New Business Development Manager

• Aug 2023 - Present

Stay-at-Home Mom

• Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

Project Manager / Polymer Scientist in Circular Plastics and Sustainability

• 2020 - 2021

Project Manager and Coordinator in Sustainable Process and Energy Systems

• 2018 - 2020

Scientist / project leader - product development and innovation

• 2017 - 2018

Leading material research and development for an innovative and sustainable air-conditioning system. Making contacts and setting collaborations with other research partners. Leading material research and development for an innovative and sustainable air-conditioning system. Making contacts and setting collaborations with other research partners.

Scientific author/traveller/volunteer

• 2016 - 2017

Writing, editing and publishing polymer research articles on various topics as the first author or co-author. Travelling in Asia, volunteering at the Mindfulness Project in Thailand (sustainable building and permaculture) and getting a yoga teacher training in India. Writing, editing and publishing polymer research articles on various topics as the first author or co-author. Travelling in Asia, volunteering at the Mindfulness Project in Thailand (sustainable building and permaculture) and getting a yoga teacher training in India.

Project leader in pharmaceutical and medical technology

• 2016 - 2016

Responsible for running research/development projects by using supercritical carbon dioxide technology, operating and maintaining the process equipment, preparation of grant proposals and commercial acquisition. Responsible for running research/development projects by using supercritical carbon dioxide technology, operating and maintaining the process equipment, preparation of grant proposals and commercial acquisition.

Postdoctoral researcher

• 2014 - 2016

Responsible for various research projects and collaborations with different universities and companies. Research topics:  Preparation of model microcapsules to be embedded in thermosets and composites for self- healing within an academic consortium. Investigation of the mechanical properties and chemical bonding at the interfaces by using advanced characterization techniques  Production of microcapsules by a novel high throughput platform with Flanders Material Centre.  Development of self-healing coatings within an industrial consortium  Encapsulation of catalytic nanoparticles for triggered release with KU Leuven  Self-healing concrete with UGent-Civil Engineering  Consulting a Belgian company on polyurethanes Show less

Traveller and volunteer

• 2012 - 2013

Travelled from Cuba to Peru learning Spanish, volunteering in the farms, hostels and cafes, practicing yoga, meeting wonderful people and seeing amazing places. Here is a little newspaper interview but only in Turkish: Travelled from Cuba to Peru learning Spanish, volunteering in the farms, hostels and cafes, practicing yoga, meeting wonderful people and seeing amazing places. Here is a little newspaper interview but only in Turkish:

PhD Researcher

• 2007 - 2012

Chemical modification of conventional polyamide-6 for enhanced material properties. Synthesis of polyamide 6 based block copolymers in solution and in the solid state by performing different synthetic approaches: i) Synthesis and incorporation of hydrolyzable blocks, ii) Incorporation of a nylon salt into polyamide 6 via transamidation reactions in solid state. Investigation of the influence of synthetic technique on material properties and morphology. Providing supervision for graduation projects of master and bachelor students. Polymer Chemistry Research Group of Prof. Cor Koning, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Show less

Research and Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

Synthesis and characterization of linear and highly branched polyureas, polyurethanes and polyureaurethanes. Analysis of the structure-property relationships of highly branched segmented polyurea and polyurethane type elastomers synthesized through oligomeric A2 + B3 approach. Teaching for general chemistry problem solving classes and organic chemistry and physical chemistry student labs. Under the supervision of Prof. İskender Yılgör Synthesis and characterization of linear and highly branched polyureas, polyurethanes and polyureaurethanes. Analysis of the structure-property relationships of highly branched segmented polyurea and polyurethane type elastomers synthesized through oligomeric A2 + B3 approach. Teaching for general chemistry problem solving classes and organic chemistry and physical chemistry student labs. Under the supervision of Prof. İskender Yılgör

Intern

• Jul 2004 - Aug 2004

Intern

• Jul 2003 - Aug 2003