Personal Data

Date and Place of Birth:

 Mustafakemalpasa (Bursa), March 17, 1952

Marital status:

Married [Emine (Sengirgin) Yagci] with two children

(Y. Emre ve S. Feyza) 

Present Position:

 Prof. in Istanbul Technical University, Department of Chemistry, Maslak, Istanbul   34469

Tel: 

 +90 212 285 6325 or 3241

Fax: 

 +90 212 285 6169 or 6386

E-Mail: 

  yusuf@itu.edu.tr

Education and Academic Degrees

1974

I.D.M.M.A. Galatasaray Engineering High School, Chemical Engineering Dept.

1977

Liverpool University (UK), M.Sc.(under Prof.C.H.Bamford’s supervision)

1979

Liverpool University (UK) Ph.D. (under Prof.A.Ledwith’s supervision)

1983

Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Ass.Prof.

1984

Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Assoc.Prof.

1989

Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Prof.

Administrative Duties

1983-84

ITÜ Department of Chemistry, Vice Head of Department

1991-92

ITÜ Department of Chemistry, Vice Head of Department

 1992-94

ITÜ Member of Science Faculty Committee

1996----

ITÜ Senato Member

1996----

Turkish Scientific Research Council (Tubitak), Member of BAYG Committee

1996-01

ITÜ, Director of Institute of Science and Technology

Awarded Schoolarships

 1977-79

 PhD Schoolarship, Ministry of Education of Turkey (UK)

1986-87

 Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Research Fellowship (Germany)

1995

 Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (Japan)

2000

 Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Reinvitation

2002

 Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (Japan)

2003

 Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Reinvitation

2004

 Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (Japan)

Awards and Honorary Membership

 1989

Tubitak Young Investigator Award

1994

Tubitak  Science Price

1994

Turkish Academy of Sciences, Associate Member

1997

Turkish Academy of Sciences, Full Member

2002

Turkish Chemical Society, Honorary Member Award

Editorial Duties in International Scientific Journals

1991-94

1993----

Polymer Bulletin, Germany, (Editorial Board Member)

1994-95

Journal Macromolecular Science, Macromolar Reports,USA, Distinguished Advisor)

1994----

Turkish Journal of Chemistry, (Editorial Board Member)

1995----

Progress in Polymer Science, USA, (Editorial Board Member)

1995-97

Journal Macromolecular Science, Macromolar Reports,USA, (Editor)

1995----

Macromolecules, USA,  (Reviewer)

1997----

Designed Monomers and Polymers, USA, (Co-editor)

1997----

Polymer International, UK, (Editorial Board Member)

2001----

Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics (Editorial Board Member)

2001----

Macromolecular Rapid Communications (Editorial Board Member)

2001----

e-Polymers (Editorial Board Member)

2005----

Polymer (Editorial Board Member)

                                                  and reviewer for many journals.

Other International Activities

1991-1996

IUPAC, Photochemistry Division, National Representative

1991

12.IUPAC International Symposium on Cationic Polymerization and Related Processes, Hungary, (Member of International Scientific Committee)

1993

13.IUPAC International Symposium on Cationic Polymerization and Related Processes, Bulgaria (Member of International Scientific Committee)

1994

 MacroAkron, IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecules, USA, (Member of International Advisory Board)

1995

1.IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, Turkey (Chairman)

1995

1.International Symposium on Advanced Materials via Macromolecular Engineering, USA (Co-chairmen)

1995

Kyoto Prize Japan , (Nominator)

1997

2.International Symposium on Advanced Materials via Macromolecular Engineering, USA (Co-chairmen)

1997

Polymex 97, International Symposium on Polymers, Mexico, (Member of International Scientific Committee)

1999

3.IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, Japan (Member of International Advisory Board)

1999

3. International Symposium on Advanced Materials via Macromolecular Engineering, USA (Co-chairmen) 

2000

IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Poland, (International Advisory Committee)

2001

4.International Symposium on Advanced Materials via Macromolecular Engineering, USA (Co-chairmen) 1999

2001 

4.IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, Greece (Member of International Advisory Board)

2003 

5.IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, USA (Member of International Advisory Board)

2003 

6.International Symposium on Advanced Materials via Macromolecular Engineering, Canada (Co-chairmen)

2004 

6.IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Paris, France, (International Advisory Committee)

2005 

IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization, India (Member of International Advisory Board)

2005 

6.International Symposium on Advanced Materials via Macromolecular Engineering, Turkey (Co-chairmen)