Gül Aydın, MSc
Biographical Note
Gül Aydın is a Ph.D. candidate in the History of Science and Technology Program at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Her research focuses on the first generation of women engineers in Turkey, graduated between 1927 and 1950. Her Ph.D. research is supported by the Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit of the Istanbul Technical University.
Gül holds a BA in Anthropology and an MSc in Museology. She has conducted research on women’s museums and completed an internship at the Museum Frauenkultur Regional International in Nuremberg, Germany during her Master’s studies.
In 2023, Gül was awarded a grant by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK) to conduct part of her Ph.D. research under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi at the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies (STGS) at FAU.
Research Interests
- science, technology and gender studies
- history of women in engineering
- the first women engineers in Turkey
- history of science and technology
- history of women’s museum
Publications
Aydın, Gül (2018), Kadın Temsiline Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım: İstanbul Kadın Müzesi (A Critical Approach to Women’s Representation: Women’s Museum Istanbul), The Journal of Social Science, 5 (25), 541-563.
DOI : 10.16990/SOBIDER.4353
https://sobider.com/?mod=makale_tr_ozet&makale_id=31940
Aydın, Gül (2023). Yenimüzebilim Ekseninde Kadın Müzeleri ve Küratöryal Pratikleri, (Curatorial Practices of Women’s Museums in the Axis of New Museology) in “Chasing ‘The New’ in the Museum Studies”, Edited by Remzi Yağcı, Elif Keser Kayaalp, Betül Teoman and Özlem Öztopcu. Proceedings of the International Symposium. Dokuz Eylül University Press: İzmir.
ISBN: 978-975-441-580-3
E-ISBN: 978-975-441-581-0
Forthcoming Publications
Aydın, Gül and Zorlu, Tuncay (2024). Türkiye’nin İlk Kadın Mühendisi: Mühendis Hanım – Sabiha Rıfat Gürayman, (The First Woman Engineer of Türkiye: “Mrs Engineer” Sabiha Rıfat Gürayman) in “250 Years of Engineering and Architecture in Turkey”. Proceedings of the International Symposium.
Aydın, Gül (2024). Yüksek Mühendis Mektebi’nden İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi’ne Türkiye’nin İlk Kadın Mühendisleri (First Women Engineers of Türkiye from Engineering School to Istanbul Technical University). Book Chapter in “History of ITU Science, Engineering and Architecture”.
