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Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen received his M.Sc. (2002) and Ph.D. degree (2008) from the Polymer Science and Technology Program of the Istanbul Technical University under the supervision of Professor Yagci. He joined Yalova University, Department of Polymer Engineering in July, 2010 as an Assistant Professor. His research topics focus on the design of functional macromolecular architectures, photoinitiated cationic and radical polymerization, controlled polymerization techniques, ‘click’ chemistry and nanocomposites. He is the co-author of 35 research papers and 11 book chapters.

Yusuf Yagci is a full professor of Chemistry at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey with expertise in photopolymerization. He received his Masters (1977) and Ph.D. (1979) degree from Liverpool University (UK). He joined Istanbul Technical University in 1980 and between 1996 and 2001 he was the Director of the Institute of Science and Technology of Istanbul Technical University. He has published about 400 original research papers in different peer-reviewed international journals. Yagci's research interest involved initially in the area of photoinitiated cationic and radical polymerization, transformation reactions, controlled polymerization, block and graft copolymers, conducting polymers, nanocomposites, click chemistry, and benzoxazine.