Researcher Profile

Dr. Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen was born in 1979 in Gaziantep (Turkey). He completed his primary and secondary education in this town. He was accepted to Chemistry Department of Ege University, Izmir in 1996. After his graduation in 2000, he was accepted as a M.Sc. Student to Istanbul Technical University, Polymer Science and Technology Programme. He has received his M.Sc (2002) and Ph.D. degree (2008) under the supervision of Prof. Yagci. He also conducted research in Ghent University, Belgium in 2007.  He joined Yalova University, Department of Polymer Engineering in July, 2010 as an Assistant Professor. His research topics focus on the design of functional polymer architectures and polymer materials, photoinitiated cationic and radical polymerization, controlled polymerization techniques, ‘click’ chemistry and nanocomposites. He is co-author of more than 30 original research papers and several book chapters.

He has an amateur football player’s licence issued by Turkish Football Federation (Licence No: 106614).