Staff

Name Akdag Akin
Position Postdoctoral Fellow

Akin Akdag, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow


Josef Michl's Research Team
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Phone: (+420) 220 183 450

 
Education
2005 Ph.D. in Chemistry: Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (Advisor: Prof. S.W. Schneller).
1999. M.S. in Chemistry: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, August 1999 (Advisors: Profs. O. Tarhan and L. Türker).
1997 B.S. in Chemical Education: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (Advisor: Prof. O. Tarhan).
 
Experience
since 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
2005-2007 Postdoctoral Fellow, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
2000-2005 Research Assistant, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
 
Appointments
1997-2000 Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
1996-1997 Undergraduate Researcher, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
 
Awards
2003 Best Poster in Organic Chemistry at the Annual Poster Session of the Chemistry Graduate Student Association, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
2000 The Samuel H. Nichols, Jr. Memorial Endowment for Excellence in Chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
1998 Summer TUBITAK Travel Award for a joint summer school at Darmstadt Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany.
1996-1997 High Honor Student, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
1995-1997 SONMAK Scholarship, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
1993-1995 Bogazici Lions Club Scholarship, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
 
Research interest
Organic Synthesis, Physical Organic Chemistry (Organic Reaction Mechanisms Molecular Recognition, Computational Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy), Functional Polymers, N-Halamine Chemistry, Solar Energy, Nucleoside Chemistry, Enzyme Inhibitors, Carborane Chemistry.