ŞENER OKTİK

Prof. Dr. Şener Oktik graduated from Ankara University with a degree in Physics in 1976 and received his M.Eng. in Applied Physics in 1977 from the same university. He went on to obtain a Ph.D. from Durham University (UK), Department of Applied Physics and Electronics in 1982. Prof. Oktik became Associate Professor (Interuniversity Council) in 1986 and full Professor (Muğla University) in 1995. During his career, he has worked as lecturer, research scientist, senior researcher and administrator, senior administrator at Durham University (UK), Lecce University (Italy), Stuttgart University (Germany), Selçuk University and Muğla University (Turkey). Prof. Oktik was the third and fourth term of President/Rector of Muğla University between 2002 and 2010. He has also worked as senior research scientist, technologist, senior executive in England at BP Solar, Sunbury, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI), Paints Division Slough Research Labs, and Industrial Research Labs of Durham University (UK) and in Turkey at Anel Group and Arıkanlı Holding. Prof. Oktik was the Chief Research & Technological Development Officer (CTO) of Şişecam between 1st January 1, 2012 and 23rd March 2020 and he was elected as a member of Şişecam Board of Directors in 27th March 2020. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of International Commission on Glass, “ICG” and serving at the International Advisory Boards of International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics, Society of Vacuum Coaters and The Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass (Slovakia) and he is also in the Scientific Committee of “European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference EU-PVSEC” the Honorary Chairman Turkish Solar Energy Industry Association. Prof. Oktik is author/co-author of over 100 scientific and technical publications and inventor/co-inventor of two world patents and joined to the academic team of Kadir Has University in 27th April 2020.