Dalian University of Technology
Prof. Akkaya received his PhD from the Ohio State University, Chemistry Department in 1989. He did postdoctoral work in the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. He then joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department of the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey in 1995. Between 2007-2018 he was in Bilkent University, then moved to China and worked in Dalian University of Technology as a XingHai Scholar. He recently accepted a position, again in Bilkent University, with a support from TÜBİTAK’s International Fellowship for Outstanding Scholars (2232-A). He received highest national accolades (TÜBİTAK Bilim, Parlar Bilim, TÜSEB-Aziz Sancar Bilim, Elginkan, TEB Eczacılık Akademisi Bilim (among others) in Turkey, and various international awards, (TWAS Chemistry, COMSTECH, MSMLG) and he is member of the Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi) of Turkey, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). His current research interest is exploration of the therapeutic potential of chemically generated oxygen.
