Member

• Nov 2022 - Present

Research Intern

• Jun 2022 - Present

Data Science Intern

• Jul 2021 - Present

Fellow

• Sep 2021 - Present

President

• Jun 2021 - Present

Home of the Turkish students and scholars at Rice University. Dedicated to building bridges between the Turkish community and the greater Rice University community. Home of the Turkish students and scholars at Rice University. Dedicated to building bridges between the Turkish community and the greater Rice University community.

Regional Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

Founder and President at BhsSciTech LaunchX Entrepreneurship Club

• Sep 2017 - 2019

● Taught concepts of business, entrepreneurship, and risk-taking with real-world case studies to high school students.● Mentored high school startups and helped them get funded.

Student

• Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

● Gained exposure to a wide range of topics from medical research to clinical studies, sustainability to entrepreneurship. ● Took classes and created a capstone project with leading professors from Yale while staying on campus. ● Gained exposure to a wide range of topics from medical research to clinical studies, sustainability to entrepreneurship. ● Took classes and created a capstone project with leading professors from Yale while staying on campus.

MIT Summer Program

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

● Co-founded a medical startup that treats phobias using Virtual Reality. ● Took business classes from Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan professors. ● Received the "Best Networker" award following voting by MIT faculty and peers. ● Co-founded a medical startup that treats phobias using Virtual Reality. ● Took business classes from Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan professors. ● Received the "Best Networker" award following voting by MIT faculty and peers.

Fundraising Lead

• Sep 2016 - May 2017

-Raised $126,000 of sponsorship for plane tickets, accommodation and robot parts with the team in collaboration with the school management. -Co-founded teams “Astralis 8015”, “Odrinias 6409”, “BatX 8016”, “Dectro 8002” and hosted the teams for in our school and helped them build their robot, get funded and prepare the Chairman’s and other essays for the FIRST Robotics Competition Off-Season event. -Attended Turkish Innovation Week, the Technology and Education Fair, and gave speeches and seminars at MEDİPOL University on matters such as the changing education system with the Industry 4.0 Revolution to heighten awareness all across Turkey. Featured In: American Online: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/15/puppy-rescued-from-deep-well-after-10-days/21714889/ Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-puppy-idUSKBN15U1Y9 Euronews: http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/15/robotic-arm-used-to-save-puppy-from-well Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/puppy-trapped-well-robot-arm-istanbul_us_58adc905e4b04a0b274ee203 DailyMail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4230778/Puppy-pulled-alive-70-metre-deep-10-days.html Express Co: http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/767768/Puppy-dog-rescued-well-saved-Turkey-mission Show less

Research Intern

• Dec 2015 - 2017

● Selected among the top 40 high school researchers in the country to attend Koç University Summer Research Program. ● Worked with Professor Kerem Pekkan at his Koç University Lab. ● Worked on a remote-controlled suturing system that removes the necessity of heart-lung machine in coronary artery bypass surgeries. ● Combined MATLAB and LabVIEW with microprocessors and prepared reports to present in the lab meetings. ● Selected among the top 40 high school researchers in the country to attend Koç University Summer Research Program. ● Worked with Professor Kerem Pekkan at his Koç University Lab. ● Worked on a remote-controlled suturing system that removes the necessity of heart-lung machine in coronary artery bypass surgeries. ● Combined MATLAB and LabVIEW with microprocessors and prepared reports to present in the lab meetings.