March 2025
We are excited to announce that we have successfully held the kick-off meetings for our new projects, TÜBİTAK1001 (124Y277) and TÜBİTAK3501 (124Y397)! 🎉 This marks the beginning of an exciting journey as we work together to achieve our goals and deliver outstanding results. Stay tuned for more updates as we move forward!
February 2025
December 2024
It is an honor to announce that TÜBİTAK 3501 project titled “Investigating the Destructive Effects of Ghost Nets: A Revolutionary Approach for Marine Environments” in which Dr. Velioğlu will participate as a researcher, has been approved! It will be a great collaboration between the project coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice ONAY, researchers, Prof. Göktuğ Dalgıç, and Assis. Prof. Tolga Akdemir at RTEU, the Faculty of Fisheries, and Dr. Velioğlu at GTU, the Institute of Nanotechnology.
September 2024
The research paper prepared in collaboration with the experts in membrane technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, “Enabling simultaneous CO2 and water vapor removal by MOF-801/Pebax mixed matrix membranes: Molecular simulation and experimental study” has been accepted for publication in Carbon Capture Science & Technology. Thanks for their collaboration on such a comprehensive article!
The research paper by Tuğba and Aysa on “A Guide for Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Organic Solvent Transport in Nanopores: The Case of 2D MXene Membranes” has been accepted for publication in the ACS Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. Congratulations! Please find LAMMPS files for BD-NEMD simulations and a Python script for flux calculation as an example attached in the SI of the manuscript: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00693
At the Gebze Technical University, Institute of Nanotechnology, we gathered with participants in our hands-on summer school on ‘The Use of Simulation Tools in Nanotechnology’, organized under the guidance of our group. In this event filled with practical training, we explored the power of simulation tools in the field of nanotechnology. I would like to thank Tuğba and Hasan for their valuable contributions as teaching assistants. We look forward to meeting new students at our next event.
August 2024
It is an honor to announce that our TÜBİTAK 1001 project titled “Combining Zero Waste and Sustainable Design Principles to Reduce Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Seas: Chitosan Recycling Application” has been approved! It will be a great collaboration between researchers from our team, Dr. Velioğlu and Tuğba Baysal at GTU, the Institute of Nanotechnology and project coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice ONAY and researcher, Barış Karslı at RTEU, the Faculty of Fisheries.
The review paper by Şirin on “Theoretical perspectives on CO2 separation by ionic Liquids: Addressing crucial questions” has been accepted for publication in the Separation and Purification Technology in a special issue of “Ionic Liquids-Assisted Advanced Separation Technology”. Congratulations!
The theme collection of 2024 Emerging Investigators of Nanoscale was finally released and our work has been featured in that collection. This prestigious annual collection spotlights research by internationally recognized, up-and-coming scientists in the early stages of their independent careers, who are making outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Read the collection:
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/nr/d4nr90119c
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
March 2024
The research paper by Aysa and Süer on “Affinity-based engineering of carbon nanotube embedded polyamide membranes for simultaneous desalination and boron removal” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Membrane Science. Congratulations!
Dr. Velioğlu had the opportunity to present her knowledge on membrane technologies at Gebze Technical University, and it was an honor for her to speak to such a bright group of students. She is grateful to Prof. Dr. Işıl Kurnaz for extending the invitation to her and to Prof. Dr. Fikret Yıldız for his support.
February 2024
The review paper by Dr. Sadiye Velioğlu on “Predictive transport modelling in polymeric gas separation membranes: From additive contributions to machine learning” has been accepted for publication in Separation and Purification Technology. It’s been an incredible journey working on this piece. I wish to express my gratitude to Prof. Dr. Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz and Dr. H. Enis Karahan for their collaboration on such a comprehensive article.
January 2024
The review paper by Tuğba and Aysa on “Methanol Recovery: Potential of Nanolaminate OSN Membranes” has been accepted for publication in Nanoscale in a themed collection of “Nanoscale 2024 Emerging Investigators”. Congratulations!
December 2023
October 2023
September 2023
The research paper by Şirin, Melih, and Tuğba on “Molecular Simulations of MXene Nanosheet-Based Membranes for Syngas Separation” has been accepted for publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials in a special issue of “Women in Nano”. Congratulations!
August 2023
Melih presented his MSc thesis completed under the supervision of Dr. Sadiye Velioğlu and titled “Computational investigation of the MXene family for different CO2/H2 mixture adsorption processes: VSA, PSA, TSA, VTSA, and PTSA”. Congratulations, and wish him success!
July 2023
The comprehensive review paper by Şirin on “Can MXene be the Effective Nanomaterial Family for the Membrane and Adsorption Technologies to Reach a Sustainable Green World?” has been accepted for publication in ACS Omega. Congratulations!
June 2023
The hard work of the MEM-CES team is in progress 😉
May 2023
April 2023
Two new projects were funded by the 2023 GTU113 BAP ADEP.
- “Natural gas purification with hybrid carbon molecular sieve membranes” funded by 2023 GTU113 BAP ADEP, Principal Investigator: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2023-2025.
- “MXene-based highly sensitive, cost-effective, scalable, and biodegradable chemosensor for detection of poisonous gases” funded by 2023 GTU113 BAP ADEP, Principal Investigator: Nihan Aydemir, Researcher: Sadiye Velioğlu, 2023-2026.
January 2023
The research paper prepared in collaboration with the experts in membrane technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, “Hyperlooping Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Oxide Nanoarchitectonics as Membranes for Ultrafast Organic Solvent Nanofiltration”, has been accepted for publication in ASC Materials Letters. Thanks for their collaboration on such a comprehensive article!
December 2022
November 2022
Melih attended the AIChE Annual Meeting 2022 held in Phoenix, AZ, USA, with an oral presentation, titled “Computational Investigation of MXene Family for Different CO2/H2 Mixture Adsorption Processes: VSA, PSA, TSA, VTSA, PTSA”.
September 2022
July 2022
The research paper by Şirin and Melih on “Unveiling the Potential of MXenes for H2 Purification and CO2 Capture as an Emerging Family of Nanomaterials” has been accepted for publication in the AIChE Journal in a special issue of “2022 Futures Issue”. Congratulations!
May 2022
The research paper by Aysa on “Desalination Potential of Aquaporin-Inspired Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes: Bridging Between Simulation and Experiment” has been accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!
March 2022
Aysa is awarded to participate in the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, gathering Nobel Laureates and qualified young scientists for scientific exchange between nations, cultures, and disciplines, and taking place in Lindau, Germany, from 26 June to 1 July 2022. Congratulations!
January 2022
The review paper by Melih on “Identification of H2/CO2 Separation Performance of Inorganic Porous Adsorbents via Molecular Simulations” has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics. Congratulations!
September 2021
The research paper by Aysa on “Carbon Nanotubes Integrated in Polyamide Membranes by Support Pre-Infiltration Improve the Desalination Performance” has been accepted for publication in Carbon. Congratulations!
June 2020
Our project proposal on “Molecular investigation of hydrogen separation potential of MXene nanomaterials for efficient and economical energy production” has been granted by the TÜBİTAK 1001 program.