PhD Students

Tuğba BAYSAL

tbaysal[at]gtu.edu.tr

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Gebze Technical 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

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

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 Natural Gas Purification Potentials of Hypothetical MXene Structures via Combining High-Throughput Computational Screening and Machine Learning 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 in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology

BSc: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University

MSc: Chemistry, Gebze Technical University

Undergraduate Students

  • Enes ÖDEV (Computer Engineering, GTU) is awarded as an intern under the internship support program provided by İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency) between November 2025 and June 2026.

  • Necla Deniz UMAY (Environmental Engineering, İstanbul Technical University) is awarded as an intern by the TÜBİTAK 2247-C STAR program, 2nd term, 2025, under the TÜBİTAK-funded project (223M298) between September 2025 and February 2026.

  • Ahmet Mücahit GÜNDÜZ (Computer Engineering, GTU) is awarded as an intern by the TÜBİTAK 2247-C STAR program, 2nd term, 2025, under the TÜBİTAK-funded project (123M410) between October 2025 and February 2026.

  • Mert Sefa YAVUZ (Computer Engineering, GTU) is an undergraduate scholar at a TÜBİTAK-funded project (123M410) between August 2025 and February 2026.

  • İclal BAŞ (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University) was a volunteer intern in a TÜBİTAK-funded project (223M298) in 2024 and an undergraduate scholar at a 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 was 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, under the TÜBİTAK-funded project (120M180) between March and August 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-Equilibrium 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)