Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün

 Ali Övgün is an Associate Professor of Physics at Eastern Mediterranean University in Gazimağusa. His research is at some of the interfaces between quantum gravity, cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics. He is particularly interested in quantum gravity and its implications for black hole physics and cosmology beyond their standard models.


He has been named a ‘2023 and 2024 Highly Ranked Scholar’ by ScholarGPS - one who ranks in 0.05% of 30 million scholars worldwide, based on his exceptional productivity, noteworthy impact and quality of scholarly work. For the sixth consecutive year (2020-2025), Dr. Övgün  is named in the Stanford's Top 2% Scientists list.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Övgün, who has achieved the success of being in the top 100 in the world in his field on the list of the world's most influential scientists, has achieved a significant success by being the 83rd most influential scientist in the world in the "Single Year" list in the field of "Nuclear & Particle Physics". With these results, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Övgün ranked 1st in his field in Turkey and the North Cyprus. At the same time, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Övgün was also included in the “Career-Long” list, and in this list, he ranked 1st in his field in Turkey and the North Cyprus, while being ranked 1,305th in the world.

 

Education

Education

2016

PHD

UNIVERSITY, FİZİK, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY

2013

MS

UNIVERSITY, FİZİK, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY

2010

BS

UNIVERSITY, FİZİK, IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Publications

Publications

SCI- Expanded

TR Index (ULAKBİM)

Supervised Thesis

Supervised Thesis

PHD

  • YASHMITHA KUMARAN (2023). Weak Deflection Angle Via Gauss-Bonnet Theory.[PhD Thesis ,Eastern Mediterranian University].

MS

  • FLORA BABAYEVA (2022). Shadow Cast of the Schwarzschild-like Black Holes.[Master Thesis ,Eastern Mediterranian University].
  • HÜSEYİN KARYAL (2020). Geodesics of Black Holes in Bumblebee Gravity Theory.[Master Thesis ,Eastern Mediterranian University].
  • HAMZA SABER SAEED ZEBARI (2020). Newtonian Cosmology.[Master Thesis ,Eastern Mediterranian University].
  • GABRIEL WIRDZELII JOSEPH (2020). Cosmology with Variable Physical Constants.[Master Thesis ,Eastern Mediterranian University].
Projects

Projects

  • (RQI) Relativistic Quantum Information ,[EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,CA23115 (17.05.2024-19.09.2028) ]
  • (BridgeQG) Bridging high and low energies in search of quantum gravity ,[EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,CA23130 (18.09.2024-17.09.2028) ]
  • Symmergent Kütleçekimi Çerçevesinde Manyetik Yüklü Karadeliklerin Geometrik ve Termodinamik Analizi ,[Sabanci Universitesi ,12345 (11.01.2025-11.01.2028) ]
  • (THEORY-CHALLENGES) Fundamental challenges in theoretical physics ,[EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,CA22113 (10.10.2023-09.10.2027) ]
  • (COSMO-VERSE) Addressing observational tensions in cosmology with systematics and fundamental physics ,[EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,CA21136 (21.10.2022-20.10.2026) ]
  • COSMIC WISPers in the Dark Universe: Theory, astrophysics and experiments ,[EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,CA21106 (03.10.2022-02.10.2026) ]
  • (QG-MM) Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach ,[EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,CA18108 (14.03.2019-13.09.2023) ]
  • Information Extraction From Black Holes And Wormholes By Their Quasinormal-Modes, Greybodies And Hawking Radiations ,[Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT)) ,No. 3170035 (15.03.2017-15.03.2020) ]
Awards

Awards

  • University of California Highly Ranked Scholar 0.05% Scientists – ScholarGPS 2024 Releases List (2024)
  • University of California Highly Ranked Scholar 0.05% Scientists – ScholarGPS 2023 Releases List (2023)
  • Institute of Physics 2023 Trusted Reviewer (2023)
  • Among World’s Top 2% Scientists – Stanford University 2022 Releases List (2022)
  • Among World’s Top 2% Scientists – Stanford University 2021 Releases List (2021)
  • WEBOFSCIENCE PUBLONS 2019 Top Peer Reviewer in Physics Awards (2020)
  • Institute of Physics UK 2019 Outstanding Reviewer for Classical and Quantum Gravity (2020)
  • Among World’s Top 2% Scientists – Stanford University 2019 Releases List (2020)
  • Among World’s Top 2% Scientists – Stanford University 2020 Releases List (2020)
  • WEBOFSCIENCE PUBLONS 2018 Peer Review Awards (2019)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2019)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2018)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2017)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2016)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2015)
  • Scholarship from NExT PhD school, University of Southampton, UK. (2010)
  • Scholarship from AtoSim Erasmus Mundus Master of Science, EU. (2010)
  • Scholarship for MSc EuroMasters in Physics from University of Southampton, UK (2010)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2024)
  • President Ersin Tatar Honors EMU Scientists Ranked Among World's Top 2% by Stanford University 2023 (2024)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2024)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2023)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2023)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2022)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2022)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2021)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2021)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2020)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2020)
  • EMU Research Incentive Award (2019)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2019)
  • EMU Faculty Publication Achievement Award (2019)
  • EMU Publication Citation Award (2018)
  • EMU Faculty Publication Achievement Award (2018)
  • Scientific Publication Award (2014)
  • Research Assistantships, Eastern Mediterranean University (2012)
  • Scholarship from TRNC Ministry of National Education (2005)



Links

Academic Experiences:

-Associate Professor (2020-Now),
Department of Physics,
Eastern  Mediterranean University.

-Research Visitor (July/August 2022) , Prof.  Durmuş A. Demir, Sabancı University, TÜRKİYE.

-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.

-Research Visitor (Jan/Feb-2018)
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, CANADA.                                            

  -Short-term Visitor (Oct-2017)           CERN THEORY Division,  SWITZERLAND. 

EDUCATIONS:

-Postdoctoral Researcher (FONDECYT 2017-2020),Prof. Joel Saavedra, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, CHILE.

-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 Student Astroparticle Physics (2010-2011)
University of Southampton, UK.

-B.Sc. Physics (Sep 2006-July 2010)
Prof. Durmuş Ali Demir
İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), TÜRKİYE.



Total of 30 EMU Scholars – 25 of Whom Are Turkish Cypriots - Featured on the ‘Most Influential Scientists in the World’ List, Both in Single Year and Career Long Databases
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Total of 30 EMU Scholars – 25 of Whom Are Turkish Cypriots - Featured on the ‘Most Influential Scientists in the World’ List, Both in Single Year and Career Long Databases
Dr. Ali Övgün at the Top of His Field on the World
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Dr. Ali Övgün at the Top of His Field on the World's Most Influential Scientists List
Highly Ranked Scholar in Physics and All Fields for the past five years.
Sunday, 22 June 2025
Highly Ranked Scholar in Physics and All Fields for the past five years.
New "CosmoVerse" White Paper, Co-Authored by EMU
Friday, 2 May 2025
New "CosmoVerse" White Paper, Co-Authored by EMU's Dr. Övgün, Tackles Crisis in Cosmology
Unlocking the Secrets of Quantum Gravity: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Övgün Plays Key Role in European Research Roadmap
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Unlocking the Secrets of Quantum Gravity: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Övgün Plays Key Role in European Research Roadmap
​Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün became the 58th most influential scientist in Turkey.
Friday, 20 September 2024
​Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün became the 58th most influential scientist in Turkey.
Great Success of EMU Academics
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Great Success of EMU Academics
EMU Department of Physics Ranks as the Best in Cyprus in Physical Sciences Category of Nature Index 2023 Cyprus Ranking
Friday, 9 February 2024
EMU Department of Physics Ranks as the Best in Cyprus in Physical Sciences Category of Nature Index 2023 Cyprus Ranking
EMU Physicist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali ÖVGÜN Trusted Reviewer Award from IOP Publishing
Monday, 1 January 2024
EMU Physicist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali ÖVGÜN Trusted Reviewer Award from IOP Publishing
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. DR. ALİ ÖVGÜN PARTICIPATED IN THE WORKSHOP ON STRING THEORY, HOLOGRAPHY AND BLACK HOLES AT ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS, ITALY.
Monday, 30 October 2023
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. DR. ALİ ÖVGÜN PARTICIPATED IN THE WORKSHOP ON STRING THEORY, HOLOGRAPHY AND BLACK HOLES AT ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS, ITALY.
14 Academics from EMU Have Been Listed in the Stanford University’s World’s Most Influential Scientisits List
Monday, 9 October 2023
14 Academics from EMU Have Been Listed in the Stanford University’s World’s Most Influential Scientisits List
EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün's Joint Scientific Article with Cambridge University Scientists Published
2nd EMU Astronomy Summer Workshop Organized Within The Collaboration of EMU and New Horizon Takes Place with Great Participation
Thursday, 10 August 2023
2nd EMU Astronomy Summer Workshop Organized Within The Collaboration of EMU and New Horizon Takes Place with Great Participation
EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün Delivers a Speech in Bilkent University as an Invited Speaker
Thursday, 13 April 2023
EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün Delivers a Speech in Bilkent University as an Invited Speaker
Important Representation in the USA from EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün
Friday, 7 April 2023
Important Representation in the USA from EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün
EMU Ranks Second Islandwide In Nature Index’s Cyprus 2022 University Rankings
Monday, 3 April 2023
EMU Ranks Second Islandwide In Nature Index’s Cyprus 2022 University Rankings
EMU Organised Academic Award Ceremony for Successful Academicians |
Monday, 5 December 2022
EMU Organised Academic Award Ceremony for Successful Academicians |
6 Academicians from EMU Faculty of Arts and Sciences Appear in Stanford University’s The World’s Most Influential Scientists List
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
6 Academicians from EMU Faculty of Arts and Sciences Appear in Stanford University’s The World’s Most Influential Scientists List
EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof Dr. Ali Övgün to Conduct Research on Black Holes with the World’s Leading Scientists
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
EMU Physics Department Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof Dr. Ali Övgün to Conduct Research on Black Holes with the World’s Leading Scientists
14 Academics from EMU Appear in the World’s Most Influential Scientists List in Stanford University’s Study
Thursday, 4 November 2021
14 Academics from EMU Appear in the World’s Most Influential Scientists List in Stanford University’s Study











Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Övgün