Appointments/affiliations
Assistant Professor in Chemistry (2005- present)
Department of Chemistry, İzmir Institute of Technology, URLA, İzmir, Turkey.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2002-2004)
Laser Plasma Laboratories, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Research Focus: Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, LIBS. Characterization of femtosecond laser produced plasmas for direct solid sampling chemical analysis.
Professor with whom associated: Prof. Dr. R. Fedosejevs
Assistant Professor in Chemistry (1998-1999)
Department of Chemistry, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (1996-1998)
Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Research Focus: Speciation: Low pressure chromatographic seperation followed by atomic spectroscopic detection of sub-ppb level Arsenic species in waters and in biological systems
Professor with whom associated: Prof. Dr. X.C Le
Teaching and Research Assistantship (1986-1995)
Middle East Technical University, METU, Department of Chemistry, Turkey
M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry, (1988)
Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
M.Sc. Thesis: " Development of Computer Controlled D2-Lamp Background Correction Atomic Absorption Spectrometer "
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Ali Gökmen
Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, (1995)
Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Stanford Research Institute, Molecular Physics Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA
Ph.D Thesis: "Spectroscopic Characterization of Laser Produced Plasmas and Investigation of Physical Plasma Parameters."
Supervisor: Prof.Dr. Ali Gokmen Co-supervisor: Dr. Greg Faris
Scholarships for studies abroad (1993-1994)
NATO Research fellow Ph.D: Stanford Research Institute, Molecular Physics Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA
Şerife H. Yalçın