Please follow the link for further information on Umit’s research group and his recent paper in Polymer Chemistry.
What was your inspiration in becoming a chemist?
Actually, I was graduated from Chemical Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University (BSc). Later, I preferred to study polymer chemistry in my MSc thesis. It is only coincidence.
What was the motivation behind the research in your recent Polymer Chemistry paper?
I have sent an e-mail to Prof. Barner-Kowollik for collaboration on writing a review paper on the click chemistry. He accepted my offer, however he hesitated that too many review papers have been in literature by now on the popular click chemistry. Later, we have decided that it would have been a good chance to write a review paper compassing both star polymers and click chemistry.
Why did you choose Polymer Chemistry to publish your work?
Polymer Chemistry is a new journal of the RSC in polymer chemistry area and will probably has an impact factor over at least 4 in an early of 2012.
In which upcoming conferences may our readers meet you?
I do not like conferences very much. This is why I am getting very excited in front of the people.
How do you spend your spare times?
Spare times really mean empty times. I do nothing at those times.
Which profession would you choose if you were not a scientist?
I have no idea about that. I like yachting and boating.
