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CURRICULUM VITAE

Prof. Dr. Birgül Karan

Date of Birth 27.03.1955
Gender Female
Marial Status

Married, 1 Child

Foreign Language English, Very Little German
Mail Address University, Chemistry Department, Beytepe, 06800 Ankara, Türkiye
e-mail bkran@hacettepe.edu.tr
 

Graduation:
High School/Year: Adana Özel Yeni Lise, 1972
University/Year: Hacettepe University, 1978
Faculty: Chemistry
Department: Chemistry
Degree: Higher Licence in Chemistry

PhD:
University/Year: Hacettepe University, 1986
Faculty: Engineering
Department and Title of Thesis: Chemistry; Investigation of Photocatalytic Olefin Metathesis Reactions, PhD Thesis, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 135 p.

Assist. Proffessorship/Years: 1987-1993 University: Hacettepe University
Faculty/Department/Subdivision: Engineering, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Assoc. Professorship/ Years: 1994-2001 University: Hacettepe University
Faculty/Department/Subdivision: Science, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Prof/Years: 2001-  University: Hacettepe University
Faculty/Department/Subdivision: Science, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Fellowships: Visiting Professor, Kyrenia American University, Cyprus (September 1994- September 1995)

International Grants:
DFG Scholar, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany (June-September, 1999)

International Activities: Assistant Director, NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Olefin Metathesis and Polymerization Catalysts: Synthesis, Mechanism and Utilization”, September 10-22, 1989, Akcay/Turkey

Scientific Membership: Turkish Chemical Society
 

THESIS AS SUPERVISOR

MSc
1. Ö. Kolcu, "Thermal Properties of Sodium-Light Lanthanoid Double Sulfate Monohydrates", M.Sc. Thesis, Hacettepe University, 1994, 81 p.

2. Y. Zencir, "Decomposition of Ascorbic Acid in Aqueous Solutions of Non-oxidizing metals", M.Sc. Thesis, Hacettepe University, 1997, 55 p.

3. E. Yılmazer, Preparation of Spinel-Type Cathode Materials from Oxalate/Carbonate Powder Mixtures”, Graduation Project, Hacettepe University, 1998, 20 p.

4. M. Gün, Sol-Gel Synthesis of a Superconductor”, Graduation Project, Hacettepe University, 1999, 37 p.

5. A.N. Ay, "Interaction of Vitamin C with Cr(III) and Cr(VI) Ions and Investigation of Chromium-Ascorbate Complex Structures”", M.Sc.Thesis, Hacettepe University, 2000, 97 p.

6. O. Dereli, "Applications of Electrochemically Generated Tungsten Based Catalyst System in Metathesis Polymerization Reactions", M. Sc. Thesis (co-supervised with Prof. Y. İmamoglu), Hacettepe University, 2001, 102 p.

7. A.N. Ay, "Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxides”, Ph.D. Thesis, Hacettepe University, ongoing.

8. Ö.F. Öztürk, “Synthesis and Characterization of Chromium Borate” , Ph.D. Thesis, Hacettepe University, ongoing.

9. D.A. Köse, “Synthesis and Structural Caharcaterization of Biopotent Boron Compounds with Hydroxy-Functionalized Organic Molecules”,Hacettepe University, ongoing.


LIST OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

A. BOOKS

1. Y. İmamoğlu, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan and A.J. Amass (Eds.), “Olefin Metathesis and Polymerization Catalysts”, NATO ASI Series C Vol 326, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1990.

                     
B.     RECENT PUBLICATIONS (selected)

1. B. Zümreoğlu-Karan and E. Yılmazer, “Preparation of spinel-type cathode materials from carbonate/oxalate powder mixtures”, Journal of Chemical Education, 77 (2000) 1207-1209.

2. H. Mazı, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan and A. Güner, “Dextran-rare earth ion interactions. 1. Dynamics in   aqueous solutions”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 82 (2001) 323-329.

3. C. Ünaleroğlu, Y. Mert and B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, “Synthesis and characterization of copper ascorbate”, Synthesis and Reactivitiy in Inorganic and Metal-organic Chemistry ,  31 (2001) 1531-1543.

 

4. B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, H. Mazı, and A. Güner, “Dextran-rare earth ion interactions. 2. Solid state characteristics”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 83 (2002) 2168-2174.

5. C. Ünaleroğlu, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan and Y. Mert, “Zinc-ascorbate: A combined experimental and computational study for structure elucidation”, Journal of Molecular Structure, 605 (2002) 227-233.

      

6. B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, C. Ünaleroğlu and A. N. Ay, “Ascorbic acid as a potential masking agent in the tanning process: Olated chromium complexes ınvolving ligating ascorbate and bridging sulfate groups”, Transition Metal Chemistry , 27 (2002) 437-441..
      
7. B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, A. N. Ay and C. Ünaleroğlu, “Monodentate chromium ascorbate complexes prepared via chromate reduction in THF”, Synthesis and Reactivitiy in Inorganic and Metal-organic Chemistry , 32 (2002) 1071-1084.
      
8. O. Dereli, B. Düz, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan and Y. İmamoğlu, “Electrochemically generated tungsten based active species as Catalysts for  Metathesis Related Reactions: 1. Acyclic diene metathesis polymerization of 1,9-decadiene”, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 17 (2003) 23-27.              

                      

9. A.N. Ay, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, R. Öner, C. Ünaleroğlu, C. Öner, “Effects of neutral, cationic and anionic chromium ascorbate complexes on isolated human mitochondrial and genomic DNA”, Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 36 (2003) 403-408.
                      
10. O. Dereli, B. Düz, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan and Y. İmamoğlu, “Electrochemically generated tungsten based active species as Catalysts for  Metathesis Related Reactions: 2. Ring opening    metathesis polymerization of norbornene”, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 18 (2004) 130-134.
                      
11. B. Zümreoglu-Karan, A.N. Ay, C. Ünaleroglu, T. Firat, T. Ristau, W. Jabs, “Structural and Magnetic Studies on Mono- and Polynuclear Chromium Ascorbate Complexes”, Transition Metal Chemistry, 30 (2005)451-459.
                      
12. Ö.F. Öztürk, D.A. Köse, A.N. Ay, B. Zümreoglu-Karan, “ Effect of Chromium Aging on the Structural and Thermal Properties of Chromium Polyacrylate”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 98 (2005) 490-493.
                      
13. D.A. Köse, B. Zümreoglu-Karan, O. Sahin, O. Büyükgüngör, “Transition metal(II) Complexes of Vitamin B13 with Monodentate Orotate(1-) Ligands”, Journal of Molecular Structure, 789 (2006) 147-151.
                      
14. B. Zümreoglu-Karan, “The Coordination Chemistry of Vitamin C”, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 250 (2006) 2295-2307.
                      
15. O. Sahin, O. Büyükgüngör, D.A. Köse, B. Zümreoglu-Karan, H. Necefoglu, “catena-Poly[[triaquacobalt(II)]-μ-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylato(2-)]1.72-hydrate”, Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, C62, (2006)m513-m515
                      
16. D.A. Köse, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, C. Ünaleroğlu, O. Şahin, O. Büyükgüngör, “Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Vitamin B13 Complexes Mixed with a Co-Vitamin”, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 59 (2006) 2125-2133.
                      
17. A.N. Ay, B. Zümreoğlu-Karan, A. Temel, “Boron Removal by Hydrotalcite-Like, Carbonate-Free  Mg-Al-NO3-Layered Double Hydroxide and a Rationale on the Mechanism”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 98 (2007) 1-5.

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