Research Topics: Geomicrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Astrobiogeochemsitry
Education
B.Sc - Istanbul Technical University, Geology, 1994
M.Sc. - Istanbul Technical University, Geology, 1998
Ph.D. - Istanbul Technical University - Colorado School of Mines, Geology, 2005
Research
Geomicrobiology-Biogeochemistry-Astrobiology: Revealing geochemical, mineralogical and structural imprints of microbial life on modern geological settings and interpret the record of microbial life on the Early Earth
Awards, Honors and Recognitions
National Science Foundation Fellowship for Ph.D. research (2001-03)
The scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey-Construction and Environmental Sciences Research Grant (2002-2004)