F. Ayça Çetinkaya

I was born, raised, and PhD-ed in Turkey. I am currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Before joining UTC, I held a faculty position at Mersin University. During the 2021–2022 academic year, I was a visiting scholar at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, supported by a full scholarship from TÜBİTAK (Turkish NSF). My research lies in the spectral theory of differential operators, with a particular emphasis on inverse spectral problems. Outside of work, I enjoy life through exercising, reading, writing, spending time with friends, and traveling. One of my more unnecessary but oddly satisfying accomplishments, as of mid-June 2026, is maintaining a nearly 2,900-day Duolingo streak. If you are interested in collaboration or would simply like to connect, please feel free to reach out via email or social media; contact details are provided at the bottom of this page.