ISKENDER YILGOR

Biography

Dr. Iskender Yilgör is Professor of Polymer Chemistry at Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.  He received his B. S., M. S. and Ph. D. Degrees from Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, where he also served as an Assistant Professor until 1980.

Between 1980 and 1985 Dr. Yilgör was a Visiting Scientist at Prof. Jim McGrath’s Polymer Group, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Then he joined Mercor Division of Thoratec Laboratories Corporation, Berkeley, California, USA, as the Vice President of Research and Development and was employed until 1989. Between 1989 and 1994 he served as the Director and Vice President of Research and Development at Goldschmidt Chemical Corporation, Hopewell, Virginia, USA.

In 1994 Dr. Yilgör joined Koc University as the founding faculty member of the Chemistry Department, where he also established the Polymer Research Laboratories together with Emel Yilgör.

Prof. Yilgör is the recipient of 2003 Tübitak Science Award for his lifetime contributions to Polymer Science.

He also received Koc University-Siemens Award in Excellence in Science and Innovation (1999) and Rotary International-Mersin Toros Rotary Club Science Award for his contributions to Polymer Science (2004).