Group Members
Prof. Sezen Soyer-Uzun
Principal Investigator
Research Interests:
Synthesis, characterization and structural modeling of disordered materials such as glassy materials and geopolymers; and composite materials such as polymer-calcium phosphate composites aiming to understand structure-property relationships in these systems
Education:
BSc: Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2003
MSc: Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2005
PhD: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California, USA, 2009
Work Experience:
Research Scientist: ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville Technology Center, Oklahoma, USA, 2010-2012
Post Doctoral Researcher: Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA, 2010
We are looking for motivated graduate students. Interested students are welcome to contact Dr. Soyer-Uzun.
Current Graduate Students:
Kardelen Kaya-Özkiper
PhD Student
MSc: Boğaziçi University
BSc: Istanbul Technical University
Research area: Design of Geopolymers Exhibiting Photocatalytic Activity as Self-Cleaning Construction Materials
Serhat Arca
PhD Student
MSc and BSc: Boğaziçi University
Research area: RMC Modeling, Geopolymers
Feyza Kevser Öner
PhD Student
MSc and BSc: Boğaziçi University
Research area: Development of High Performance Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications
Your name could be here. Interested students are welcome to contact Dr. Soyer-Uzun.
Group AlumnI:
Feyza Kevser Öner
PhD Student
MSc Thesis: Development of PLA-Calcium Phosphate Composites with High Compressive Strength Employing a Silane Coupling Agent (A-174) (2019)
Current position: PhD Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University
Kadriye Deniz Köse
MSc Thesis: Identification of the Relations between Synthesis Conditions and Compressive Strength in Geopolymer Systems via Statistical Learning Methods (2019) (Co-advised with Dr. Burak Alakent at Boğaziçi University)
Current position: PhD Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University
Melike Dilara Göreke
MSc Thesis: Modeling of Polymer/Ceramic Composites via Molecular Dynamics Simulations (2019) (Co-advised with Dr. Burak Alakent at Boğaziçi University)
Current position: PhD Student, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Refika Çetintaş
MSc Thesis: Structure-Property Relationships in Volcanic Ash-Based One Part Geopolymers and Perlite-Metakaolin Based Two Part Geopolymers (2018)
Current position: Engineer, Kırıkkale Refinery, Tüpraş
Çisem Yurtsever
MSc Thesis: Reverse Monte Carlo Modeling of Ge-As-Te Chalcogenide Glasses (2017)
Current position: Quality Assurance Engineer, Coca-Cola
Öznur Cansu Seçkin
MSc Thesis: Structural Characteristics of Borax-Metakaolin and Borax-Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Systems (2017)
Current position: Project and System Management Engineer, Roketsan
Serhat Arca
MSc Thesis: Reverse Monte Carlo Modeling of Metakaolin and Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer (2016)
Current position: PhD Student at Boğaziçi University and R&D Superintendent at Tüpraş
Kardelen Kaya
MSc Thesis: Structural Characteristics of Metakaolin-Red Mud and C-Type Fly Ash Based Geopolymers (2016)
Current position: PhD Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University
Göksu Acar
MSc Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Sepiolite-Based Geopolymers (2016)
Current position: Raw Materials Analyst, Pfizzer
Işıl Özer
MSc Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Metakaolin, Fly Ash, ans Red Mud Based Geopolymers (2015)
Current position: Technology Account Manager, Siegwerk
