CURRICULUM VITAE
Prof. Dr. A. Zafer
Department of Mathematics
Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara, TURKEY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Date of Birth: | 17.12.1963 |
| Birth Place: | Trabzon, Turkey |
| Marital Status: | Married with two childreen |
| Gender : | Male |
EDUCATION
| 1989-1992 | Iowa State University (ISU) |
| Ph.D: Applied Mathematics | |
| Theme: Oscillatory and nonoscillatory properties of | |
| functional differential and difference equations. | |
| 1987-1989 | Iowa State University (ISU) |
| M.S: Applied Mathematics | |
| Theme: Multidimensional inverse Laplace transforms and applications | |
| 1981-1985 | Istanbul Technical University (ITU) |
| B.S: Mathematical Engineering |
EMPLOYMENT
| 20.06.2002-present | Professor: |
| Middle East Technical University (METU) | |
| Mathematics Department, | |
| 06531 Ankara - TURKEY | |
| 14.04.1997-19.06.2002 | Associate Professor: |
| Middle East Technical University (METU) | |
| Mathematics Department, | |
| 06531 Ankara - TURKEY | |
| 11.03.1993-14.04.1997 | Assistant Professor: |
| Middle East Technical University (METU) | |
| Mathematics Department, | |
| 06531 Ankara - TURKEY | |
| 1985-1986 | Teaching Assistant: |
| Istanbul Technical University (ITU) | |
| Mathematics Department | |
| Maslak, Istanbul-TURKEY |
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
| 16.02.1999-16.04.2001 | Vice Chairperson: |
| Middle East Technical University (METU) | |
| Mathematics Department, | |
| 06531 Ankara - TURKEY | |
| 14.02.2000- 20.06.2002 | Member of the Faculty Administrative Board |
| Middle East Technical University (METU) | |
| Mathematics Department, | |
| 06531 Ankara - TURKEY |
AREAS OF INTEREST
LANGUAGES
Turkish and English.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
PUBLICATIONS
| 37 | Picone's formula for second order linear impulsive differential equations, J. Math. Anal. Applic., to appear (with A. Özbekler). | |
| 36 | On asymptotic equivalence of linear and quasilinear difference equations, Applicable Analysis, to appear | |
| 35 | Langenhops inequality and applications for dynamic equations, ETNA, to appear (with B. Kaymakçalan). | |
| 34 | Sturmian comparison theory for linear and half-linear impulsive differential equations, Nonlinear Analysis, TMA, to appear (with A. Özbekler). |
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| 33 | Interval oscillation of a general class of second order nonlinear differential equations with nonlinear damping, Nonlinear Analysis, TMA, to appear (with A. Tiryaki) |
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| 32 | Oscillation criteria for second order impulsive delay differential equations, AIP Conf.Proc. 729 (2004), 317324 (with M. U. Akhmet and J. Alzabut) | |
| 31 | On Functionally Equivalent Impulsive Delay Differential Equations, Proceedings of Dynamical Systems and Applications, 510 July 2004, Antalya, Turkey, pp. 4855 (with M. U. Akhmet and J. Alzabut) | |
| 30 | Controllability of two-point nonlinear boundary-value problems by the numerical-analytic method, Appl. Math. Comput. 151 No.3, (2004), 729-744 (with M. Akhmet) | |
| 28 | Oscillation of Second Order Nonlinear Differential Equations with Nonlinear Damping, Math. Comput. Modelling, 39 (2004), 197-208 (with A. Tiryaki) | |
| 28 | Applications of Langenhop inequality to difference equations: lower bounds and oscillation. Appl. Math. E-Notes, (3) (2003), 80-87 | |
| 27 | The Control of Boundary Value Problems for Quasilinear Impulsive Integrodifferential Equations. Nonlinear Analysis, TMA, 48 (2002), 271-286 (with M. Akhmetov and R. Sejilova). | |
| 26 | Bounded Oscillation of Nonlinear Neutral Differential Equations of Arbitrary Order. Czech. Math. J, 51(126) (2001) no. 1, 185-195 (with Y. Sahiner Ylmaz ). | |
| 25 | Positive Solutions and Oscillation of Higher Order Neutral Difference Equations. Arch. Math. (Brno), 36 (2000), 623-636 (with Y. Yalçn, and Y. S, Ylmaz). | |
| 24 | Stability of the Zero Solution of Impulsive Differential Equations by the Lyapunov Second Method. J. Math. Anal. Appl. 248 (2000), 69-82 (with M. Akhmet) | |
| 23 | Oscillation Criteria for Second Order Nonlinear Differential Equations with Damping. Turkish J. Math., 24 (2000), 185-196 (with A. Tiryaki) | |
| 22 | Successive Approximation Method for Impulsive Differential Equations with Control. Appl. Math. Lett. 13 (2000) no. 5, 99-105 (with M. Akhmet). | |
| 21 | Oscillation of Second Order Nonlinear Neutral Differential Equations with Damping. Functional Differential Equations, 6 (1999) no. 1-2, 203-214 (with Y. Sahiner Ylmaz ). | |
| 20 | Controllability of the Vallée-Poussin Problem for Impulsive Differential Systems. J. Optim. Theory Appl., 102 (1999) no. 2, 263-276 (with M. Akhmet) . | |
| 19 | Asymptotic Behavior of Higher Order Nonlinear Equations on Time Scales. Comput. Math. Applic. 36 (1998) no. 10-12, 299-306 (with B. Kaymakçalan and S. A. Özgün). | |
| 18 | The Existence of Positive Solutions and Oscillation of Solutions of Higher Order Difference Equations with Forcing Terms. Comput. Math. Applic. 36 (1998) no. 10-12, 27-35. | |
| 17 | Oscillation Theorems of Higher Order Neutral Type Differential Equations, Discrete Contin. Dynam. Systems. Added Volume I, (1998), 203-219 (with R.S. Dahiya). | |
| 16 | Oscillation Criteria for Even Order Neutral Differential Equations. Appl. Math. Lett. 11 (1998), no. 3, 21-25. | |
| 15 | The Contollability of Boundary Value Problems for Quasilinear Impulsive Systems. Nonlinear Analysis, TMA. 34 (1998), no. 7, 1055-1065 (with M. Akhmet). | |
| 14 | Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Oscillation of Higher Order Nonlinear Delay Difference Equations. Comput. Math. Applic. 35 (1998), no. 10, 125-130. | |
| 13 | Oscillation of Even Order Nonlinear Neutral Differential Equations with Damping. Math. Inequal. Appl. 1 (1998), no. 3, 445-451(with Y. Sahiner Ylmaz ) | |
| 12 | Two-sided Eigenvalue Bounds for the Spherically Symmetric States of the Schrödinger Equation. J. Comput. Appl. Math., 95(1998), no. 1-2, 83-100 (with H. Taseli). | |
| 11 | Bessel Basis with Applications: N-dimensional Isotropic Polynomial Oscillators. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 63 (1997), no. 5, 935-947 (with H. Taseli). | |
| 10 | A Fourier-Bessel Expansion for Solving Radial Schr"dinger Equation in Two Dimensions. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 61 (1997), no. 2, 759-768 (with H. Taseli). | |
| 9 | Asymptotic Behavior and Oscillation in Higher Order Nonlinear Differential Equations with retarded arguments. ACTA Math. Hungar. 76 (1997), no. 3, 233-242. | |
| 8 | Oscillation of Higher Order Neutral Type Difference Equations, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications, Gordon and Breach Publishers, 1997, pp. 641-647, Edited by S. Elaydi, I. Györi and G. Ladas. | |
| 7 | Gronwall and Bihari Type Inequalities on Time Scales, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications, Gordon and Breach Publishers, 1997, pp. 481-490, Edited by S. Elaydi, I. Györi and G. Ladas (with S. A. Özgün and B. Kaymakçalan). | |
| 6 | Oscillation of Solutions of Arbitrary order Neutral Functional Differential Equations with Forcing Terms., Proceedings of the First World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, Walter de Gruyter, Inc., Berlin, Germany, Vol. II, 1996, pp. 1977-1987 , Edited by V. Lakshmikantham (with R.S. Dahiya) | |
| 5 | Oscillatory and Asymptotic Behavior of Higher order Difference Equations. Mathl. and Comput. Model. 21 (1995), no. 4, 43-50. | |
| 4 | Oscillation of a Neutral Difference Equation. Appl. Math. Lett. 6 (1993), no. 2, 71-74 (with R.S. Dahiya). | |
| 3 | Oscillation of Bounded solutions of Neutral Differential Equations. Appl. Math. Lett. 6 (1993), no. 2, 43-46 (with R.S. Dahiya). | |
| 2 | Oscillatory and Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of Third Order Delay Differential Equations with forcing Terms. Differential Equations Dynam. Sysytems 1 (1993), no. 2, 123-136 (with R.S. Dahiya). | |
| 1 | R.S. Dahiya, Oscillation Properties of Solutions of Arbitrary Order Neutral Differential Equations, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Differential Equations, International Science Publishers VSP, 1993, pp.205-217, Edited by D.Bainov and V. Covachev (with R.S. Dahiya). |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
| First World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, Florida, USA, 1992 | |
| Third International Colloquium on Differential Equations, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1993 | |
| Second International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications, Veszprem, Hungary, 1995. | |
| International Workshop on Difference and Differential Inequalities, Gebze, Turkey, 1996 (Member of the Organizing Committee). | |
| International Conference on Functional Differential Equations and Applications, Antalya, Turkey, 1997. | |
| Bogolyubov Conference, Kiev, Ukrain, 1999. | |
| Brno Colloquium on Differential and Difference Equations, Brno, Czech Republic, 2000. | |
| Fourth World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, Florida, USA, 2004 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
| Türkiye-Azerbaycan Matematik Sempozyumu, Trabzon, 1995 | |
| Dinamik Sistemler Sempozyumu, Bolu, 1997 | |
| Genç Arastirmacilar Için Uygulamal Matematik Günleri, 2000. | |
| Palandöken Matematik Günleri, Erzurum, 2001. |
EDITOR OF A PROCEEDINGS OR A SPECIAL ISSUE
| A. Zafer, R.P. Agarwal, L. E. Persson, Proc. of the International Workshop on Difference and Differential Inequalities, Gebze, Turkey, 1996, Math. Ineq. Applic., Vol 1, no. 3, (1998) 347-461. |
REFEREEING
| Turkish Journal of Mathematics | |
| Electronic Journal of Differential Equations | |
| Mathematical Inequalities and Applications (Guest Editor) | |
| Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics | |
| Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications | |
| Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete, and Impulsive Systems |
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
PROJECTS
THESIS SUPERVISION
Ph.D THESIS
| Y. Sahiner, Oscillation of functional differential equations, 2000 . | |
| J. Alzabut, Periodic solutions of impulsive delay differential equations, 2004 (co-advisor: M. Akhmetov. ) | |
| A. Özbekler, Oscillation of impulsive partial differential equations with delay. |
M.Sc THESIS
| S. A. Özgün, Qualitative behavior of dynamic systems on time-scales, 1996 (co-advisor). | |
| S. Özer, Numerical solutions of delay differential equations, 1998. | |
| J. Alzabut, Oscillation criteria for first and second order impulsive delay differential equations, 1999. | |
| Y. Yalçn, Oscillatory behavior of solutions of difference equations, 1999. | |
| F. S. Saryal, Oscillation of second order impulsive delay differential equations, 2001. | |
| T. Yolcu, Stability of impulsive differential equations by Lyapunov's second method (co-advisor: M. Akhmetov ), 2002. | |
| D. Çelik, Integral manifolds for impulsive differential equations (co-advisor: M. Akhmetov), 2002. | |
| A. Çakmak, Almost periodic solutions of impulsive differential equations, 2003 (co-advisor ) | |
| A. Kütahyalioglu, Oscilation of second order dynamic equations, 2004 |
NEW COURSE DEVELOPMENT
| Math 385: Special Functions of Applied Mathematics | |
| Math 386: Orthogonal Polynomials of Applied Mathematics | |
| Math 490: Difference Equations | |
| Math 588: Differential Equations II | |
| Math 594: Theory of Special Functions | |
| Math 711: Impulsive Differential Equations (with M. Akhmet) | |
| Math 723: Introduction to Theory of Delay Differential Equations (with M. Akhmet) |
LECTURED COURSES
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MEMBERSHIP & AWARDS
| Member of Turkish Mathematical Society. | |
| Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Mathematics of ISU, USA, 1991. | |
| Mustafa N. Parlar Foundation Research Award, Turkey, 1998. | |
| Vakifbank Research Award, Turkey, 1998. | |
| Performance Award, Turkey, 2002. |