equations, International Journal of Psychophysiology.
Selected awards:
- Soros PhD student scholarship, Russia, 1995-1996.
- Soros associate professor, Russia, 2004.
Selected publications:
- A. Mekler, S. Borisenok, "EEG informational code dependence on the functional state: General trends
and characteristic period", International Journal of Psychophysiology, 94, 190 (2014).
-M. H. Erkut, S. Borisenok, M. Çağlar, Y. Polatoğlu, Y., (2011), “Solution to n-dimensional
Sturm-Liouville-like equations using multi-dimensional Schwarzian”, Journal of Differential Equations,
251, 3403-3420 (2011).
- S. Borisenok, Yu. Rozhdestvensky, “Thermodynamical approach to sympathetic cooling of neutral
particles”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 134, 044109 (2011).
V. ÇAĞRI GÜNGÖR, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology, USA, 2007
cagri.gungor@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Wireless and mobile communications, computer networks, wireless sensor networks, smart grid
communications, underwater networks, cloud computing, vehicular networks, power line
communications, big data, machine learning.
Short bio:
Dr. V. Çağrı Güngör received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from
METU, Ankara, Turkey, in 2001 and 2003, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and
Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2007. Currently, he is
an Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Engineering Department, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri,
Turkey. Dr. Gungor has authored more than fifty papers in refereed journals and international
conference proceedings, has been serving as an Associate Editor in prestigious journals, such as IEEE
Trans. on Industrial Electronics and Ad Hoc Networks. He is also the recipient of the IEEE Trans. on
Industrial Informatics Best Paper Award in 2012, IEEE ISCN Best Paper Award in 2006, the European
Union FP7 Marie Curie IRG Award in 2009, several Research Grant Awards from Turk Telekom, Turkcell,
AVEA, Alcatel-Lucent from 2010 to 2015.
Selected awards:
- European Union FP7 Marie Curie Reintegration Grant Award, November 2009 – November 2013.
- Turkish National Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Award (TUBA-GEBIP), June 2014.
- Best Paper Award from IEEE Trans. on Industrial Informatics in 2012. This paper was ranked 8th in the
Top-Accessed Article List in IEEE Xplore as of 2012.
- Best Research Project Award, Turk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2012.
- Graduate Research Fellowship with tuition remission awarded by Georgia Institute of Technology,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Atlanta, GA, USA, January 2004 – August 2007.
Selected publications:
- G. Tuna, V.C. Gungor, S.M. Potirakis, “Wireless sensor network-based communication for cooperative
simultaneous localization and mapping,” Computers & Electrical Engineering (Elsevier), vol. 41, pp.
407-425, Jan. 2015.
- M. Yigit, V.C. Gungor, G. Tuna, M. Rangoussi, E. Fadel, ”Power line communication technologies for
smart grid applications: A review of advances and challenges,” Computer Networks (Elsevier), vol. 70,
pp. 366-383, Sept. 2014.
- G.A. Shah, V.C. Gungor, O. B. Akan, "A Cross-Layer QoS-Aware Communication Framework in Cognitive
Radio Sensor Networks for Smart Grid Applications," in IEEE Trans. on Industrial Informatics, vol. 9, no.
3, pp. 1477-1485, August 2013.
BURCU BAKIR-GÜNGÖR, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Bioinformatics, Sabancı University, Turkey, 2012
burcu.gungor@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Bioinformatics, personalized medicine, computational and functional genomics, network and pathway
oriented analysis of genome-wide association studies and next-generation sequencing datasets,
applications of machine learning, and pattern recognition in bioinformatics.
Short bio:
Dr. Burcu Bakir-Gungor received her B.Sc. degree in Bioengineering from Sabanci University, İstanbul,
Turkey; her M.Sc. degree in Bioinformatics from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA; and
her PhD degree from Sabanci University, Turkey. She worked at the Bioinformatics Research Center,
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, from 2007-2009. From 2009 to 2011, she worked at
the Department of Computer Engineering, Bahcesehir University. Then, she worked as an Assistant
Professor at the Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, at the same university. From 2012 to 2013,
she was part of the Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center, BILGEM, TUBITAK.
Currently, she works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering at Abdullah
Gül University. She is the recipient of “Best Paper” Award at EvoBIO 2006. Her research focuses on
bioinformatics and computational genomics. Dr. Bakir-Gungor has 9 SCI-indexed journal publications.
Selected awards:
- Bioinformatics Summer School Organization, Grant # B.14.2.TBT.0.06.01.00-229-95717 of BIDEB,
TUBITAK, Turkey (2013).
- Best Paper Award, 4th European Workshop on Evolutionary Computation and Machine Learning in
Bioinformatics, Hungary (2006).
- Graduate Research Fellowship with tuition remission awarded by Georgia Institute of Technology,
School of Biology, Atlanta, GA, USA (2004–2007).
Selected publications:
- B. Bakir-Gungor, E.F. Remmers, A. Meguro, N. Mizuki, D.L. Kastner, A. Gul, O.U. Sezerman,
"Identification of Possible Pathogenic Pathways in Behçet’s Disease Using Genome-wide Association
Study Data from Two Different Populations”, European Journal of Human Genetics, 23(5): 678-87, 2015.
- B. Bakir-Gungor, E. Egemen, O.U. Sezerman, "PANOGA: a web-server for identification of SNP targeted
pathways from genome-wide association study data”, Bioinformatics, 30(9): 1287-1289, 2014.
- B. Bakir-Gungor, O.U. Sezerman, “The Identification of Pathway Markers in Intracranial Aneurysm
Using Genome-wide Association Data from Two Different Populations”, PLoS ONE, 8(3): e57022, 2013.
GULAY YALCIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Computer Architecture, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya,
Spain, 2014
gulay.yalcin@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Computer Architecture, Fault Tolerance, Parallel Architectures , Low-Power Designs.
Short bio:
Dr. Gulay Yalcin holds B.Sc degree in Computer Engineering from Hacettepe University and M.Sc. degree
in Computer Engineering from TOBB University of Economics and Technology. Between 2009-2014, she
pursued his Ph.D. degree in the Computer Architecture department at University Politècnica de
Catalunya. During her Ph.D. studies, she also worked as a student researcher in Barcelona
Supercomputing Center. Prior to joining to Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Computer Engineering
in December 2015, she continued working in Barcelona Supercomputing Center as a post-doc. Her
research focuses on the highly reliable and energy-efficient fault tolerant designs in computer
architecture. The 2009 FI (formación de personal investigador) research award and the 2011 HiPEAC
(European Network of Excellence on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation)
collaboration grant award are amongst her awards. She has co-authored numerous research papers
published in journals and many top ranked conferences including SIGMETRICS, PACT, DATE and ICCD.
Selected awards:
- HiPEAC project award, 2007, Europe
- Formación de Personal Investigador (research personal) award, FI 2009, Spain
- HiPEAC collaboration grant award, 2011, Europe
Selected publications:
- Yu Cai, Gulay Yalcin, Onur Mutlu, Eric Haratsch, Osman Unsal, Adrián Cristal and Ken Mai,
“Neighbor-Cell Assisted Error Correction for MLC NAND Flash Memories,” in the Proceedings of the
ACM International Conference on Measurement and Modeling of Computer Systems (SIGMETRICS) - Jun
2014
- Gulay Yalcin, Osman Unsal, Adrián Cristal, “FaulTM: Error Detection and Recovery Using Hardware
Transactional Memory,” in the Proceedings of IEEE The Design, Automation, and Test in Europe
Conference (DATE) - Mar 2013
- Gulay Yalcin, Osman Unsal, Adrián Cristal, Mateo Valero, “FIMSIM: A Fault Injection Infrastructure for
Microarchitectural Simulators,” in the Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computer
Design (ICCD) - Oct 2011
MEHMET ŞÜKRÜ KURAN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey, 2012
sukru.kuran@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Information centric networking, nanonetworking, molecular communication, broadband wireless access
systems, smart grids, wireless networking.
Short bio:
Dr. Mehmet Şükrü Kuran received the B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Yildiz Technical
University, Turkey in 2004, the M.S. degree in Systems and Control Engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in
Computer Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey in 2007 and 2012 respectively. Between 2013 and
2014 he worked as a Postdoctoral researcher in LINCS research center at Telecom ParisTech, France.
Currently he is an assistant professor in the Computer Engineering Department of Abdullah Gul
University, Turkey. He also works as a part-time lecturer in Bogazici University, Turkey. His research
interests are Information Centric Networking, Smart Grids, Nanonetworking, Molecular
Communications, WiMAX networks, Cross-layer mechanisms in wireless networks, and performance
analysis of Wireless LANs and Wireless MANs. He has co-authored more than 20 publications in various
journals and conferences including high rank journals such as IEEE Communication Letters, IEEE
Communication Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, and Elsevier Computer Networks.
Selected publications:
- M. S. Kuran, A. C. Viana, L. Iannone, D. Kofman, G. Mermoud, and J. P. Vasseur, “A Smart Parking Lot
Management System for Scheduling the Recharging of Electric Vehicles”, IEEE Transactions on Smart
Grid, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 2942 – 2953, March 2015.
- B. Tepekule, A. E. Pusane, M. S. Kuran, and T. Tugcu, “A Novel Pre-Equalization Method for Molecular
Communication via Diffusion in Nanonetworks”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. 1311 –
1314, June 2015.
- M. S. Kuran, T. Tugcu, and B. Ozerman, "Calcium Signaling: Overview and Research Directions of a
Molecular Communication Paradigm," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 20 –
27, October 2012.
ZAFER AYDIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of
Technology, USA, 2008
zafer.aydin@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Bioinformatics, computational biology, machine learning, protein structure prediction.
Short bio:
Dr. Zafer Aydın received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from
Bilkent University in 1999 and 2001. He received his Ph.D. degree from Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department of Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008. Prior to joining Abdullah Gul
University as a faculty of Computer Engineering in 2014, he worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at
the Genome Sciences Department of Washington University from 2008 to 2011 and as an Assistant
Professor in Bahcesehir University from 2011 to 2014. His research concentrates on developing
bioinformatics and machine learning methods for protein structure prediction. He has co-authored 11
journals and 15 conference papers.
Selected awards:
- Best researcher award, Multimedia Computing and Communications Lab (MCCL), Georgia Institute of
Technology, (2007).
- 2nd place award in EMBS Student Design Competition, 26th Annual International Conference of the
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Francisco CA, (2004).
Selected publications:
- Z. Aydin, D. Baker and W. S. Noble, "Template Scoring Methods for Protein Torsion Angle Prediction,"
Communications in Computer and Information Science, (2015).
- A. Aoad, M. Simsek and Z. Aydin, "Development of Knowledge Based Response Correction for
Producing New Solutions for a Reconfigurable N-shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna," to appear in IEEE
Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, (2015).
- C. E. Erdem, C. Turan and Z. Aydin, "BAUM-2: A multilingual audio-visual affective face database,"
Multimedia Tools and Applications, 74(18): 7429-7459, (2015).
IBRAHIM AKGUN, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University,
Turkey, 2006
Ibrahim.akgun@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Risk management, decision analysis, disaster management and homeland security, energy and
healthcare systems, technology management, network optimization, interdiction models, logistics and
supply chain management, military operations research.
Short bio:
Dr. İbrahim Akgün received his B.Sc. degree in Systems Engineering from the Turkish Army Military
Academy (TAMA) in 1994. He acquired his M.Sc. degree from the Department of Operations Research at
the Naval Postgraduate School and Ph.D. degree from the Department of Industrial Engineering at
Bilkent University in 2000 and 2006, respectively. Prior to joining the Department of Industrial
Engineering at Abdullah Gül University in 2013, he worked as an Operations Research Analyst at the
Scientific Decision Support Center of Turkish General Staff Headquarters (TGS), in administrative
positions as a military officer in the Turkish Army, and as a faculty member at the Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering of TAMA. During his years in the TGS, he instructed part-time at
Bilkent University and Cankaya University. His research focuses on risk and decision analysis, disaster
management and homeland security, energy and health systems, and supply chain management. Dr.
Akgün has published papers in high ranked journals such as Computers and Operations Research,
European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Operational Research Society, and the
International Journal of Management Science (OMEGA).
Selected awards:
-Bilkent University Board of Trustees Scholarship for Graduate Study,Department of Industrial
Engineering, (2000-2006).
- Turkish Armed Forces Scholarship for Graduate Study, 1998-2000.
- Top Graduate Award, Turkish Army Military Academy, 1994.
Selected publications:
- İ. Akgün, F. Gümüşbuğa, B.Tansel , Risk-Based Facility Location By Using Fault Tree Analysis in Disaster
Management, International Journal of Management Science (OMEGA) 52, 168-179 (2015).
- İ. Akgün, B. Tansel, RK Wood, The Multi-Terminal Max-Flow Network Interdiction Problem, European
Journal of Operational Research 211, 241-251, (2011)
- İ. Akgün, Hop-Constrained Minimum Spanning Tree Problem via Sherali and Driscoll’s Tightened
Miller-Tucker Zemlin Constraints, Computers and Operations Research 38 (1), 277-286 (2011).
ERHAN KUTANOĞLU, Professor
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, 1999
erhan.kutanoglu@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Applied operations research, supply chain management, manufacturing and transportation logistics,
scheduling, network design, production planning and scheduling, mathematical programming and
optimization, and their applications.
Short bio:
Erhan Kutanoglu completed his BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering at Bilkent University in 1992
and 1995, respectively. He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University in 1999. His
dissertation work focused on distributed algorithms and auction-based mechanisms, their connection
to centralized optimization, and their applications to production scheduling. After his doctoral work, he
helped build IBM's after-sales product support logistics infrastructure and service parts inventory in
1999. Then, he started as Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University
of Arkansas and continued to serve as a consultant to IBM the next three years. He joined the Operations
Research and Industrial Engineering (ORIE) group within the Mechanical Engineering Department at the
University of Texas at Austin in 2002. In the same year, he received the CAREER award from the National
Science Foundation (NSF). He received his tenure and was promoted to Associate Professorship in 2008
at UT Austin. In 2010, he visited Sabanci University for a semester through TUBITAK’s Visiting Scientist
Scholarship Program. He joined the Abdullah Gul University in 2013 as full professor to lead the Industrial
Engineering Department and to help in the university’s start-up. He currently serves as one of the
Vice-Rectors. Focusing on applied operations research as a research and teaching interest, he has
directed joint projects with AMD, Freescale Semiconductor, Tyson Foods, Caterpillar and Samsung.
In addition to publishing more than a hundred papers in international journals and conference
proceedings, Dr. Sabuncuoğlu has edited five books. He is on the editorial board of a number of scientific
journals in the areas of industrial engineering and operations research. He is a member of the Institute
of Industrial Engineering, the Institute of Operations Research, the Management Sciences, and the
Simulation Society. He is also a member of the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department
Heads (CIEADH) and various other professional and social committees.
Selected awards:
- US National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award and Grant
(2002-2007)
- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Visiting Scientist Scholarship
Supporting Visit to Sabanci University (2010)
- Full Graduate Scholarship, Lehigh University (1995-1999)
Selected publications:
- L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, S. Walid, and E. Kutanoglu, “Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distribution over
Wireless Networks: Optimized and Distributed Approaches,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular
Technology, Vol. 62, No. 8, 3828-3847 (2013)
- R. Basten, M. van der Heijden, M. Schutten, E. Kutanoglu, “An approximate approach for the joint
problem of level of repair analysis and spare parts stocking,” to appear in Annals of Operations Research
(2013).
- Y. Cai, J. Hasenbein, E. Kutanoglu, M. Liao, “Single-machine Multiple-recipe Predictive Maintenance,”
Probability In The Engineering And Informational Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 2, 209–235 (2013).
İHSAN SABUNCUOĞLU, Professor
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Wichita State University, USA, 1989
sabun@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Simulation, scheduling, meta-heuristics, flexible manufacturing systems, analysis of manufacturing
systems, cancer screening systems and driven pharmaceutical systems.
Short bio:
Prof. Sabuncuoğlu is the founding rector of Abdullah Gul University. He earned his BS and MS in industrial
engineering from Middle East Technical University, in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He earned his PhD in
industrial engineering from Wichita State University in 1990. Dr. Sabuncuoğlu worked for Boeing, Pizza
Hut and the National Institute of Health in the United States during his PhD studies. He joined Bilkent
University in 1990 and worked as a full-time faculty member until 2013. In the meantime, he held visiting
positions at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and at Institut Français de Mécanique
Avancée (IFMA) in France. His research interests are in real-time scheduling, simulation optimization,
and applications of quantitative methods to cancer-related health-care problems. His research has been
funded by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Research Council of Turkey) and EUREKA (a European-wide
initiative to foster European competitiveness through cooperation among companies and research
institutions in the field of advanced technologies). Dr. Sabuncuoglu also has significant industrial
experience in areospace, automotive, and military-based defence systems. His industrial projects are
sponsored by a number of both national and international companies.
Selected publications:
- Industrial Engineering: Management, Tools, and Applications, Three Volume Set, Edited by Bidanda B.,
Sabuncuoglu I., and Kara B. Y. CRP Press, 2015.
- Cenk, N., Budak, G., Dayanik, S., and Sabuncuoglu, I. “Artificial Neural Network Modeling and
Simulation of In-Vitro Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions,” Journal of Computational and Theoretical
Nanoscience 11(1), 272–282, 2014.
- Koc, U., Toptal, A., and Sabuncuoglu, I. “A Class of Joint Production and Transportation Planning
Problems under Different Delivery Policies,” Operations Research Letters 41(1), 54–60, 2013.
- A. Toptal, U. Koc, and Sabuncuoglu, I. "A Joint Production and Transportation Planning Problem With
Heterogeneous Vehicles", Journal of the Operational Research Society (forthcoming).
LALE ÖZBAKIR, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Production Management, Erciyes University,
Turkey, 2004
lale.ozbakir@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Flexible Scheduling, Assembly Line Balancing, Optimization, Evolutionary Computation, Collective
Intelligence, Genetic Programming, Data Mining.
Short bio:
Dr. Lale Özbakır received her B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University in 1992. She
got her Ph.D. degree from Erciyes University, Production Management programme in 2004. Before
joining Abdullah Gül University, she was working for the Industrial Engineering Department at the
Erciyes University. Her current research interests include scheduling, optimization, evolutionary
computation, collective intelligence, neural networks and data mining. She has a particular interest in
genetic programming and the interface of operational research and computer science. She is a member
of IODM: Intelligent Optimization and Decision Making Research Group. She has co-authored more than
30 scientific publications.
Selected publications:
- P. Tapkan, L. Özbakır., A. Baykasoğlu, Applied Soft Computing, 39, 271, (2016).
- A. Baykasoğlu, L. Özbakır, The Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 76, 417-434, 2015.
- P. Tapkan, L. Özbakır, A. Baykasoğlu, , Expert Sys. with App., 40(3), 892, (2013).
MUHAMMED SUTCU, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, USA, 2014
muhammed.sutcu@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Decision making with incomplete information and preferences, Data-based decision making,
Information theory, Preference Elicitation, Utility theory, Multiattribute decision making, with a particular
interest in applications to transportation, global warming and climate change, and health care.
Short bio:
Dr. Muhammed Sutcu received the B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical
University in 2006. He got his M.Sc. degree from Istanbul Technical University Management Department
in 2008 and his Ph.D. degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Industrial and Enterprise
Engineering Department in 2014. His research focuses are in the general area of (i) decision making with
incomplete information and preferences, (ii) data-based decision making, (iii) decision-based design, (iv)
information theory, (v) utility theory, (vi) multiattribute utility, and (vii) simulation modeling, with a
particular interest in applications to health care systems, information systems, and transportation.
Selected publications:
- Sutcu, M., and Abbas A.E., First Order Dependence Trees using Cumulative Residual Entropy
(forthcoming at Entropy) (2015).
- Sutcu, M., and Abbas A.E., A Study on Understanding True Cost to Own a Car (under second review at
Transportation Research A: Policy and Practice).
- Sutcu, M., and Abbas A.E., First Order Dependence Trees with Cumulative Residual Entropy. Bayesian
Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering. Vol. 1641. pp 512-521, AIP
Publishing, (2015)
SELCUK GOREN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2009
selcuk.goren@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Decision-making under uncertainty, robust optimization, stochastic optimization, renewable energy
systems, smart networks, scheduling, applied probability, discrete optimization, heuristics.
Short bio:
Dr. Selçuk Gören received the B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University in 2000. He
got his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from Bilkent University, Department of Industrial Engineering in
2002 and 2009, respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Industrial Engineering
in 2013, he worked as a post-doctorate research fellow in Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Modélisation et
d’Optimisation des Systèmes (LIMOS) and Université Blaise Pascal (UBP) between 2010 and 2011. His
research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty and hedging systems against uncertainty. He
has co-authored numerous conference papers and several research articles in SCI journals including
high rank journals such as IIE Transactions, Naval Research Logistics, and Computers & Operations
Research.
Selected publications:
- S. Goren and H. Pierreval, Computers & Operations Research, 40(8), 1979-1990, (2013)
- S. Goren, I. Sabuncuoglu, and U. Koc, Naval Research Logistics, 59(1), 26-38, (2012)
- S. Goren, and I. Sabuncuoglu, IIE Transactions, 42(3), 203-220, (2010)
ZUBEYIR CINKIR, Associate Professor,
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Georgia, USA, 2007.
zubeyir.cinkir@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Arithmetic Geometry, Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Toeplitz Matrices, Algebraic/Analytic Number
Theory.
Short bio:
Dr. Zubeyir Cinkir earned his B. Sc. degree in both mathematics education and mathematics (as a double
major) from Middle East Technical University in 1997. He received M. Sc. degree in mathematics from the
same university in 2000. He holds a Ph. D. in mathematics from the University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
After his graduation, he worked as a techinical support engineer between 2007 and 2010 at Wolfram
Research Inc., makers of Mathematica and located in Urbana Champaign in Illinois. He worked as a
faculty member at Zirve University between 2010 and 2014. He joined to Abdullah Gül University in 2014.
His research focuses on the study of metrized graph invariants including their theoretical properties,
numerical and symbolic computations and their applications into various other subjects such as
Arithmetic Geometry, Algebraic Geometry, Graph Theory, Electric Circuits, and Molecular Graphs in
chemistry. For example, he proved Effective Bogomolov Conjecture over function fields of characteristic
zero, a notable problem in Arithmetic Geometry, by using his findings on the invariants of metrized
graphs.
He has authored more than 15 SCI journal papers in respected journals such as Inventiones
Mathematicae, Mathematics of Computation, European Journal of Combinatorics, Manuscripta
Mathematica and Kyoto Journal of Mathematics.
Zübeyir Çınkır is a recipient of 2013 Research Encouragement Award given by TÜBİTAK and 2014 Young
Scientest Award BAGEP given by Academy of Science in Turkey. He is also a recipient of 2015 Sedat
Simavi Science Award in Turkey.
Selected Awards:
- Sedat Simavi Science Award, 2015, Turkey.
- The Science Academy Young Scientist Award, BAGEP 2014, Turkey.
- TÜBİTAK Research Encouragement Award, 2013, Turkey.
Selected publications:
-Z. Cinkir, Zhang’s Conjecture and The Effective Bogomolov Conjecture over Function Fields, Inventiones
Mathematicae, Volume 183, (3), 517–562 (2011).
- Z. Cinkir, The Tau Constant and the Edge Connectivity of a Metrized Graph, The Electronic Journal of
Combinatorics, Volume 19, (4), P46 (2012).
- Z. Cinkir, A Fast Elementary Algorithm for Computing the Determinant of Toeplitz Matrices, Journal of
Computational and Applied Mathematics, Volume 255, 353–361 (2014).
MURAT DURANDURDU, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Physics, Ohio University, USA, 2002
murat.durandurdu@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Materials under extreme conditions, metallic glasses, amorphous semiconductors, ultra-high
temperature ceramics and ceramic composites, nanomaterials, hydrogen storage materials, and liquids.
Short bio:
Dr. Murat Durandurdu received his BSc in Physics from the Karadeniz Technical University, his MSc in
Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech and his PhD in Physics from Ohio University. He
worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the Materials Science and Engineering at the University
of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Dr. Durandurdu held an assistant professor position in the Department of
Physics at the University of Texas-El Paso and a research associate professor position in the Department
of Physics at Texas Tech University prior to joining Abdullah Gül University Faculty in 2014. His research
focuses on computational materials science and nanotechnology, and theoretical condensed matter
physics. He has co-authored more than sixty publications in high impact journals.
Selected awards:
- Eta Omicron Nu (HON) Faculty Appreciation Award, Texas Tech, 2013, USA.
- Fellowship, TUBITAK, 2008, 2009 and 2014, Turkey.
- Best Poster Award Winner, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, 2003, USA.
Selected publications:
- M. Durandurdu, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 98, 1095 (2015).
- M. Durandurdu, J. Solid State Chem. 230, 233 (2015).
- M. Durandurdu, J. Chem. Phys. 137, 034503 (2012).
ALI CANLIER, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Japan, 2009
ali.canlier@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Porous materials for energy gas storage, CO2 capture, water treatment and catalysis; nanomaterials for
electronics, energy applications, catalysis and sensors.
Short bio:
Dr. Ali Canlier received the B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Bilkent University in 2003. He got his M.Sc. and
Ph.D. degrees, both from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Engineering in 2006 and
2009 respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Materials
Science&Nanotechnology Engineering in 2013, he worked as a research fellow both for National
Research Fund (NRF) of Korea and Qatar National Research Foundation at KAIST, Korea between 2011
and 2013. He also served at several positions at Japanese companies in Japan between 2009 and 2011. His
research focuses on the porous materials for energy gas storage, separation and capture of gas and
dissolved materials; nanomaterials for electronics and renewable energy solutions. The 2013 BIDEB
Fellowship from TUBITAK, 2004-2009 MEXT Scholarship from the Government of Japan, several exam,
chemistry Olympiad and graduation ranks and scholarships are amongst his awards. He has co-authored
numerous conference papers and 13 SCI journals including high rank journals such as ACS Applied
Materials&Interfaces, Advanced Functional Materials, RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry, Applied
Surface Science.
Selected awards:
- BIDEB Fellowship 2013-2015, Turkey.
- MEXT Scholarship 2006-2009, Japan.
- Silver and Bronze Medals at International Chemistry Olympiads, 1997-1998.
Selected publications:
- A. Canlier, Umit Volkan Ucak, Changsoon Cho, Jung-Yong Lee, Unal Sen, Murat Citir, Applied Surface
Science, 350, 79-86 (2015)
- A. Canlier, T. Kim, C. Cho, V. Rozyyev, J.-Y. Lee, S. M. Han, App. Mat. & Int., 6 (16), 13527−13534 (2014)
- T. Kim, A. Canlier, G. H. Kim, J. Choi, M. Park, S. M. Han, App. Mat. & Int., 5 (3), 788-794 (2013)
AYSUN CEBECİ AYDIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2008
aysun.cebeciaydin@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Intestinal health and diseases, mini-intestines, gut microbiota, probiotics, prebiotics, lactic acid bacteria,
molecular identification methods.
Short bio:
Dr. Aysun Cebeci Aydın received her B.Sc. degree in Biology from Middle East Technical University in 1999.
He got his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, from Middle East Technical University Department of Biochemistry in
2002 and 2008, respectively. She has joined Abdullah Gül University as a faculty in 2012. Dr. Cebeci Aydın
was awarded Tubitak 2219 grant for postdoctoral research abroad, and worked as a Visiting Scientist at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 for a year. Her research focuses on the interaction of
microbiota with the intestinal epithelial cells, and impact of microbiota on the intestinal inflammation.
Selected awards:
- Tubitak 2219 awardee for postdoctoral research abroad.
Selected awards:
- Cetinbas N., Sudderth J, Harris R. C., Cebeci A., Yilmaz O. H., DeBerardinis R.J., Sorensen P. H. (2015)
Glucose-dependent anaplerosis in cancer cells is required for cellular redox balance in the absence of
glutamine. PNAS (submitted)
- Khaskheli, A.A., Talpur, F.N., Ashraf, M.A., Jawaid, S., Cebeci A., Afridi, H.I. (2015) Monitoring the
Rhizopus oryzae lipase catalyzed hydrolysis of castor oil by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Journal of Molecular
Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 113: 56-61.
- Cebeci A. and Gurakan G.C. (2011) Comparative typing of L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains using
multilocus sequence typing and RAPD-PCR. European Food Research and Technology 233:377–385.
ERKİN AYDIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University University, Turkey, 2010
erkin.aydin@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Drug targeting and delivery systems (Intravenous, topical, mucosal), Tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine of bone and tendon, Biodegradable implants, Antioxidants and anticancer agents, Polymer
processing for biological applications, Bionanotechnology and Nanocomposites.
Short bio:
Dr. Erkin Aydin studied biology at Middle East Technical University (METU). He received his M.Sc. in
Biochemistry in 2002 and Ph.D. in Biotechnology in 2010, both from METU. He joined AGU in 2012 and
then between 2013 and 2015, he conducted research on innovative nanotechnologies for mucosal
delivery of drugs in Robert Langer’s labs in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in USA. In the
meantime, he also served as senior scientist to Privo Technologies, a start-up company in Cambridge,
USA that is developing mucosal drug delivery technologies.
Selected awards:
- TUBİTAK international post-doctoral scholarship, 2013, Turkey.
Selected publications:
- Güngormüş C, Kolankaya D, Aydin E. Histopathological and Biomechanical Evaluation of Tenocyte
Seeded Allografts on Rat Achilles Tendon Regeneration. Biomaterials 2015, vol 51:108–118.
- Goldberg M, Manzi A, Aydin E, Singh G, Khoshkenar P, Birdi A, LaPorte B, Krauskopf A, Powell G, Chen
J, Langer R. Development of a Nanoparticle- Embedded Chitosan Sponge for Topical and Local
Administration of Chemotherapeutic Agents. J Nanotechnol Eng Med. 2014 Nov;5(4):0409051-4090511.
- Aydin E, Planell Josep A, Hasirci V. Hydroxyapatite Nanorod – Reinforced Biodegradable Poly(L-lactic
acid) Composites for Bone Plate Applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
2011;22(11):2413-27.
HAKAN USTA, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University, USA, 2008
hakan.usta@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Materials design and synthesis for organic electronic applications, molecular and polymeric
semiconductors, nanodielectic capacitors, light-emissive fluorescent/phosphorescent materials,
graphene-like 2D semiconductors, organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), organic solar cells (OPVs),
organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and transistors (OLETs).
Short bio:
Dr. Hakan Usta received his B.S. in Chemistry in 2004 from Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey) and
obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) under the supervision of
Prof. Tobin J. Marks in 2008. He then joined Polyera Corporation, Illinois Science & Technology Park
(Skokie, IL), where he worked as a Senior Research Scientist between 2008-2011 and as a Project Leader
between 2011-2013. In 2013, he joined the faculty at AGU. Dr. Usta received the “2014-BAGEP
Distinguished Young Scientist Award” and “2015-The Young Scientists Award (TÜBA-GEBİP)” in the field
of materials science and nanotechnology. Dr. Usta has published more than 30 SCI research articles in
high impact journals including JACS, Advanced Materials, Nature Materials, and Chemistry of Materials
with a total international citation of more than 1800. He has 1 book chapter with Wiley, and holds 11
international patents. His current research interests include the development of high-performance
functional organic materials for optoelectronic applications.
Selected awards:
- The Young Scientists Award, TÜBA-GEBİP, 2015, Turkey.
- Distinguished Young Scientist Award, The Science Academy-BAGEP 2014, Turkey.
- US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Innovation Award, USA, 2010 (As Polyera R&D
Team).
Selected publications:
- H. Usta,* C. Sheets, M. Denti, G. Generali, R. Capelli, S. Lu, X. Yu, M. Muccini,* A. Facchetti* Chemistry of
Materials, 26, 6542–6556 (2014).
- H. Usta,* M. D. Yilmaz, A.-J. Avestro, D. Boudinet, M. Denti, W. Zhao, J. F. Stoddart,* A. Facchetti*
Advanced Materials, 25, 4327-4334 (2013).
- H. Usta,* C. Newman, Z. Chen, A. Facchetti* Advanced Materials, 24, 3678-3684 (2012).
ILKER ERDEM, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering,
Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Turkey, 2009
ilker.erdem@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Ceramic composite materials, sol-gel, micro/ultra/nano filtration, ceramic membranes, food technology,
biotechnology.
Short bio:
Dr. İlker Erdem received the B.Sc. degree in Food Engineering from Ege University in 1999. He got his
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both at Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) from Biotechnology and
Bioengineering MSc Program in 2002 and from Chemical Engineering Department in 2009, respectively.
Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty member of Engineering Faculty in 2012, he worked as
a research assistant at IZTECH for ten years and as a lecturer at Cumhuriyet University Gemerek
Vocational School, for one year. His research focuses on the preparation and characterization of
tailor-made ceramic composite membranes for various applications. Awarded as an Erasmus Program
scholar he has been to European Membrane Institute (IEM, Montpellier, FR) for six months as a visiting
researcher.
Selected awards:
- EU Erasmus Student Exchange Program Scholarship, “Design of an enzymatic membrane reactor and
study of the operating parameters for treatment of wastewaters containing phenolic compounds”
September 2007 – February 2008, European Membrane Institute (IEM), Montpellier, France.
Selected publications:
- Erdem, I., Ciftcioglu, M., Harsa, S., "Separation of Whey Components by Using Ceramic Composite
Membranes", Desalination, Vol.189, 87-91, (2006).
- Erdem, I., Ciftcioglu, M., "Influence of Calcination Temperature on Microstructure and Surface Charge
of Membrane Top Layers Composed of Zirconia Nanoparticles”, Journal of the Australian Ceramic
Society, 51-1, 134-138, (2015).
KEVSER KAHRAMAN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Food Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey, 2011
kevser.kahraman@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Functional food components and their health effects.
Short bio:
Dr. Kevser Kahraman received the B.Sc. degree in Food Engineering from Hacettepe University in 2002.
She got her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from Hacettepe University, Food Engineering Department in
2005 and 2011 respectively. She spent 1,5 years during her PhD at Michigan State University Department
of Food Science and Human Nutrition as a visiting scholar. Her research focuses on the functional food
components and their health effects.
Selected publications:
- K. Kahraman, H. Koksel and P.K.W. Ng, Food Chemistry, 174, 173-179 (2015).
- K. Kahraman and H. Koksel, Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, 5, 4, 295-302 (2013).
- H. Koksel, K. Kahraman, T. Sanal, D. Ozay Sivri, A. Dubat, Cereal Chemistry, 86, 5, 522-526 (2009).
MEHMET SAHIN, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Physics, Selçuk University, Turkey, 2005
mehmet.sahin@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Electronic and optical properties of semiconductor quantum dots, photovoltaics, excitonic structures in
quantum dot nanocrystals, metal-semiconductor contacts, and numerical calculations.
Short bio:
Dr. Mehmet Sahin received the B.Sc. degree in Physics from Selçuk University in 1994. He got his M.Sc.
degree from Erciyes University Physics Department and Ph.D. degree from Selcuk University Physics
Department in 1999 and 2005, respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of
Material Science and Nanotechnology Engineering Department in 2012, he worked as a faculty member
in Physics Department of Selçuk University, between 1998 and 2012. His research focuses on the
electronic and optical properties of III-V and II-VI semiconductor quantum dot heterostructures. After
his Ph.D., he visited Bilkent University for 8 months, The University of Sheffield for 6 months (UK), and
University of Arkansas (USA) for 12 months as a research scholar. He has co-authored numerous
conference papers and more than 40 SCI journals including high rank journals such as Applied Physics
Letters, Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Physics D.
Selected publications:
- A. Aktürk, M. Sahin, F. Koc, and A. Erdinc, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 47, 285301 (2014).
- M. Sahin, and F. Koç, “A model for the recombination and radiative lifetime of trions and biexcitons in
spherically shaped semiconductor nanocrystals” Applied Physics Letters 102, 183103 (2013).
- H. Taş, and M. Sahin, “The inter-sublevel optical properties of a spherical quantum dot-quantum well
with and without a donor impurity” Journal of Applied Physics 112, 053717 (2012).
MURAT ÇITIR, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
U.S.A., 2007
murat.citir@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Spectroscopy (mass and laser), thermodynamics, and photodissociation dynamics of gas-phase ions,
reactivity and thermochemistry of transition metals, metal-ligand complexes, metal-clusters, and
metallated molecules of biological relevance, chemistry of metal cluster ions, computational chemistry,
reaction and molecule modeling, nanomaterial synthesis, instrumental design.
Short bio:
Dr. Murat Çıtır received his BSc degree in Chemistry from the Boğazici University in 2001. He acquired
his PhD degree at University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Chemistry Department in 2007. Prior to joining
Abdullah Gül University’s Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences in 2012, he worked as a
Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Utah between 2007 and 2011. His research focuses on nanomaterial
synthesis, chemistry of metal clusters and elucidation of the intrinsic reactivity and thermochemistry of
transition metals, metal-ligand complexes, and metallated molecules of biological relevance. These
research activities are supported by TUBITAK, Korea NRF, and European Union. He is the winner of
Department of Energy (USA) and National Science Foundation (USA) research fellowships. Dr. Çıtır has
co-authored numerous conference papers and over twenty SCI journal publications.
Selected awards:
- National Science Foundation Partnership for International Research and Education Program, A U.S. Dutch Mass Spectrometry Consortium for Advanced Modeling and Biological Structure and Imaging
Applications, Research Fellowship, USA, (2009-2011)
- Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association Young Scholars Travel Grant, (2008)
- Research Fellowship, Department of Energy, USA, (2007-2011)
- Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, USA, (2004-2007)
Selected publications:
- A. Canlier, U. V. Ucak, H. Usta, C. Cho, J.-Y. Lee, U. Sen, M. Citir, Applied Surface Science, 2015, 350, p.
79-86
- M. Citir, C. S. Hinton, J. Oomens, J. D. Steill, and P.B. Armentrout, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. (Special Issue:
Armentrout Honor Issue), 330–332, 6-15 (2012).
- M. Citir, F. Liu, and P. B. Armentrout, J. Chem. Phys., 130 (5), 54309-54324 (2009).
ÜNAL ŞEN, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Gebze Technical
University, Turkey, 2010
Ph.D., Nanomechanics, Tohoku University, Japan, 2015
unal.sen@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
PEM fuel cells, proton conducting polymers, nanostructured electrocatalysts, porous nanomaterials,
metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen and methane storage.
Short bio:
Dr. Unal Sen received his BSc degree in Chemistry from the Bilkent University in 2002. He got his MSc and
PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Sabancı University and Gebze Technical
University in 2004 and 2010, respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s Department of
Mechanical Engineering, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University between 2012
and 2013. His research focuses on development of nanomaterials for fuel cells, hydrogen and methane
storage. He is the winner of Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD)
Fellowship. Dr. Sen has co-authored numerous conference papers and over 18 SCI journal publications in
high ranked journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Advanced Functıonal Materıals,
Journal of Power Sources and Journal of Electrochemical Society.
Selected awards:
-Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Fellowship, 2010-2015
-The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2012-2013
-Travel and accommodation supports from European Union Programs for summer schools and training
courses, 2007-201
Selected publications:
-M. Erkartal, H. Usta, M. Citir and U. Sen, Journal of Membrane Science, 499, 156 (2016).
-U. Sen, O. Acar, S.U. Celik, A. Bozkurt, A. Ata, T. Tokumasu and A. Miyamoto, Journal of Polymer
Research, 20, 1 (2013).
-A.S. Ozen, U. Sen, C. Atilgan, Journal of Chemical Physics, 124, 64905 (2006).
BURAK BAL, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Koç University, Turkey, 2015
burakbalkoc@gmail.com
Research interests:
New-generation energy efficient structural materials, high-strength steels, microstructure based
modeling, multi-physics and multi-scale modeling, mechanical deformation and microstructure
evolution, fatigue and fracture, ultrafine-grained materials, biomaterials and biomechanics.
Short bio:
Dr. Burak Bal received the B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University
in 2011. He got his Ph.D. degree from Koç University Mechanical Engineering Department in 2015. Prior to
joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 2016, he joined the Department
of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University as Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the aim of
conducting research on surrogate meta-models to implement physics based modeling into design,
structures, and manufacturing enterprises. His current scientific interests include microstructure based
modeling under different kinds of loading scenarios, new-generation energy efficient structural
materials multi-physics and multi-scale modeling, mechanical deformation and microstructure
evolution and fracture. During his Ph.D. he has published several SCI journal papers and seminar papers
including high rank journals such as Material Science and Engineering A, Journal of Engineering Materials
and Technology, Materials Science and Technology.
Selected awards:
- Koç University graduate scholarship award, 2011-2015.
- Honor student award from METU, 2011.
Selected publications:
- B. Bal, B. Gumus, G. Gerstain, D. Canadinc, H. J. Maier, Materials Science & Engineering A, 29, 632 (2015).
- B. Gumus, B. Bal, G. Gerstain, D. Canadinc, H. J. Maier, F. Guner, M. Elmadagli, Materials Science &
Engineering A, 104, 648 (2015).
- O. Onal, B. Bal, S. M. Toker, M. Mirzajanzadeh, D. Canadinc, H. J. Maier, Journal of Materials Research,
29, 1123 (2014).
ÇETİN ÇETİNKAYA, Professor
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, USA, 1995
cetin.cetinkaya@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Solid Mechanics/Elastodynamics, Acoustic/Thermoelastic Wave Propagation, Nano/micro-particle
Adhesion and Removal, Acoustic MEMS Devices, Laser-based Nondestructive Testing/Evaluation,
Vibration Analysis, Monitoring Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes, and Symbolic Computing.
Short bio:
Prof. Çetin Çetinkaya received the B.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Istanbul Technical
University in 1986. He got his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Aerospace Engineering Department in 1991 and 1995, respectively. From
1995-1997, he worked for Wolfram Research (Mathematica), Champaign, Illinois, USA, while holding an
adjunct assistant professor position in Mechanical Engineering Department at UIUC. In 1997, Prof.
Çetinkaya joined Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical engineering department at Clarkson
University, New York, USA, where he was awarded tenure in 2003 and promoted to full professor in
2008. Prof. Çetinkaya is the founder and the director of the Photo-Acoustics Research Laboratory.
Specific applications areas of the projects at his laboratories include transdermal drug delivery,
nano/micro-particle adhesion and removal, nondestructive evaluation of pharmaceutical materials,
laser ultrasonics, and design/testing/evaluation of small-scale structures. The PAR and NN laboratories
have received research funds from the National Science Foundation, Intel, SEMATECH, Xerox Corp.,
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., Consortium for the Advancement of Manufacturing in
Pharmaceuticals (CAMP), Praxair/Electronics, the US Army, as well as Center for Advanced Materials
Processing (CAMP) at Clarkson.
Selected awards:
- Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (2001)
- ASME Fellow (2011)
- Member, the Clarkson Million Dollar Club (since 2005)
- Best Paper Award of Editorial Board, Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 2005
Selected publications:
- S. Azizi, I. Ahmadian, C. Cetinkaya, G. Rezazadeh, Sensing and Imaging, 16:5 (2015).
- A. S. Vahdat, C. Cetinkaya, Journal of Applied Physics, 114 (2013).
- I. Varghese and C. Cetinkaya, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, Vol. 25 (2012).
HATICE SINEM SAS, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA, 2015
hatice.sas@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Composite Process Design, Mold Filling Simulation, Rheology.
Short bio:
Dr. Hatice Sinem Sas obtained her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Middle East
Technical University. Her master’s studies focus on development of a mathematical model and
performing numerical solution for particle filled resin flow through fibrous preform in Compression
Resin Transfer Molding process. She joined the Center for Composite Materials Laboratory at the
University of Delaware in August 2010 for her doctorate degree. Her graduate studies are on robust
process design in Liquid Composite Molding processes for advanced composite manufacturing. During
her studies, she worked on characterization of the fibrous materials, and flow and cure modeling to
optimize the composite manufacturing processes. After completing her Ph.D studies in 2015, she joined
the Mechanical Engineering department at Abdullah Gul University.
Selected awards:
-Center for Composite Materials Laboratory (CCM) Achievement Award, University of Delaware, May
2015.
-Graduate Fellowship Award, University of Delaware Graduate and Professional Education, September
2014 - May 2015.
Selected publications:
-H. S. Sas, P. Simacek, S. G. Advani, A Methodology to Reduce Variability in VARTM with Optimized
Design of Distribution Media, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 78, 223 (2015).
-H. S. Sas, E. B. Wurztel, P. Simacek, S. G. Advani, Effect of relative Ply Orientation on the
Through-Thickness Permeability of Unidirectional Fabrics, Composites Science and Technology, 96, 116
(2014).
-H. S. Sas, M. Erdal, Modeling of Particle-Resin Suspension Impregnation in Compression Resin Transfer
Molding of Particle-Filled, Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites, Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, 397
(2014).
MEHMET N. TOMAC, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, The Ohio State
University, USA, 2013
mehmet.tomac@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Experimental fluid dynamics, flow control, jets, fluidic oscillators.
Short bio:
Dr. Mehmet N. Tomac is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engingineering in the
Abdullah Gul University. He received his doctorate and masters degrees in Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University in 2010 and 2013, respectively. He received his
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Uludag University in 2003, Bachelor of Business
Administration from Anadolu University in 2005, and masters from Uludag University in 2005. Dr.
Tomac's research interests lie in the field of experimental fluid dynamics (aerodynamics and
hydrodynamics), flow control, flow control actuators, jets, jet thrust vectoring, jet interactions, and
fluidic oscillators. His research in the Ohio State University was supported by the Ohio State University,
US Department of Energy, OSU Center for Automotive Research, and Honda R&D Americas.
Selected publications:
- M. N. Tomac, and J.W. Gregory, Experiments in Fluids, 55, 1730 (2014).
- M. N. Tomac, K, Yugulis, J. W. Gregory, J. Loftus and T. Ferrito, Journal of Fluids Engineering,
V.133-121102-1 (2011).
- M. N. Tomac and J. W. Gregory, Atomization and Sprays, vol. 26, (2016).
MEHMET TARIK ATAY, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Engineering Sciences, Middle East Technical University,
Turkey, 2005
mehmettarik.atay@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Computational Mechanics, Numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations, Stiff/Singular
Perturbation Problems and their numerical solutions Quality Concept, Applications of Quality concept in
Higher Education institutions .
Short bio:
Dr. Mehmet Tarik Atay received the B.Sc. degree in Mathematics Department from Middle East Technical
University in 1993. He got his Applied Mathematics M.Sc. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago 1996 and Ph.D. degree from Middle East Technical University, Engineering Sciences Department
in 2005 and 2012. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 2014,
he worked as a assistant professor in Nigde University, Mathematics Department between 2006 and
2014. His research focuses on numerical solutions of linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations
encountered in solid and fluid mechanics. Several Tubitak publication awards were given to him. He has
authored and co-authored numerous conference papers and more than 16 SCI journals.
Selected awards:
- YÖK Graduate Education Award 1993-1997.
- YÖK 3 months award for conducting research in Finland, University of Easten
Finland, Joensuu(2013).
- Several TÜBİTAK publication Support Awards, 2008-2014.
Selected publications:
- C. S. Bozkurt, M. T. Atay, Determination of critical buckling load for elastic columns of constant and
variable cross-sections using variational iteration method. Computers & Mathematics with Applications,
58(11-12), 2260-2266., Doi: 10.1016/j.camwa. 2009.03.072 (2009).
- M. T. Atay, C. S. Bozkurt Elastic stability of Euler columns with a continuous elastic restraint using
variational iteration method, Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 58(11-12), 2528-2534., Doi:
10.1016/j.camwa.2009.03.051 (2009).
- M. A. Başaran, E. F. Dilek, M. T. Atay, Comment to paper entitled “Application of the analytical hierarchy
process in the selection of desalination plants” in 174 (2005) 97–108. Desalination, 261(1-2), 1-2., Doi:
10.1016/j.desal.2010.05.026 (2010).
BURAK UZAL, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University,
Turkey, 2007
burak.uzal@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Sustainable (Green) cementitious materials, new generation blended cements with high volume of
mineral additives, Lightweight concrete, Micro- and Nano-structure of cementitious materials,
nanotechnology in cement-based materials.
Short bio:
Dr. Burak UZAL is an associate professor of Civil Engineering Department at Abdullah Gül University. He
received his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Selcuk University (1998), his M.Sc. and PhD. in Civil Engineering
from Middle East Technical University (2002 and 2007, respectively). On his studies in Middle East
Technical University, he focused on the properties, hydration and microstrcuture of cementitious
systems containing high volume of natural pozzolans. In Middle East Technical University, he studied in
an interdisciplinary (Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Geological Engineering) research
project titled as “Use of Natural Zeolites in Building Industry” and supported by TUBITAK. He proposed an
industrial R&D project aiming to obtain high performance mineral admixtures for concrete mixtures
from natural raw materials to Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB) in
2011, and he established a start-up company in Erciyes Technopark to conduct the project after its
acceptation for financial support. He has been conducted research studies at Georgia Institute of
Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA, as visiting researcher in 2013-2014 for
one year.
Selected publications:
-Kucukyıldırım, E., Uzal, B. (2014) , Characteristics of calcined natural zeolites for use in
high-performance pozzolan blended cements, Construction and Building Materials, Vol.73, 229-234.
-Uzal, B., Turanli, L., Blended cements containing high volume of natural zeolites: Properties, hydration
and paste microstructure, Cement and Concrete Composites Vol.34 (2012), 101-109.
-Uzal, B., Turanlı, L., Yücel, H., Göncüoğlu, M.C., Çulfaz, A. (2010), Pozzolanic Activity of Clinoptilolite: A
Comparative Study with Silica Fume, Fly Ash and a Non-Zeolitic Natural Pozzolan, Cement and Concrete
Research 40 (3), 398-404.
AYŞEGÜL AKYOL, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mathematics, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2013
aysegul.akyol@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Geometric topology, plane curves of degree six (sextics), moduli space of sextics, singularities of curves,
simple singularities.
Short bio:
Dr. Ayşegül Akyol received her BSc degree in Mathematics from the Bilkent University in 2005. She
acquired her MSc and PhD degrees at Bilkent University’s Mathematics Department in 2008 and 2013,
respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s Department of Civil Engineering in 2014, she
worked as instructor at Çankaya University, Ankara for two semester in 2012 and in 2013. Her research
focuses on the classification of simple singular plane sextics in projective space up to deformation. She
is the recipient of the Comprehensive Scholarship for Undergraduate Program and Merit-based Full
Scholarship for Graduate Program in Bilkent University. Dr. Akyol has single-authored SCI journal
publication on Zariski pairs of degree six and a collaborated work with Alexander Degtyarev on
geography of irreducible sextics which is published in a selected journal “Proceedings of the London
Mathematical Society”.
Selected awards:
- Comprehensive Scholarship for Undergraduate Program, İ. D. Bilkent University (2000 - 2005)
- Merit-based Full Scholarship award for Graduate Program, İ. D. Bilkent University (2006 - 2013)
Selected publications:
- Ayşegül Akyol, “Classical Zariski Pairs”, Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, 208 (2012) .
- Ayşegül Akyol, Alexander Degtyarev, “Geography of Irreducible sextics”, Proceedings of the London
Mathematical Society, 111 (6): 1307-1337 (2015)
CİHAN ÇİFTCİ, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA, USA, 2012
cihan.ciftci@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Earthquake engineering and design, Probabilistic methods in structural mechanics, Static and dynamic
analyses of structures, Monte-Carlo simulations, Finite element modeling for structures, tree dynamics,
risk assessment of tree failures, structural reliability, and design of steel structures.
Short bio:
Dr. Ciftci received his BSc and MSc degrees from Civil Engineering at Bogazici University in 2007 and
2009, respectively. He acquired his PhD degree from the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2012. Currently, he is Assistant Professor in
Department of Civil Engineering at Abdullah Gul University. His research focuses on mainly (1) the
reliability of structures, (2) probabilistic methods in structural mechanics by applying FE modeling on the
structures, and (3) fragility analysis of tree structures. Dr. Ciftci presented several important conference
presentations (in Portland, OR and Italy) and also has significant 3 SCI-journal publications in high ranked
journals such as Trees – Structure & Function, and Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics.
Selected publications:
-Cihan Ciftci, Sergio F. Brena, Brian Kane, and Sanjay R. Arwade, (2013), “The effect of crown
architecture on dynamic amplification factor of an open-grown sugar maple (Acer saccharum L.)”, Trees
Structure and Function, 27, 1175-1189.
-Cihan Ciftci, Brian Kane, Sergio F. Brena, and Sanjay R. Arwade, (2014), “Loss in Moment Capacity of
Tree Stems Induced by Decay”, Trees – Structure and Function, 28, 517-529.
-Cihan Ciftci, Sanjay R. Arwade, Brian Kane, and Sergio F. Brena, (2014), “Analysis of the probability of
failure for open-grown trees during wind storms”, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 37, 41-50.
MÜGE AKIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Geological Engineering, METU, Turkey, 2009
muge.akin@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Seismic microzonation, soil mechanics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, site investigation, site
response and soil amplification, soil and rock properties, liquefaction, seismic hazard analyses, rocfall
hazards, geotechnical site characterization, ground improvement techniques, GIS, multi-criteria decision
analyses (MCDA).
Short bio:
Dr. Müge Akın received her B.Sc. (1997) and M.Sc. (2001) in Geological Engineering from Ankara
University and PhD. in Geological Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU) (2009). On
her studies in METU, she focused on the seismic microzonation of urban areas and dynamic soil
characterization. As a Fulbright Visiting Scholar, she has a chance to make collaboration with Prof. Dr.
Steven L. Kramer in the University of Washington (Seattle-USA) who is a worldwide well-known expert
in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. In METU and University of Washington, she studied
interdisciplinary (Civil Engineering and Geological-Geotechnical Engineering) topics for her PhD study.
Her PhD has been awarded by a couple of prizes (2009 Erguvanlı Engineering Geology Prize by Turkish
IAEG for the best PhD dissertation in Engineering Geology and METU Mustafa Parlar Foundation Prize for
the best PhD dissertation in 2009-2010). She has co-authored numerous conference papers and 10 SCI
journals.
Selected awards:
-2009 Erguvanlı Engineering Geology Prize by the Turkish National Committee of the International
Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) for the best PhD dissertation in
Engineering Geology.
-METU (Middle East Technical University) Mustafa Parlar Foundation Prize for the best PhD dissertation
in 2009-2010.
Selected publications:
-Kayabalı, K., Akın, M., 2003. Seismic hazard map of Turkey using the deterministic approach.
Engineering Geology, 69(1), 127-137.
-Akın, K. M., Kramer, S.L., Topal, T., 2011. Empirical correlations of shear wave velocity (Vs) and
penetration resistance (SPT-N) for different soils in an earthquake-prone area (Erbaa-Turkey).
Engineering Geology, 119(1-2), 1-17.
-Akın, K. M., Topal, T., Kramer, S.L., 2012. A newly developed seismic microzonation model of Erbaa
(Tokat, Turkey) located on seismically active eastern segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ).
Natural Hazards, 2012, February 2013, Volume 65, Issue 3, pp 1411-1442.
NİĞMET UZAL, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical
University, Turkey, 2007
nigmet.uzal@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Membrane processes in water and wastewater treatment, fabrication of thin film membranes, salinity
gradient power, industrial wastewater treatment and reuse, physicochemical treatment processes,
anaerobic biotechnology.
Short bio:
Dr. Nigmet Uzal received the B.Sc. degree in Environmental Engineering from Mersin University in 1997.
She got her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from Middle East Technical University Department of
Environmental Engineering in 2001 and 2007, respectively. Her research focuses on membrane
processes in water and wastewater treatment. She conducts research on developing thin film
membranes for enhanced water treatment. She joined AGU in 2012. Dr. Uzal spent a year as a
postdoctoral researcher at Georgia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2013.
Selected publications:
-Hong J. G.; Zhang B.; Glabman S.; Uzal N., Dou X.; Chen Y., Potential Ion Exchange Membranes and
System Performance in Reverse Electrodialysis for Power Generation: A review, Journal of Membrane
Science, Volume 486, 2015, Pages 71-88.
-Varol B., Uzal N. Arsenic Removal From Aqueous Solutions By Ultrafiltration Assisted With
Polyacrylamide: an Application of Response Surface Methodology, Desalination and Water Treatment,
Volume 56, Issue 3, 2015, pages736-743.
-Varol C., Uzal N., Dilek F.B., Kitis M., Yetis U., Recovery of caustic from mercerizing wastewaters of a
denim textile mill, Desalination and Water Treatment, Volume 53, Issue 12, 2015, pages 3418-3426.
ABDÜLKADİR DOĞAN, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Wales,1997.
abdulkadir.dogan@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Numerical solution, finite element methods, partial differential equations, differential equations,
boundary value problems, dynamic equations on time scales.
Short bio:
Dr Abülkadir Doğan received his BSc and MSc degrees in Mathematics from Hacettepe University’s
Mathematics Department in 1988 and 1993, respectively. He acquired his PhD degree at Wales
University’s Applied Mathematics Department in 1997. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s
Department of Applied Mathematics in 2011, he worked as a Assistant Professor at Nigde University,
between 1998 and 2011. He became head of the Applied Mathematics Department in 2012. His research
focuses on the finite element methods, numerical solution of partial differential equations, boundary
value problems for ordinary differential equations, and dynamic equations on time scales. He won
doctoral fellowship abroad award of Higher Educational Council of Turkey in 1993. He has published a lot
of articles in SCI Journals and his articles have been highly cited. He gave many invited talks in various
prestigious scientific meetings and academic institutions.
Selected awards:
- TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Postdoctoral Research 2219
Fellowship Award, University of Tennessee, USA, (from June to December 2009)
- TUBITAK(The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Postdoctoral Research NATO-B2
Fellowship Award, University of Leicester, UK, (from March to June 2001)
- Doctoral fellowship abroad, Higher Educational Council of Turkey, (1993-1997)
Selected publications:
- A. Dogan, “Existence of multiple positive solutions for p-Laplacian multipoint boundary value problems
on time scales,” Advances in Difference Equations, 2013, 238, 1-23 (2013).
- A. Dogan, “Existence of three positive solutions for an m-point boundary-value problem on time
scales,” Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, 2013 (149), 1-10 (2013)
- A. Dogan, J.R. Graef, L. Kong, “Higher order semipositone multipoint boundary value problems on time
scales,” Computers& Mathematics with Applications, 60, 23-35 (2010).
YUSUF BARAN, Professor
Ph.D., Biology, Middle East Technical University,
Turkey, 2006
yusuf.baran@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Molecular Biology of Cancer, Multidrug Resistance Mechanisms in Cancer, The Involvement of Bioactive
Sphingolipids in Apoptosis and Drug Resistance, Combination Therapies, Regenerative Medicine, Science
Policies.
Short bio:
Dr. Yusuf Baran received the B.Sc. in Biology from Dicle University in 1998. He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degrees, in the Department of Biology from Middle East Technical University in 2002 and 2006,
respectively. He was awarded with the NATO-A2 scholarship and worked as a visiting scholar in the
Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center from 2005 July to 2006 February. He
worked as a Faculty at Izmir Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2015. Currently, he is the dean of
Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences and the head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
at Abdullah Gül University. Dr. Yusuf Baran has been involved in more than 30 research projects
supported by national and international organizations. He has co-authored in more than 250 abstracts
and 88 papers in peer-reviewed and high rank journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Blood,
Tumor Biology, International Journal of Cancer, and Critical reviews in Oncology and Hematology. He is
also a member of The World Academy of Sciences; a member of Executive Committee of The Global
Young Academy; a founder member of the Academy of Engineering and Technology for the Developing
World; a member of World Association of Young Scientists; a member of Turkish Academy of Sciences,
Cancer Research Group; a member of Turkish Academy of Sciences, Outstanding Young Scientist
Program; the World Economic Forum, Young Scientist Program; and a Young Scientist Ambassador.
Selected awards:
-Scientific Project Support Award by Eczacıbaşı Holding in 2015
-Young Scientist Project Support Award by Ankara Guven Hospital in 2015,
-Outstanding Young Scientist Award by Science Heroes Association in 2014,
-Outstanding Young Person of Turkey in Scientific Leadership by International Young Leaders and
Entrepreneurs in 2013,
-2013 Young Scientist Award by the World Economic Forum,
-Outstanding Young Scientist Award by Turkish Academy of Sciences in 2010,
-Thesis of the Year Award by the Middle East Technical University in 2007,
Selected publications:
- M.K. Yandım, A. Adan, Y. Baran. Crit. Rev. Biotech. In Press. (2016)
- Y. Kiraz, V.S. Neergheen-Bhujun, N. Rummun, Y. Baran. Tumor Biology. In Press. (2016)
- H.A. Ekiz, Y. Baran. Int. J. Cancer, 127(7): 1497-506 (2010).
AYSUN ADAN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Genetics, İzmir Institute of Technology,
Turkey, 2015
aysun.adan@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Identification of Novel Intracellular Targets for Cancer Therapy, Natural Products and Their
Anti-Carcinogenic Potentials, Multidrug Resistance Mechanisms and Its Reversal, The Role of Bioactive
Sphingolipids in Cancer, Combination Therapies, Cell Death Mechanisms and Signalling Pathways.
Short bio:
Dr. Aysun Adan received the B.Sc. degree in Biology from Ege University in 2006. She got her M.Sc. and
Ph.D. degrees in Molecular Biology and Genetics, both from İzmir Institute of Technology in 2009 and
2015 respectively. During her Ph.D., she earned one-year scholarship from TÜBİTAK to continue her PhD
studies at Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center, USA. Her research area of
interest is mainly focused on the molecular biology of several types of leukemias and identification of
novel targets for cancer therapy. She is also interested in anticarcinogenic potentials of natural products
in cancer. She has been awarded by more than 10 different scientific foundations. She identified two
novel genes published in NCBI. She has co-authored numerous national and international conference
papers and 16 SCI journals.
Selected awards:
- 15th annual FEBS Young Scientists' Forum Grant, FEBS 2015, Germany.
- Travel Grant, 8th International Ceramide Conference (iCC8) and the Sphingolipid Club joint meeting
2015, Turkey
- Eczacıbası Holding, Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbası Medicine Award, Scientific Project Support Award 2015,
Turkey.
- TÜBİTAK-BİDEB Scholarship for doctoral thesis study 2013, Turkey.
Selected publications:
- A Adan, Y.Baran. Tumor Biology, In Press. (2016).
- M. Kartal-Yandım, A. Adan, Y. Baran. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. In Press. (2016).
- A. Adan, Y.Baran. Tumor Biology, 36(11), 8973-84 (2015).
ISMAIL ALPER ISOGLU, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey, 2009
alper.isoglu@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polymers, 3D scaffold design for tissue engineering
applications, smart polymeric carriers for drug delivery.
Short bio:
Dr. Ismail Alper Isoglu received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Ankara University in 2000,
M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from Hacettepe University in 2004 and Ph.D. degree in
Bioengineering from Hacettepe University in 2009. His main research focuses on the design and
characterization of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering applications and smart
polymeric carriers for controlled drug delivery systems. In addition, he has interested in Intellectual
Property Rights in professional manner during his Ph. D. study. Prior to joining to AGU, he worked as a
patent engineer for some of Turkey’s leading patent offices in Ankara and Istanbul. In 2005, he succeed
on the qualifying exam for Turkish Patent Attorneys organized by Turkish Patent Institute and gained the
title of Turkish Patent Attorney that has right officially to file patent and utility model applications for the
third parties. He has written over than 60 descriptions and claim sets of patent/utility model
applications, and assisted to file before the Turkish Patent Institute, European Patent Office and WIPO. In
2014, he received postdoctoral research grant from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of
Turkey (TUBITAK) and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, for
one year. He has co-authored numerous conference papers and 7 SCI journal papers with more than 250
citations.
Selected awards:
- Postdoctoral Research Grant, TUBITAK-BIDEB 2219, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2014-2015.
-Research Scholarship, FP6-Expertissues, Network of Excellence, Italy, November 2008–January 2009.
-Society of Turkish Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Competition of Expert Researchers, 1st Place for
Experimental Category, 2008.
Selected publications:
-Z. Özdemir, M. Topuzoğulları, İ. A. İşoğlu, S. Dinçer. Polymer Bulletin, 70(10), 2857-2872 (2013).
-E. Pişkin, İ. A. İşoğlu, N. Bölgen, S. Griffiths, İ. Vargel, T. Çavuşoğlu, P.
Korkusuz, E. Güzel and S. Cartmell. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 90A (4), 1137-1151
(2009)
-E. Pişkin, N. Bölgen, S. Eğri and İ. A. İşoğlu. Nanomedicine, 2(4), 441-457 (2007)
MONA EL KHATIB, Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Molecular Biology, Hannover Medical School,
Germany, 2012
mona.khatib@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Cancer Biology, Transgenic and Xenograft Mouse Models, Cancer Signalling pathways, Cancer Genomics,
Cancer Targeted Therapy.
Short bio:
Dr. Mona El Khatib received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree in Biology from American University of Beirut in
2007 and 2009, respectively. She was awarded a summa cum laude for her Ph.D. degree in Molecular
Medicine from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical
School in 2009. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty in the department of molecular
biology and genetics in 2015, she worked as a Postdoc at the Department of Pediatric Hematology and
Oncology at Hannover Medical School, Germany. Her research focuses on understanding the ability of
cancerous cells to deregulate signals and become masters of their own destiny. Her lab performs
oncogenic screenings that will help to decipher the role of recently found mutations in various cancers
and study the molecular mechanisms that induce cellular transformation. After which, subsequent
loss-of-function studies are performed, which allows the identification of novel targeted therapy
approaches that will help cure cancer. Currently the focus of her studies is on acute myeloid leukemia
(AML).
Selected awards:
- Excellent PhD Thesis Award (Summa cum laude) for the PhD thesis entitled: “Analysis of Sonic
Hedgehog and Notch Signaling Pathways in the Carcinogenesis of Cholangiocarcinomas”
- Awarded “Best Poster Prize” at Falk Symposium, for project entitled: Analysis of the Notch Signaling
Pathway in Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Lines,Mainz,Germany
- Awarded a Stipend of the Hannover Biomedical Research School
- Awarded a Graduate Assistantship from the Department of Biology, American University of Beirut,
Beirut, Lebanon
Selected publications:
- S. Emmrich, J.E. Katsman-Kuipers, K. Henke, M.E. Khatib, R. Jammal, F. Engeland, F. Dasci, C.M. Zwaan,
M.L. den Boer, L. Verboon, J. Stary, A. Baruchel, V. de Haas, A.A. Danen-van Oorschot, M. Fornerod, R.
Pieters, D. Reinhardt, J.H. Klusmann, M.M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink. Leukemia, 28, 1022–1032 (2013).
- M.E. Khatib, P. Bozko, V. Palagani, N.P. Malek, L. Wilkens, R.R. Plentz. PLoS One, 8, 1-9 (2103).
- M.El Khatib, A Kalnytska, V. Palagani, U. Kossatz, M.P. Manns, N.P. Malek, L. Wilkens, R.R. Plentz.
Hepatology, 57, 1035-45 (2013).
SEBİHA CEVİK-KAPLAN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., School of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science
University College Dublin, UCD, Ireland, 2011
sebiha.cevik@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Cilia-related disease, cilia function, rare genetic disorder, aging, reproduction, visualization of real time
dynamics of ciliary proteins, C. elegans.
Short bio:
Dr. Sebiha Cevik-Kaplan received the B.Sc. degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Halic
University in 2005. Soon after she completed her BSc degree she joined the Marc Vidal Lab in Dana
Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Boston, USA in July 2005 as a research assistant.
Subsequently she embarked on her PhD study in the Conway Institute, University College Dublin (UCD),
Dublin, Ireland in 2006. Her PhD study aimed at understanding the roles of novel ciliary-related genes in
cilia biogenesis using C. elegans as the primary model system. Cilia are an evolutionary conserved
organelle from Chlamydomonas, C. elegans, Drosophila, Zebrafish to Human and have become the
intensive focus of research owing its direct role in a wide range of human diseases. She got her Ph.D.
degree in 2011. She has co-authored numerous conference papers and journals including high rank
journals such as Nature, Journal of Cell Biology, Plos Genetics etc.
Selected awards:
- Scholarship from UCD, Dublin, Ireland, 2006-2011.
- ASCB Travel Awards, 5-9 Dec 2009.
Selected publications:
- Cevik S, Sanders AA, Van Wij E, Boldt K, , Clarke L, van Reeuwijk J, Hori Y, Horn N, Hetterschijt N,
Wdowicz A, Mullins A, Kida K, Kaplan OI, C. van Beersum SE, Man Wu K, Letteboer SFJ, Mans DA, Katada
T, Kontani K, Ueffing M, Roepman R, Kremer H & Blacque OE. Plos Genetics, 9(12), e1003977 (2013).
- Cevik S, Hori Y, Kaplan OI, Kida K, Toivenon T, Cottell D, Katada T, Kontani K& Blacque OE. J. Cell Biology,
188(6): 953-969 (2010).
- Venkatesan K, Rual JF, Vazquez A, Stelzl U, Lemmens I, Hirozane-Kishikawa T, Hao T, Zenkner M, Xin X,
Goh KI, Yildirim MA, Simonis N, Heinzmann K, Gebreab F, Sahalie JM, Cevik S, Simon C, de Smet AS, Dann
E, Smolyar A, Vinayagam A, Yu H, Szeto D, Borick H, Dricot A, Klitgord N, Murray RR, Lin C, Lalowski M,
Timm J, Rau K, Boone C, Braun P, Cusick ME, Roth FP, Hill DE, Tavernier J, Wanker EE, Barabási AL, Vidal
M. Nature Methods, 6(1), 47-54 (2009).
SEVİL DİNÇER İŞOĞLU, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey, 2006
sevil.dincer@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Biomaterials, polymeric carriers for drug delivery, scaffolds for tissue regeneration, phage display.
Short bio:
Sevil Dinçer İşoğlu received her BSc in Chemistry, MSc and PhD in Bioengineering from Hacettepe
University. She has also been a visiting graduate student in University of Washington, Materials Science
and Engineering during PhD thesis focused on inorganic-specific peptide selection by phage display and
their light-sensitive nanohybrids. She has involved several national and international projects during her
MSc and PhD. She has worked as Asistant Professor in Yıldız Technical University beginning from 2006
and has got her Associate Professor degree in 2012 on Biomaterials. She worked as research scholar in
University of Michigan on drug delivery and tissue engineering for 1 year. She has focused on amphiphilic
polymers, drug/gene carriers and tissue engineering scaffolds, and supervised 6 MSc and 2 PhD thesis
until today. She has accomplished 2 TUBITAK, 2 YTU-SRP Projects as PI and also involved in a TUBITAK
Project as researcher after PhD. She has 25 publications in SCI/SCI-Exp journals and about 800 citations.
Currently, she is working in Abdullah Gul University, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, Department of
Bioengineering.
Selected awards:
-Postdoctoral research scholar (USA, University of Michigan), TUBITAK, 2014-2015
-FEBS YTF Grant, Matrix Pathobiology, Signalling Pathways and Molecular Targets, conference and
theoretical course (Greece), 2007
-FEBS YTF Grant, Towards Clinical Gene Therapy: Preclinical Gene Transfer Assessment Transfer,
conference and practical course (Spain), 2004
-FEBS YTF Grant, European School of Gene and Cell Therapy, conference and practical course (France),
2004
Selected publications:
-M. Topuzoğulları, E.V. Bulmuş Zareie, E. Dalgakıran, S. Dinçer. Polymer, 55(2), 525-534 (2014)
-Z. Ozdemir, M. Topuzogullari, I.A. Isoglu, S. Dincer. Polymer Bulletin, 2857-2872 (2013)
-Z.M.O. Rzaev, S. Dincer, E. Piskin. Progress in Polymer Science, 534-595 (2007)
BURAK ASILISKENDER, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Architectural Design, ITU, Turkey, 2008
burak.asiliskender@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Architectural Design Theory and History, Urban Development and Policies, Modern Architecture,
Industrial Sites, Housing, Identity; Sense of Belonging, Space-Place Concepts, Adaptive Re-Use of Historic
Buildings.
Short bio:
Dr. Burak Asiliskender received his BArch degree at Yildiz Technical University. He acquired his MSc and
PhD degrees at Istanbul Technical University. Prior to joining AGU School of Architecture in 2012, he
worked at Erciyes University and Artuklu University. He is one of the co-founders of the Argeus
Architects. He has been founding chair of the AGU School of Architecture. He has designed the
restoration projects of several buildings in the AGU Sümer Campus with his colleague Assoc. Prof. Nilüfer
Yöney. He has been one of the international members of the DOCOMOMO, EAHN and TICCIH. He had an
editorial stuff at TOL, the architectural magazine of UIA Chamber of Architects in Turkey Kayseri Chapter,
between 2001-2011. He has several papers, articles on the modernity, identity, space and place concepts,
modernization and especially their spatial reflections on Turkey and Kayseri at early times of Turkish
Republic, published national and international wide.
Selected awards:
- Member of DOCOMOMO (International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings,
Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement), since 2004.
- Member of EAHN (European Architectural Historians Network), since 2009.
- Editor, TOL Architectural Magazine (National-wide), 2001-2011.
Selected publications:
- B. Asiliskender, “From Industrial Site to University Campus. Sümerbank Kayseri Textile Factory”,
docomomo Journal, 49, pp.86-89, Barcelona (2014).
- B. Asiliskender, B. Ceylan, A.E. Tozoğlu, A.E. (eds.) “Kayseri’nin Yirminci Yüzyılı: Mimarlık, Kent Tarihi ve
Kültürü (20th Century of the Kayseri: Architecture, Urban History and Culture)”, AGU, Kayseri (2012)
- B. Asiliskender, “Discussing 'Modern' on the Basis of Early Republician Heritage in Kayseri", in Cultural
Policy and City, Ada, S. (Eds.), pp. 133-140, Boekmanstudies, Amsterdam (2009)
AHMET ERDEM TOZOGLU, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Architectural History, METU, Turkey, 2013
ahmet.tozoglu@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Nineteenth Century architecture and urbanism, Twentieth century architecture, Ottoman Architecture,
Architecture of Islamic Societies, Architecture in Turkey, Architectural Historiography, Design Education,
First Year Design Studios.
Short bio:
Dr. Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu received the B.A degree in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
from Bilkent University in 2005. He got his M.A degree and PhD degrees from METU Architectural History
program in 2007 and 2013 respectively. In 2011 he was granted ARIT (American Research Institute in
Turkey) Fellowship for the Research conducted in Greece for six months. In 2014 he received Best PhD
dissertation of the year Award, METU Institute of Social Sciences among more than 600 theses
completed in 2013 and he also received Çiğdem Tansel Publication Award from the same institution. He
has been working in AGU for two years. He has many conference articles and organized and joined many
design workshops in Turkey.
Selected awards:
- Best PhD dissertation of the year Award, METU Institute of Social Sciences.
- Çiğdem Tansel Publication Award, METU Institute of Social Sciences.
Selected publications:
- Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu. “Battle At Ports: Power Struggles Of State And Port Concessıonaıres For Control
And Utılızatıon Of The Port Areas In The Levant At The End Of The Nıneteenth Century”. 12th EAUH
International Conference, Lisbon: September 2014.
- Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu, B. Asiliskender, N.Yöney. “How the Global Issues Become the Core of the
Architectural Education: An Integrated Approach by AGU School of Architecture.” International
Conference, Unspoken Issues in Architectural Education. Famagusta: 2014, pp. 393-398 (ISBN
9789758401918).
- Burak Asiliskender, Burcu Ceylan and Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu (eds.) Kayseri’nin Yirminci Yüzyılı: Mimarlık
ve Kent Kültürü (Abdullah Gül Üniversity Press, Kayseri: 2012)
ARZU ERDEM, Professor
Ph.D., Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 1995
arzu.erdem@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Contemporary Design Theories, Architecture and Urban Culture, Effects of Information Technologies on
Architectural Design Theory and Practice, Design Education.
Short bio:
Dr. Arzu Erdem received the B.Sc. degree in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University in 1983. She
got her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from Istanbul Technical University Architecture in 1985 and 1995
respectively. She is currently the Dean of School of Architecture at Abdullah Gül University in central
Anatolia. She is still affiliated with Istanbul Technical University where she has coordinated/taught
graduate and undergraduate level architectural design studios for the past 27 years. Her pedagogical
research explores environments that support creative design process. She has designed several
architectural projects and contributed to architectural design competitions. Her professional experience
includes design consultancy and project management for public and private companies. She has been a
visiting scholar at UCLA_Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning and a short term
Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley School of Environmental Design. She served as an external
examiner for architectural design studios both nationally and internationally. She currently serves on the
Turkish Selection Committee for Venice Architecture Biennale. She is also on the Curatorial Board of
Mangiabarche Contemporary Art Gallery (Sardinia_Italy) and on the Board of Directors of Rubicon
Foundation (The Netherlands).
She has more than 40 published papers and articles. She has also contributed to several research
projects and was actively involved in accreditation processes of several departments of architecture
nationally.
There are 29 Master’s Thesis and 10 PhD Thesis that has been completed under her supervision.
Selected awards:
- National Architectural Award for Building Conservation and Sustentation Achievement in 2012 For
Istanbul Water Civilizations Museum Project.
Selected publications:
- B.Pak, A.Erdem, “Information and Communication Technologies in Design Studio: New Tools,
Strategies and Techniques at Work” (A. Erdem, B.Pak), ITU A/Z, Vol:2, No:1/2, pp: 52-61, Istanbul, ISSN
1302 8324 (2005)
- B.Pak, A.Erdem, O.Özener, “Utilizing Customizable Generative Design Tools in Digital Design Studio:
Xp-GEN experimental form generator”, International Journal of Architectural Computing, Vol:4, No:4,
pp:21-33 (2006)
- A.Erdem, “Subterranean Residential Space Use In Cappadoccia: the Uchisar Example”, Tunnelling and
Underground Space Technology, Vol:23, No:5, pp: 492-499, Elsevier ISSN 0886-7798 (2008)
ASIM MUSTAFA AYTEN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Public Administration, Urbanization and Environmental Problems,
Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey, 2002
mustafa.ayten@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Urban planning, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, Reconstruction and Environment law, Urban
Renewal and Transformation, Urban Politics and Government, Urban management, Healthy cities,
University Campus areas.
Short bio:
Dr. Asım Mustafa Ayten received the B.Sc. degree in Urban and Regional Planning, METU, Faculty of
Architecture 1991. He got his M.Sc. from Gazi University in 1996 and Ph.D. degrees, from Ankara
University Political Science and Public Administration Department in 2002. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül
University as a faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Bozok University in February of 2012, he
worked as a city planner at General Directorate of Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation in Culture
Ministry at Ankara between 1992-1996. His research focuses on the urban planning and studies issues,
Environmental sciences and ecology, Reconstruction and Environment law, Urban renewal and
transformation, Urban politics and Government, Urban management. He has published a book titled on
“Health buildings and the City” in 2013. His many international and national papers and articles were
published.
Selected publications:
-Dede Okan Murat, Ayten Asım Mustafa, 2012, “The role of spatial planning for sustainable tourism
development: A theoretical model for Turkey,” Tourism Vol: 60, No: 4/2012/431-445
UDC.338.484.502.131.1/71 (560).
- Ayten Asım Mustafa, Aşıkkutlu Samet, 2014, "16.-19.Yüzyıllarda İpek Üretimine bağlı olarak Bursa
Kentinde Mekansal Gelişim Olgusu” Ege Mimarlık dergisi, sayı: 87, 2014/2 (Eylül) sayfa no: 22-27.
- Ayten Asım Mustafa, 2014, “6360 Sayılı Yasa uyarınca Türkiye’de Büyükşehir Belediyesi Yapısı Üzerine
Bir Araştırma” İdeal Kent dergisi 13. Sayı, Kent Fragmanları, Temmuz 2014, Ankara, ISSN 1307-9905.
ASUTAN SARP YALCIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Building Science and Technology, Yildiz Technical University,
Turkey, 2007
asutan.sarp@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Building biology, building elements, building materials, building physics, noise control, colour in
architecture, healthy building, sustainability in architecture, sustainability of healthy buildings.
Short bio:
Dr. Asutan Sarp Yalcin received her BArch degree from Yildiz Technical University in 1998. She acquired
her MSc and PhD degrees in the area of Building Science and Technology at Yildiz Technical University’s
Architecture Department in 2000 and 2007, respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s
Department of Architecture in 2013, she worked as an architect at private sector since 1998. Her
academical research focuses on the relationship between architecture and health, and the building that
does not negatively affect its users’ health. She works on the subjects as biological, physiological and
sociological requirements of building users, the physical and social outdoor and indoor characteristics of
the buildings, etc.
Selected publications:
- A. Sarp, “Analysis of Concrete in terms of Building Biology”, TOL, Winter 2003, 98 – 102 (2003).
- A. Sarp, “An Aegean Pre-industrial Manufacture Building: Başdeğirmenler”, Arredemento, 2003/01, 117
121 (2013).
BENIAMINO POLIMENI, Assistant Professor
Ph.D: Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, National Doctorate
School in 'Representation and Survey Sciences' University of
Florence. 2010
beniamino.polimeni@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Building Conservation, Vernacular architecture, Rock-cut Architecture, 3d Modeling, Image-Based 3D
Modeling, Virtual Heritage, Islamic Architecture, Ibadi Architecture.
Short bio:
Dr. Beniamino Polimeni received his Master Degree from the School of Architecture of the Università
Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria in 2004. He studied from 2004 to 2006 at the “School of Specialization
in Architectural Heritage and Landscape” in Genoa, undertaking several research and survey campaigns
in the Mediterranean Maghreb and in Eastern Asia.
Since 2007, he has been cooperating with several architecture firms as building conservation consultant
and designer and participating in European and International design competitions.
In 2008 he won the Italian Prize for digital architecture, promoted by “National Association of Young
Architects”, on exhibition in the XXII UIA World Congress of Architecture in Torino.
In 2010 he received his PhD in Architecture from the National School in Representation and Survey
Sciences. In his dissertation, he analyzed different historical, cultural, and formal aspects that lead to the
urban structures in Lybian Jabal Nafusah. In 2012, he was a post-doctoral Fellow at the AKPIA at M.I.T.
undertaking a research on the vernacular architecture of the Ibadi regions of Maghreb.
Selected awards:
- Italian Prize for digital architecture. ITALY.
- Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (AKPIA) at M.I.T. Post-doctoral fellowship. 2012, USA.
Selected publications:
- Beniamino Polimeni, The cultural Heritage of the Cheonggyecheon River: methodological and
theoretical aspects of the Su-Pyo Bridge restoration project, in “REUSO 2015, 3rd International
Conference on Documentation, conservation and Restoration of the Architectural Heritage and
Landscape protection”. 22th, 23th and 24th October 2015, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia,
SPAIN. pp. 1557-1564. ISBN: 978-84-9048-386-2.
- Beniamino Polimeni, Architectural Restoration projects in metropolitan areas: the case of the Supyo
Bridge, in “Heritage and Technology. Mind Knowledge Experience” (Ed.), Carmine Gambardella, La
Scuola di Pitagora Editrice, Napoli 2015. pp. 36-46. ISBN:978-88-6542-416-2.
- Beniamino Polimeni, The Cities of the Libyan Nafusah Mountain: Type of Dwellings and Urban
Settlements, in "Disegnare Con", Vol3. N.6, December 2010. ISSN. 1828-5961.
BÜLENT TANJU, Professor
Ph.D., History of Architecture,
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 1999
bulent.tanju@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
History and theory of modern architecture, early republican architecture, late-ottoman architecture,
modernity, critical theory, post-structuralism, spatial theories, production of space, contemporary art.
Short bio:
Dr. Bülent Tanju received his B.Sc. degree in Architecture from Mimar Sinan University in 1988. He got
both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Istanbul Technical University Department of Architecture, History
of Architecture Program in 1991 and 1999 respectively. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a faculty
of Architecture in 2015, he worked as the Head of the Department of Architecture at Mardin Artuklu
University between 2011 and 2015. His research focuses both on the history and theories of modernity in
architecture, art and in everyday life and on modernism. Spent 2001-2002 as a postdoctoral fellow in the
Department of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has authored numerous
papers and articles, published in journals like Arredamento Mimarlık, Architecture & Urbanism and
ARCH+, and in books by Sternberg Press, Edition Fink and Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Also authored, edited and
co-edited books for The Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre and Akın Nalça Kitapları and
curated and co-curated architectural exhibitions including Becoming Istanbul at Deutsches
Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt, in 2008.
Selected awards:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Postdoctoral
Fellowship Award, 2001-2002.
Selected publications:
- B. Tanju, The Ruler / Cetvel, "Cevdet Erek" içinde, ed.: Süreyyya Evren, s.: 56-77, Revolver & art-ist, Berlin
& Istanbul, 2015.
- B. Tanju, “Concept: Gated Community”, in On the Edges of Paradise, Laurence Bonvin, p.: 89-121, Edition
Fink, Zurich, 2008.
- B. Tanju, “Representation Starts the Fire”, in Not Only Possible But Also Necessary: Optimismin the Age
of Global War, ed.:"lkay Baliç Ayvaz, s.: 90-122, Yapı Kredi Yayınları / KSV," Istanbul, 2007.
CINZIA TAVERNARI, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Paris Sorbonne – Paris IV, France, 2011
cinzia.tavernari@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Theories and Methods of Archaeology, Theories and Methods of the Archaeology of Buildings, History
and archaeology of constructive techniques, History of Art and Archaeology of the Islamic World.
Short bio:
Dr. Cinzia Tavernari earned her MA in Islamic studies at the University of Venice (Italy) and then pursued
her academic formation at the Sorbonne University of Paris (France) where she received her Master and
her PhD in Islamic art and archaeology.
During the last ten years she has been involved in numerous surveys and archaeological missions in
Turkey, Syria, Egypt and Morocco. She has taught History of Islamic Art, first at the Institute for Oriental
Languages in Paris (France) and then at the University of Pesaro-Urbino (Italy). After a post-doctoral
fellowship at MIT (Cambridge) within the framework of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
she joined Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri) as Assistant Professor.
Dr. Cinzia Tavernari specializes in the archaeology of buildings and in the study of roads using historical
and archaeological sources and GIS. Her main research themes are the routes and road caravanserais of
the Middle East and the Islamic Architecture of the medieval period in the Middle East.
She has authored several conference papers, journal articles and book chapters.
Selected awards:
- Barakat Trust Foundation Grant, 2014.
- HiSoMA Grant, 2007.
Selected publications:
- C. Tavernari, “Stones for the travelers: notes on the masonry of Seljuk road caravanserais, in P.Blessing
and R. Goshgarian (ed.), Architecture and Landscape in medieval Anatolia 1100-1500, Edinburgh
University Press (forthcoming 2016).
- C. Tavernari, C. Citter, “Percorsi potenziali / percorsi storici nella Siria del periodo islamico”, Agri
Centuriati. An International Journal of Landscape Archaeology, 11, 2014, pp. 115-138.
- C. Tavernari, “Quelques réflexions sur les caravansérails routiers et l’économie des échanges : le
cas du Bilād al-Šām aux époques ayyoubide et mamelouke”, in A. Nef (ed.), Les territoires de la
Méditerranée XI-XVI siècle, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2013, pp. 209-228.
NİLÜFER BATURAYOĞLU YÖNEY, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Architecture/Preservation, Istanbul Technical University,
Turkey, 2008
nilufer.yoney@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
History and theory of conservation, conservation law, architectural and archaeological survey and
documentation methods, architectural preservation and restoration, conservation and management
plans, archaeological site conservation and presentation, new buildings in historic context,
characterization, conservation and repair of traditional and modern building materials, history of
architectural materials and technologies, documentation, conservation, restoration and management of
industrial and modern architectural heritage, modern housing estates.
Short bio:
N. Baturayoğlu Yöney received her BArch and MSc degrees at METU and her PhD at ITU. She conducted
post-doctoral research at UQAM in Canada on the conservation of modern heritage. Prior to joining AGU
Faculty of Architecture in 2013 where she is the Chair of the Industrial Design Department, she worked
at the ITU Graduate Program in Architectural Preservation. She has designed the restoration projects of
several buildings in the AGU Sümer Campus with her colleague Assoc. Prof. Burak Asiliskender. She
studies, teaches and extensively publishes on architectural conservation history and theory,
conservation law and heritage management, architectural and archaeological survey and
documentation methods, architectural, urban, rural and archeological preservation, history,
characterization and conservation of traditional and modern building materials and technologies, and
the conservation of modern and industrial heritage, focusing especially on modern housing estates. She
is a member of ICOMOS, TICCIH and DOCOMOMO, and the Secretary of DOCOMOMO Turkey since 2002.
She is fluent in Turkish, English and German.
Selected awards:
- Member of ICOMOS (UNESCO International Council on Monuments and Sites).
- Member of DOCOMOMO (International Committee for DOcumentation and COnservation of Buildings,
Sites and Neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement).
- TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) International Post-Doctoral
Research Fellowship (2009-2010).
Selected publications:
- U. Tanyeli, Y. Salman, N. Baturayoğlu Yöney, E. Omay Polat, The Architectural Guide to Istanbul: Modern
and Contemporary, A. Batur (ed), The Chamber of Architects of Turkey, Istanbul, 2006 (ISBN
9753958994).
- A. Ersen, E. Gürdal, A. Güleç, N. Baturayoğlu Yöney, I. Polat Pekmezci, İ. Verdön, “An evaluation of the
binders and aggregates used in artificial stone architectural elements in late 19th - early 20th centuries”,
METU JFA, vol. 27, no. 2: 207-221 (2010).
- N. Baturayoğlu Yöney, Y. Salman, E. Omay Polat, “Turchia” in Maledetti vincoli: La tutela
dell’architettura contemporanea, U. Carughi, M. Visone (eds), Torino: U. Allemandi & C., 2013: 366-368
(ISBN 9788842221968).
ROSS T. SMITH, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Architecture, University of Melbourne, 2014
rosst.smith@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Design studio, pedagogy, phenomenology, experiential learning, embodiment, photography, drawing,
materiality, and craft. www.rosstsmith.co.nz.
Short bio:
Dr Ross T. Smith’s Bachelor and Master degrees in architecture were undertaken in New Zealand and a
Doctorate in architecture at the University of Melbourne, Australia. The title of his PhD thesis was:
‘Phenomenology and Experiential Learning as an Approach to Teaching Studio in Architecture.’ During
2013-14 Smith held the position of Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure
d’Architecture Paris La Villette in Paris, France. He is also a practicing photographic artist who has been
exhibiting internationally for twenty years. Smith’s concern as an artist is the fragility, isolation, and
decay of the human condition, as well as time and silence, un-saturated phenomena, and
inter-objectivity. He has been invited to run drawing workshops and participate in design collaborations
with various international universities. He travels extensively and has taught photography and
architecture at numerous schools in several countries.
Selected awards:
- 2013 Teaching Excellence Award, (Dean’s Honours), Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne,
Australia. (For academic year 2012.)
- 2013 AUSMIP/ERASMUS Fellowship, Post-Doctoral research, Paris, France.
- 2012 Melbourne Research Scholarship for International PhD Research.
- 2011 Doctoral Scholarship, APA. University of Melbourne, Australia.
Selected publications:
- 2016 Smith, Ross T. (chapter essay.) ‘Design Studio through the Subtle Revelation of Phenomenology.’
The Interior Architecture Theory Reader. Ed. Gregory Marinic. Routledge, Taylor & Francis, U.S.A.
Refereed.
- 2016 Smith, Ross T. ‘Riding a Horse Across the World; traveller and provocateur.’ Charrette Journal,
Journal of Association of Architectural Educators. Special issue – Volume 3, Issue 2 (Autumn 2016).
England. Refereed.
- 2016 Smith, Ross T. ‘Blind Drawing.’ Tracey Journal. Drawing and Presence. Loughborough University,
England. Refereed.
- 2014 Smith, Ross T. and Fenina Acance. ‘Transitional Displacement: Quarantine.’ Scroope 23. The
Cambridge Architecture Journal, University of Cambridge, England.
Books:
- 2013 Smith, Ross T. (Editor) Sub Rosa. Master of Architecture Thesis Design Studio, Sem.2, 2012.
Australia: University of Melbourne.
- 2012 Smith, Ross T. (Editor) Live/Work. Master of Architecture Design Studio, Sem.1, 2012. Australia:
University of Melbourne.
1998 HOKIANGA: Ross T. Smith. (Author/Artist). Monograph book. Bateman, N.Z.
VALENTINA BEATINI, Assistant Professor
MS Architecture, University of Genova, Italy, 2007
Ph.D., Architectural design and Structure, University of Parma,
Italy, 2012
valentina.beatini@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Kinetic structures, transformable architecture, structural art, graphical statics, origami, design and
integrated technologies.
Short bio:
Valentina Beatini received her Ph.D. from University of Parma, areas design and structures, and her MS
from Universityof Genova, Faculty of Architecture. She is a licensed architect and works in practice
alongside her academic activity, co-winning various international design competitions.
She growth her research experience as Post Doc fellow in kinetic structures at Izmir Institute of
Technology. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University, she was Ass.nt Professor at Abant Izzet Baysal
University, area design and construction. She conducted various workshops on kinetic structures in
Turkey and abroad. She has been designing various kinetic systems for architectural applications. Her
current research focuses on kinematic and structural behaviour of foldable plates, contemporary use of
graphical statics.
Selected publications:
- Beatini V, 2015. Translational method for designing folded plates structures. Int. J.of Space Structures,
(30)2.
- Beatini V, 2015. Polar method to design folded plates structures. J. of the IASS, 2015, 56(84), pp.125-137.
- Beatini V, 2015. Kinetic planar tessellations, IASS Symposium, Future Visions, Amsterdam.
HANDE GÜREL, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Education, Hacettepe University, Turkey, 1986
hande.gurel@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Child Care and Effective Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, Role of Affective Factors on Second Language
Learning.
Short bio:
Dr. Hande Gürel received her Bachelor degree in English Language and Literature from Ankara University
in 1979. She got her M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees, both from Hacettepe University, Department of Education,
Curriculum Development and Counselling, in 1981 and 1986, respectively. After her undergrad, she
worked at Middle East Technical University, Department of Languages as an instructor for 17 years. Later
she worked at Bilkent University, International School as a counselor, college counselor, IGSCE and IB
Coordinator for 8 years. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as Dean of Students in 2014, she worked
in American University of Middle East, in Kuwait for a year as the Head of General Education and
professor of English. Between 1997-2003 she translated 10 books about Effective Parenting from English
to Turkish.
Publication:
- H.Gurel, N.Atılgan, ‘A Reference Book for Grammar, Reading and Writing, METU, (1995).
Selected translations that are published:
- R. Mc.Kenzie , ‘Setting Limits’, Çeviren: H.Gürel, ‘Çocuğunuza Sınır Koyma’, HYB Yayıncılık, (2000).
- E.Pantley, ‘Hidden Messages’, Çeviren: H.Gürel, ‘Çocuğunuza Gizli Mesajlar’, HYB Yayıncılık (2002).
-G. Ketterman, ‘Answers to Questions Parents Ask Most’, Çeviren: H.Gürel, ‘Annebabaların En çok
Sorduğu Soruların Cevapları’, HYB Yayıncılık, (1998).
OYA YERİN GÜNERİ, Professor
Ph.D., Educational Sciences, Middle East Technical
University, Turkey, 1999
oya.guneri@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
College student mental health, faculty development, faculty-student interaction, career counseling,
school violence and bullying.
Short bio:
Dr. Oya Yerin Güneri received the B.Sc. degree from, Educational Sciences Department, Program of
Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1990. She got her
M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both from METU Educational Sciences Department in 1993 and 1999
respectively. During her Ph.D. study she was a research fellow at Minnesota University in 1997. She was a
postdoc fellow at Harvard University in 2010. She has been the director of METU Learning and Student
Development Office since 2009.
Fellowships:
- International Joint PhD Research Fellowship, Turkish National Academy of Sciences, 1997.
Fogarty International Center funded ICOHRTA International Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
Program Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital 2010.
Selected publications:
- Atik, G., & Yerin Güneri, O. (2013). Bullying and victimization: Predictive role of individual, parental and
academic factors. School Psychology International, 34(6) 658–673.
- Korkut Owen, F., & Yerin Güneri, O. (2012). Past present and future of Turkish counseling. In T. H.
Hohenshil, N. E. Amundson & S. G. Niles (Eds.). Counseling around the World: An international handbook,
(pp. 293-304). Alexandria: American Counseling Association.
- Yerin Güneri, O. (2006). Counseling Services in Turkish Universities. International Journal of Mental
Health, 35(1), 26-38.
ÖMER FARUK GENÇ, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Strategic Management, Temple University, USA, 2013
omer.genc@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As), Competitiveness of Firms, Internationalization of Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Firm Governance and CEO Compensation, Entrepreneurial Start-ups
and Angel Investors, Exchange Rate Exposure.
Short bio:
Ömer F. Genç is currently an Assistant Professor of Strategy & International Business at the Department
of Business Administration of Abdullah Gül University (AGU). Before joining AGU, he worked at Minnesota
State University, Mankato as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Genc received his PhD in International Business /
Strategy from Temple University, holds a Master’s degree in Finance (MSF) from University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Middle East Technical
University, Turkey.
Dr. Genc has presented at several conferences and he is the recipient of “Best Paper Award in The
Strategic Management Track” at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business
(AIB) Southeast Chapter and the “Best Student Paper Award” at the 2010 Annual Conference of the
Academy of International Business (AIB) Northeast Chapter.
Ömer F Genç has been teaching since 2011 and he taught several courses at Minnesota state University
and Temple University. Dr. Genç’s teaching portfolio includes Global Business Policies (Strategy
Capstone), Global Strategic Management, Fundamentals of International Business, International
Marketing, and Export Administration. He received the Graduate Assistant Innovation in Teaching Award
at Temple University in 2012. He is currently a member of Academy of Management (AOM) and Academy
of International Business (AIB).
Selected awards:
- Best Paper Award in Strategic Management Track, AIB-Southwest Conference 2014.
- Best Instructor Award, X-Culture Project, 2014.
- Graduate Assistant Innovation in Teaching Award, Temple University 2012.
- Best Student Paper Award, AIB-NE Annual Conference 2010.
Selected publications:
-“Unions as Drivers of Internationalization”. 8th International Conference on Globalization and Changing
Landscape of Business Proceedings, 2015.
-“Do CEOs Use Acquisitions for Their Own Benefits?”. 2014 Academy of International Business (AIB)
-Midwest Conference Proceedings, 2014.
ALİ İHSAN ÖZDEMİR, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Production Management, Erciyes University, Turkey, 2005
aliihsan.ozdemir@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Production/Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Continuity Management,
Total Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning, Performance Analysis of
Business and Supply Chains, Businesses Resiliency for Disasters.
Short bio:
Ali İhsan Özdemir received the B.Sc. degree in Business Engineering from İstanbul Technical University in
1995. He got his M.Sc. in Statistics from Gazi University, Ankara in 1999 and Ph.D. degree in Production
Management from Erciyes University, Kayseri in 2005. Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University as a
faculty of Business Department in 2012, he served as a faculty member of Economics and Administrative
Sciences Faculty at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey between 1997 and 2012. He was promoted to
associate professorship in 2012. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in Business
Department of School of Leadership and Managerial Sciences at Abdullah Gul University. His research
has been published in several scholarly journals including Journal of Quality and Quantity, Research
Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Asian Journal of Business Management,
İstanbul University Journal of Business among many others.
Selected awards:
- Erciyes University-Scientific Studies and Projects Prize-April 2011.
- Erciyes University-Economics & Administrative Science Faculty, Scientific Studies Prize-2010.
Selected publications:
- Özdemir A.İ., Simonetti B. and, Jannelli R. (2015) “Determining Critical Success Factors Related with
Supply Chain Integration and Competition Capabilities on Business Performance” Quality and Quantity,
49 (4), 1621-1632.
- İlkay, M.S., Özdemir, A.İ., Seçme, G.,and, Yalçın, N., (2012) "Determining the critical success factors in
ERP systems implementations with fuzzy cognitive mapping: The case of Turkey", Research Journal of
Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 4 (1), pp. 66-74.
- Özdemir, A.İ., and Aslan, E., (2011) "Supply Chain Integration, Competition Capability and Business
Performance: A Study on Turkish SMEs", Asian Journal of Business Management Vol 3, Issue: 4, pp.
325-332.
Ali DURAN, Ph.D., Chemistry, Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey
(2010)
Research interests:
R&D Innovation Policies, Project Management, Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Technology
Development Zones, Start-ups, SME’s.
Short bio:
Dr. Duran received his B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from Gazi University in 2001. He acquired his
M.Sc. degree at Hacettepe University in 2005 and Ph.D. degree at Gaziosmanpasa University in 2010.
Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s Research&Development and Innovation Office (ORDI), he
worked as a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Expert at KOSGEB Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Organization) between 2003-2016. His research focuses on R&D and innovation of
innovative firms and developed efficiency prediction model. Dr. Duran has 29 publications.
Selected publications:
A. Duran, M. Tuzen, M. Soylak, Separation and enrichment of gold in water, geological and
environmental samples by solid phase extraction on multiwalled carbon nanotubes prior to its
determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry, Journal of AOAC International, 98 (2015)
1733-1738.
A. Duran, M. Tuzen, M. Soylak, Assessment of trace metal concentrations in muscle tissue of certain
commercially available fish species from Kayseri, Turkey, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
186 (2014) 4619-4628.
A. Duran, M. Tuzen, M. Soylak, Evaluation of metal concentrations in food packaging materials: Relation
to human health, Atomic Spectroscopy, 34 (2013) 99-103.
A. Duran, M. Tuzen, M. Soylak, Trace metal concentrations in cigarette brands commonly available in
Turkey: relation with human health, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 94 (2012) 1893-1901
A. Duran, M. Tuzen, M. Soylak, Speciation of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in geological and water samples by
ytterbium(III) hydroxide coprecipitation system and atomic absorption spectrometry, Food and
Chemical Toxicology, 49 (2011) 1633-1637.
A. Duran, M. Tuzen, M. Soylak, Trace element concentrations of some pet foods commercially available
in Turkey, Food and Chemical Toxicology, 48 (2010) 2833-2837.
CENGİZ YILMAZ, Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., Marketing, Texas Tech University, U.S.A., 1999
cengiz.yilmaz@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Distribution channels, relationship marketing, inter-firm relationships, cultural and strategic issues
concerning intra- and inter-firm aspects of marketing systems and their links with business
performance.
Short bio:
Cengiz Yilmaz received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in 1999 in the area of Marketing. He served
as a faculty member at Gebze Technical University, Boğaziçi University, and Middle East Technical
Univesity. He was promoted to associate professorship in 2003 and to full professorship in 2008.
Currently, he is the Dean of the School of Leadership and Managerial Sciences at Abdullah Gul University
and serves as a committee member at the Social Sciences Consultancy Board at Turkish Scientific and
Technological Research Institution (TÜBİTAK). He is the author of “The Rabbit and the Tortoise: An
Analysis of Competition (in Turkish) and co-author of “Mobile Marketing: Fundamentals and Strategy.”
His research has been published in several scholarly journals including Journal of the Academy of
Marketing Science, Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of World
Business, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, International
Small Business Management Journal, Service Business, Journal of Risk Research, International Journal of
Advertising, International Journal of Innovation Management, Innovation: Management, Policy &
Practice, and Amfiteatru Economic, among many others.
Selected awards:
- Amongst the top three best performing faculty members at Middle East Technical University, Faculty
of Economics and Administrative Sciences (three consecutive years 2012, 2013, 2014).
-Superior Achievement in Social Science Research Award, Boğaziçi University Foundation, 2006.
- Best Paper Award: American Marketing Association Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference; Sales
Force, Channels, and Relationships Track, 2000; San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Selected publications:
-Yilmaz, Cengiz and Shelby D. Hunt (2001), “Salesforce Cooperation: The Influence of Relational, Task,
Organizational, and Personal Factors,” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 29, (4), 335-357.
-Yilmaz, Cengiz, (2002) “Salesperson Performance and Job Attitudes Revisited: AnExtended Model and
Effects of Potential Moderators,” European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 36, 11/12, 1389-1414.
- Yilmaz, Cengiz, Bülent Sezen and Ebru Tümer Kabadayı, (2004)
“Supplier Fairness as a Mediating Factor in the Supplier Performance-Reseller
Satisfaction Relationship,” Journal of Business Research, Vol 57, 8, 854-863.
EBRU GENÇ, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Business administration/Marketing, Temple University,
Philadelphia, USA, 2013,
ebru.genc@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Factors Affecting Sustainable New Product Development Process, Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors
towards Sustainable Products, Country-of-Origin Effect, Innovation Factors in SMEs.
Short bio:
Dr. Ebru Genç received her Ph.D in Business Administration/Marketing at Temple University's Fox School
of Business in 2013. She holds a Master's degree in Finance (Ms.F.) from University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Middle East
Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Genç has started to work at AGU, in the Faculty of Leadership
and Managerial Sciences as an Assistant Professor since 2014. Before joining AGU, she worked as a
Research and Teaching Assistant at Temple University during her Ph.D. She has taught Marketing
Management at Temple University for several semesters. She has presented in the most prestigious
conferences in the marketing area such as American Marketing Association’s Winter Marketing
Educator’s Conference and Product Development and Management Association’s Annual Global
Conference. Her research has been published in several outlets, including SSCI Index journal Industrial
Marketing Management.
Selected publications:
- Genç, Ebru (with Anthony Di Benedetto), 2015 “Cross-Functional Integration in the Sustainable New
Product Development Process: The Role of the Environmental Specialist”. Industrial Marketing
Management, Vol 50.
- Genç, Ebru, 2013 “An Analytical Approach to Greenwashing: Certification versus Noncertification”.
Journal of Management and Economics, Vol 20 No: 2, 151-175.
MUSTAFA ÖZ, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Business Administration - Marketing, Erciyes University, 2010
mustafa.oz@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Management Information Systems, Electronic Commerce, Social Media Marketing.
Short bio:
Mustafa Öz graduated from Ege University Computer Engineering Department in 1992 and received his
Ph.D. from Erciyes University in the area of Marketing in Business Administration Department. He was
promoted to associate professorship in 2013 on Management Information Systems area. He served as a
faculty member at Erciyes University for more than 18 years. Since January 2012, he serves at the School
of Leadership and Managerial Sciences at Abdullah Gul University. He served as the Manager of the Life
Long Learning Center of Abdullah Gul University between 2012 and 2015. During this period he managed
an EU grant project, “In the Footsteps of Mimar Sinan: Restoration and Stone Masonry Training
Development”, as the project coordinator. His research has been published in several scholarly journals
including International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, African Journal of Business
Management among many others.
Selected projects:
- Project Coordinator, EU Grant Project. “In the Footsteps of Mimar Sinan: Restoration and Stone
Masonry Training Development” (EuropeAid/133086/M /ACT/ TR/949).
- Instructor, KAYDB EU Grant Project. “Training the Database Programmer Needed by the Industry”
(CFCU/TR0405.02/LDI).
Selected publications:
- Öz, Mustafa (2015), “Social Media Utilization of Tourists for Travel-related Purposes”, International
Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 27 (5), 1003 - 1023.
- Öz, Mustafa (2012) “A Research to Evaluate the Airline Companies’ Websites via a Consumer Oriented
Approach”, African Journal of Business Management, 6 (14), 4880-4900.
- Öz, Mustafa (2013), “Social Media Habits of Touristic Consumers”, International Conference on
“Innovation Challenges in Multidisciplinary Research and Practice” (ICMRP), 13-14 December 2013, Kuala
Lumpur - Malaysia.
DİLEK CİNDOGLU, Professor
Ph.D., Sociology, State University of New York at Buffalo
dilek.cindoglu@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Sociology of Migration, Work , Democracy, Entrepreneurship, Stratification, and Sexuality and Medicine.
Short bio:
Professor of Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Abdullah Gül
University (since 2015). Previously, she worked at Mardin Artuklu University (2012-2015) as the Acting
Dean and Deputy Rector and Bilkent University (1991-2012). She is a graduate of Bogazici University,
Istanbul (B.A. and M.A.) and received her Ph.D. (1991) State University of New York at Buffalo, consultant
on various research projects funded by national (Tubitak, KSSGM, AAK) and international (IDRC, Ford
Foundation, World Bank, ILO-IPEC,EU) bodies, serves as an elected Executive Committee member at
Turkish Sociological Association, (TSA) 2008-2014 and International Sociological Association (ISA)
2010-2018.
Selected awards:
- “Reflections of the Syrian Crisis on Turkey”, TUBİTAK, co-investigator, 2015-2017
- “New Capital and Conservatism: Anatolian Tigers from the Perspective of Everyday Life Sociology”,
TUBİTAK principle investigator, 2014-2016
- “Young, Professional Veiled Pious Women in Changing Turkey”, TESEV principle investigator, 2010
- “Gender, Migration and Intercultural Interactions in the Mediterranean and South East Europe: An
Interdisciplinary Perspective”, principle investigator, 2007-2010
- Collaborative Research Grant Partner, Coordinator, EU 7th Framework Program, SSH-2007- 3, 3-01,
- Fulbright Visiting Specialist Program, “Direct Access to the Muslim World” Award, Miami University at
Ohio, 2006
- St. Anthony's College, Senior Scholar Award, Oxford, AUB and Oxford Program on Sexuality in the
Middle East, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, 2001
-Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Madison Women's Studies Research Center
Honorary Fellow Women's Studies Program, USA, 1998
Selected publications:
- Cindoglu, Dilek and Didem Ünal, (2015) “Gender in Political Sex Scandals in Contemporary Turkey:
Women’s Agency and the Public Sphere” (4) in Journal of Women, Politics and Policy
- Unal, Didem and Dilek Cindoglu (2013), “Reproductive Citizenship in Turkey; Abortion Chronicles” in
Women Studies International Forum, Vol 38, May-June 2013, 21-31
- Cindoglu, Dilek Headscarf Ban and Discrimination: Professional Headscarved Women in the Labor
Market, TESEV Publications, 2010 (Turkish) and 2011 (English)
AIMILIA VOULVOULI, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of London, UK, 2008
aimilia.voulvouli@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Anthropology of Social Movements, Environmental Anthropology, Green Criminology, Gender Studies,
Contemporary Turkish Society.
Short bio:
Dr. Aimilia Voulvouli received her BA degree in Social Anthropology from the University of the Aegean in
Greece in 2000. She got her MA degree from School of Oriental and African Studies (University of
London) in 2001 and her PhD from University College London (University of London) in 2008. Prior to
joining Abdullah Gül University, she held a post-doctoral position at the Department of Social
Anthropology and History of the University of the Aegean, a position of Lectureship at the Department of
Cultural Technology & Communication of the same university as well as the position of Assistant
Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology of Fatih University in Istanbul. Her work focuses
on collective action, particularly environmental social movements. Her publications revolve around
issues concerning the ethnography of social movements with particular geographical focus on
contemporary Turkey as well as critical criminology.
Selected awards:
- Greek State Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship awarded for the conduction of post-doctoral research (2009)
- Greek State Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship awarded for the completion of my Ph.D thesis (2002)
Selected publications:
- Georgoulas, S and A Voulvouli 2015 White-collar Crime in Greek Academia. In: van Erp, J, Huisman, W
and G Vande Walle (eds.) European Handbook on White-collar Crime. London: Routledge.
- Voulvouli, A 2012 Greece, Cyprus, Environmental Crimes and Civil Society: Towards a Green Critical
Criminology of the Eastern Mediterranean (in Greek). Youth, Crime & Society 6: 21-30.
- Voulvouli, A 2011 Trans-environmental Protest: The Arnavutköy anti-bridge Campaign in Istanbul.
Environmental Politics 20(6):861-878.
DERYA BÜYÜKTANIR, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Economics and the International Relations of the European
Union-International Relations, Ankara University, Turkey, 2013
derya.buyuktanir@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
European Union, state-business relations, civil society, conflict management and peacebuilding, global
governance.
Short bio:
Derya Büyüktanır received two master’s degrees, one from the European Studies Program at Middle
East Technical University (METU), and the other from the Turkey-EU Relations Department at Gazi
University. She worked as a research fellow at Middle East Technical University in the Center of
Excellence Project, supported by the European Commission. After earning her Ph.D. from Department of
the Economics and the International Relations of the European Union at Ankara University, she worked
as a visiting researcher at Georgetown University in the USA for one year. Apart from her academic
works, she has actively worked in civil society organizations and had over 13 years of working experience
on different national and international projects as a coordinator, trainer, or participant. She has attended
various national and international conferences and published articles in books and journals.
Selected awards:
- August 2014-August 2015, USA: Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University (TUBITAK) September
2010-February 2011, Czech Republic: Research at Charles University in Prague- (European Commission)
-June 2005, England: Research at Oxford, Cambridge and Sussex Universities (Center of Excellence
Project-European Commission)
Selected publications:
- Derya Büyüktanır, “Legal Personality of the European Union in the Context of External Relations and
the Lisbon Treaty”, Uluslararası İlişkiler (SSCI), Vol. 7, No. 27 (Fall 2010), 87-110.
Derya Büyüktanır, “Changing Patterns in Turkey-EU Relations: From Association to Full Membership” in
Belgin Akçay and Şebnem Akipek (eds.), Turkey’s Integration into the European Union, NewYork,
Toronto, Boylder, Lanham, Plymouth, Lexington Books, 2013,1-30.
- Derya Büyüktanır, “Conservative and Islamically-oriented Businessmen Associations In Turkey As
Norm Diffuser Actors: The Case of MUSIAD”, International Academy of Business Review (IABR),
(ISSN:2332-8388), Vol.1, No.1, Winter 2015, 21-34.
- Derya Büyüktanır, “Toplumsal İnşacı Yaklaşım ve AB Bütünleşmesinin Açıklanmasına Katkıları”, Avrupa
Çalışmaları Dergisi, Vol.15, No.1, 2016.
Eyüp DOĞAN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Economics, Clemson University, USA, 2014
eyup.dogan@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Economic Growth, Energy and Economics, Environmental Economics, Applied Econometrics
Short bio:
Dr. Eyüp Doğan is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of
Economics at Abdullah Gül University (AGU). After he earned a full scholarship for a graduate study in
abroad provided by the Turkish Government, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Clemson
University, USA, in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Prior to joining to the faculty of AGU, he worked at Niğde
University for 4 months. His fields of interest are energy economics and environmental economics in
which the relationship among macro-variables of the economy, energy consumption and environmental
indicators are investigated. He has published about 10 articles at high-ranked international journals and
attended several international conferences.
Achievements, awards, highlights, and honors:
- Full Scholarship - Turkish Government ( 2009-2014)
- Research Assistant - Clemson University (2013-2014)
- Best Research Paper - Clemson University (2014)
Selected publications:
- Dogan, E. (2016). The Relationship between Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Trade. Bulletin
of Energy Economics, 4(1), 70-80.
- Dogan, E., Seker, F., Bulbul, S. (2015). Investigating the impacts of energy consumption, real GDP,
tourism and trade on CO2 emissions by accounting for cross-sectional dependence: A panel study of
OECD countries. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-19.
- Dogan, E., Turkekul, B. (2015). CO2 emissions, real output, energy consumption, trade, urbanization and
financial development: testing the Kuznets Hypothesis for the USA. Environmental Science and Pollution
Research, 1-11.
HEIKO SCHUSS, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Economics, Friedrich-Alexander-University ErlangenNuremberg, Germany, 2006
heiko.schuss@agu.edu.tr
Research interests:
Institutional Economics, Development Economics, Culture and Economy, Economy of Turkey and the
Middle East, Islamic Economics and Islamic Finance.
Short bio:
Dr. Heiko Schuss received both his Diploma in Economics and Business Administration and his MA in
Oriental Philology, Islamic Studies and Economics from Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, in 1996. He
acquired his PhD degree at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, in 2006.
Prior to joining Abdullah Gül University’s Department of Economics in 2014, he worked as assistant at the
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg between 2001 and 2013. His research focuses on
the economic development of Turkey and the Middle East taking into consideration the historical, social,
and cultural background factors. He also does research on Islamic Finance and Islamic Economics. He
has authored several publications and presented numerous papers on these topics at national and
international conferences.
Selected publications:
- H. Schuss, “Ökonomische Aspekte der islamischen Pilgerfahrt“, (The Economic Aspects of the Islamic
Pilgrimage), in Herbers, Klaus; Lehner, Hans Christian (ed.): Unterwegs im Namen der Religion/On the
Road in the Name of Religion: Pilgern als Form von Kontingenzbewältigung und Zukunftssicherung in
den Weltreligionen/Pilgrimage as a Means of Coping with Contingency and Fixing the Future in the
World's Major Religions, Stuttgart, pp. 85 – 93 (2014)
- H. Schuss, "Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von der Gründung der Republik bis heute", (The Economic
Development from the Foundation of the Republic until today), in: Steinbach, Udo (ed.): Länderbericht
Türkei, Schriftenreihe der Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung, Federal Agency for Civic Education,
Bonn, pp. 328–368 (2012)
- H. Schuss, "Wirtschaftskultur und Institutionen im Osmanischen Reich und der Türkei: Ein Vergleich
institutionenökonomischer und kulturwissenschaft-licher Ansätze zur Erklärung der wirtschaftlichen
Entwicklung", (Economic Culture and Institutions in the Ottoman Empire and in Turkey: A Comparison of
Institutional Economics and Cultural Economics in order to explain Economic Development), Schiler
Sümer Campus 38080
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