PERSONAL

• Born: August 22, 1960 Marrital Status: Married

EDUCATION

• B.S. 1982, Chemistry ( Honors), Middle East Technical University
• M.Sc. 1984, Organic Chemistry, Middle East Technical University
• Ph.D. 1988, Organic Chemistry, Middle East Technical University

ACADEMIC WORK

• Middle East Technical University ( METU )
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1990-1991.
• Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1991-1997.
• Professor of Chemistry, 1997.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• NATO Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Organisch-Chemisches Institut (1990)
• Deutsch Akademische Austanschdienst Fellowship, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Organisch-Chemisches Institut (1991)
• NATO Fellowship, University of Kentucky, Advanced Science and Technology Commercialization Center (1998)
• Alexander Von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellowship, RWTH-Aachen (1998-1999)