Tolga Yarman

Biography:

Prof. Tolga Yarman is a graduate from Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (France) in Energy Engineering, with a degree equivalent to B.Sc. and M.Sc. (1967) Institute of Nuclear Energy at Istanbul Technical University (ITU, Turkey), with a degree equivalent to M.Sc (1968); and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, United States) with a Ph.D. Degree in Nuclear Science & Engineering (1972). Worked at the Nuclear Engineering Department of Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center (Istanbul) between the periods 1972-73 and 1975-77. Became faculty member at the ITU Institute of Nuclear Energy as Associate Professor in 1977, and as Professor in 1982. Appointed as Dean to the Graduate School of Sciences of Anadolu University (Eskisehir) in 1983. Enrolled as a Visiting Professor in the Engineering & Applied Science Faculty of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech, USA) in 1984. Was a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Committee (1975-1982) and the Advisory Board (1978-1982) of the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission (TAEK, Ankara). Gave invited lectures atla Faculte des Sciences de l' Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). Has taught several courses in Energy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering,Nuclear Sciences, Thermodynamics, Fundamentals of Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Atomistic & Physical Chemistry at the ITU Department of Chemical Engineering, besides the Institute for Nuclear Energy of Middle East Technical University (ODTU/METU), as well as Bogazici University, Anadolu University, Istanbul University, Isik University and Galatasaray University. He moreover delivered advanced courses at the Armed Forces Academy (Istanbul) on Nuclear Arms Race, Defense Industry, Advanced & Critical Technologies and Technology Transfer. Is author or co-author of several publications in national and international journals, as well as numerous invited papers presented at national and international meetings. His academic life-time approach on bridging the end results of the General Theory of Relativity with Quantum Mechanics, thusly bridging the atomistic world and the celestial world, that he developed further with the participation of his colleagues through articles he published along this line in prestigious journals, continue to attract growing attention from the world scientific community. Is also author of numerous books on Energy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Reactor Theory, relativity, Quantum Mechanics, along with Nuclear Arms Race and Defense Strategies, as well as a paperback on universal ethics. Currently enrolled as a faculty member in the Department of Energy Systems Engineering of Istanbul Okan University (Turkey).