Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory (TARLA) Think Future, Think TARLA
Prof. Dr. Halime Gül Yağlıoğlu
Education
- 1996 – 2001 Ph.D.
City University of New York, The City College, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, USA - 1993 – 1995 M.Sc.
Ankara University, Institute of Science, Department of Engineering Physics (Thesis), Turkey - 1989 – 1993 B.Sc.
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2016 – Present Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics - 2011 – 2016 Associate Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics - 2005 – 2011 Assistant Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics - 1996 – 2001 Research Assistant
The City University of New York, The Graduate School and University Center, The City College of CCNY, Department of Electrical Engineering - 1993 – 1996 Research Assistant
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics
Research Interests
Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Condensed Matter Physics II: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties; Optical Properties; Condensed Matter Spectroscopy; Engineering and Technology
Prof. Dr. Eyüp Duman
Education
- 2001 – 2006 Ph.D.
Universität Duisburg-Essen, Department of Physics, Germany - 1997 – 1999 M.Sc.
Ankara University, Institute of Science, Department of Engineering Physics (Thesis), Turkey - 1993 – 1997 B.Sc.
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2022 – Present Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering - 2015 – 2022 Associate Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering - 2013 – 2015 Associate Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics - 2010 – 2013 Assistant Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Engineering Physics - 2006 – 2008 Lecturer (Dr.)
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Department of Physics - 2001 – 2006 Research Assistant
Universität Duisburg-Essen, Department of Physics
Research Interests
Condensed Matter Physics II: Electronic Structure; Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties; Magnetic Materials and Phenomena
Prof. Dr. Yasemin Küçük
Education
- 2005 – 2009 Ph.D.
Erciyes University, Institute of Science, Nuclear Physics, Turkey - 2002 – 2005 M.Sc.
Erciyes University, Institute of Science, Nuclear Physics, Turkey - 1996 – 2001 B.Sc.
Gaziantep University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Physics, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2020 – Present Professor
Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics - 2014 – 2019 Associate Professor
Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics - 2014 – 2016 Post-Doctoral Researcher
Università degli Studi di Padova, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics - 2013 – 2014 Assistant Professor
Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics - 2010 – 2011 Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Surrey, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics
Research Interests
Physics; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Structure; Specific Nuclear Reactions; Fundamental Sciences
Prof. Dr. Burak Bilki
Education
- 2006 – 2011 Ph.D.
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USA - 2002 – 2006 M.Sc.
Boğaziçi University, Institute of Science, Department of Physics, Turkey - 1996 – 2001 B.Sc.
Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2025 – Present Professor
Istanbul Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey - 2019 – 2025 Associate Professor
Istanbul Beykent University - 2016 – 2019 Assistant Professor
Istanbul Beykent University - 2015 – Present Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
University of Iowa, IA, USA - 2014 – 2019 Research Associate
University of Iowa, Argonne National Laboratory - 2011 – 2014 Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Iowa, Argonne National Laboratory
Research Interests
R&D on High-Energy Physics Detectors; Calorimeter R&D for Collider Experiments; Monte Carlo Simulations; Development of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms
Dr. Haris Dapo
Education
- 2004 – 2009 Ph.D.
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Nuclear Physics, Germany - 1998 – 2004 M.Sc.
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1998 – 2002 B.Sc.
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Professional Experience
- 2019 – Present Senior Researcher
Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory - 2021 – 2022 Assistant Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics - 2014 – 2019 Assistant Professor
Akdeniz University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics - 2010 – 2013 Post-Doctoral Researcher
Akdeniz University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics - 2009 – 2010 Post-Doctoral Researcher
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Nuclear Physics
Research Interests
Nuclear Reactions / Photon-Nuclear Studies; Radiation Laboratory Detector Characterization
Assistant Professor Makbule Tamkaş
Education
- 2013 – 2019 Ph.D.
Yıldız Technical University, Institute of Science, Physics (Ph.D.), Turkey - 2010 – 2013 M.Sc.
Yıldız Technical University, Institute of Science, Physics (Thesis, English), Turkey - 2006 – 2010 B.Sc.
Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2025 – Present Assistant Professor
Marmara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics - 2019 – 2025 Assistant Professor (Dr.)
Istanbul Kültür University, Vocational School, Department of Electrical and Energy - 2014 – 2015 Research Assistant
Istanbul Arel University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences - 2011 – 2014 Lecturer
Air Force Academy Command, Faculty of Engineering and Basic Sciences
Research Interests
Physics; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Structure; Specific Nuclear Reactions; Basic Sciences; Radiation Laboratory Detector Characterization
Assistant Professor Evrim Çolak
Education
- 2006 – 2012 Ph.D.
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Institute of Engineering and Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Ph.D.), Turkey - 2002 – 2005 M.Sc.
Middle East Technical University, Institute of Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Thesis), Turkey - 1997 – 2002 B.Sc.
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Turkey - 1997 – 2002 B.Sc.
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2013 – Present Assistant Professor
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - 2006 – 2012 Research Assistant
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - 2002 – 2006 Research Assistant
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Research Interests
Photonics; Optics; Electromagnetics; Microwave and RF Engineering; Biomedical Imaging
Assistant Professor Aşan Bacak
Education
- 2000 – 2004 Ph.D.
The Nottingham Trent University, Chemistry and Physics, United Kingdom - 1999 – 2000 M.Sc.
The University of Hertfordshire, Digital Image Processing, United Kingdom - 1993 – 1999 B.Sc.
Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2024 – Present Assistant Professor
Ankara University, Cancer Research Institute, Department of Basic Oncology - 2023 – Present Analytical and Technical Coordinator & Quality Manager
AnkaTheraHub, Technical Coordination Unit - 2020 – Present Senior Researcher / Team Leader
Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory - 2009 – 2019 Research Associate
University of Manchester, United Kingdom - 2006 – 2009 Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Waterloo, Canada - 2004 – 2006 Post-Doctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute, Germany
Research Interests
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics; Reaction Kinetics; Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy; Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy; Aerosol Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectrometry and Spectroscopy; Time-of-Flight Spectrometry and Spectroscopy
Assistant Professor Furkan Işık
Education
- 2018 – 2024 Ph.D.
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Turkey - 2016 – 2018 M.Sc.
Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Turkey - 2010 – 2016 B.Sc.
Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Turkey
Professional Experience
- 2025 – Present Dr. Lecturer
Ankara University, Institute of Accelerator Technologies, Department of Accelerator Technologies
Research Interests
Physics; Interdisciplinary Physics and Related Science & Technology Fields;
Condensed Matter II: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties;
Optical Properties; Condensed Matter Spectroscopy; Electroanalytical Methods;
Emission Spectroscopy; Infrared Spectroscopy; Mass Spectroscopy; Spectroscopic Methods;
Electrochemistry; Nanocomposites; Spectroscopy; Metals
Assistant Professor Burak Veli Kabasakal
Education:
- 2014 – 2017 Ph.D.
Imperial College London, Life Sciences, United Kingdom - 2012 – 2013 M.Sc.
Imperial College London, Chemical Biology, United Kingdom - 2007 – 2010 M.Sc.
University of California, Chemistry, United States - 2004 – 2007 M.Sc.
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Turkey - 2000 – 2004 B.Sc.
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Turkey
Professional Experience:
- 2025 – Present | Assistant Professor
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology - 2020 – Present | Senior Researcher / Team Leader
Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory - 2021 – Present | Senior Visiting Research Associate
University of Bristol - 2019 – 2021 | Visiting Research Associate
University of Bristol - 2017 – 2019 | Research Associate
University of Bristol - 2012 – 2017 | Researcher
Imperial College London - 2011 – 2012 | Research Assistant
TOBB University of Economics and Technology - 2007 – 2010 | Researcher
University of California - 2004 – 2007 | Research Assistant
Hacettepe University
Research Interests
Protein structure and function, protein dynamics, radiation-based biophysical techniques, cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), X-ray crystallography