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educational background

 

 

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Alpay Taralp was born in Verdun, Canada, 1968.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ph.D. 1997, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Thesis title: "Aqueous & Nonaqueous Chemical Approaches to Elucidating Structure & Function in Proteins."  (1998 Governor General of Canada Gold Medal Recipient for Academic Excellence; 1999 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada Doctoral Prize Candidate)

B.Sc. 1991, Department of Biochemistry, University of Ottawa (Canada)

 

work experience

 

1999 – Present: Faculty Member, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University (Turkey).

 

1997 – 1999: (Postdoctoral Work) Eppendorf (Canada); Synthaid Biotechnologies Inc. (Canada); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

 

1992 – 1994: Ciba-Geigy Corporation (USA); National Research Council of Canada (Canada).

 

 

research interests

 

Biological materials, surface chemical modifications, therapeutics, and functionalized polymers under the general headings of nanoparticles, microparticles or polymer support materials.

 

awards&honors

 

1998: Governor General's Gold Medal for Academic Excellence.

 

1995–1996: Excellence in Demonstrating, University of Ottawa.

 

1993–1995: Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship.

 

1995-1996 & 1992-1993: Ontario Graduate Scholarships.

 

1995-1996, 1994-1995, 1993-1994, 1992-1993, 1991-1992 &1987-1988: University of Ottawa Supplementary and Entrance Scholarships.

 

1989: NSERC of Canada Summer Scholarship.

 

Markus Kolodzie’s thesis work at Sabancı University won him the International Engineer prize in 2004. This award is endorsed and recognized by the German Ministry of Education.

 

 

Setaş Kimya San. A.Ş. was awarded with a Başarı Ödül for developments related to the “Uygun Maliyetli ve Kesikli Uygulamaları Boya Sentezi” project. The presentation was delivered on 3.11.2003 at a technology congress endorsed by Tübitak, Tüsiad and TTGV.

 

 
memberships
 
American Chemical Society
Protein Society
 
administrative activities
 
PhD Committee; Role: member;
Discipline Committee; Role: Principle investigator
Comprehensive Exam Coordinator
Research Brochure and PR Committee; Member
PhD Progress Committee; Member
Laboratory Safety Committee; Coordinator
NMR Laboratory; Founder and Coordinator
Materials Science & Biology Program Laboratories: Designer
 

reviewing activities

 

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Germany

 

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Turkey

 

Biomacromolecules, American Chemical Society, USA

 

Journal of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society, USA

 

Research project proposals and research reports, Tübitak, Turkey

 

 

miscellaneous services in professional organizations

 

Koç High School Career Day Speaker, March 2005, Istanbul

 

Koç High School Science Day Seminar Speaker, “Science in Nature and Society”, March 2004, Istanbul

 

Yeditepe University, guest speaker, several occasions, Istanbul

 

 

negotiations in progress

 

Exchange possibilities with institutions at Isny and Tübingen, Germany and at Cluj, Romania.

 

 

 

languages

 

English, French, Turkish, Basic German

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