Abdullah Atalar
Abdullah Atalar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 1954 |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Middle East Technical University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Bilkent University Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) |
Abdullah Atalar (born April 11, 1954) is a Turkish scientist and academic. Atalar is the Rector of Bilkent University,[1] and a professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. [2]
Background
Abdullah Atalar was born in Gaziantep, Turkey and received his bachelor's degree at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara before earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 1978. His thesis work was on reflection acoustic microscopy.
From 1978 to 1980 he was first a Post Doctoral Fellow and later an Engineering Research Associate in Stanford University continuing his work on acoustic microscopy. For 8 months he was with Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto, engaged in photoacoustics research. From 1980 to 1986 he was on the faculty of the Middle East Technical University as an Assistant Professor. From 1982 to 1983 on leave from University, he was with Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, West Germany, where he was involved in the development of the commercial acoustic microscope.
In 1986 he joined the Bilkent University as the chairman of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and served in the founding of the Department where he is now a Professor. In 1995-1996 he was in the Ginzton Lab of Stanford University on a sabbatical leave. He served as Provost of Bilkent University from 1996 to 2010. In 2010, the Bilkent University Board of Trustees named Atalar to succeed Ali Dogramaci as Rector.
Atalar is a member of Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) science board,[3] Turkish Academy of Sciences,[4] and chairman of the board of directors of TUBITAK Space and TUBITAK Ulakbim since 2004. [5] He is the deputy chairman of the board of directors of Tepe Group.[6] He is a fella of the IEEE.[7]
Research
His research interests include micromachined sensors and actuators, atomic force microscopy, analog and digital integrated circuit design and linearization of RF power amplifiers. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on VLSI design, analog and microwave electronics.
Most boring day of 20th century
According to a team of Cambridge scientists[8], who sought to determine the most boring day of the 20th century, Dr. Atalar's birth was the only notable event to occur aside from a general election in Belgium on April 11 1954.
References
- ^ http://www.provost.bilkent.edu.tr/officerec/offrector.html
- ^ http://www.provost.bilkent.edu.tr/atalar/AA/index.html
- ^ "TUBITAK".
- ^ "TUBA".
- ^ "ULAKBIM".
- ^ "Tepe Group".
- ^ The 2007 Class of IEEE Fellows "IEEE".
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