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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.

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SERVICE

  • 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 â€‹

 

  • PhD Studentship by the University of Hertfordshire, UK 2012-2016

 

  • Royal Astronomical Society award for studies, UK, 2015

 

  • MSc by research degree scholarship (held at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Manchester) by Turkish Scientific Council 2009-2010 

 

  • Best poster prize at the Southern Cross Conference, Port Douglas, Australia, 2015

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EDUCATION

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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​

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