A. Levent Demirel

Professor of Chemistry

 

Koç University
Chemistry Department
Rumelifeneri Yolu
Sarıyer, 34450 İstanbul, Turkey

 

Phone:     90-212-3381350

Fax:         90-212-3381559

E-mail:    ldemirelku.edu.tr
 
 
                      

 

Prof. Demirel took his Ph.D. degree in physics from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, in 1996. After postdoctoral research at FOM-Atomic and Molecular Physics Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, he joined Koç University, Chemistry Department in 1997.

 

He has received TÜBİTAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council) Young Scientist Award in 1999, TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Young Scientist Award in 2001 and Koç University Werner von Siemens Excellence Award in 2003. In 2006, he has been elected as associate member of Turkish Academy of Sciences.

 

His research expertise is in the field of surface/interface physical chemistry of materials. He worked on semi-conducting thin films, molecularly thin liquid films, thin films of liquid crystalline & polymeric materials. His recent research interests include functional surfaces and self-organization of polymers & polypeptides.