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The scientist's name : Canan DAĞDEVİREN

Canan DAGDEVIREN

HER LIFE:

She was born in Istanbul in 1985. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kocaeli. She graduated from Hacettepe University Physics Engineering Department in 2007. She completed his master's degree in Sabancı University's Materials Science and Engineering program in 2009. [4] In the same year, he won a Fulbright scholarship and started his doctorate education in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UIUC. In this process, he worked on flexible and foldable, sticked on leather or wearable electronic tools. [5] She received his doctorate in December 2014. Working in the medical technology field, he developed a wearable heart chip (PZT MEH) and a device that diagnosed skin cancer. She was also on Forbes' Under 30 Scientist list.

She states that there are two turning points in his curiosity in science. The first one is a book that his father gave him about Marie Curie, and the second is the Memories and Thoughts that Erdal İnönü personally received. He stated that especially his meeting with Erdal İnönü was effective in choosing a field in high school. He also explained in a statement that he was inspired by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk when the motivation was low.