Durmus A. Demir
Encyclopedia
Durmus A. Demir is a Turkish
theoretical physicist and a dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences at the Izmir Institute of Technology
where he is the ex-chair of the Physics Department. His research areas include supersymmetric standard model, extra dimensions
and general relativity
.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
theoretical physicist and a dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences at the Izmir Institute of Technology
Izmir Institute of Technology
İzmir Institute of Technology is a public research university in İzmir, Turkey. İYTE maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering.The medium of instruction in all the departments of İYTE is English.-History and General Information:...
where he is the ex-chair of the Physics Department. His research areas include supersymmetric standard model, extra dimensions
Extra dimensions
Several speculative physical theories have introduced extra dimensions of space for various reasons:*Kaluza-Klein theory introduces extra dimensions to explain the fundamental forces other than gravity ....
and general relativity
General relativity
General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916. It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics...
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Awards
- 2009 - Full Member, TWAS
- 2006 - The Humboldt PrizeThe Humboldt PrizeThe Humboldt Prize, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to internationally renowned scientists and scholars, and is currently valued at € 60,000 with the possibility of further support during the prize winner's life. Up to one...
(Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Prize) - 2005 - TUBITAK Young Scientist Prize
- 2004 - TUBA Young Scientist Prize
- 2001 - TGC Sedat Simavi Science Award
- 1997 - METU Parlar Foundation Encouragement Award