Career
- since 2023 SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- 2021-2023 PostDoctoral Researcher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
- 2016-2021 PhD Physics, Gothenburg University, Sweden
- 2015-2016 Master of Science Physics, Bilkent University, Turkey
- 2014-2016 Master of Science Physics, Leipzig University, Germany
- 2011-2014 Bachelor of Science Physics, Leipzig University, Germany
Past Project Grants
- 2023; SNSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, "Optofluidics3D"
- 2023; EIC Transition, "Smart Optofluidics Isolation of Spheroidsfor Early Stage Drug Discovery"
- 2022; MedPhab, "Roll-to-Roll fabrication of microfluidic well plates for high-throughput drug screening processes"
- 2021; ACTPHAST 4.0 project “Lucero: Miniaturization of optical trapping and cell imaging system”
- 2020; Co-Applicant ERC Proof-of-Concept with G. Volpe “LUCERO - Smart Optofluidic Micromanipulation of Biological Samples”
Awards & Distinctions
- 2023 OPTICA Ambassador, OPTICA
- 2022 MyGreenLab Ambassador
- 2021 Finalist Student Paper Prize, OSA Biophotonics Congress
- 2019 Ragnar Södersberg foundation and Lindau foundation for attending the Lindau Nobel laureate meeting 2019
- 2018 ÅForsk foundation stipendier
- 2018 Knut and Alice Wallenbergs foundation stipendier
- 2017 Adlerbertska stipendier
- 2016 Best Poster Award, Bilkent University
- 2015 - 2016 Erasmus+ Exchange Program
- 2013 RISE worldwide Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2012 – 2014 TANDEM Mentoring Program, German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV)
- 2011 – 2016 Scholarship for outstanding students, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
- 2010 – 2011 „FairTalent“ scholarship for exceptional ability and social commitment, Roland Berger Foundation