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Prof. Dr. Yurdanur Tulunay
Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey 06800


Office: 108
Tel: +90-312-210 4286
Fax: +90-312-210 4250
Email: ytulunay@ae.metu.edu.tr

YURDANUR TULUNAY'IN

International

1.

1963 Sep\961964 Oct

"Ford Foundation Scholarship\94, awarded for research with the\A0 Atomic Beam Group at the University of California, Berkeley,\A0 USA.

2.

1966 Sep\961967 June

"Fulbright Scholarship" awarded for post-graduate studies at\A0 Fordham University, New York, USA

3.

1972

"UK Science Research Council Grant", "Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, USA (for one month visit to the Goddard Space Flight Center).

4.

1975-1976

"U.S.\A0 Air Force Office of Space Research"\A0 "Determination of the Total Electron Content Over Ankara by Means of ATS-6 Satellite Faraday Rotation Signals, METU.

5.

1979 July- Sep

"NATO Research Grant (1747)", for research on sun-water relationships at the Appleton Laboratory, UK.

6.

1988-1991

"NATO Research Grant (0753/87)", Influence of the interplanetary medium on mid-latitude ionospheric variability. NATO Research Grant for research on ionospheric variability at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK.

7.

1992-1995

"NATO-AGARD (T-73) Research Grant", Fading Experiments Between the UK and Turkey, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK.

8.

1995 Aug-Sep

 

 

European Scientific Exchange Program (ESEP) Grant, to pursue research at the\A0 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK.

9.

1997-2001

 

 

NATO/AGARD 637 GT 1A and 1B: Surface Boundary Layer Refractive Index Measurements in Greece, Turkey and UK Relevant to Optical and Microwave Frequencies in Aerospace Operations.

 

10.

 

 

The Eropean Framework Programs, Actions (1990-2008)

 

 

i.

1992-1995

EU COST 238 : Prediction and Retrospective Ionospheric Modelling over Europa, MC Member, National Project Manager

ii.

1995-1999

EU COST 251: The Impact of the Upper Atmosphere on Terrestrial and Earth-Space Communications, MC Member, National Project Manager

iii.

2000-2004

EU COST 271: Effect of the upper atmosphere on terrestrial and Earth-space communications, MC Member, National Project Manager

iv.

1999-2001

ESF\A0 Scientific Network: Space processes and electrical changes influencing atmospheric layers (SPECIAL I and II ), National Member.

v.

2000-2001

THY-Snecma-\DDT\DC Offset Program, Project Coordinator.

vi.

2000-

Earthquake Precursors in the Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) Range, Tel Aviv University-METU-\DDT\DC,\A0 Project (support sought).

vii.

2005-2010

EU (EC) COST 296: Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems (MIERS), MC Member, National Project Manager

viii.

2004-2008

EU (EC) COST 724: Developing the Scientific Basis for Monitoring, Modelling and Predicting Space Weather, MC Member, National Project Manager

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11.

 

 

2006-2008

 

2008-2012

 

2007-2015

 

 

 

EU (EC) SWEETS: FP6 Specific Support Action: Space Weather and Europe - An Education Tool with the Sun, National Member and Turkish Project Chair

EU \93COST ES0803 Developing Space Weather Products and Services\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0 in Europe, \A0\A0Expert , Subgroup leader\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0

 

The European Framework Programs,( FP6,FP7)

 

 

\A0i.        Board Member, EU FP7 Space Advisory Group (SAG), (2007-2013)

 

ii.        Evaluator, EU FP7 Security project proposals,\A0 \A0(2007-2009)

 

iii.        Expert Independent Reviewer, EU FP6 Integrated Project: SAFEE (Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment), (2004-2009) Just before the SAFEE Action ended, YT was invited to a \93lunch advisory working meeting\94 on the SAFEE at the EUROPEAN PARLIMENT.

 

iv.        National Project Manager and Participant, EU FP6 Specific Support Action: Space Weather and Europe: An Education Tool with the Sun (SWEETS), (2007-2009) \A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0

 

v.        EU COST 724 Developing the Scientific Basis for Monitoring, Modeling and Predicting the Space Weather, MC Member, National Project Manager (2004-2008)

 

vi.        \93International Heliophysical Year (IHY) European Section Steering Committee (SC)\94 Member (2006-2011)

 

 

vii.        Independent expert, acting as evaluator, in the evaluation of research proposals in relation to Fp7 Space Theme-2010-1 and FP7 Security Theme FP7-Sec-2009 \932.3-01 Security of space assets from space weather events\94\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0 (2009-2011)

 

viii.        Independent expert, acting as rapporteur, in the evaluation of research\A0\A0\A0\A0\A0 proposals in relation to\A0 FP7-SPA-2011.2.3.-01\94Prevention of impacts from\A0\A0\A0\A0 Near Earth Objects (NEO\92s) on our Planet\94

 

ix.        Independent expert, acting as evaluator, in the evaluation of research proposals in relation to FP7- SPACE-2012-1 and FP7- SPACE-2013-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

12. The Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council (T\DCB\DDTAK) :\A0\A0 Partial/full support

 

i.

1974-1976

\93TBAG 186 A, B\94, The Effects of Meteorological Parameters on Air Pollutants Observed at the METU Campus.

ii.

1980, 1981, 1987

" TBAG 362, TBAG\A0 479; TBAG 572" for analysis of Ariel-4 satellite electron densities.

iii.

1981

" \C7AG 35" A spectral analysis of the geomagnetic field data as recorded by the Kandilli Observatory.

iv.

1995-2002

METU AEE, METU EE, \DDT\DC UUBF, TUBITAK BDP, Integrated Graduate Program between National and International Programs, Project Coordinator.

v.

1978 Feb-Sep

TUB\DDTAK Post-Doctoral Grant for research on sun-weather relationships at the Appleton Laboratory, UK.

13. \DDT\DC RTD Foundation, Turkish Air Force : Partial/full support

i.

1999-2002

\DDT\DC FBE(1213) : Space Weather and Radio Propagation Forecasting Using Electronic Medium.

ii.

1999-2001

\DDT\DC AFD (1216) : A/C Motor Condition Monitoring.

iii.

1999-2000

T41-D, A/C \93flutter\94 Analysis, 2nd TAF H\DDBM-ITU, Project Coordinator.

iv.

2000-2001

T37-38 A/C Modernization training Project, 1st TAF H\DDBM-\DDT\DC; Project.

v.

2000-2001

\DDT\DC AFD (1412), Space weather forecasting.

vi.

2001-2003

National and International Integrated Graduate Programme : Special Programme for the Turkish Air force Personnel,\A0 TAF-\DDT\DC-ODU,\A0 Project Coordinator.

14. State Planning Organization (DPT) :\A0 Partial/full support

i.

1996-1998

DPT 96K121520: Attitude Control and Orbit Simulation of Geostationary Satellites like TURKSAT 1B.