PhD Students

Tuğba BAYSAL

tbaysal[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, GebzeTechnical University

BSc: Chemical Engineering, Yıldız Technical University.

MSc: Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Istanbul Technical University

Research Topic: Separation of Dyestuffs Using Solvent-Resistant MXene Nanofiltration Membranes

Aysa GÜVENSOY-MORKOYUN

guvensoy[at]itu.edu.tr

Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (Advisor: Prof. Birgül TANTEKİN-ERSOLMAZ)

BSc: Chemical Engineering & Molecular Biology and Genetics (Double Major), Istanbul Technical University

MSc: Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

Research Topic: Solvent-resistant MXene-based membranes for degenotoxification of active pharmaceutical ingredients

Nesrin KARADEMİR

nesrinkarademir[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Chemical Engineering, Eskişehir Technical University / Visiting student, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic

MSc: Chemical Engineering, Gebze Technical University

Research Topic: Natural gas purification by hybrid carbon molecular sieve membranes: Progressive improvement from homo-polyimide, co-polyimide, carbon molecular sieve, mixed matrix membrane to hybrid carbon molecular sieve membranes

Hasan TOPAÇLI

htopacli[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

MSc: Material Engineering, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Research Topic: Development of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials with High Mechanical Resistance, High Thermal Stability, and Icephobic Properties for the Aerospace Industry

Ayşe Betül DENİZ

abdeniz[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Sakarya University.

MSc: Materials Science and Engineering, Gebze Technical University.

Research Topic:

MSc Students

Eyüp YAZKAN

eyazkan[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Material Science and Engineering, Gebze Technical University

Research Topic: Determination of Adsorption-Based Natural Gas Purification Potentials of Hypothetical MXene Structures via Combining High-Throughput Computational Screening and Machine Learning Methods

Muhammed SARIKAYA

m.sarikaya2022[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Material Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Uşak University

Research Topic: Examining the hydrogen storage performance of MXene nanomaterials with molecular simulation methods

İdil BALİ

i.bali2019[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Physics, Gebze Technical University

Research Topic: Investigation of Membrane-Based CO2/CH4 Mixture Separation Performance of Hypothetical MXene Structures

Visiting Students

Melih DOĞANCI

m.doganci2020[at]gtu.edu.tr

BSc: Mechatronic Engineering, Karabuk University

MSc: Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical University

Müddesir TEMEL

mtemel[at]gtu.edu.tr

Current Position: PhD at Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology

BSc: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University

MSc: Chemistry, Gebze Technical University

Şirin MASSOUMILARİ

s.massoumilari2019[at]gtu.edu.tr

Current Position: Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences, Gebze Technical University

BSc: Biology, Istanbul University

MSc: Institute of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, and Molecular Biology and Genetics, Kadir Has University.

Undergraduate Students

  • İclal BAŞ (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University) was a volunteer intern in a TÜBİTAK-funded project (223M298) in 2024 and is an undergraduate scholar at TÜBİTAK-funded project (123M410) between February and June 2025.
  • Hilal ERTÜRK (Chemical Engineering, GTU) was a volunteer intern in a TÜBİTAK-funded project (223M298) in 2024 and is awarded as an intern by the TÜBİTAK 2247-C STAR program, 2nd term, 2024 under the TÜBİTAK-funded project (223M298) between February and June 2025.
  • Selin ADIGÜZEL (Chemical Engineering, GTU) was a volunteer intern in a TÜBİTAK-funded project (120M180) in 2020 and was awarded as an intern by the TÜBİTAK 2247-C STAR program, 2nd term, 2021.
  • Nurseda AKGÜRSU (Material Science and Engineering, GTU) was awarded as an intern by the TÜBİTAK 2247-C STAR program, 2nd term, 2020.
  • Süeda AKSAN (Material Science and Engineering, GTU) was a volunteer intern in a TÜBİTAK-funded project (120M180) in 2020.

Alumni

  • Şirin MASSOUMILARİ – MSc, January 2022 (High-Throughput Computational Screening of MXene for CO2 Capture from Syngas and the Effect of Interlayer Distance on Ideal Gas Separation)
  • Fatma İNCEHASAN – MSc, May 2023 (Elucidation of Pharmaceutical Recovery/Removal Performance of MXene–based Membranes via Non-Equlibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulation)
  • Melih DOĞANCI – MSc, August 2023 (Computational investigation of MXene family for different CO2/H2 mixture adsorption processes: VSA, PSA, TSA, VTSA, and PTSA)