His research interests include General Relativity and Gravitation, with a special focus on Black Holes and Cosmology. Professor Semiz holds a BS from Bogazici University and a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from Yale University (USA). He completed his Post-doc at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA). He is the author of the Turkish book “Relativity in 50 Questions” (“50 Soruda Görelilik”) which is written to appeal for general audience. He is an avid Science Fiction fan and enjoys photography.