Dr. Araci’s journey to science and chemistry started at Ege University in Turkiye, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. Her curiosity and enthusiasm led her to pursue a Master of Science in “Chemistry Teaching” from the Dokuz Eylul University in Turkiye and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemistry at the University of Arizona in the United States. She then moved to California to start her postdoctoral studies at the Stanford School of Medicine. Because of her ambition in teaching and love of chemistry, she started teaching chemistry as an instructor at Santa Clara University and chose education as her career goal.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‌​‍‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

As a chemistry teacher at BASIS Independent Fremont, Dr. Araci looks forward to inspiring students to be curious about chemical concepts and everyday science mysteries, and to be critical thinkers. Chemistry can be applied to almost any situation, from medicine through engineering, to forensic and environmental sciences, and she wants her students to get excited, stimulated, and challenged by this.

Dr. Araci loves music and dancing. She is a book-lover of historical novels, a hiker, and an excellent chef of the Mediterranean cuisine.