Yusuf Yagci

Prof. Yusuf Yagci Istanbul Tecnical University Chemistry Maslak Istanbul Turkey 34469 Email: yusuf@itu.edu.tr Biographical Sketch: Yusuf Yagci is a full professor of Chemistry at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, with expertise in photopolymerization. He received his Masters (1977) and Ph.D. (1979) degree from Liverpool University (UK). He has published about 400 original research papers in different peer-reviewed international journals. Professor Yagci has supervised more than 60 Ph.D. and M.Sc. students. He serves as member of the editorial board of many international journals. He is the recipient of several awards including the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (Tubitak) Young Investigator Award (1989), Tubitak Science Award (1994), Turkish Chemical Society Honorary Member Award (2002), The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) InternationalAward (2008), the Elginkan Foundation Technology Award (2008)and Comstech Chemistry Award (2010). He is also a member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (1997).