Education & Research Background

Education

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Ph.D. in Physics, Arenberg Doctoral School
Oct. 2024 – Present, Leuven, Belgium
Project: Exploring the Nuclear Structure Using Laser Spectroscopy Techniques

Middle East Technical University
M.Sc. in Physics
Mar. 2021 – Aug. 2024, Ankara, Turkey
Thesis Title: Application of the Quantal Diffusion Approach Based on the Stochastic Mean-Field Theory

Hacettepe University
B.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering (Honours)
Aug. 2015 – Jun. 2019, Ankara, Turkey
Graduation Project: A Study of p-B11 Fusion Reaction using Geant4 Toolkit

Internships

Çekmece Nuclear Research and Education Center
Jun. – Jul. 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

• Studied reactor physics, radiation protection, and radioactive waste management.

OMV Samsun Thermal Power Plant
Jul. – Aug. 2017, Samsun, Turkey

• Studied thermodynamic aspects of a power plant.

Research & Employment Experience

Doctoral Researcher
Nuclear Moments Group, KU Leuven
Oct. 2024 – Present, Leuven, Belgium

• Research on nuclear structure using laser spectroscopy techniques.
• Experimental design and optimization.
• Participating in teaching and other educational activities.

R&D Engineer
Oncotech Medical Systems
Jul. 2022 – May 2023, Ankara, Turkey

• Researched and developed algorithms for medical data and image processing.
• Prototyped a MATLAB-based DICOM-RT viewer with a GUI.
• Developed a low-cost optical surface tracking system for SGRT in C++ using OpenCV and CUDA.

Scientific Project Specialist
Research and Application Center for Space and Accelerator Technologies at METU
Jan. 2020 – Jun. 2022, Ankara, Turkey

• Performed magnetic alignment and proton beam parameter calculations.
• Led Monte Carlo simulations and radiation dose calculations.
• Developed image processing tools for chaotic system analysis and mentored interns.

Undergraduate Researcher
Research and Application Center for Space and Accelerator Technologies at METU
Dec. 2018 – Jan. 2020, Ankara, Turkey

• Developed MATLAB-based image processing software for beam diagnostics.
• Assisted in proton beamline calculations and irradiation test design.

Research Background

• Multinucleon Transfer Mechanisms
• Radiation Detection and Measurement
• Computational Radiation Transport

Research Interests

• Experimental Nuclear Physics
• High-Performance Computing Applications in Nuclear Physics