Doç. Dr. Oktay Demircan Dr. Demircan began academic research in undergraduate years (1995-1999) in Department of Chemistry, METU (Ankara, TURKEY). Then, Dr. Demircan continued Master of Science studies in the same institute under the supervision of Prof. Saim Özkar on organometallic chemistry in 1999 and finished in 2002 with thesis title of “Synthesis and Characterization of Tungsten Carbonyl Complexes Containing Alkynes and Trialkylphosphines”. After completion of MS studies, he joined University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, Unites States of America, for graduate studies on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). This research was conducted under the auspices of Prof. Bryan Eichhorn at the University of Maryland, and the accomplishments included the construction of a SOFC test cell station for the in-situ electrochemical measurements. The graduate studies were completed the dissertation in 2007 with Ph.D. thesis title of “Electrochemical oxidation kinetics of hydrogen and higher hydrocarbon fuels on solid oxide fuel cells”. For the postdoctoral research studies Dr. Demircan moved to Morgantown, WV, USA in 2007 and started as a postdoctoral research associate in C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry West Virginia University under the supervision of Prof. Harry Finklea. Funded by DOE and WV State EpSCoR, the research was aimed to address questions relevant to the commercial anode supported SOFC cells long-term performance as affected by the natural impurities present in the coal syngas fuel. Then, Dr. Demircan joined to Bogazici University, Istanbul, TURKEY as a faculty member for the field of fuel cell research. Currently, Dr. Demircan is working on building his own research lab. With the future research plan expanding the focus of research in the direction of photo-voltaics, catalyst design and development, hydrogen storage, batteries, and nanoparticle applications on such related projects that are so imperative to the sustainability of our society’s energy demands.