Oguz OKAY

Professor of Physical Chemistry,

Istanbul Technical University, 
    Department of Chemistry, 
    34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey,

Tel:  0212 - 285 3156

Fax: 0212 - 285 6386

E-mail: okayo@itu.edu.tr

 

 

 

 

Personal

Awards

Publications

Courses

OKAY RESEARCH GROUP

 

 

   

 

KIM 621E

SMART POLYMERIC MATERIALS

 KİM 252

 CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Polimerik Malzemelerin Bugünü ve Yarını 

(Aralık 2003)

Ogrencilere tavsiye mektubu (letter of recommendation)


 


Personal:
Date and place of birth:       November 14, 1955, Istanbul, Turkey
Maritial status:                     Married with two children ( Doga  & Deniz )

Education:
B.S. & M.S.  in Chemical Engineering,    Dept of Chem. Eng., Istanbul University, Istanbul, 1977.
M.S. in Polymer Chemistry,                     Dept  of  Macromolecular  Chemistry,
                                                                 Vienna Technical University, Austria, 1978.
Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry    Dept  of  Macromolecular  Chemistry,
                                                                 Vienna Technical University, Austria, 1981.

Professional experience:
1981                   Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Macromolecular Chemistry,
                           Technical University Vienna, Austria.
1982 - 1990        Research Scientist, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Departments of
                           Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey.
1988-1989,1994,
1996, 1997          Guest Researcher, Institute of Technical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart,
                            Germany (with Prof. Dr. Werner Funke)
1990 - 1992         Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Mediterranean
                            University, Gazimagusa, North Cyprus (KKTC).
1992 - 1995         Senior Research Scientist, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center,
                            Department of Chemistry,  Gebze, Turkey.
1995 - 1998         Professor, Kocaeli University, Department of Chemistry, Izmit, Kocaeli.
1995 - 2001         Scientific Advisor and Researcher , TUBITAK Marmara Research Center,
                            Gebze, Kocaeli.
1998 - Present    Professor in Physical Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University,
                            Department of Chemistry,  Maslak, Istanbul
2002 (3 months)  Visiting Professsor, University of Stuttgart, 
                            Institute for Textil and Fiber Chemistry (with Prof. W. Oppermann)  
2004 (4 months)  Visiting Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of 
                            Chemical and Biological Engineering (with Prof. C.N.  Bowman)
2006 (2 months)  Visiting Professor, Technical University Clausthal, Institut of Physical Chemistry, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany (with Prof. W. Oppermann)
2007 (3 months)  Visiting Professor, Technical University Dresden, Institut of Physical Chemistry, Dresden, Germany (with Prof. KF. Arndt)
2009 (2 months)  Visiting Professor, Technical University Clausthal, Institut of Physical Chemistry, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany (with Prof. W. Oppermann)
2015 (12 months) Visiting Professor, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Soft Matter and Functional Materials, Berlin (with Prof. M. Ballauff)             

Administrative Duties:
1995-1998              Head, Physical Chemistry Section, Department of Chemistry, Kocaeli University
1999-2000              Founding coordinator, Polymer Science and Technology Graduate Program, Istanbul Technical University
 2003                       Head, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University      

 Membership:
 Polymer Networks Group,
 American Chemical Society         doorin2

 

AWARDS:

 

1977 – 1981                 TUBITAK-NATO Doctoral Fellowship                                   

1988-1989, 1994,          Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Research Fellowship,                       

1994, 1996, 1997,

2002, 2006, 2007            Re-invitations, AvH

1990                             TUBITAK Junior Science Award 1990                                   

1994                             Sedat Simavi Natural Sciences Award 1994                            

1995                             Science Award given by TUBITAK Marmara Research Center  

1996                             Science Award given by Rectorate of Kocaeli University            

2005                             TUBITAK Science Award 2005                                                 

2006-                           Principal Member, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)        

2006                             Honorary Membership, Turkish Chemical Society

2007                             Science Award given by Istanbul Technical University Foundation  (with Deniz Ceylan)

2014                             Georg-Forster Research Award given by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation  

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Courses:

1990 - 1992    General Chemistry
1990 - 1992    Experimental Chemistry
1991 - 1992    Physical Chemistry
1991 - 1992    Computer Applications in Chemistry
1995 - 1998    Ileri Fizikokimya
1995  -            Fiziksel Kimya 1,2,  3
1995  -            Kimyasal Termodinamik
1995  -            Polimer Kimyasi ve Fizigi
1995  -            Polimerizasyon Kinetiginde Numerik Yontemler
1995  -            Kimyada Bilgisayar Uygulamalari
1999 -             Advances in Physical Chemistry
1999-              Polymer Gels and Networks
2011-              Chemical Thermodynamics
2014-              Smart polymeric materials   
 

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 Tavsiye mektubu (Letter of recommendation) için:

Verdiğim derslerin birinden en az BB almanız, Bitirme ya da Y. Lisans (doktora) tezinizi Fiziksel Kimya Anabilim Dalında tamamlamanız gerekmektedir.    doorin2