Congratulations to Mehmet Basaran for winning the 2025-26 Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA) by the Ohio State Graduate School. 

The GATA is the highest recognition by the university for exceptional teaching provided by graduate students who serve as Graduate Teaching Associates. It is the most competitive award offered by the OSU Graduate School. Only 19 winners were selected from over 3,000 eligible graduate students serving as GTAs on campus. Recipients of this prestigious award receive a cash prize of $2,000 each and are honored by the university leadership in the upcoming Graduate School Award Ceremony.

Mehmet joined our PhD program in 2021 after receiving his master's degree from Ulm University. He is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Stefan Patrikis on problems in Galois deformation theory.

Congratulations, Mehmet!