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Aydin's Resume

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Skilled Postdoctoral Research Fellow with 6 years of hands-on experience in laser spectroscopy, experience in the design, construction, and control of novel laboratory instrumentation and extensive teaching experience in Physics with consistent top student reviews
WORK HISTORY
01/2017 to 02/2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI
• Conducted experimental and computational research on MR-Linac medical linear accelerator to pinpoint the instrument design effect on the dose distribution
• Generated 3D and IMRT dose plans with Monaco workstation
• Received Machine quality assurance and safety trainings
• Authored professional scientific papers for publishing in peer-reviewed journals
• Explored data to discover patterns, meaningful relationships, anomalies and trends
• Gained knowledge of radiation safety procedures, standards
• Calibrated and operated radiation detection instruments
01/2009 to 05/2017 Research & Teaching Assistant
Temple University – Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Designed and carried out laser spectroscopy experiments
• Gained extensive experience in operating, troubleshooting various types of lasers such as tunable single longitudinal mode ring dye and Ti:Sapphire lasers, and their Diode, Argon-Ion pump lasers, Fourier Transform Interferometer (FTIR) and double grating spectrometer (SPEX 1404)
• Carried out computational studies of predissociation dynamics of diatomic molecules (specifically Alkali Dimers)
• Designed and developed data extraction and cleansing routines
• Gained extensive teaching experience by teaching Freshmen Physics labs, Modern Physics labs, and problem-solving sessions
• Provided academic and informational support to students outside of lecture by holding regular office hours and offering mentoring and advice
• Maintained a safe work environment in the research with annual radiation safety trainings

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Published five high impact-ratio scientific publications in highly reputable journals such as Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy [2015-2019]
• Conducted experimental and computational research that qualified to receive funding from National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA consistently for multiple research projects [2014-2017]
• Supervised researcher fellows to maintain research quality and accuracy which resulted in scientific publications and funding for future work [2014-2017]
• Awarded the Peter Havas Scholarship for Outstanding Physics Graduate Scholarship from Temple University College of Science and Technology as a result of scientific productivity and consistent high student reviews as an instructor [2016]
• Presented scientific research in conferences to Physics Faculty members from top universities around the world
 Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) Electronic transition dipole moment and radiative lifetime calculations of Lithium dimer ion-pair state Columbus, OH [May 2016]
 Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) Electronic transition dipole moment and radiative lifetime calculations of Sodium dimer ion-pair states Providence, RI [June 2015]
• Rated as a strong teacher and obtained the highest scores for “Lesson Organization and Preparedness” and “Teacher-Student Interaction/Classroom Culture” from the Temple University College of Education [2011]
• Awarded full Scholarship from Temple University Department of Physics, Philadelphia, PA, for PhD in Experimental Physics [2010]
• Highest-Ranking Graduate Award: given by Bogazici University for the highest GPA among the department graduates [Sep. 2006]