Educational Background

Aug. 2009 Post-Doctoral Research Associate,

Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Steven L. Bernasek

June 2007 Ph.D. Applied Physics (Molecular Electronics-Experimental)

Title of the thesis: “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy on Pt- Modified Ge(001) and Metallic (Pd, Au)- Quantum Dots on Self-Assembled Monolayers”

University of Twente, Solid State Physics Group, Enschede, the Netherlands

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Harold J.W. Zandvliet

Promotors: Prof. Dr. Bene Poelsema & Prof. Dr. Harold J.W. Zandvliet

Nov. 2004 M.Sc., Applied Physics:

University of Twente, Applied Physics Department, Enschede, the Netherlands

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H.J.W. Zandvliet

Chair: Prof. Dr. Bene Poelsema

June 2003 B.S., Physics:

Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Professional Experience

08/21- Professor of Physics (tenured) Department of Physics and Astrophysics,

University of North Dakota

08/15- 08/21 Associate Professor of Physics (tenured), Department of Physics and Astrophysics,

University of North Dakota

08/09-08/15 Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics and Astrophysics,

University of North Dakota

08/07-08/09 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Bernasek’s Group, Princeton University

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. S. L. Bernasek

09/03 –08/07 Research Assistant, Solid State Physics Group, University of Twente

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H.J.W. Zandvliet

Chair: Prof. Dr. B. Poelsema

03/04 – 11/04 Master Student, Applied Physics Department, University of Twente

o Thesis title: “Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy: Theory and Applications”;

Daily supervisor: Prof. Dr. H.J.W. Zandvliet