Fall ’21 Department Seminars with Dr. Gökhan Çelik

Fall ’21 Department Seminars with Dr. Gökhan Çelik Title: Catalytic Upcycling of Single-Use Polyolefins into Lubricants: A Path Forward for Circular Economy Speaker: Dr. Gökhan Çelik Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory Chicago, Illinois, United States Date: October 12, 2021, Tuesday Time: 12:30 Place: Zoom Abstract: Polymers are ubiquitous, critical to the function […]

Spring ’20 Department Seminars with Dr. Çağatay Dengiz

Spring ’20 Department Seminars with Dr. Çağatay Dengiz Title: Expanding the Chemical Space of Carbon-Rich Materials by Click-Type Reactions Speaker: Dr. Çağatay Dengiz Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University Ankara, Türkiye Date: March 3, 2020, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Synthetic and natural dyes play a fundamental and indispensable role […]

Spring ’20 Department Seminars with Dr. Burak V. Kabasakal

Spring ’20 Department Seminars with Dr. Burak V. Kabasakal Title: Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins Involved in Quality Control Speaker: Dr. Burak V. Kabasakal Institute of Accelerator Technologies, Ankara University Ankara, Türkiye Date: February 18, 2020, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Membrane proteins constitute an important class of proteins for medical, […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Altuğ Poyraz

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Altuğ Poyraz Title: Improving the Electrochemical Performance of Aqueous Rechargable Zn/MnO2 Materials Speaker: Dr. Altuğ Poyraz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia, United States Date: December 26, 2022, Thursday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Rechargeable aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBS) have many advantages such […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Igor Lyubinetsky

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Igor Lyubinetsky Title: Insights into Photocatalysis from STM Studies on Model Transition-Metal Oxides Speaker: Dr. Igor Lyubinetsky Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University Ankara, Türkiye Date: December 24, 2019, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: In an effort to obtain new insights into photocatalytic phenomena, there has […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Çağlar Elbüken

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Çağlar Elbüken Title: Hemorheometry-on-Chip: An Optofluidic System for Whole Blood Characterization Speaker: Dr. Çağlar Elbüken Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University Ankara, Türkiye Date: December 10, 2019, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Whole blood flow dynamics determine the tissue oxygenation levels, hence carry […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Prof. Seda Keskin Avcı

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Prof. Seda Keskin Avcı Title: High-Throughput Screening of Porous Materials for CO2 Capture and Separation Speaker: Prof. Seda Keskin Avcı Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koç University Istanbul, Türkiye Date: November 26, 2019, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: We have witnessed the quick growth of a […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Bahar İpek Torun

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Bahar İpek Torun Title: Cu and Fe-Exchanged Zeolites for Direct Methane Conversion to Methanol Speaker: Dr. Bahar İpek Torun Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University  Ankara, Türkiye Date: November 19, 2019, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Shale gas production increased sharply since 2005 (from […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Özgül Persil Çetinkol

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Özgül Persil Çetinkol Title: From Small Molecule-Nucleic Acid Interactions to Detection Platforms Speaker: Dr. Özgül Persil Çetinkol, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University Ankara, Türkiye Date: November 12, 2019, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Design of small molecules that bind to nucleic […]

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Yegan Erdem

Fall ’19 Department Seminars with Dr. Yegan Erdem Title: Droplets and Microfluidic Systems for Nanomaterial Synthesis Speaker: Dr. Yegan Erdem Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bilkent University Ankara, Türkiye Date: October 22, 2019, Tuesday Time: 12:40 Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Droplet-based microfluidic systems are promising for biological and chemical reactions as they provide rapid […]