Sabancı University
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Orhanlı - Tuzla 34956 İstanbul / Turkey
Tel: +90 (216) 483-9590
Fax: +90 (216) 483-9550
email: ersing AT sabanciuniv.edu

Dr. Ersin Göğüş

EDUCATION

May 2002 Doctor of Philosophy (Physics)
University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
Dissetation title: Observational Studies of Soft Gamma Repeater Bursts
(Advisers: Prof. Jan van Paradijs & Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou)

Feb 1997 Master of Science (Physics)
Middle East Technical University
Thesis title: Spectral & Timing Analysis of Cataclysmic Variables

Jun 1994 Bechelor of Science (Physics)
Middle East Technical University


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

April 2003 – present: Post-doc Research Associate
Sabancı University, Istanbul TURKEY

May 2002 – Mar 2003 & Feb 2005–May 2005: Research Scientist
National Space Science Technology Center, Huntsville, USA

Aug 1997 – May 2002: Graduate Research Assistant
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, USA

Sep 1994 – Aug 1997: Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant
Middle East Technical University, Physics Department, Ankara


AWARDS
Turkish Academy of Sciences, Successful Young Scientists Award
(TÜBA-GEBİP 2004)


LIST OF REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Göğüş, E., Gilfanov, M., Alpar, M.A. Characteristics of Comptonizing
Regions in Low Mass X-ray Binaries. (2005) in preparation.

Göğüş, E., Patel, S. K., Wilson, C.A., Woods, P, M., Finger, M.H.,
Kouveliotou, C. (2005) Chandra Localization of XTE 1906+090 and
Discovery of its Optical and Infrared Counterparts. The Astrophysical
Journal, in press

Ertan, Ü., Göğüş, E., Alpar, M.A. (2005) X-ray and Infrared Enhancement
of 1E 2259+58. Astrophysical Journal, submitted.

Göğüş, E., Finger, M.H., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P, M., Patel, S. K., Rupen,
M., Swank, J, Markwardt, C.B., van der Klis, M. (2004) Long-term Spectral
and Timing Behavior of Black Hole Candidate XTE J1908+094. Astrophysical
Journal, 609, 977-987.

Mescheryakov, A. V., Khamitov, I. M., Revnivtsev, M. G., Burenin, R. A., Gilfanov,
M. R., Pavlinsky, N. N., Sunyaev, R. A., Aslan, Z., Göğüş, E. (2004) Optical and
X-ray Observations of Thermonuclear Bursts from GS 1826-24 during
September-October 2003. Astronomy Letters, 30, 751.

Kouveliotou, C., Eichler, D., Woods, P.M., Lyubarsky, Y., Patel, S. K., Göğüş, E.,
 van der Klis, M., Tennant, A. F., Wachter, S. (2003) Unraveling the Cooling Trend
of SGR 1627 – 41.  Astrophysical Journal, 596, L79-L82

Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E., Finger, M.H., Feroci, M., Mereghetti, S.,
Swank, J., Hurley, K., Heise, J., Smith, D., Frontera, F., Guidorzi, C., Thompson, C.
(2003) The 2001 April Burst Activation of SGR 1900+14: Pulse Properties and Torque.
Astrophysical Journal, 596, 464-469

Patel, S. K. Kouveliotou, C. Woods, P. M. Tennant, A. F. Weisskopf, M. C. Finger, M. H.,
Wilson, C.A., Göğüş, E., van der Klis, M., Belloni, T. (2003) Chandra Observations of
4U 0142+61. Astrophysical Journal, 587, 367-372

Lenters, G., Woods, P.M., Goupell, J., Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E., Hurley, K., Frederiks,
D., Golenetskii, S., Swank, J. (2003) An Extended Burst Tail from SGR 1900+14 with a
Thermal X-ray Spectrum. Astrophysical Journal, 587, 761-770

Göğüş, E., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P, M., Finger, M.H., van der Klis, M. (2002)
A Comprehensive Study of Pulse Profile Evolution in SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14
with the RXTE/PCA. Astrophysical Journal, 577, 929-939

Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E., Finger, M.H., Swank, J., Markwardt, C.B.,
Hurley, K., van der Klis, M. (2002) Large Torque Variations in Two Soft Gamma Repeaters.
Astrophysical Journal, 576, 381-390

Wilson, C. A. Finger, M. H., Göğüş, E. Woods, P. M. Kouveliotou, C. (2002) Serendipitous
Detections of XTE J1906+09 with RXTE.  Astrophysical Journal, 565, 1150-1160

Patel, S. K. Kouveliotou, C. Woods, P. M. Tennant, A. F., Weisskopf, M. C., Finger, M. H.,
Göğüş, E, van der Klis, M., Belloni, T. (2001) Chandra Observations of 1E 2259+586.
Astrophysical Journal, 563, L45-L48

Göğüş, E., Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P, M., Thompson, C., Duncan, R. C., Briggs, M. S.
(2001) Temporal and Spectral Characteristics of Short Bursts from the Soft Gamma
Repeaters 1806-20. Astrophysical Journal, 558, 228-236

Kouveliotou, C., Tennant, A., Woods, P. M., Weisskopf, M. C. Hurley, K., Fender, R. P.,
Garrington, S. T., Patel, S. K., Göğüş, E. (2001) Multi-wavelength Observations of
SGR 1900+14. Astrophysical Journal, 558, L47-L50

Woods, P. M., Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E., Finger, M.H., Swank, J., Smith, D. A., Hurley,
K., Thompson, C. (2001) Evidence for a Sudden Magnetic Field Reconfiguration in
SGR 1900+14. Astrophysical Journal, 552, 748-755

Woods, P. M., Kouveliotou, C., Finger, M.H., Göğüş, E., Scott, D.M., Dieters, S.,
Thompson, C., Duncan, R.C., Hurley, K., Strohmayer, T., Swank, J., Murakami, T. (2000)
Timing Noise in SGR 1806-20. Astrophysical Journal, 535, L55-L58

Göğüş, E., Woods, P. M. Kouveliotou, C., van Paradijs, J., Briggs, M. S. Duncan, R. C.,
Thompson, C. (2000) Statistical Properties of SGR 1806-20 Bursts. Astrophysical Journal,
532, L121-L124

Woods, P. M., Kouveliotou, C., van Paradijs, J., Briggs, M. S., Hurley, K., Göğüş, E.,
Preece, R. D., Giblin, T. W., Thompson, C., Duncan, R.C. (1999) Hard Burst Emission from
the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1900+14. Astrophysical Journal, 527, L47-L50


Göğüş, E., Woods, P. M.; Kouveliotou, C., van Paradijs, J., Briggs, M. S. Duncan, R. C.,
Thompson, C. (1999) Statistical Properties of SGR 1900+14 Bursts. Astrophysical Journal,
526, L93-L96

Kızıloğlu, Ü., Baykal, A., Alev, M., Göğüş, E. (1998) The Spectrum and Dips of RE 0751+14:
A Joint Evaluation of ROSAT and ASCA Archival Data, Astrophys. & Space Sci., 259, 191


List of International Astronomical Union Circulars (IAUC), Astronomers Telegrams (ATEL)
and Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network Circulars (GCN)

Woods, P.M.. Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E. Finger, M., Patel, S., Swank, J., Hurley, K. (2005)
Spin and Pulsed X-ray Flux Properties of SGR 1806-20 after the Giant Flare. Atel, 407

Kiziloglu, U., Balman, S., Baykal, A., Göğüş, E., Alpar, A., Inam, C. (2005) Optical Outburst
of XTE J1118+480, Atel, 386

Rykoff, E. S., Akerlof, C. W., Ashley, M. C. B., Göğüş, E., Guver, T., Kiziloglu, U., McKay,
T. A., Ozel, M., Phillips, A., Quimby, R., Smith, D. A. (2004) Discovery of CVs ROTSE3
J151453.6+020 and ROTSE3 J221519.8-003. IVSB, 5559

Woods, P., Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E., Patel, S., Hurley, K., Swank, J. (2004) Gradual
Brightening of SGR 1806-20, ATEL, 313

Balman, S.; Bikmaev, I.; Kiziloglu, U.; Baykal, A.; Göğüş, E.; Alpar, M. A.; Ertan, U.; Aslan,
Z.; Khamitov, I.; Uluc, K. GRB041006: RTT150 optical observations. GCN, 2821

Khamitov, I.; Aslan, Z.; Yesilyaprak, C.; Kiziloglu, U.; Göğüş, E.; Alpar, A.; Burenin, R.;
Pavlinsky, M.; Sunyaev, R.; Bikmaev, I.; Sakhibullin, N. GRB040924, RTT150 optical
observation. GCN, 2752

Woods, P.M., Kouveliotou, C, Finger, M., Göğüş, E., Swank, J., Markwardt, C., Strohmayer,
T. (2002) XTEJ1908+094. IAUC 7856

Kouveliotou, C., Woods, P.M., Göğüş, E. (2002), Detection of activity from SGR 1900+14
with the RXTE/PCA. GCN 1666

Woods, P., Kouveliotou, C., Göğüş, E. (2001) SGR 1900+14: RXTE observations, GCN 1056

Göğüş, E.; Woods, P. M.; Kouveliotou, C.; Swank, J. (2000) SGR 1806–20 burst activity. GCN 775