WORK HISTORY

Present: Assistant Professor in I.T.U., Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Engineering Department

1991-2005: Research Assistant in I.T.U., Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Engineering Department

1988-1990: Military Service (During the service, he worked as an Aeronautical Engineer at 1st Air Supply and Maintenance Center of Turkish Air Force, in Eskisehir for 1 year)

EDUCATION HISTORY

1994-2002: PhD: I.T.U., Institute of Science and Technology, Space Sciences and Technology Department (Date degree conferred: January 30, 2002)

1990-1994: MSc: I.T.U., Institute of Science and Technology, Space Sciences and Technology Department

1983-1988: Undergraduate: Istanbul Technical University (I.T.U.), Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aeronautical Engineering Department

PLASMA PHYSICS RELATED EXPERIENCES

9) January 7-12, 2008: CMPD&CMSO (Center for Multiscale Plasma Dynamics and the Center for Magnetic Self-Organization) Winter School on “Instabilities in Laboratory, Space and Astrophysical Plasmas”, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.

8) 8-13 January 2007: CMPD&CMSO (Center for Multiscale Plasma Dynamics and the Center for Magnetic Self-Organization) Winter School on “Plasma Turbulence and Transport: Commonalities between Lab, Space and Astrophysics”, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.

7) 7-14 January 2006: CMPD&CMSO (Center for Multiscale Plasma Dynamics and the Center for Magnetic Self-Organization) Winter School on “Physics of Magnetic Reconnection”, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.

6) July 2003-September 2004 (15 Months): Research Visit, (as a Post-Doctoral Associate for 10 months, and as a Visiting Scientist for 5 months in Research Laboratory of Electronics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ‘Linear and Non-Linear Theory of Drift Tearing Mode’. Study supervised by Prof. Bruno Coppi.

5) October 2002-December 2002 (3 Months): Research Visit, Institute of Plasma Physics, Juelich Research Center (Germany), ‘Stability of Poloidal Rotation and Evolution of Toroidal Rotation of Edge Plasmas in Collisional Large Aspect Ratio Tokamaks with Steep Gradients’. Study supervised by Dr. Albert Nicolai.

4) 10-21 July 2000, 37^th Culham Plasma Physics Summer School, Culham-England.

3) July 1999-February 2000 (8 Months): Research Visit, Institute of Plasma Physics, Juelich Research Center (Germany), ‘Toroidal and Poloidal Rotation of Edge Plasmas in Collisional Large Aspect Ratio Tokamaks with Steep Gradients’. Study supervised by Dr. André L. Rogister.

2) 21-25 September 1998, Summer University for Plasma Physics, The Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Munich-Germany.

1) 7-19 September 1997, Third Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma Physics, Spa-Belgium.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

3) July 4-15, 2007: I.T.U., Department of Mathematics, Geometric Modelling and Applications, Istanbul-Turkey.

2) August 24-September 1, 1998: Aerospace Institute, ISNET, International Course on Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, Islamabad-Pakistan.

1) June-July 1991: A Course on Logic Circuits and Z-80 Microprocessor, Bosphorus University, Istanbul.

WORKING EXPERIENCES

4) Dates: Since August 2005

Position: Assistant Professor

Place: Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Engineering Department

Responsibility:

a) Research Duties: Tokamak Fusion Plasma Research (Plasma Physics and specifically Fusion Research has no priority in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

b) Teaching Duties: Lectures given: UZB332 Communications Systems I, DNK201 Dynamics, UZB111 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering and Ethics, UZB352 Orbital Mechanics, TEL212 Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields,

c) Managerial Duties: Vice-head of department of aerospace engineering, memberships of the Department’s ‘Assessment and Evaluation. Committee’, of the ‘Course Coordination Committee - Dynamics and Control’. “Summer Practice Committee”.

3) Dates: January 2002 to August 2005

Position: Research Assistant with PhD.

Place: Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Engineering Department

Responsibility:

a) Research Duties: Tokamak Fusion Plasma Research (Plasma Physics and specifically Fusion Research has no priority in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

b) Teaching Duties: Gave a lecture (UZB422E Spacecraft Systems Design) together with the experts from Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Information Technologies and Electronics Research Institute (BILTEN), Satellite Technologies Division under the supervision of the Head of Department (Prof. Dr. A. Rüstem Aslan).

Teaching assistantship for the courses ‘Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering and Ethics’, and ‘Numerical Analysis’.

c) Managerial Duties: Memberships of the Department’s ‘Assessment and Evaluation. Committee’, of the ‘Course Coordination Committee’

2) Dates: December 1991 to January 2002

Position: Research Assistant

Place: Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Engineering Department

Responsibility:

a) Research Duties: Tokamak Fusion Plasma Research (Plasma Physics and specifically Fusion Research has no priority in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

b) Teaching Duties: Assistantship for a broad range of the courses from ‘Calculus’ to ‘Space Environment’ including ‘Thermodynamics’, ‘Dynamics’, etc.

c) Managerial Duties: Memberships of the Department’s ‘Accreditation Committee for ABET Substantial Equivalency’, of the ‘Course Coordination Committee’ and ‘Responsibility for Computer Laboratory’

1) Dates: July 1989 to August 1990 (During mandatory military service)

Position: Quality Control Engineer

Place: Quality Control Department of Eskişehir 1^st Air Supply and Maintenance Center

Responsibility: Assuring the quality control in maintaining the Jet Aircraft of Turkish Air Force

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Transport theory of fusion plasmas, Computational applications, Non-linear mechanics, Satellite technologies.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English (Good), German (Poor)

SCHOLARSHIPS

3) Tincel Foundation, Financial support for 3 months of visit to Juelich Research Center, Germany, 1999.

2) Koc Foundation, October 1996-June 1997.

1) Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, October 1984-June 1985.

THESES

3) ‘Evolution of Rotation in Tokamak Plasmas’. PhD thesis submitted to I.T.U., Institute of Science and Technology, supervised by Prof. Dr. Umur Daybelge, January 2002.

2) ‘Effects of Nonaxisymmetric Perturbations on the Divertor Tokamaks’. MSc thesis submitted to I.T.U., Institute of Science and Technology, supervised by Prof. Dr. Umur Daybelge, June 1994.

1) ‘An Analytical and Numerical Study of the Discontinuous Solutions of Euler Equations’ (in Turkish). Undergraduate thesis submitted to I.T.U., Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, supervised by Prof. Dr. Umur Daybelge, September 1988.

CONTRIBUTED PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

J-6) Nicolai, A., Daybelge, U., Lehnen, M., Tokar, M. Z., Unterberg, B., and Yarım, C., ‘Interaction of Plasma Rotation and Resonant Magnetic Perturbation Fields in Tokamaks’, Nuclear Fusion, 48, pp.024008-024020, April 2008. (Nuclear Fusion, 48 (2008) 024008).

Abstract:

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Abstract06.doc

J-5) Nicolai, A., Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., ‘Modelling of Plasma Rotation Accounting for a Poloidal Divertor and Helical Perturbation Coils (SFP)’, Nuclear Fusion, 46, pp. S145-S153, April 2006. (Nuclear Fusion, 46 (2006) S145-S153.)

Abstract:

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Abstract05.doc

J-4) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Nicolai, A., ‘Rotation Dynamics and Stability of Collisional Edge Layers in Tokamak Plasma’, Nuclear Fusion, 44, pp.966-973, September 2004.

Abstract:

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Abstract04.doc

J-3) Nicolai, A., Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., ‘Modelling of Plasma Rotation Accounting for Neutral Beam Injection and Perturbation Coils in JET and TEXTOR’, Nuclear Fusion, 44, pp.S93-S107, June 2004.

Abstract:

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Abstract03.doc

J-2) Claassen, H. A., Gerhauser, H., Rogister, A., Yarim, C., ‘Neoclassical Theory of Rotation and Electric Field in High Collisionality Plasmas with Steep Gradients’, Physics of Plasmas, 7, pp. 3699-3706, September 2000.

Abstract:

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Abstract02.doc

J-1) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., ‘Pattern of Ion Bombardment on the Poloidal Divertor Plates’, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 266-269, pp.809-811, March 1999.

Abstract: http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Abstract01.doc

CONTRIBUTED PUBLICATIONS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

(Please note that some of the external –other than ITU– links may become invalid in time.)

P-16) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Nicolai, A., ‘Emerging Chaos in Rotation Velocity Profile in Collisional Tokamak Edge Layer’, 21th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, October 16-21, 2006, Chengdu, China. (TH/P6-16 Poster contribution).

Abstract and Text (2.4 MB):

http://www-naweb.iaea.org/napc/physics/FEC/FEC2006/html/node390.htm#77699

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/IAEA06-TH_P6-16.pdf

P-15) Yarım, C., Daybelge, U., Nicolai, A., ‘Nonlinear Stability Behaviour of the Rotation Dynamics in the Collisional Tokamak Edge Layer’, 47th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, October 24-28, 2005, Denver, USA (RP1.00101 Poster Contribution).

Abstract:

http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DPP05/Event/36124

P-14) Roytershteyn, V., Coppi, B., Yarim, C., ‘Numerical Solution of Linear and Non-Linear Model Equations for the Drift-Tearing Mode’, 46th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, November 15-19, 2004, Savannah, USA (BP1.065 Poster contribution).

Abstract:

http://www.aps.org/meet/DPP04/baps/abs/S205065.html

Poster Text (1.7 MB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/APS-DPP04-Numerics.pdf

P-13) Coppi, B., Roytershteyn, V., Yarim, C., ‘Modern Theory of the Drift-Tearing Mode’, 46th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, November 15-19, 2004, Savannah, USA. (BP1.061 Poster contribution).

Abstract:

http://www.aps.org/meet/DPP04/baps/abs/S205061.html

Poster Text (1.83 MB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/APS-DPP04-Theory.pdf

P-12) Shaing, K. C., Callen, J. D., Hegna, C. C., Houlberg, W. A., Coppi, B., Roytershteyn, V., Yarim, C., ‘Toroidal Momentum Confinement in Tokamaks and Magnetic Reconnection’, 20th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, November 1-6, 2004, Vilamoura, Portugal. (TH/P2-29 Poster contribution. Second Part. Pages 5-8).

Text (47 KB):

http://www-naweb.iaea.org/napc/physics/fec/fec2004/datasets/TH_P2-29.html

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/IAEA04-TH_P2-29.pdf

P-11) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Nicolai, A., ‘Effects of Steep Gradients and Stochasticity on the Rotation Dynamics of Collisonal Tokamak Edge Layer’, 20th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, November 1-6, 2004, Vilamoura, Portugal. (TH/P4-2 Poster contribution).

Abstract and Text (2.4 MB):

http://www-naweb.iaea.org/napc/physics/fec/fec2004/datasets/TH_P4-2.html

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/IAEA04-TH_P4-2.pdf

P-10) Coppi, B., Roytershteyn, V., Yarim, C., ‘Magnetic Reconnection and Intrinsically Associated Thermal Energy Transport’, 31st European Physical Society (EPS) Conference on Plasma Physics, June 28th-July 2nd , 2004, London, UK. (P5-177 Poster contribution).

Text (80KB):

http://130.246.71.128/pdf/P5_177.pdf

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/31EPS04-P5_177.pdf

P-9) Coppi, B., Roytershteyn, V., Yarim, C., ‘Magnetic Reconnection and Intrinsically Associated Thermal Energy Transport’, International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, April 26-28, 2004, Missoula, Montana, USA. (2C28 Poster contribution).

Abstract:

http://www.sherwoodtheory.org/sherwood04/program/2C28.pdf

Poster Text (56 KB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Sherwood04.pdf

P-8) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Nicolai, A., ‘Coupled Toroidal and Poloidal Plasma Rotations in Collisional Tokamak Edge Plasma’, 45th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, October 27-31, 2003, Albuquerque, USA. (FP1-17 Poster contribution).

Abstract:

http://www.aps.org/meet/DPP03/baps/abs/S780017.html

Poster Text (68 KB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/APS-DPP03.pdf

P-7) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Nicolai, A., ‘Toroidal and Poloidal Rotation Dynamics of Tokamak Edge Plasma’, 10th European Fusion Theory Conference, September 8-10, 2003, Helsinki, Finland. (P2-18 Poster Contribution).

Link:

http://www.hut.fi/Units/AES/eftc10/poster-2.html

Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Nicolai, A., ‘Rotation Dynamics of Collisional Tokamak Edge Plasma’, 9th International Workshop on Plasma Edge Theory in Fusion Devices, September 3-5, 2003, San Diego, USA. (O1.2 Oral and P1.4 Poster Contribution).

Link:

http://cerfe.ucsd.edu/PET-9___Agenda.pdf

Text (51 KB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/PET9.pdf

P-6) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C. Nicolai, A., ‘Rotation Dynamics and Stability of Collisional Edge Layers in Tokamak Plasma’, 19th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, October 14-19, 2002, Lyon, France. (TH/P3-11 Poster Contribution).

Abstract and Text:

http://www.iaea.or.at/programmes/ripc/physics/fec2002/html/node448.htm

Text (48 KB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/IAEA02-THP3_11.pdf

P-5) Daybelge, U., Nicolai, A., Yarim, C., ‘Behavior of Rotation and Radial Electric Field in Collision Dominated Plasma Edge with Steep Gradients’, 29th EPS Conference on Plasma Phys. and Contr. Fusion, June 17-21, 2002, Montreux, Switzerland. (P1.089 Poster Contribution)

Text (108 KB):

http://epsppd.epfl.ch/Montreux/pdf/

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/29EPS02-P1_089.pdf

P-4) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Claassen, H. A., Rogister, A., ‘Stability of Neoclassical Rotation in Edge Plasmas’, 18th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, October 4-10, 2000, Sorrento, Italy. (TH/P1-21 Poster Contribution).

Abstract and Text:

http://www.iaea.org/programmes/ripc/physics/fec2000/html/node397.htm

Text (304 KB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/IAEA00-THP1_21.pdf

P-3) Daybelge, U., Claassen, H. A., Rogister, A., Yarim, C., ‘Stability of Revisited Neoclassical Rotation in Tokamaks’, 27 EPS Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics, June 12-16, 2000, Budapest, Hungary. (P4_074 Poster Contribution).

Link:

http://www.eps2000.kfki.hu/poster_list.html#D

Text (193 KB):

http://epsppd.epfl.ch/Buda/pdf/p4_074.pdf

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/27EPS00-P4_074.pdf

P-2) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., Anguelova, M., ‘Nonlinear Plateau Regime Dynamics of the Poloidal Rotation in Tokamaks’, 7th European Fusion Theory Conference, October 8-10, 1997, Juelich, Germany.

Front Page, Text (1.61 MB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/7EFT-Juelich.pdf

P-1) Daybelge, U., Yarim, C., ‘Particle Interaction with the Walls of a Divertor Tokamak’, International Symposium on Heat and Mass Transfer Under Plasma Conditions, June 4-8, 1994, Izmir, Turkey.

Front Page, Text (2.37 MB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Izmir94.pdf

CONTRIBUTED PUBLICATIONS IN REPORTS

R-2) Yarim, C., Daybelge, U., Nicolai, A., ‘Modelling of Rotating Plasma States and Their Stability Accounting for Neutral Beam Injection and Helical Perturbations’, Jul-4091, Technical Report, Juelich Research Center, October 2003, Germany.

Front Page, Abstract, Contents (1.73 MB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Juelich4091.pdf

R-1) Nicolai, A., Daybelge, U., Rogister, A., Yarim, C., ‘Numerical and Analytical Interpretation of Rotation and Radial Electric Fields in Collision Dominated Edge Plasmas’, Jul-3958, Technical Report, Julich Research Center, February 2002, Germany.

Front Page, Abstract, Contents (1.83 MB):

http://www3.itu.edu.tr/~yarim/resume/Juelich3958.pdf

CONTRIBUTED PROJECTS

2) Contributed to preparing the project proposal “Design and manufacturing of engineering and flight models of a pico satellite”, submitted by I.T.U., Aerospace Engineering Department. The project is supported by Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), State Planning Organization, and I.T.U. for 30 months.

1) May 1999-April 2003, Contributed as a Researcher, Neoclassical theory of Plasmas in the Low Collisionality Regime Revisited: the Roles of Finite Larmor Radius Effects and Inertia, Joint project submitted to Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Juelich Research Center (FZJ, Forschungszentrum Juelich) of Germany. The project is administrated by Dr. André L. Rogister (FZJ) and Prof. Dr. Umur Daybelge (ITU).

LECTURES GIVEN

6) UZB352 Orbital Mechanics: Spring 2007, 2008; Summer 2007

5) UZB332 Communication Systems I: Fall 2006, 2007

4) UZB111 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering and Ethics: Fall 2005, 2006, 2007

3) DNK 201 Dynamics: Fall 2005, 2006, 2007

2) TEL212 Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields: Spring 2006, 2007

1) UZB422E Spacecraft Systems Design: Spring 2005, 2006

(In Spring 2005 this lecture was given together with the experts from Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Information Technologies and Electronics Research Institute (BILTEN), Satellite Technologies Division under the supervision of the Head of Department (Prof. Dr. A. Rüstem Aslan). Cuma Yarım appreciates Mr. Gökhan Yüksel (Aerospace Engineer, MSc) for the effort and time he has spent for realizing the support of TUBITAK-BILTEN.

SUPERVISED GRADUATE THESIS

1) 2006-2007 Spring: Aslı Utku: Orbital Stabilities of a Spacecraft (Study has actually been supervised by Prof. Dr. Umur Daybelge. After his retirement, Cuma Yarım has taken over the supervision officially).

SUPERVISED UNDERGRADUATE THESES

2) 2005-2006 Fall: Mardin Ari Hergel: Analysis of Satellite Motions (Developed a Fortran Code to calculate n-body motion under the effects of mutual gravitational attraction force).

1) 2005-2006 Fall: Fatih Güler: Analysis of Satellite Motions (In Turkish) (Developed a MATLAB Code to calculate n-body motion under the effects of mutual gravitational attraction force).