VITA

Education

Institution, City, State, CountryFieldDegree Date
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A. Science EducationPh.D.2005
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A. Physical ChemistryM.S.2003
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A. Science EducationM.S.2001
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey English Preparation Coursework
1998
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Chemical EducationB.S.1997

Personal Data

Date of Birth Place of Birth Marital Status
05 May 1974
Sakarya, Turkey
Married with one child

Employment

University, City, State, Country
Department
Title
Year of Employment
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey Secondary School Science and Mathematics Education
Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Center for Project and Research Funding 2008 -
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education
Senior Research and Evaluation Associate 2007
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Secondary School Science and Mathematics Education
Instructor (Rank promotion approved to Assistant Professor level in August 2006)
2005 - 2006
The University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.
SERC at SERVE, located in Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A. Program Specialist
2004 - 2005
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Research/Teaching Assistant
2000 - 2003