ABOUT ME
I am Gülay Gürkan, an astrophysicist/astronomer. My primary research goals are directed towards to understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies. Within this topic, my focus has been on accretion modes in radio-loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGN), the relation between AGN and their host galaxies, their effects on the evolution of galaxies. Additionally, I am interested in star formation in normal galaxies using radio observations, properties of quasars using sensitive and high-resolution radio observations, faint source populations and binary/dual AGN systems.
SERVICE
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I serve as co-lead of EMU RLAGN SWG, at large executive member of POSSUM.
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I also serve as a referee for several publications including MNRAS and time assessment committees of many telescopes.
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I served as the chair of the MWA-Galactic and Extragalactic Science group.
DIVERSITY
I am particularly interested in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Astronomy, and in science.
I served as the representative of the CASS-Perth Diversity Committee and the Equity Contact Officer (for which I have been trained) at CASS-Perth during my fellowship.
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I am also a member of the EDI group in European Astronomy (IDEEA).
AWARDS
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CSIRO Research fellowship 2016-2019 ​
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PhD Studentship by the University of Hertfordshire, UK 2012-2016
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Royal Astronomical Society award for studies, UK, 2015
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MSc by research degree scholarship (held at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Manchester) by Turkish Scientific Council 2009-2010
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Best poster prize at the Southern Cross Conference, Port Douglas, Australia, 2015
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EDUCATION
University of Hertfordshire, UK
PhD in Astrophysics
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University of Manchester, UK
MSc by research in Astrophysics
University of Ankara, Turkey
BSc in Astronomy and Space Science​