Abdullah Atalar
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Abdullah Atalar is a Turkish
scientist and academic. Atalar is the Rector of Bilkent University
, and a professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
, Turkey and received his bachelor's degree at Middle East Technical University
(METU), Ankara before earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
in 1978. His thesis work was on reflection acoustic microscopy.
From 1978 to 1980 he was first a Post Doctoral Fellow and later an Engineering Research Associate in Stanford University continuing his work on acoustic microscopy. For 8 months he was with Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto, engaged in photoacoustics research. From 1980 to 1986 he was on the faculty of the Middle East Technical University as an Assistant Professor. From 1982 to 1983 on leave from University, he was with Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, West Germany, where he was involved in the development of the commercial acoustic microscope.
In 1986 he joined the Bilkent University as the chairman of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and served in the founding of the Department where he is now a Professor. In 1995-1996 he was in the Ginzton Lab of Stanford University on a sabbatical leave. He served as Provost of Bilkent University from 1996 to 2010. In 2010, the Bilkent University Board of Trustees named Atalar to succeed Ali Dogramaci as Rector.
Atalar is a member of Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK)
science board, Turkish Academy of Sciences
, and chairman of the board of directors of TUBITAK Space and TUBITAK Ulakbim since 2004. He is the deputy chairman of the board of directors of Tepe Group. He is a fellow of the IEEE.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
scientist and academic. Atalar is the Rector of Bilkent University
Bilkent University
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, commonly referred to as Bilkent University or Bilkent, is the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research...
, and a professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Background
Abdullah Atalar was born in GaziantepGaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
, Turkey and received his bachelor's degree at Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey...
(METU), Ankara before earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1978. His thesis work was on reflection acoustic microscopy.
From 1978 to 1980 he was first a Post Doctoral Fellow and later an Engineering Research Associate in Stanford University continuing his work on acoustic microscopy. For 8 months he was with Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto, engaged in photoacoustics research. From 1980 to 1986 he was on the faculty of the Middle East Technical University as an Assistant Professor. From 1982 to 1983 on leave from University, he was with Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, West Germany, where he was involved in the development of the commercial acoustic microscope.
In 1986 he joined the Bilkent University as the chairman of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and served in the founding of the Department where he is now a Professor. In 1995-1996 he was in the Ginzton Lab of Stanford University on a sabbatical leave. He served as Provost of Bilkent University from 1996 to 2010. In 2010, the Bilkent University Board of Trustees named Atalar to succeed Ali Dogramaci as Rector.
Atalar is a member of Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK)
TÜBITAK
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey is the main body responsible for organizing research and development activities on the national level in Turkey, with headquarters located in Ankara.-History:...
science board, Turkish Academy of Sciences
Turkish Academy of Sciences
The Turkish Academy of Sciences is an autonomous scholarly society acting to promote scientific activities in Turkey. Although it is attached to the office of the Prime Minister and is largely funded by the government, it maintains financial and administrative autonomy...
, and chairman of the board of directors of TUBITAK Space and TUBITAK Ulakbim since 2004. He is the deputy chairman of the board of directors of Tepe Group. He is a fellow of the IEEE.