The editor of the journal Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Prof. Piotr Ulanski explains the reason for the publication of the special issue dedicated to Prof. Güven as follows:
Professor Olgun Güven's 75th Birthday
Edited by Dr. Piotr Ulański
Last update 6 May 2022
With this Special Issue, Radiation Physics and Chemistry is celebrating the 75th birthday of professor Olgun Güven (Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey), one of the most prominent experts on radiation chemistry of polymers. In his over 370 excellent and inspiring publications, professor Güven contributed very significantly to many aspects of radiation chemistry of polymers. One of his most important achievements are the first demonstration of controlled radical polymerization (RAFT) in radiation grafting as well as synthesizing nanostructured “intelligent” membranes by radiation grafting of stimuli-sensitive polymers inside tracks of ion-track membranes. While his h-index of 50 and citation number of over 8900* alone place him in the top class of radiation chemists, he is also well known for his activities in implementing this knowledge into practical applications, and transferring the knowledge and skills in radiation chemistry and technology to labs and industries in many countries (by doing that on his own, but also as a scientific officer of IAEA in the years 1996-2003). While his works have been published in numerous journals, he has been a frequent contributor to Radiation Physics and Chemistry, in total publishing 91 papers in our journal. He is an Associate Editor of RPC.
On behalf of the whole radiation chemistry community, we congratulate professor Güven on all his outstanding achievements and wish him much success in his further activities.
*As of December 2022, citations:12900, h-index:61 (Google Scholar)