Prof. Dr. Saim Özkar
Major Field : Inorganic Chemistry
BS : Technical
MsC : Technical
PhD : Technical
1972-1974
Engineer in Industry, Keban Plastics, Elazig, Turkey.
1977-1978
Expert Researcher in Institute for Mineral Research and
Exploration of
1978-1979
Naval Officer, Department of Research and Development,
Defense Ministry, Ankara, Turkey.
1979-1982
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Middle East
Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
1982-1988
Associated Professor, Department of Chemistry, Middle
East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
1985-1988
Executive Secretary of Marine Sciences and Environmental
Research Group, Scientific and Technical Research Council of
Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
1988-
Professor, Department of Chemistry,
1988-1990
Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, University
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1993-1999
Adviser, Defense Industry Research and Development
Institute, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey,
Ankara, Turkey.
1995- 2000
Member of Executive Committee, Research Group for Basic
Sciences, Scientific and Technical Research Council of
2000-2000
Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, for 9 months.
2015-2015
Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, for 8 months.
Catalysis: Homogeneous
and Heterogeneous.
Transition metal
nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and use as catalyst.
Catalytic release of
gaseous hydrogen from the solid hydrogen storage materials.
Organometallic
chemistry: Synthesis, stereochemistry, molecular structure,
dynamic behavior, reactivity, and catalytic use of transition
metal complexes.
1996
Science Prize, Scientific and Technical Research Council
of
1996-
Permanent Member, Turkish
1966-1972
Scholarship, Scientific and Technical Research Council of
Turkey.
1974-1976
Scholarship for PhD-Program, Institute for Mineral
Research and Exploration of
1981-1983
NATO Research Grant (RG 174/80).
1982-1984
Research Grant of Volkswagen Foundation, Germany.
1986-1987
Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation, in Max-Planck Institute for Irradiation Chemistry,
Mülheim, Germany.
1992-1994
Research Grant of Volkswagen Foundation, Germany.
1996-
Permanent Member, Turkish
2000-2000
Fulbright Scolarship, at the Department of Chemistry,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.