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

B.S.  (1986)  Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 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