Prof. Sondan Durukano˘gluFeyiz Kadir Has University [email protected] Cibali, Tuzla 34083 ISTANBUL +90 212 533 6532
Biographical Born August 12, 1963 in Of - Trabzon, Turkey Married with one child Education 1999 Ph.D., Physics, Kansas State University 1992 M.S., Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison 1989 Diploma in Physics, University of Istanbul, Turkey Profesional Experiences 2018 - present Acting Rector, Kadir Has University 2018 - present Professor of Physics, Kadir Has University 2011 - 2018 Vice President, Sabanci University (SU) responsible for Education, International Relations, Student Support Systems 2015 - 2018 Head, Board of SU Quality Assurance and Strategy 2015 - present Jury Member, Sustainable Business Awards 2014 - 2016 Executive Board Member SU Nanotechnology Research and Application Center 2011 - 2018 Professor of Physics, Sabanci University 2010 - 2011 Associate Professor of Physics, Sabanci University 2010 Co-translator, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, by David J. Griffiths. 2009 - present Panelist and Peer Reviewer of Research Proposals to TUBITAK 2009 - 2010 Senior Researcher, Feza Gursey Research Institute 2007 - 2008 Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2006 - 2010 Associate Professor of Physics, Istanbul Technical University 2002 - 2007 Associate Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of the Istanbul Technical University 2002 - 2006 Member of Senate Accreditation Council, Istanbul Technical University Summer 2002 Visiting Scientist, Kansas State University 2000 - 2006 Assistant Professor of Physics, Istanbul Technical University 2000 - present Frequent Referee of Prestigious Journals of Physics 1999 - 2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Kansas State University 1997 - 1999 Graduate Research Assistant, Kansas State University 1994 - 1997 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kansas State University Fellowships & Awards 1990 - 1996 Graduate Fellowship from the Ministry of Education of Turkey Ranked 6th among Physics candidates nationwide. The only female fellow in Physics in the year of 1990. 2008 - 2009 Research Fellowship, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2010 University Textbook Writing and Translation Award, Turkish Academy of Sciences-TUBA Research Areas Computational Condensed Matter Physics; Simulations of materials; Mechanical, ther- modynamical, electronic, and structural properties of Metal nanostructures; Liquid crystals; Quasicrystals; Growth at nanoscale on metal surfaces; Developing model potentials; Molecu- lar Dynamic Simulations; Vibrational and structural characteristics of metal surfaces; Math- ematical modeling of immune systems; T-cell differentiation in the thymus Publications
1. “Shape-controlled growth of metal nanoparticles: an atomistic view” M. Konuk and S. Durukano˘glu,Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 1876 (2016).
2. “The Role of Vibrations in Thermodynamic Properties of Cu-Ni Alloys” B. Onat and S. Durukanoglu, European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems 87, 1 (2014).
3. “An Optimized Interatomic Potential for Cu-Ni Alloys with the Embedded-Atom Method” B. Onat and S. Durukanoglu, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Physics 26, 035404 (2014).
4. “Strain-induced Structural Transformation of a Silver Nanowire” M. Konuk and S. Durukano˘glu,Nanotechnology 23, 245707 (2012).
5. “Vibrational Behavior of Metal Nanowires under Tensile Stress” Y. S¸eng¨unand S. Durukano˘glu,Physical Review B 83, 113409 (2011).
6. “Vibrational Properties of Cu Nanowires” Y. S¸eng¨unand S. Durukano˘glu,Physica A 389, 2945 (2010).
7. “Energetics and Atomic Relaxations of Cu Nanowires: The Effect of Local Strain and Cross-sectional Area” B. Onat, M. Konuk, S. Durukano˘glu,and G. Dereli, Nanotechnology 20, 075707 (2009).
8. “A Parallel Implementation: Real Space Greens Function Technique” B. Onat, S. Durukano˘glu,and H. Da˘g,International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications 21, 66 (2007).
9. “The Effect of Step-Step Separation on Surface Diffusion Processes” S. Durukano˘glu,O.S. Trushin, and T.S. Rahman, Physical Review B 73, 125426 (2006).
10. “Calculated Pre-exponential Factors and Energetics for Adatom Hopping on Terraces and Steps of Cu(100) and Cu(110)” H. Yıldırım, A. Kara, S. Durukano˘glu,and T.S. Rahman, Surface Science 600, 190 (2006).
11. “The Role of Lattice Vibrations in Adatom Diffusion at Metal Stepped Surfaces” S. Durukano˘glu,A. Kara, and T.S. Rahman, Surface Science 587, 128 (2005), invited paper.
12. “Structural Relaxations of Cu Vicinals”, H. Yıldırım and S. Durukano˘glu,Surface Science 557, 190 (2004). 13. “Structural Relaxations, Vibrational Dynamics, and Thermodynamics of Vicinal Metal Surfaces” T.S. Rahman, A. Kara, and S. Durukano˘glu,Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 15, S3197 (2003), invited paper.
14. “Local and Excess Vibrational Free Energies of Stepped Metal Surfaces” S. Durukano˘glu,A. Kara, and T.S. Rahman, Physical Review B 67, 235405 (2003).
15. “Structure of Ag(410) and Cu(320)” S. Durukano˘gluand T.S. Rahman, Physical Review B 67, 205406 (2003).
16. “Atomic Relaxations on Cu(210)” H. Yıldırım and S. Durukano˘glu,ARI, The Bulletin of the Istanbul Technical Univer- sity, 53, 53 (2003).
17. “Atomic Relaxations and Thermodynamics on Cu(410)” S. Durukano˘gluand T.S. Rahman, Surface Science 409, 395 (1998).
18. “Vibrational Modes and Relative Stability of Stepped Surfaces of Copper” S. Durukano˘glu,A. Kara, and T.S. Rahman, in ”Surface Diffusion: Atomistic and Collective Processes”, edited by M.C. Tringides (Plenum Press, New York, 1997).
19. “Local Structural and Vibrational Properties of Stepped Surfaces: Cu(211), Cu(511), and Cu(331)” S. Durukano˘glu,A. Kara, and T.S. Rahman, Physical Review B 55, 13894 (1997).
20. “Vibrational Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Ni(977)” A. Kara, S. Durukano˘glu,and T.S. Rahman, Journal of Chemical Physics 106, 2031 (1996).
21. “Local Thermodynamic Properties of a Stepped Metal Surface: Cu(711)” A. Kara, S. Durukano˘glu,and T.S. Rahman, Physical Review B 53, 15493 (1996).
Courses Given • Science of Nature 101- Are we alone in the universe? (English)
• Science of Nature 102 - Brain (English)
• Quantum Mechanics and Nano Science (Turkish, to high school students)
• Water: It’s Physics, Nanophysics, Chemistry and Geopolitics (English)
• Condensed Matter Theory and Systems Biology (Turkish)
• Physics I: Mechanics (English)
• Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (English)
• Electromagnetic Theory (Turkish) • Solid State Physics I (English)
• Solid State Physics II (Turkish)
• Condensed Matter Theory I (English - Graduate level)
• Physics of Solids (English - Graduate level)
Selected Presentations
1. International Conference on Quantum Science and Applications, May 2016, Eski¸sehir Osmangazi University, Invited Talk.
2. Energy Materials and Nanotechnology Meeting, April 2015, Beijing, Invited Talk.
3. Physics Workhshop, February 2014, Istanbul University, Invited Talk.
4. Eski¸sehirTED High School, October 2014, Invited Talk.
5. Dogus University, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul, March 2013, Invited Talk.
6. Istanbul University, Physics Department, Istanbul, December 2012, Invited Talk.
7. Alstom Clean Energy Conference, Istanbul, Istanbul, December 2012, Invited Talk.
8. 10th Turkish Chemical Physics Congress, TOBB University, Ankara Sept. 2012, Invited Talk.
9. Turkish Physical Society Meeting, Bodrum, Turkey, Sept. 2012, Invited talk.
10. Bilkent University, Physics Department, Ankara, April 2012, Invited Talk.
11. Global Women Summit 2011, Istanbul,˙ Turkey, May 2011, Panelist and Invited Talk.
12. American Physical Society March Meeting, Dallas, March 2011, Talk.
13. 14th Symposium on Liquid State Physics, Trakya University, Edirne, 23-26 December 2010, Invited Talk.
14. 2nd Greek-Turkish Conference on Statistical Mechanics and Dynamical Systems, Tu- runc/Marmaris, Symi/Rhodes, September 2010, Invited talk.
15. 17th Statistical Physics Days, Sabanci University, Istanbul, July 2010, Short talk.
16. Bo˘gazi¸ciUniversity, Physics Department, Istanbul, May 2010, Invited talk.
17. Sabanci University, Workshop on Water, Istanbul, May 2010, Invited talk.
18. BerkerFest, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Nov. 2009, Invited talk.
19. Sabanci University, Physics Department, Istanbul, Nov. 2009, Invited talk.
20. BerkerFest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA, October 2009, Short talk. 21. Istanbul Technical University, Physics Department, Istanbul, April 2009, Talk.
22. Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA, Feb. 2009, Condensed Matter Colloquium.
23. 100th Statistical Mechanics Conference, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, Dec. 2008, Short talk.
24. 4th National Conference of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Istanbul Technical Uni- versity, June 2008, Invited talk.
25. 15th Statistical Physics Days, Koc University, Istanbul, June 2008, Invited Talk.
26. 98th Statistical Mechanics Conference, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, Dec. 2007, Short talk.
27. Intensive course on “Phase Transition and Renormalization Group - Theory”, Feza G¨urseyResearch Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2007, Research seminar and problem sessions.
28. Ko¸cUniversity, Science Seminars, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 2006, Invited talk.
29. Laboratorium f¨urFestk¨orperphysik, ETHZ, Z¨urich, Switzerland, Dec. 2004, Invited talk.
30. Feza G¨urseyResearch Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 2004, Invited talk.
31. Bilkent University, Physics Department, Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 2004, Invited talk.
32. Turkish Physical Society Meeting, Bodrum, Turkey, Sept. 2004, Invited talk.
33. Conference of Vibrations at Surfaces, Maine, USA, July 2004, Invited talk.
34. Symposium on Liquid State Physics, Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 2004, Invited talk.
35. American Physical Society March Meeting, Montreal, March 2004, Poster.
36. American Physical Society March Meeting, Minneapolis, March 2000, Talk.
37. American Physical Society March Meeting, Kansas City, March 1997, Talk.
38. NATO-ASI Summer School, Rhodes, Greece, August 1996, Poster.
39. American Physical Society March Meeting, St. Louis, March 1996, Talk.
40. Midwest Solid State Conference, Manhattan, USA, October 1996, Poster.
41. American Physical Society March Meeting, San Jose, March 1995, Talk. Grants
• Properties of Nanostructured Quasicrystal Materials, ITU Research Foundation, 2010 - 2012, Principal investigator.
• Mechanical, Thermodynamical, and Electronic Properties of Metal Nanowires, TUBITAK - 109T105, 2010 - 2012, Principal investigator.
• Double Layer Island Decay and Relevant Diffusion Mechanisms: Cu/Cu(111) and Ag/Ag(111), TUBITAK - 106T567, 2007 - 2009, Principal investigator.
• Theoretical Studies of Intermetallic Surfaces and Nanostructures, NSF-TUBITAK In- ternational Program, TBAG-U/59, 2003 - 2005, Principal investigator on Turkish side.
• Structural Properties and Single Atom Diffusion at Metal Stepped Surfaces, ITU Re- search Foundation, 2000 - 2002, Principal investigator.
Supervised Theses
• Mine Konuk, PhD, Physics Department, Istanbul Technical University, 2015.
• Berk Onat, PhD, Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, 2013.
• Yasemin S¸eng¨un,PhD, Physics Department, Istanbul Technical University, 2013.
• Emrah S¸im¸sek,MSc, Physics Department, Istanbul Technical University, 2012.
• Mine Konuk, MSc, Physics Department, Istanbul Technical University, 2009.
• Berk Onat, MSc, Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, 2006.
• Onder¨ Yargı, MSc, Physics Department, Istanbul Technical University, 2004.
• Handan Yıldırım, MSc, Physics Department, Istanbul Technical University, 2003.