I am a PhD researcher at the Molecular Astrophysics Group of the Leiden Observatory with Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck as my advisor. I received my MSc in Astronomy from Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, (University of Groningen) and BSc from University of Ankara. Here, I am currently working on the WISH (Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel) project in order to study CO, water and related molecules in the low-mass star-forming Regions.

My research focuses on the physics and chemistry of low-mass young stellar objects (YSOs) using data on high-J CO obtained by the Herschel Guaranteed Time Key Project, WISH "Water in Star-forming regions with Herschel" (PI: Ewine van Dishoeck) together with observations from JCMT and APEX. Most studies concentrated on the cold gas and dust -as probed by low-J CO lines (J≤3)-, however, in my research, we follow the warm gas -as probed by higher-J CO lines (J≥6)- which is much more diagnostic of the energetic processes that shape these deeply embedded sources. Our main question is, the quantification and location of the gas that is heated in the envelope via various processes. In addition, the abundance structure of CO is investigated. More...

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I was Teaching Assistant for Stellar Structure and Evolution Lecture in Spring 2010.