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Canan ATILGAN

Recent Publications:

G. Kacar, C. Atilgan, A. S. Ozen, "Mapping and Reverse-mapping of the Morphologies for a Molecular Understanding of the Self-Assembly of Fluorinated Block Copolymers," J. Phys. Chem. C., 114, 370-382 (2010). [link]

K. G. Topal, C. Atilgan, A. S. Demir, V. Aviyente, "Understanding the Mode of Action of ThDP in Benzoylformate Decarboxylase," Biopolymers, 93, 32-46 (2010).  [link]

C. Atilgan, A. R. Atilgan, "Perturbation-Response Scanning: Ligand Entry-Exit Mechanisms of Ferric Binding Protein," PLoS Comput. Biol., 5, e1000544 (2009). [link]

O. B. Okan, A. R. Atilgan, C. Atilgan, "Nanosecond Motions in Proteins Impose Bounds on the Timescale Distributions of Local Dynamics," Biophys. J., 97, 2080-2088 (2009). [link]

H. Can, G. Kacar, C. Atilgan, "Surfactant Formation Efficiency of Fluorocarbon-Hydrocarbon Oligomers in Supercritical CO2," J. Chem. Phys., 131, 124701 (2009). [link]


Education:

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Bogaziçi University (1996)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Bogaziçi University (1991)


Experience:

1999 – Present
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabancı University
1996 –1999
Supercomputer Computations Research Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Summer 1995
Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris (Visiting Scientist)



Canan ATILGAN

Honors and Awards:

  • L’Oréal Turkey Young Women Scientist Fellowship (2005)
  • Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Fellowship (TÜBA-GEBİP) (2004)
  • TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) Encouragement Award (2002)
  • Bogazici University Ph.D. Thesis Award (1996)
  • TUBITAK Munir Birsel Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship (1993 – 1996)

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Spring 2010 course offerings:

MAT 306 - Computational Techniques in Materials Science

MAT 404Polymer Physics

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http://ifg.sabanciuniv.edu

Statistical Physics Days 2010 will be held at Sabancı University, on 1-3 July. The main speaker is Daan Frenkel. For details (in Turkish) click [here].
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Research opportunities:

For information on undergraduate education and graduate research opportunities in Materials Science and Engineering at Sabanci University, please visit our web site [here]; applications procedures are [here].
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