His passion for learning shines through everything he does. Whether he is teaching a team of 50 teaching assistants or spending hours with freshmen students during office hours, he is patient and kind. Truly committed to being the best instructor he can be, believing in the premise that everyone is an adult, he treats all of his students that way. Haruk was instrumental in development of the Chemistry Department’s live-streamed online “office hours” through the Center for Learning and Teaching, he is dependable, conscientious, and demonstrates strong subject mastery. He has been a teaching assistant, head teaching assistant, instructional assistant, and instructor of record for General Chemistry, and has also been a teaching assistant for Instrumental Methods of Analysis and Experimental Physical Chemistry. His students note he is knowledgeable and compassionate, has a sense of humor and is always a willing guide for them when they need help.