PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date and Place of Birth : August 8 th 1977, Istanbul/TURKEY

Marital Status : Married (no child)

Title : Metallurgical and Materials Engineer

Citizenship : Republic of TURKEY

 

EDUCATION

2005- ........PhD. /OhioStateUniversity

2002-2004 PhD. /Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, GPA : 3.54

Quitted due to marriage and leaving Turkey.

Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul, TURKEY

Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Niyazi Uruslu

2000-2002 M.Sc./Metallurgical and Materials Engineering GPA : 3.43

Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Extractive Metallurgy Science Division Master Program, Istanbul, TURKEY

Master Thesis Topic: Production of Activated Carbon from Domestic Natural Raw Materials and Investigation of Adsorption Properties.

Thesis Advisor: Ismail Duman, Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Istanbul Technical University.

1999-2000 Istanbul Technical University, Department of Foreign Languages, English Preparatory Program

1994-1998 B.Sc./Metallurgical and Materials Engineering GPA : 3.21

Istanbul University, Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul, TURKEY

Thesis Topic: The Electronic Properties of ZnO Varistors

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Dr. Osman OZKAN

Graduated as a fourth out of 50 students with 3.21 GPA

 

WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Aug. 2003-Dec. 2003 : Visitor Research Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Worked on a project to determine sigma and theta phase formation ranges in Al-Cu-Mg ternary alloys system.

 Sept. 2002-Dec.2003 :Teaching Assistant at Metallurgical Engineering Lab. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

• Assistant of Professor Niyazi URUSLU

 July 2002 – Sept. 2002: Staff Researcher, The Institute of Materials and Chemical Technologies, The Scientific and Technical Research Council of TURKEY – Marmara Research Center, Gebze, Kocaeli, TURKEY

• I had miscellaneous experimental studies on SOL-Gel Technologies.
• I worked as a Researcher in the following project

Coating of Inner Surface of Oven by Sol-gel Technologies and Gaining Photocatalytic Properties, TEBA, 2001-2002

 

Sept. 2001-June 1999 : Staff Researcher, The Institute of Materials and Chemical Technologies, The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey – Marmara Research Center, Gebze, Kocaeli, TURKEY

• I worked as a Researcher with Carbon Group in the following project:

Research and development of filter materials for protective clothing and producing prototype NBC, SSM, 1999-2001

 

HANDS ON EXPERIENCE

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

BET

X-ray Diffractiometer

Zeiss Optic Microscope

pH-meter

Solar Box

Sol-Gel Coater

Arc-Melting

Rolling

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

[1] S. YENISOY-KARAKAS, A. AYGUN, M. GUNES, and E. TAHTASAKAL, “Physical and chemical characteristics of polymer based activated carbon and its ability to adsorb organics”, Carbon Vol.42/3, pp 477-484, 2004.

[2] A. AYGUN, S. YENISOY-KARAKAS, and I. DUMAN, “Production of granular activated carbon from fruit stones and nutshells and evaluation of their physical, chemical, and adsorption properties”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol 66, pp 189-195, 2003

[3] A. AYGUN, S. YENISOY-KARAKAS, and I. DUMAN, “Production of granular activated carbon from agricultural wastes and determination of their physical, chemical and adsorption Properties”, The 8 th European Ceramic Congress, July 2003, Istanbul, Turkey

[4] S. YENISOY-KARAKAS, A. AYGUN, and E. TAHTASAKAL, “Adsorption isotherms and performance of new produced polymer based spherical activated carbon”, The 8 th European Ceramic Congress, July 2003, Istanbul, Turkey

[5] A. AYGUN and I. DUMAN, “The characterization of production of activated carbon from domestic natural raw materials”, The 11 th International Metallurgy and Materials Congress, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey

[6] A. AYGUN and I. DUMAN, “Production of activated carbon from domestic natural raw materials and investigation of adsorption properties”, MAMTEK 2001, Manisa, Turkey

[7] A. AYGUN, H. ERKALFA and O. OZKAN, “Effects on PbO addition on the sinterability of ZnO”, The 4 th International Ceramic Congress, 1998, Eskisehir, Turkey

 

INTERNSHIPS

TUBITAK, Marmara Research Center, Materials and Chemical Technologies Research Institute, Kocaeli, Turkey, 14 weeks, 1997, Trainee on ceramic sintering furnaces and experimental studies on ZnO varistors.

TUBITAK, Marmara Research Center, Materials and Chemical Technologies Research Institute, Kocaeli, Turkey, 12 weeks 1996, trainee on Casting, Metallographic analysis, X-ray diffractometry and spectrometry.

AWARDS RECEIVED

• A plaquette from TUBITAK, MRC, 2000
• A plaquette from the Organization of 9 th International Metallurgy And Material Science Congress, Istanbul , June 1997

TECHNICAL REPORTS

• Research and development of filter materials for protective clothing and producing prototype NBC clothing, Technical Knowledge Package, Dec. 2001
• Coating of inner surface of oven by Sol-Gel technologies and gaining photo-catalytic properties, Final Report, July 2002

TRAININGS

• Calibration of Glass Materials, S&Q MART, Nov. 1 st 2001, TUBITAK MRC, TURKEY
• Production technologies and usage areas of carbon nanotubes and carbon-carbon composites, Sept. 9 th 2001-Oct. 3 rd 2001, TUBITAK, MRC, TURKEY
• 1 st World Conference on Carbon, July 9-13, 2002, Berlin, Germany

QUALIFICATIONS

 

Win 98, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Adobe Photoshop, Ulead PhotoImpact

HOBBIES

Tennis, diving, swimming, dancing, singing, hand-made airplane pioneer, classical literature and classical music