Background - Properties

Background

Education

1. Ph.D. in Physics

   Oct 2024 - present
   KU Leuven, Arenberg Doctoral School Leuven, Belgium

   Project: Exploring the nuclear structure using laser spectroscopy techniques

2. M.Sc. in Physics

   Mar 2021 - Aug 2024
   Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey

   Thesis: Application of the quantal diffusion approach based on the stochastic mean-field theory

3. B.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering (Honours)

   Aug 2015 - Jun 2019
   Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey

   Graduation project: A study of the p-¹¹B fusion reaction using the Geant4 toolkit

Research & Employment

1. Doctoral Researcher

   Oct 2024 - present
   Nuclear Moments Group, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
   • Nuclear structure studies using precision laser spectroscopy.
   • Experimental design and optimization of nuclear moment measurements.
   • Teaching and other educational activities.

2. R&D Engineer

   Jul 2022 - May 2023
   Oncotech Medical Systems Ankara, Turkey
   • Researched and developed algorithms for medical data and image processing.
   • Prototyped a MATLAB-based DICOM-RT viewer with a GUI.
   • Built a low-cost optical surface tracking system for SGRT in C++ with OpenCV and CUDA.

3. Scientific Project Specialist

   Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
   Research and Application Center for Space and Accelerator Technologies, METU Ankara, Turkey
   • Magnetic alignment and proton beam parameter calculations.
   • Led Monte Carlo simulations and radiation dose calculations.
   • Developed image processing tools for chaotic system analysis; mentored interns.

4. Undergraduate Researcher

   Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
   Research and Application Center for Space and Accelerator Technologies, METU Ankara, Turkey
   • Developed MATLAB image processing software for beam diagnostics.
   • Assisted in proton beamline calculations and irradiation test design.

Internships

1. Çekmece Nuclear Research and Education Center

   Jun - Jul 2018
   Reactor physics, radiation protection and radioactive waste management.Istanbul, Turkey

2. OMV Samsun Thermal Power Plant

   Jul - Aug 2017
   Thermodynamic aspects of a power plant.Samsun, Turkey

Software

• MATLAB
• C++
• Python
• Linux
• LaTeX
• Geant4
• MCNP & SERPENT
• Fortran

Awards & Grants

TÜBİTAK Graduate Scholarship
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Mar 2022 - Aug 2024

Languages

• Turkish (native)
• English (C1, TOEFL iBT 104)

Research Background

• Multinucleon transfer mechanisms
• Radiation detection and measurement
• Computational radiation transport

Research Interests

• Experimental nuclear physics
• Laser spectroscopy & nuclear moments
• High-performance computing in nuclear physics

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Education & research background

Leuven, Belgium