Vedat Nefer ŞENOĞUZ
Doğuş University
Department of Physics
TR-34722 Kadikoy – Istanbul
Phone: +90 216 544 5555 x 1204
Fax: +90 216 544 5533
e-mail: nsenoguz@dogus.edu.tr
EMPLOYMENT
2008-present
Faculty member, Doğuş University (Istanbul, Turkey).
(2008-2009 Instructor, 2009-2011 Assist. Prof., 2012-present Assoc. Prof.)
2007-2008
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS, USA).
2001-2007
Teaching and research assistant, University of Delaware (Newark, DE,
USA).
2000-2001
Teaching assistant, Boğaziçi University (Istanbul, Turkey).
EDUCATION
2001-2007
Ph.D. in high energy physics, University of Delaware (Newark, DE, USA).
Dissertation Title: Aspects of inflationary models and unification.
Supervisor: Prof. Qaisar Shafi
1999-2001
Graduate studies in physics, Boğaziçi University (Istanbul, Turkey).
1994-1999
B.Sc. in physics engineering, Istanbul Tech. University (Istanbul, Turkey).
1987-1994
Secondary education, Robert College of Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey).
PUBLICATIONS
A. Articles published in journals covered by the science citation index (SCI)
A1. V. Nefer Şenoğuz, “Mixed inflaton and curvaton scenario with sneutrinos,” JCAP 10, 015
(2012).
A2. V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “Chaotic inflation, radiative corrections and precision
cosmology,” Phys. Lett. B 668, 6 (2008).
A3. V. Barger, Y. Gao, W.-Y. Keung, D. Marfatia and V. Nefer Şenoğuz, “Unparticle physics
with broken scale invariance,” Phys. Lett. B 661, 276 (2008).
A4. V. Nefer Şenoğuz, “Non-thermal leptogenesis with strongly hierarchical right handed
neutrinos,” Phys. Rev. D 76, 013005 (2007).
A5. M. Rehman, V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “Supersymmetric and smooth hybrid inflation
in the light of WMAP3,” Phys. Rev. D 75, 043522 (2007).
A6. I. Gogoladze, T. Li, V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “Non-canonical MSSM, unification,
and new particles at the CERN LHC,” Phys. Rev. D 74, 126006 (2006).
A7. I. Gogoladze, T. Li, V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “Higgs boson mass from orbifold
GUTs with split supersymmetry,” Phys. Lett. B 639, 332 (2006).
Vedat Nefer Şenoğuz, Curriculum Vitae, February 2013
A8. Q. Shafi and V. Nefer Şenoğuz, “Coleman-Weinberg potential in good agreement with
WMAP,” Phys. Rev. D 73, 127301 (2006).
A9. V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “Reheat temperature in supersymmetric hybrid inflation
models,” Phys. Rev. D 71, 043514 (2005).
A10. V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “New inflation, preinflation, and leptogenesis,” Phys.
Lett. B 596, 8 (2004).
A11. S. Dar, S. Huber, V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “TeV scale leptogenesis with heavy
neutrinos,” Phys. Rev. D 69, 077701 (2004).
A12. V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “GUT scale inflation, non-thermal leptogenesis, and
atmospheric neutrino oscillations,” Phys. Lett. B 582, 6 (2004).
A13. V. Nefer Şenoğuz and Q. Shafi, “Testing supersymmetric grand unified models of
inflation,” Phys. Lett. B 567, 79 (2003).
B. Conference proceedings
B1. Q. Shafi and V. Nefer Şenoğuz, “From New to Large Field Inflation: Comparison with
WMAP3,” AIP Conf.Proc. 878, 263 (2006).
B2. Q. Shafi and V. Nefer Şenoğuz, “GUT Scale Inflation and Leptogenesis,” Eur.Phys.J. C 33,
S758 (2004).
PRESENTATIONS
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“Dark Side of the Universe,” public lecture at Özgen Berkol Doğan Science Fiction Library,
İstanbul, February 7, 2013
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“Mixed inflaton and curvaton scenario with sneutrinos,” seminar at Doğuş University,
Istanbul, October 31, 2012; seminar at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul,
November 1, 2012; seminar at Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, November 23, 2012;
seminar at Marmara University, Istanbul, November 30, 2012
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“Unparticle physics,” seminar at Doğuş University, Istanbul, April 29, 2008
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“Unparticles,” seminar at the U. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA, November 20, 2007
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“Non-thermal leptogenesis with strongly hierarchical right handed neutrinos,” parallel talk
at the Phenomenology 2007 Symposium: Prelude to the LHC (PHENO’07), University of
Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA, May 8, 2007
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“Supersymmetric and smooth hybrid inflation with non-minimal Kahler potentials,” seminar
at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA, February 13, 2007
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“Supersymmetric hybrid inflation and leptogenesis,” seminar at the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS, USA, October 11, 2006
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“Supersymmetric hybrid inflation,” Daicar-Bata fellowship candidate presentations,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, September 6, 2006
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“Supersymmetric hybrid inflation and leptogenesis,” seminar at the Research School on
Cosmology, Feza Gürsey Institute, Istanbul, June 23, 2005
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Vedat Nefer Şenoğuz, Curriculum Vitae, February 2013
COURSES AND LECTURES TAUGHT
Undergraduate courses:
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Modern Physics I (introductory relativity and quantum physics course for physics and
electronics engineering majors), 2010, 2013.
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Physics II (introductory electromagnetism course for engineering majors), 2009-2013.
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Physics I (introductory mechanics course for physics and engineering majors), 2008-2012.
Other lectures:
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Relativity (2 lectures) and the standard model of particle physics (8 lectures), International
School of Theory & Analysis in Particle Physics (ISTAPP 2011), a school for advanced
undergraduates and beginning graduates (31 January – 11 February 2011, Doğuş University,
Istanbul).
The courses and lectures listed above were taught in English. Physics I, Physics II and Modern Physics I were also
taught in Turkish.
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Vice Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Doğuş University (January 2010 – July 2011).
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Contact person, organizing committee member, and conference proceedings (Journal of
Physics: Conference Series, Volume 347) co-editor for the 2nd International Conference on
Particle Physics in Memoriam Engin Arık and Her Colleagues (ICPP– Istanbul II, 20–25
June 2011, Doğuş University, Istanbul).
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Local organizing committee member for International School of Theory & Analysis in
Particle Physics (ISTAPP 2011), a school for advanced undergraduates and beginning
graduates (31 January – 11 February 2011, Doğuş University, Istanbul).
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Referee for Physics Letters B (2008).
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
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The Theodore Wolf Prize for best Ph.D. Dissertation in the Physical and Life Sciences
(Office of Graduate Studies, University of Delaware, 2007).
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University dissertation fellowship (University of Delaware, 2006 – 2007).
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University graduate fellowship (University of Delaware, 2005 – 2006).
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