Background
Baysal, Bahattin Mehmet was born on December 8, 1922 in Kirsehir, Turkey. Son of Seyfettin and Sadiment (Yusuf) Baysal.
Physical and polymer chemistry educator
Baysal, Bahattin Mehmet was born on December 8, 1922 in Kirsehir, Turkey. Son of Seyfettin and Sadiment (Yusuf) Baysal.
Bachelor of Science, Istanbul University, Turkey, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, Ankara University, Turkey, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Middle East Technology University, 1990.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Uludag University, 1999.
Assistant, Ankara U., 1945-1950; associate professor, Ankara U., 1952-1957; research associate, Polymeric Institute, Brooklyn, 1950-1952; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1959; research associate, Brooklyn National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1957-1959; professor, Middle East Technology U., Ankara, 1960-1979; professor, Technology U. Istanbul, 1979-1990; consultant, PETKIM, Aliaga, Turkey, 1990-1993; director, TUBITAK-Institute for Basic Sciences, Gebze, Turkey, since 1993. Dean Middle East Technology U., Ankara, 1971-1973. Director Cekmece Nuclear Center, Istanbul, 1979-1980.
1st Lieutenant Turkish Armed Forces, 1953-1954. Member Turkish Academy of Sciences.
Married Engin Günber Ucak, July 14, 1961. Children: Kemal, Ayse.