Sezgin Bakırdere

Talk Title: Trends in analytical strategies for the determination of pharmaceuticals

Sezgin BAKIRDERE is currently a full professor in the Chemistry Department at Yildiz Technical University. In 2001, he graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry Department from Firat University, Elazığ, Turkey. He received his MSc in Analytical Chemistry from the same university in 2003, and then earned his PhD degree from the Chemistry Department at Middle East Technical University in 2009. His research background over the past 20 years has been mostly focused on metal speciation, microextraction strategies, hydride generation systems, cold vapor metal determination, SQT atop trap systems, food analysis, waste water treatment and chromatography. He spent 6 months at the National Research Center of Canada during his PhD thesis. In regard to his expert areas, he has published more than 270 papers in international respected journals. In addition, he has 199 oral/poster presentations in national/international conferences. In addition, he published 2 books in CRC Press/Taylor&Francis Group and Elsevier.

He is the Associated Member of Turkish Academy of Science since June 2015 and full member of Global Young Academy since January 2018.