Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan Center for Solar Energy research and Applications & Department of Physics Middle East Technical University, Dumlupinar Blvrd No : 1, 06531 Ankara-Turkey Phone : +90-312- 210 50 69, Fax : +90-312-210 76 41, turanr@metu.edu.tr Academic and Professional Positions: 2001- Present, Professor, Physics Department, Middle East Technical University 1996-2001, Associate Professor, Physics Department, Middle East Technical University 1992-1996, Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Middle East Technical University 1996 January-September, Visiting Scientist, Material Science Department, Toronto University, Canada 1993- March-September, Visiting Scientist, Physical Electronics, Solid State Physics , Linköping University, Sweden, 1985-1991, Research Assistant, Physics Department, Oslo University 1983-1985, Research Assistant, Physics Department, Middle East Technical University