Alumni
Our Alumni
Our alumni continue their careers in academia, government, and private sector. After graduating from our programs, they are offered positions in top universities, government, and private sector institutions around the world.
MSc & PhD program graduates:
| Name | Year | Location after graduation |
| SERHAT TOZBURUN | 2013 | Research Fellow,Wellman Center for Photomedicine,Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston,MA |
| SERHAT TOZBURUN | 2012 | PhD in Optical Science&Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| CİHAN NADİR KAPLAN | 2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University |
| YASA EKŞİOĞLU ÖZOK | 2011 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Koç University |
| SEÇİL GÜRKAN | 2011 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| FATİH PELİK | 2011 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| OZAN SARIYER | 2011 | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of North Carolina |
| EVREN KARAKAYA | 2011 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| MUSTAFA GÜNDOĞAN | 2010 | PhD in Photonics, ICFO-Institute of Photonics Sciences |
| NESLİHAN OFLAZ | 2010 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| RAMAZAN UZEL | 2010 | PhD ODTÜ, Aselsan |
| NEŞE ARAL | 2009 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| YASİN KARADAĞ | 2009 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| MOHAMMED SHARIF MURIB | 2009 | PhD in Physics,Univeristait Hasselt |
| S. ÇİĞDEM YORULMAZ | 2009 | PhD in Physics, Leiden University |
| EMRE YÜCE | 2009 | PhD in Physics, University of Twente |
| UMUT BÜYÜKÇAM | 2008 | PhD Pennsylvania State University |
| CAN GÜVEN | 2008 | PhD Maryland University |
| CİHAN NADİR KAPLAN | 2008 | PhD Brandeis University |
| REYHANE KILCI | 2008 | PhD in Applied Sciences, Southern Methodist University |
| MURAT TUĞRUL | 2008 | Evolutionary Genetics, IST – Inst. of Sci.&Tech., Austria |
| M. SELÇUK YAŞAR | 2008 | PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| TURAN BİROL | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Cornell University |
| HÜSEYİN ÇANKAYA | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Istanbul Technical University |
| MEHMET ALİ DÜNDAR | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Eindhoven University |
| AYKUT ERBAŞ | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Munich Tech. University |
| KORAY ERDAMAR | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Eindhoven University |
| BAŞAK RENKLİOĞLU | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Bilkent University |
| ULAŞ KEMAL AYAZ | 2006 | PhD in Aerospace & Mech Eng, Southern Methodist University |
| AHMET TUNA BÖLÜKBAŞI | 2006 | PhD in Physics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
| ÜMİT DEMİRBAŞ | 2006 | PhD in Physics, MIT |
| ABDULAH DEMİR | 2005 | Researcher, JDSU, California, PhD in Optics,University Central Florida. |
| İBRAHİM İNANÇ | 2004 | Faculty Member, 19 Mayıs University – PhD in Material Science,Sabancı Univ. |
BS program graduates:
| Name | Year | Location after graduation |
| GÜÇLÜ BACAK | 2013 | MobilAltın.com, Director of Marketing and Analytics |
| TUNÇ BAYRAK | 2013 | 3M, Account Supervisor |
| AYTAÇ AKYILDIZ | 2013 | Siskon Otomasyon, Software Test Engineer |
| DUYGU ALTINSOY | 2013 | Proje Calide, Operations Director |
| OĞUZ KAYILLIOĞLU | 2013 | MS in Optoelectronics and Photonics Engineering, Koç University |
| TUĞÇE UNCUOĞLU | 2013 | MEC Global |
| YİĞİT UYSALLI | 2012 | PhD in Physics, Sabancı University |
| EKİN ÖZGÖNÜL | 2012 | MSc, Physics, Bilkent University |
| ALHUN AYDIN | 2011 | PhD, Energy Science&Technology, ITU Energy Institute |
| TOLGA CAGLAR | 2011 | MSc, Physics, Sabancı University |
| DUYGU OZDEMIR | 2011 | MA in Economics, Koç University |
| FAHRIYE NUR TORTOP | 2011 | PhD in Physics, Sabancı University |
| AYTAÇ AKYILDIZ | 2011 | MS in Industrial Manegement, Karlstadts Universitet |
| HACER AYAZ | 2010 | Chess Player & Trainer |
| GUNES AYDINDOGAN | 2010 | MSc in Physics, Koç University |
| MEHMET CETİN | 2010 | YF Securities |
| MUSTAFA EMIN | 2010 | MSc Finance, Bocconi University |
| EFE ILKER | 2010 | PhD in Physics, Sabancı University |
| SELAHATTIN KALAFAT | 2010 | MSc in Physics, Koç University |
| SIRIN ARZU OTKEN | 2010 | Nous Energy Consulting |
| ARAN ARSLAN | 2009 | PhD in Philosophy, University of Barcelona |
| ADİL TOLGA GÖRGÜLÜ | 2009 | MSc in Materials Sci. & Eng., Koç University |
| BESTE KURU | 2009 | Deniz Life and Pension (Member of Dexia Group) |
| MEHMET SELMAN TAMER | 2009 | MSc in Physics, Istanbul Technical University |
| İSMAİL ENES UYSAL | 2009 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| AHMET YAGMUR | 2009 | MSc in Physics, Gebze Institute of Technology |
| DUYGU ALTINSOY | 2009 | PhD in Behavirol Finance/Neuroeconomics, Claremont Graduate University |
| AHMET FARUK COŞKUN | 2008 | PhD in Electrical Engineering, UCLA |
| MUHYEDDİN ERCAN | 2008 | MS in Applied Computing, University of Central Arkansas |
| ARİ ÇAVUSYAN | 2007 | PhD in Physics, Koç University |
| MERİÇ ÇELİK | 2007 | Accenture Istanbul |
| ÖMER DEMİREL | 2007 | MSc in Comp. Sc. & Eng., Munich Technical University |
| SULTAN DOĞANAY * | 2007 | PhD in Biophysics, University of Illinois |
| İREM GÜROĞLU | 2007 | MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University |
| UMUT BÜYÜKÇAM * | 2006 | MSc in Physics, Koç University |
| METIN NEBİLER | 2006 | Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies |
| MUSTAFA SELCUK YASAR | 2006 | PhD in Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| KADIR YILMAZ | 2006 | Vodafone |
| GUCLU BACAK | 2005 | PhD in Economics, UCLA |
| TUNC BAYRAK | 2005 | PhD in Economics, UCLA |
| MEHMET ALİ DÜNDAR | 2005 | MSc in Physics, Koç University, PhD in Physics, Eindhoven University |
| AYŞE REZZAN KÖSE * | 2005 | PhD in Physics, Yale University |
| NESRA YANNİER | 2005 | MSc in Comp. Sci., Koç University |
| SULEYMAN CENK YILDIZ | 2005 | MSc in Physics, Boğaziçi University |
| BORA AKÇAY | 2004 | MSc in Materials Science, Koç University |
| BORA AKYILDIZ | 2004 | MBA, Koç University |
| UMUT AYDEMİR | 2004 | MSc in Materials Science, Koç University |
| AHMET BATAL | 2004 | MSc in Mathematics, Koç University |
| AHMET TUNA BÖLÜKBAŞI | 2004 | MSc in Physics, Koç University |
| HÜSEYİN ÇANKAYA | 2004 | MSc in Physics, Koç University |
| ÜMİT DEMİRBAŞ | 2004 | MSc in Physics, Koç University |
| EMRE OZKUMUR | 2004 | PhD in Engineering, Boston University |
| NURAY SURUCU | 2004 | Mehmet Akif Turk Koleji – Tiran |
| KAMİL VAROL | 2004 | MSc in Information Technology, Istanbul Technical University |
| MEHDİ YAVUZ YUCE | 2004 | PhD in Materials Science, Universitaet Konstanz |
| ULAS KEMAL AYAZ | 2003 | Postdoctoral Researcher, PhD in Mech Eng, SMU, MS in Physics Boğaziçi U |
| AHMET AKIN ÜNAL | 2003 | MSc in Microelectronics, Sabanci University |
| NAİL AL | 2002 | MSc in Physics, Istanbul Technical University |
| KURSAD OSMAN AY; | 2002 | Ph D in Physics, Istanbul University |
| ŞABAN BOZBUĞ | 2002 | SAP Türkiye |
| ABDULLAH DEMİR | 2002 | MSc in Phyics, Koç University |
| HARUN DERİCİOĞLU | 2002 | MSc in Industrial Eng., Koç University |
| NAZAN ERARSLAN | 2002 | MSc in Economics, Marmara University |
| ALI IHSAN GOKER | 2002 | Asst. Prof. Physics, Bilecik University, PhD in Physics, Rice University |
| SERKAN KÜÇÜKŞENEL | 2002 | Asst. Prof. Economics, METU, PhD in Economics, California Inst.of Tech. |
| SARPER ÖZHARAR | 2002 | Asst. Prof. Physics, Bahçeşehir Univ, PhD in Optics, Univ.Central Florida |
| AHMET ÜNAL | 2002 | MSc in Physics, Istanbul Technical University |
| ÜMİT YAZ | 2002 | MSc in Computer Eng., Sabanci University |
| TOLGA BİLGİÇ | 2001 | MBA in Business Adm., Univ. of Athens |
| EMİN DOKUMACI | 2001 | PhD in Economics, Univ. of Wisconsin |
| İBRAHİM İNANÇ | 2001 | PhD in Material Science, Sabancı Univ, MSc in Physics, Boğaziçi University |
| CAN SALIK | 2001 | MBA in Business Adm., Koç University |
| DURMUS ALİ TOPAK | 2001 | Deloitte & Touche |
| AKİF TORAMAN | 2001 | BELTUR Emlak |
| MURAT BAHAR | 2000 | Arthur Andersen – CIT |
| FATİH DOĞAN | 2000 | PhD in Physics, University of Alberta |
| EYLEM İLKER KEKEC | 2000 | PhD in Physics, Bilkent University |
| ALİ ÖZGÜN KONCA | 2000 | PhD in Geophysics, California Inst.of Technology |
| REŞİT ŞANLI | 2000 | Ramstore – Russia |
| ALİ ŞİMŞEK | 2000 | MSc in Human Resources, University of Maastrich |
| BARIS UZMAY | 2000 | Garanti Bank |
| FATİH YAMAN | 2000 | PhD in Optics, Rochester University |
| ULAS COSAR | 1999 | PhD in Physics, University of Illinois |
| BİLGİN ERSOY | 1999 | PhD in Neuroscience, Boston University |
| ESEN ONUR | 1999 | PhD in Economics, University of Virginia |
| BANU ÖZUĞUR | 1999 | Harvard Management Company |
| İLYAS YILDIRIM | 1999 | PhD in Physics, Rochester University |
| EMRAH ALTUNKAYA | 1998 | PhD in Physics, University of Iowa |
| HAMZA BALCI | 1998 | PhD in Physics, University of Maryland |
| ÖZGÜR DOĞRU | 1998 | PhD in Physics, Rutgers University |
| OKAN EREN | 1998 | PhD in Economics, Boğaziçi University |
| MÜMİN KURTULUŞ | 1998 | PhD in Ind. Eng. & Finance Bilkent U. + INSEA |
| BARIŞ PEKERTEN | 1998 | PhD in Physics, Texas A&M University |
| YUSUF ŞAHİN | 1998 | PhD in Computer Eng., Marmara University |
| SUKRU KAYA | 1997 | PhD in Computer Eng., Marmara University |
| MEHMET BURAK YILMAZ | 1997 | PhD in Physics, Rutgers University |
| * Werner von Siemens Excellence Award Recipient |
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