Ural Akbulut
Ural Akbulut (born 1945) is a professor of chemistry at Middle East Technical University (METU) and served as the university's rector from 2002 to 2008.
Early life
[edit]Akbulut completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees at Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1970 before earning his doctorate at the University of South Florida in 1973.[1]
Rectorship
[edit]During his presidency at METU, he was involved in a public debate with Melih Gökçek regarding Ankara's water issues.[2] He also coined the term "e-memorandum" to describe the military statements published on the Turkish Armed Forces' website concerning the 2007 Turkish presidential election.[3] Currently, he works as a columnist for the Milliyet newspaper.
Administrative positions
[edit]- Vice Chair of the Chemistry Department, METU (1982–1985)
- Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, Ankara University (1985–1986)
- Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University (1986)
- Vice Rector, Ankara University (1986–1987)
- Secretary-General, METU (1990–1992)
- Vice Rector, METU (1992–2000)
- Rector, METU (2000–2008)[1]
Awards
[edit]- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Encouragement Award (1985)
- United States Benz Alumni Award (1996)
- Turkish Chemical Society Service Award (2001)
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2006)
- ANGİAD Educator of the Year Award (2007)
- Lions International Achievement Award (2008)
- Hyogo Prefecture International Achievement Award (2009)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hakkında". Ural Akbulut (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ "ODTÜ Rektörü Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut: Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi bizden su analizi istemedi - Güncel.net". Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ "Radikal-çevrimiçi / Politika / E-muhtıra erken seçimi gündeme taşıdı". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Ural Akbulut". METU Bellek (in Turkish).
  | This article about a Turkish scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |