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MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering with Biotechnology

BSc in Computer Engineering

BSc in Chemical and Biological Engineering

Erasmus+ Exchange

Research Engineer Intern

• Analyzed research findings for potential projects before starting the grant application processes to support effective decision-making during the project planning stage.
• Worked with Robot Operating Systems (ROS) and completed data analysis from sensor data.
• Projects in progress - Data-driven testing and safety analysis of automated vehicles & Community perspective and accessibility studies of automated public transport

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Worked on PRISM performance evaluation using Python and protein databases.
• Focus - Constructing a structural network of the Apoptosis pathway using alternative conformations

Research Student

• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary research team for the development of a commercial portable medical device that aims to monitor blood coagulation.
• Done literature review and wet-lab experiments during quality control of several prototypes

Volunteer Coordinator

• Volunteered in the Planning Committee of Fikret Yuksel Foundation to make contributions for participant teams and volunteers during events and inspire their further participation in science and technology.
• Responsible for recruiting, assigning, and managing volunteers at several FIRST events in Turkey as Volunteer Coordinator.

University Innovation Fellows

• Prepared project proposals after brainstorming sessions as the 2021 cohort consisting of 4 people from different departments to create a chain of change and bring innovation to our school’s higher education landscape.

Team Leader

• Supported a team of trainees during their 21st-century competency development training process, and assisted their progress via regular meetings.
• Prepared an automation system for the evaluation and documentation processes with Google Apps Script as a part of the Software Development Team.

Core Team Lead

• Coordinated the core team for the organization of events, from machine learning and mobile app development to creativity and sustainability.

Co-founder & Vice President

• Worked closely with the members of the Research & Development team to encourage the initiation of new project teams working on real-world problems and applications.

Teaching Assistant

• Courses - Introduction to Programming (COMP125), General Chemistry (CHEM101) and Reaction Engineering (CHBI308).
• Tutored struggling students individually to reinforce learning concepts.
• Implemented practice exercises and reviews to assist students in the preparation of exams.

Section Leader

• Mentored high school students in small groups to help improve their coding skills.
• Prepared objectives and presented related lectures following the curriculum of the program.

Section Leader

• Collaborated with lecturers and section leaders from Stanford, Koc, and Czech Technical University to teach and promote programming to high school students with a 2-week program.
• Tutored students in small groups to learn coding with Python according to a curriculum adapted from Stanford's introduction to programming CS106A.

Contributing Writer

• Created briefs and written original content articles on volleyball, swimming, and Formula 1.
• Done interviews with the athletes during featured events and reported them.

Information Technology & Project Analyst Intern

• Worked with Power BI and created visual representation on the dashboard for project data.

Microbiology & Quality Control Intern

• Done the biological and chemical analysis for validation both during and after the production of drugs.

• Principal Candidate for Fulbright PhD Scholarship for 2025

• TEV UK - Imperial College London - Eczacibasi Scholarship

• Summa Cum Laude
• Graduated as the second-top-ranking student of the Chemical & Biological Engineering department at Koc University

• High Merit Scholarship, Turkish Education Foundation

• Volunteer of the Year Award at FIRST Robotics Competition