Halil
Tekin
I'm
a post-doctoral associate in the David H.
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT with Prof.
Robert S. Langer. I
received Ph.D. from Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT in 2012 and
worked
under the
supervision of Prof.
Ali Khademhosseini and Prof.
Robert S. Langer.
My
Ph.D. research focused on microengineered stimuli-responsive
polymers, biomaterials, and high-throughput systems. My Ph.D. studies
were
featured as MIT Spotlight and
in several news articles,
including MIT-News,
Science Daily,
Cell,
Forbes,
Materials Today,
R&D
Magazine, Eurekalert,
Nanowerk,
Physorg,
Physics
Inventions, Biology
News, Chemistry
News, e!Science
News,
my Science,
and many other news articles.
I
always believe that you can achieve any task if you devote
yourself to it, and every person should do something for improving the
world.
E-mail:
halil@mit.edu
Curriculum vitae
Honors/Awards:
- 2013 JALA 10 (The Top 10 Technological Breakthroughs Selected by The Journal of Laboratory Automation) - 2013
- MIT's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (Graduate Mentor of the Year at MIT) - 2012
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Elected to Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, MIT Chapter, as a full member - 2012
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Bioanalysis Highly Commended Young Investigator Award - 2011
- Materials Research Society Best Student Oral Presentation Award - 2011
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Nominated for TERMIS (Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society)
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Young Investigator Award - 2011 - Finalist for CIMIT (Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology) Fellowship - 2009
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One of the few recipients of the prestigious Ph.D. fellowship given by Turkish Ministry of Education
02/2007 – Declined -
M.Sc. Scholarship of TUBITAK (The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey)
03/2006 – 06/2007 -
1st rank among 89 graduates of Electrical Engineering Department and among 16 graduates
of Control Engineering Division at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) - 2005 -
Siemens Excellence Award - 2005
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Outstanding Student Awards of Alcatel and Pirelli Companies - 2005
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Ord.Prof. Bedri Karafakioglu Award - 2005
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ITU Rectorate Award - 2005
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Outstanding Student Award of ITU Alumni Association - 2005
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Award of TMMOB (Engineers and Architects Association of Turkey) - 2005
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Honourable Mention Prize with Undergraduate Thesis in Project Competition of
Electrical & Computer Engineers Association in Istanbul - 2005 -
1st rank in 2000 OSS (Student Selection Examination of Turkey) in the province of
Gediz/Kutahya - 2000