Assist. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün 
(Ph.D Degree in Physics) 
Cypriot Theoretical Physicist 

(How to pronounce my name)
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Research areas: 
Gravitation, Cosmology, Gravitational Lensing,    Wormholes, Black holes, Hawking Radiation, Quasinormal modes, Complexity
-Visiting Assistant Professor,
Departments of Physics and Chemistry,
​Eastern  Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus.

​-Postdoctoral Researcher (FONDECYT)
Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), Valparaíso, Chile.

Doctoral Genealogy:
Ali Övgün - Mustafa Halilsoy - Yavuz Nutku- S. Chandrasekhar - Arthur S. Eddington 

​Academic Experiences:
-Postdoctoral Researcher (FONDECYT)
Prof. Joel Saavedra
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.

-PITP2018 School (July 2018)
The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

-Research Visitor (April/May-2018)
Prof. Leonard Susskind,
Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, USA.

-Research Visitor (April-2018),
Prof. Douglas Singleton,
California State University  Fresno, USA.

-Research Visitor (Jan/Feb-2018), 
Prof. Robert B. Mann,
University of Waterloo, Canada.
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​​-Research Visitor (Jan/Feb-2018)
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada.

-Short-term Visitor (Oct-2017)
CERN TH Division,  Switzerland. 

-Ph.D Physics (Feb 2013-June 2016)
Prof. Mustafa Halilsoy
Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus.

-M.Sc. Physics (Sep 2011-Feb 2013)
Prof. Mustafa Halilsoy
Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Cyprus.

-Visiting Ph.D Astroparticle Physics (2010-2011)
University of Southampton, England.

-B.Sc. Physics (Sep 2006-July 2010)
Prof. Durmuş Ali Demir
İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Turkey
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Particle Collision near black hole horizon or in CERN
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Day 'N' Nite @office

"If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants". Sir Isaac Newton

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with Prof. Dr. Durmuş Ali Demir
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with my supervisor Prof. Dr. Mustafa Halilsoy
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with Prof. Dr. Izzet Sakalli