Oğuzhan Gürlü

Education

07/2000 – 07/2004 PhD in Experimental Solid State Physics  
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Thesis title, “On the atomic and electronic structure of clean and Pt covered Si(001) and Ge(001) surfaces” (CumLaude (Met Lof))

07/1999 – 07/2000 MSc in Experimental Physics,
University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands.
Thesis title, “Spin Polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: A new approach”

09/1994 – 06/1999 BSc in Physcis,
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.

Work experience

01/2007 - present
Asst. Prof Dr. at Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Physics Engineering.

11/2011 - present
Assoc. Prof. Dr (YÖK - Council of Higher Education, Turkey)

09/2004 - 07/2007 - Post. Doc. at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.

06/2004 - 09/2004 - Post. Doc. at Solid State Physics Group at University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

06/2000 - 07/2004 Research Assitant at Solid State Physics Group at University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

Prizes, Awards

TÜBA-GEBİP (Turkish Academy of Science, Young Scientist Award) (2009).

Research Interests

- Scanning probe microscopy
- Atomic scale electron spectroscopy
- Nano-scale magnetism
- Self organisation
- Electronic and morphological properties of metal-semiconductor interfaces.
- Development of scanning probe techniques with a focus on scanning tunneling microscopy.
- Graphene (CVD growth, structure, electronic and optical properties)
- Atomic chains on surfaces
- Water-surface interactions
- Photon scanning tunneling microscopy
- Topological insulators

Projects and grants

1) 01.09.2007 - 31.08.2010: Researcher in TÜBİTAK -EEEAG-106E215 "Micro photonic resonators on silicon for optical communication and sensing" funded by TÜBİTAK and Italian Ministry of University and Research bilateral project call.
Total grant: 144.000TL

2) 01.01.2008 - 31.12.2010: Co-director (Co-PI) in DPT-2008K120710 “İTÜ Nanoscience and Nanotechnology institute project” funded by Turkish State Planing Agency (Currently Ministry of Development of Turkey).
Total grant: 20.000.000TL

3) 15.10.2009 - 14.04.2011: Principal Investigator  İTÜ-BAP-2009_1: “Construction of an ultra high vacuum system for scanning tunneling microscopy”, funded by Istanbul Technical University, BAP-Research Funds.
Total grant: 50.000TL

4) 01.06.2010 - 30.05.2013: Principal Investigator  TÜBİTAK-TBAG-109T687: “Observation of optical excitations at nanoscale tunnel junctions” funded by TÜBİTAK-1001 call.
Total grant: 413.000TL

5) 15.08.2013 - 15.02.2015:  Principal Investigator  TÜBİTAK-CNRS-113F005: “Investigation of the morphological and electronic structure of swift heavy ion irradiated graphitic surfaces” funded by TÜBİTAK-CNRS bilateral project call.
Total grant: 168.000 TL

6) 01.05.2013 - 01.05.2016: Principal Investigator TÜBİTAK-112T818: “Formation and investigation of the physical properties of metallic nanowires on semiconductor surfaces and their manipulation” funded by TÜBİTAK-1001 call.
Total grant: 413.000TL

7) 01.11.2014 - 01.05.2017: Principal Investigator TÜBİTAK-114F036: “Growth of two dimensional graphene crystals and Bi2Te3 topological insulator crystal, their characterisation from atomic scale up to millimetre sizes while improving crystal growth process parameters” funded by TÜBİTAK-1003 call.
Total grant: 950.000TL

Teaching and Supervising

- Physics 101 (FIZ101E) Physics-1: Mechanics
- Physics 102 (FIZ102E) Physics-2: Electricity and Magnetism
- Physics 106 (FIZ106E) Physics-3: Introduction to thermodynamics, wave mechanics and material physics
- Physics 151 (PAZ151E) Introduction to Physical Sciences
- Physics 211 (FIZ211E) Vibrations and Wave mechanics
- Physics 331 (FIZ331) Statistical mechanic and thermodynamics
- Physics 436 (FIZ436E) Solid State Physics II
- Physics 531 (FIZ531E) Scanning Probe Techniques
- Material Science 502 (MBM502E) Physics of Solids
- Physics 653 (FIZ653E) Special Topics in Surface and Interface Physics
- Supervised 6  MSc Theses (Completed)
- Supervising 3 MSc Theses (Ongoing)
- Supervised and supervising Graduation thesis (FIZ492E) and Advanced Project Lab. (FIZ421E) theses