1971, BSc, Physics & BSc, Chemistry, MIT; 1972, MSc, Physics & 1977, PhD, Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 1975, Guest Junior Research Assoc., Dept of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory; 1977-79, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept of Physics, Harvard. With MIT: Assist. Prof.; Assoc. Prof.; Prof. of Physics; Interdisciplinary Research Group leader, Center for Materials Science and Engineering; Academic Officer, Project Interphase; since 2004, Emeritus Prof. of Physics. 1981-82 Consultant, IBM Zurich Laboratory. Has taught at various universities. With Istanbul Technical Univ.: Prof. of Physics; Head, Dept of Physics; Dean, School of Sciences and Letters; Prof. of Physics, Koc University. Early 2009, Vice-Pres., and since Aug. 2009, Pres., Sabanci Univ. Recipient of honours and awards.