Dr. Çiğdem Sayil obtained her Ph.D. degree (in 1998) in Organic Chemistry from Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Sayil is currently affiliated with the same university, i.e. Istanbul University (Department of Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering). Her skills and expertise are mainly focused towards chemistry of alicyclic compounds, chemistry of aromatic compounds, and organic spectroscopy. Dr. Sayil, as an author/co-author, has published more than 30 articles in various journals, having over 415 total citations.