The Chemistry Department carries out research in polymer chemistry, materials science, physical chemistry, environmental chemistry, nanomaterials, biochemistry, and molecular electronics.
Main Research Areas
Polymer synthesis and functional materials, nanomaterials and solar cells, adsorption and separation technologies, environmental remediation, biomaterials, molecular semiconductors, biochemistry, cancer-related mechanisms, and drug discovery.
Prof. Dr. Huriye İcil
- Dye-sensitized solar cells
- Chemical sensors and biosensors
- Synthesis of nanomaterials
- Molecular and polymeric semiconductors
- Light-emitting diodes
- Synthesis and characterization of DNA-binding organic compounds
- Electron transfer processes
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Gazi
Research Areas
- Physical Chemistry: adsorption, selective liquid-liquid extraction, chemical kinetics, and chemical thermodynamics
- Polymer Chemistry: designed monomers and polymers, polymerization methods, copolymers, grafting polymers, hairy polymers, crosslinked polymers, resins, gels, polymer networks, hydrogels, porous hydrogels, ion-exchange resins, chelating polymers, functional polymers, antibacterial polymers, biomedical polymers, magnetic polymers, and polymer blends/composites
- Environmental Chemistry: separation and purification technologies, wastewater treatment, removal of heavy metals, dyes, and phenol, photocatalytic degradation, and selective extraction processes
- Materials Science: polymeric, porous, mesoporous, bio-based, antibacterial, biomedical, magnetic, smart, eco-friendly, and composite materials; activated carbons, biomass-derived materials, supercapacitors, and polyelectrolyte materials
Prof. Dr. Elvan Yılmaz
- Polymer synthesis and characterization
- Grafting of synthetic polymers onto chitin, chitosan, and alginates
- Surface modification of polymer and biopolymer gels through grafting
- Polymer gels as loading and controlled-release matrices for chemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical agents
- Miscibility of polymers in solution
Dr. Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo
(Part-time)
Research Areas
- Physical Chemistry: adsorption, selective liquid-liquid extraction, chemical kinetics, and chemical thermodynamics
- Polymer Chemistry: designed monomers and polymers, polymerization methods, copolymers, grafting polymers, crosslinked polymers, polymer gels, hydrogels, ion-exchange resins, chelating polymers, functional polymers, antibacterial polymers, biomedical polymers, magnetic polymers, and polymer blends/composites
- Environmental Chemistry: separation and purification technologies, wastewater treatment, removal of heavy metals, dyes, and phenol, photocatalytic degradation, and selective extraction of transition metals
- Materials Science: polymeric, porous, mesoporous, bio-based, nanoparticle, antibacterial, biomedical, magnetic, smart, eco-friendly, and composite materials; activated carbons, biomass-derived materials, supercapacitors, and polyelectrolyte materials
Dr. Duygu Uzun
(Part-time)
- Electron transfer processes
- Light-emitting diodes
Dr. Meltem Dinleyici
(Part-time)
- Electron transfer processes
- Light-emitting diodes
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ergül Mutlu Altundağ
(Faculty of Medicine, Biochemistry)
- Cell culture and cytotoxicity studies
- Cell death mechanisms
- Natural products in drug discovery
- Stem cell biology, including MSCs and dendritic cells
- Reactive oxygen species
- Epigenetic mechanisms in cancer
- Proteasome system
