High Energy and Plasma Physics

High Energy and Plasma Physics Program
High energy physics (also known as particle physics ) is a branch of physics that studies the nature of the particles that constitute matter and radiation. Particle physics usually investigates the irreducibly smallest detectable fermionic and bosonic particles such as electrons, quarks, neutrinos, mesons, protons, neutrons, photons, etc and the fundamental interactions between them. igh energy physics also explores the relationship between the origin and evolution of the universe and the fundamental particles and fundamental forces. High Energy and Plasma Physics Program studies are concentrated in experimental and theoretical fields. In the experimental field; CERN conducts joint projects with SMS, ATLAS and FCC research groups. In the theoretical field; Studies are conducted in particle physics, neutrino oscillation, black holes, cosmology, gravitational theories and other interdisciplinary fields. High Energy and Plasma Physics consists of competent science researchers who conduct theoretical and experimental research in the above-mentioned fields and also have master's and doctorate theses in these fields. Our program includes theoretical research groups and a Particle and Radiation Detectors Research and Development Laboratory operating in the experimental field.

Prof. Dr. Ekrem Aydıner

- Professor Aydıner graduated from Ankara University Physics Department. He completed his doctorate at Çukurova University Physics Department. He worked at outstanding universities and research institutes such as Çukurova University, FezaGürsey Institute, DokuzEylül University and Istanbul University. He continues his research in the fields of Particle Physics, Cosmology, Complex Systems, Brain Dynamics, Modeling of Psychiatric Diseases, Epilepsy, Quantum Technologies, Chaos Theory, Phase Transitions, Physics of Economics, Socio-Physics, Modeling of Biological Systems, Low-Temperature Physics and Condensed Matter Physics. Professor Aydıner, who is a pioneer in his field and is world-renowned, proposed an alternative cosmology theory known in 2018 as Chaotic Universe Theory. His theory has attracted wide attention all over the world. The article became the most widely read physics article in the world in 2019. He was honored with the SedatSimavi Award given to the most outstanding scientists in our country, continues his studies at Istanbul University Physics Department.

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/ekrem.aydiner​

Prof. Dr. Suat ÖZKORUCUKLU

- SuatÖzkorucuklu is a Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, High Energy and Plasma Physics Division. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Gazi University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, his master degree from Gazi University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, and his PhD from University of Iowa, Department of Physics, High Energy Physics Division. His main research areas include experimental high energy physics, particle and radiation detectors, radioactivity and spectroscopy, radiation protection, health physics and free electron lasers systems. 

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/suat.ozkorucuklu​

Prof. Dr. Sehban KARTAL

SehbanKartal is a lecturer at Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Department of High Energy and Plasma Physics. He received his bachelor's degree from Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, his master's degree from Istanbul University, Institute of Science, General Physics Program, and his PhD from Istanbul University, Physics Department and ICTP General Physics Program. His main research interests include Elementary Particles and Fields, Special Interactions and Phenomenology, Experimental High Energy Physics, Plasma Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Particle Detectors, Ionosphere Physics, History and Philosophy of Science, Future science.

http://aves.istanbul.edu.tr/sehban/

Doç. Dr. Aytül ADIGÜZEL

- AytülAdıgüzel is an Associate Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, High Energy and Plasma Physics Division. She got her bachelor’s degree from Niğde University, Science Faculty, Physics Department with the highest cumulative grade point average, her master’s degree and PhD from Çukurova University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics. She did her PhD in CMS experiment at CERN. She worked at Boğaziçi University, Department of Physics as a Postdoctoral researcher between 2016-2017. Now, she is a member of ATLAS experiment. She is an analysis contact person in Heavy Quarks and Top Subgroup (HQT) under Exotic Physics Group and offline data quality expert at ATLAS TRT detector. Her main research areas include experimental high energy physics, particle and gases detectors, computer software programming and electronic systems for experimental data stream.

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/aytul.adiguzel​

Doç. Dr. G. Çiğdem Yalçın

G. CigdemYalcin is an Associate Professor of the High Energy and Plasma Physics Division, Physics Department in the Istanbul University. She received her B.S, M.S and Ph.D. degrees from Physics Department of Istanbul University. She has been in Queen Mary University of London and Santa Fe Institute (US) for her post-doctoral studies and she is a currently scientific visitor of Queen Mary University of London, Santa Fe Institute (US) and also CERN-TH. Her research interests are in complexity science, network theory, nonlinear dynamics, and statistical physics of complex systems, including mathematical modeling of complex systems and interdisciplinary applications. She has a very broad spectrum of research interests, ranging from superstatistical modeling of cosmic rays of the AMS on International Space Station, environmental superstatistics, q-statistics in various complex systems to power grids network of Turkey. She collaborated with Nobel Physics Laureate Prof.Dr.Murray Gell-Mann and published a joint paper in PNAS. She is member of the European Physical Society, representative at the Asian Network of Complexity Scientists, and elected council member of the Complex Systems Society. 

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/gcyalcin  ​

Doç. Dr. Fatma AYDOĞMUŞ ŞEN

- Fatma Aydoğmuş Şen is an Associate Professor at Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, High Energy and Plasma Physics Division. She obtained his bachelor’s degree from Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department, her master degree and PhD from Istanbul University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, High Energy and Plasma Physics Division. Her main research areas include theoretical high-energy physics, elementary particles and fields, quantum field theory, instanton physics, dynamical systems and chaos theory.

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/fatmaa​

Doç. Dr. Olcay BÖLÜKBAŞI YALÇINKAYA

OlcayBölükbaşıYalçınkaya is an associate professor in Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Department of High Energy and Plasma Physics. She recieved her bachelor’s degree in the Department of Physics in Science Faculty of Istanbul University. She also received her M.Sc and PhD in Natural and Applied Sciences, Physics Department, Atom and Molecule Physics Program of Istanbul University. She is interested in particle physics, phenomenology, spectroscopy, modeling and simulation.

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/bolcay

Doç. Dr. Ayberk YILMAZ

Ayberk YILMAZ is an associate professor in Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Department of High Energy and Plasma Physics. He recieved his bachelor’s degree in the Department of Physics in Science Faculty of Istanbul University. He also received his M.Sc and PhD in Natural and Applied Sciences, Physics Department, Atom and Molecule Physics Program of Istanbul University. He is interested in particle physics, phenomenology, spectroscopy, quantum chemical calculations, modeling and simulation.

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/ayberk/

Dr. Öğr. ÜyesiÇağlar DOĞAN

ÇağlarDoğan is an Assistant Professor in the High Energy and Plasma Physics Division of the Physics Department in the Science Faculty at Istanbul University. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University, and his PhD in physics from University of Virginia. He is a theoretical particle physicist, his research areas are transport properties of Quark-Gluon Plasma and thermal Quantum Chromodynamics.

https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/doganc​