Namik Kemal Pak - Curriculum vitae#
Research Interests:
- Standard Model and Beyond
- Heavy Quark Physics
- Rare Decays
- Lower and Higher Dimensional Field Theories (QCD in Two Dimensions, Chern-Simons Gauge Field Theories, Chiral Schwinger Model)
- Path Integral Quantization
- Topological Structures
- Quantum Anomalies
- Monopoles
- Chiral Soliton Dynamics
- CP violation
- Baryogenesis
- Field Theories in Multiply-connected Spaces
- Anyons
- Aharonov-Bohm Effect
- Extra space –time dimensions and symmetry structure (Hosotani mechanism)
- Quantum Entangelement and Decoherence
- Science-Technology-Innovation Policies
- Philosophy and History of Sciences
Education:
- B.S.: Ankara University (1968)
- Ph.D.: University of California - Berkeley (1972)
Career:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab. University of California, Berkeley-California
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre (SLAC), Stanford-California
- University of California, San-Diego-California
- European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva-Switzerland
- International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste-Italy
Awards:
- Junior Science Prize of TUBITAK, 1979
- Science Prize of TUBITAK, 1989
- Distinguished Lifelong Service Award (for launching Internet in Turkey, and establishing the Research - Academic Network) Turkish Information Society
Memberships:
- Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), since 1990
- Academia Europaea, since 1993
- Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA); elected 1993-resigned 11 Nov. 2011
- Academy of Sciences, joined in 2012 (a status granted to those resigned from TUBA)
- Associate Member of ICTP, in 1982-1990
Administrative Duties:
- Vice President of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), 1990-1997
- Member of the Science Board of TUBITAK, 1998-1999
- President of TUBITAK, 1999-2003
- Science and Technology Adviser to the Prime Ministry of Turkey, 1988-1989
- Chairman of the professors Appointments Committee of the Inter-University Council, July 1988 - June 1991
- Member of the Governing Council of the Turkish Academy of Sciences, 1996-1999,
- Member of the Governing Board of the Turkish Technology Development Foundation, 1999-2003.
High Level Representations in International Committees:
- Member of the NATO Science Committee: 1988 to 1989. Alternate member: 1993 to 1997.
- Turkish National Coordinator of NATO-Science for Stability Program (SfS) : 1991-1997.
- Representative in the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technology Policy: 1991-1997, and 1999-2003.
- Member of the NATO Science Committee’s Panel on Science and Technology Policy:1993-1998.
- Member of the ESF’s Executive/Governing Council: 1995-2003.
- Member of the ESF’s Standing Committee for Physical and Engineering Sciences:1995-1997.
- Member of the Steering Group of the NATO-Science for Peace Program (SfP):1998-2003.
- Member of the High Level Group of the EUREKA: 1999-2003.
- Member of the Joint High Level Committee of eEurope:2001-2002.
- Member of the Governing Board of the European Union’s Joint Research Centers (JRC): 2003.
- Member of the Monitoring Committee on S&T Cooperation between EU and the Third Mediterranean Countries:1996-2002.
- Member of the Technical Committee of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation:1995-1997.
