Pınar Aydogan Gokturk
Asst. Prof. in Chemistry Department, Koc University
Education:
2019-2022 Post-doc in Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA
2018 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Bilkent University, Turkey
2013 B.S. in Chemistry, Bilkent University, Turkey
2013 Minor Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Turkey
Research Background:
Dr. Pinar Aydogan Gokturk is an experimentalist whose work research lies in interdisciplinary approaches within the field of  surface and interfacial science, chemical physics and electrochemistry. Prior to joining Koc University, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA. Her research focused on understanding and control of solid/liquid interfaces for water desalination/purification applications. Dr. Aydogan Gokturk received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Bilkent University under the mentorship of Sefik Suzer. Her doctorate research investigated  ionic liquids (ILs) and low volatile polymeric electrolytes in various electrochemical systems including electrical double layer capacitors, simple two-electrode electrochemical cells and electrowetting on dielectrics under high vacuum conditions. Through these work, she were able to investigate processes including potential developments, electrochemical redox reactions, and dissolution directly at the places where and while they occur.