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Ergin Atalar

Ergin Atalar
Professor at UMRAM
Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bilkent University
+90 312 290 3272 (UMRAM) or 1161 (EEE)
Aysel Sabuncu Beyin Arastirmalari Merkezi Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara, 06800, Turkey

Biography

Ergin Atalar was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1961. He received his B.S. degree from Bogazici University in 1985, M. S. degree from Middle East Technical University in 1987, and Ph.D. degree from Bilkent University in 1991, all in Electrical Engineering. Immediately after graduation he joined the Johns Hopkins University, where he became a Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of Center for Image Guided Interventions. He was the founding director of UMRAM.

Currently, Dr. Atalar is a Professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University.  He is also a founder of MRI Interventions, Inc and Troyka Med A. S. The main research interests of Dr. Atalar are Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Image guided interventions. In 2006, Ergin Atalar won the TUBITAK science award. He is married to Selale, and the father of Melis and Deniz.

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Education

1991Ph. D., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
1987M. S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
1985B. S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Professional experience

2009-2023Director, National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM), Ankara, Turkey
2005-2011Vice Chair, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University
2005-...Adjunct Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
2004-...Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University
2002-2004Visiting Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University
2004-2005Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
2003-2005Joint Appointment, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
1998-2004Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Awards

2016Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2013Member, Academia Europaea
2012Member, Science Academy, Turkey
2011Fellow, ISMRM
2006Science Award, TUBITAK