As a Research Assistant Professor at Temple University, I have more than ten years of experience in conducting and leading experimental nuclear physics research. My field of expertise is in virtual Compton scattering and nucleon structure, and I have contributed to various projects at Jefferson Lab and Paul Scherrer Institut, using particle accelerators, detectors, and software tools.
I have also been involved in teaching and mentorship, delivering introductory physics courses to undergraduate students and guiding graduate students in their data analysis and research projects. I hold a PhD in Elementary Particle Physics and have acquired multiple certifications in Python and C++ programming languages. My goal is to advance the knowledge and understanding of physics and education through high-quality research, teaching, and collaboration.
Education
2003–2008 Bachelor+M.Ed, Black Sea Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, Physics.
2010–2012 M.S., Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, Physics.
2012–2017 Ph.D., Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, Experimental Nuclear Physics.
Key Publications
1) “Pion electroproduction measurements in the nucleon resonance region,”Li, R.,
Sparveris, N., Atac, H., et al.,Eur.Phys.J.A 60 (2024) 168
2) “Measured proton electromagnetic structure deviates from theoretical predictions,”
Li, R., Sparveris, N., Atac, H., et al., Nature 611, 265–270 (2022)
3) “Measurement of the neutron charge radius and the role of its constituents,” Atac,
H., et al., Nature Commun. 12 (2021) 1759
4) “Charge radii of the nucleon from its flavor-dependent Dirac form factors,” Atac,
H., et al., Eur.Phys.J.A 57 (2021) 65
5) “Virtual Compton Scattering measurements in the nucleon resonance region,”
Blomberg, A., et al., Eur.Phys.J.A 55 (2019) 182
6) “Timing Detectors with SiPM read-out for the MUSE Experiment at PSI,” Tigran
Rostomyan et al., Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A 986 (2021) 164801