I. KAMİL GEDİZ AKDENİZ Date of Birth: 04 February 1947

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Nationality: Turkish

Married, one daughter and one son.

II. EDUCATIONAL CAREER

1) Gedikpaşa Media-school (Istanbul) and Vefa-High School,

Istanbul, Turkey (1958-1967).

2) BS. Istanbul University, Physics Department,

Istanbul, Turkey (1971).

3) Graduate Study: Istanbul University, Physics Department, Istanbul, Turkey (1971-1972 and 1974-1976).

4) Thesis Study: International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),

Trieste, Italy (1972-1974).

5) PhD. In Theoretical Physics. Istanbul University, Physics Department,

Istanbul, Turkey (1976).

6) Post-Graduate Study: Theoretical Physics Institute of the Trieste University and International Centre for theoretical Physics (ICTP),

Trieste, Italy (1977-1980).

7) Docent. In Theoretical Physics (1981-1988).

8) Professor. In High Energy and Plasma Physics (since 1988- ).

III. POSITION HELD

1) Research Assistant: Istanbul University, Physics Department, Istanbul, Turkey (1970-1972).

1) Visiting PhD. Student: International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy, with an ICTP fellowship. (1972-1974)

2) Assistant end Lecturer: Theoretical Physics Institute Theoretical Physics Institute, Physics Department, Istanbul, Turkey (1974-1977 and 1980-1982).

3) Visiting Scientist: Theoretical Physics Institute of the Trieste University and International Centre for theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy with a Turkish Government and an ICTP fellowship (1977-1980).

4) As Lecturer and Professor: Physics Department, Trakya University, Edirne Turkey

(1982-1988).

5) Taught as part time job: Boğaziçi University, Mathematical Department, Istanbul, Turkey (1982-1984).

6) Taught as part time job: Yıldız University, Graduate School, Istanbul, Turkey (1984-1988).

7) An associate member of ICTP, Trieste, Italy (1980-1986).

8) Visiting: CERN, eight occasions (from1980 to1996).

9) Visiting: ICTP, many occasions (since1986).

10) Visiting: London School of Economics, CPNSS (2003, 2004 and 2005).

11) Head: Istanbul University, Physics Department, Istanbul, Turkey (1988-1991 and 2001-2007).

12) Chairman: Istanbul University, Physics Department, High Energy and Plasma Physics Division, Istanbul, Turkey (since 1988- ).

13) President: Turkish Physical Society (1987- 1997).

14) President: Balkan Physical Union (1989-1997).

15) Founder: BPU Balkan Physics Letters.

16) Founder President: Science and Utopia Foundation (1997-1999).

17) Member of the Executive Committee: Turkish Physical Foundation (1985-1995).

18) Council Delegates: European Physical Society (1987-1997).

IV. AWARDS

1) Associate Member: ICTP, Italy (1980).

2) Turkish scientific and Technical Research Council (TÜBİTAK) “State Junior” Prize (1985).

3) International League of Humanists (USA): "Golden Charter of Humanism" (1998).

4) Balkan Physical Union: “Honour Member” (1998).