Ali Mehmet Alpar - Curriculum Vitae#
Education
- BS in Physics, 1972, Middle East Technical University (High Honours, 1st in class).
- PhD in Physics, 1977, University of Cambridge, supervisor: P.W. Anderson.
- Visiting graduate student, Physics Dept., Princeton University, 1975-1977.
- Undergraduate Science Scholarship, 1969-72; scholarship for graduate study abroad, 1972-75, TÜBİTAK.
Membership:
- The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA; founded 1993), Member, 1993-2011, (Resigned from TÜBA in response to a decree empowering government agencies to appoint Academy members –Nov. 2011)
- Founding member (November 2011- ) and chairman (January 2012-), The Science Academy (an independent academy set up as an NGO)
- Turkish Astronomical Society, member; chairman, 1992-1994; 2006-
- European Astronomical Society
- International Astronomical Union
Duties:
- Member of the Science Board of TÜBİTAK, 1993-97.
- Member of the Advanced Study Institutes Panel, NATO, 1993-95.
- Member of the Council of TÜBA, 1993-97.
Visiting Scientist:
- Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, July-Aug.1978
- Max-Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Oct.-Dec.1986
- Institute of Theoretical Physics, U. of California at Santa Barbara, June 1991
- Department of Physics, U. of Hong Kong, July 1992
- Rikkyo University, Tokyo, February 1994
- Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, U. of Amsterdam, Aug. 1994; Oct. 2010- Jan. 2011
- Physics Dept., U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, many times, most recently in 1994
- Associate, ICTP, Trieste, 1992-97
- UNAM- Mexico City & Escuela Mexicana de Astrofisica, 2002
Publications:
- 73 papers.
- 31 contributions in conference proceedings
- 2 conference proceedings edited
- 1 conference proceeding in honor of M.A. Alpar
