Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yelda Ertaş (Bölüm Başkanı)

E- Mail :  yelda.ertas@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Dr. Yelda Ertaş, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Kimya Bölümü mezunudur. Yüksek lisansını Hacettepe Üniversitesi’nde Nanoteknoloji ve Nanotıp alanında, doktora derecesini ise Bilkent Üniversitesi Ulusal Nanoteknoloji Araştırma Merkezi (UNAM)’nde Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji alanında tamamlamıştır. Doktora ve doktora sonrası araştırmalarında, elektrospin yöntemiyle üretilen nanoliflerin filtrasyon ve yüksek performanslı kompozit malzemelerdeki potansiyel uygulamaları üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır. Dr. Ertaş, özellikle polibenzoksazin bazlı nanolifler, polimer/reçine karışımları ve organik-inorganik hibrit malzemeler üzerinde çalışmıştır. Su arıtımı, moleküler filtrasyon, ağır metal iyonlarının giderimi ve boya moleküllerinin ayrıştırılması gibi çevresel uygulamalar konusunda geniş bir deneyime sahiptir. SEM, XRD, XPS, FTIR, TGA, DMA, DSC ve ICP-MS gibi ileri karakterizasyon tekniklerindeki uzmanlığı ve uluslararası prestijli dergilerde yayımlanan çalışmalarıyla dikkat çekmektedir. Ayrıca, Advanced and Emerging Polybenzoxazine Science and Technology adlı kitapta bir bölüm yazmıştır.

2021 yılından bu yana OSTİM Teknik Üniversitesi’nde öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapan Dr. Ertaş, polibenzokzazin reçineler, kompozit nanomalzemeler, fonksiyonel nanolifler ve su arıtımı gibi alanlarda aktif olarak araştırmalarını sürdürmektedir.

 

Prof. Halil Rıdvan Öz

E-Mail :  halilridvan.oz@ostimteknik.edu.tr   

Prof. Dr. Halil Rıdvan Öz received his bachelor's degree from the department of mechanical engineering at Middle East Technical University in 1992, his master's and doctorate degrees in machine theory and dynamics field from Celal Bayar University in 1995 and 1999 respectively. He investigated nonlinear vibrations of curved beams and vibrations of axially moving continua in his graduate studies. He received his associate professor degree in 2000. He conducted research on mucus clearance in respiratory airways at UNR in USA with a TÜBİTAK NATO B1 scholarship. He stayed at the same university for 2 years and taught various courses. Later, he returned to Turkey and worked at Gaziantep, Fatih, Üsküdar, Istanbul Aydın and Iğdır universities, respectively. His research interests include mechanical vibrations, perturbation techniques, differential equations, nonlinear dynamics, finite element analysis, signal processing, artificial intelligence, non-Euclidean geometry, and university competence analysis. He worked as a principal investigator or researcher in TUBITAK, KOSGEB, ISTKA and BAP supported projects. He provided management and R&D consultancy to many companies. 

Assist. Prof. Okan Öner EKİZ 

E- Mail :  okanoner.ekiz@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Dr. Okan Öner Ekiz completed his undergraduate education at Middle East Technical University (METU), Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department in 2008. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from Bilkent University, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department. His undergraduate and post-graduate studies have been published and quoted in important international journals. He discovered the electrochemical reversible phase changes of Graphene and Graphene Oxide in his doctoral studies. Nanodev Scientific A.Ş. (2010) established the initiative. It has commercialized hard-to-reach research devices such as Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and delivered them to important R&D laboratories. His initiatives were deemed worthy of important awards in various events and competitions and were supported by many institutions. In addition to the company's activities, it organizes trainings in order to transfer its experiences to new entrepreneurs. 

Assist. Prof. Ayimgül UZUNYOL ​

E- Mail :  ayimgul.uzunyol@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Ayimgül Uzunyol completed her undergraduate education at Xinjiang University Biotechnology Department (Xinjiang / China) in 2003 and her master's degree at Xinjiang University Life Science and Technology Institute Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department in 2007. She completed her doctorate in 2012 at Kocaeli University, Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering. After graduating from his master's degree, he completed his PhD at the Institute of Traditional Uyghur Medicine at Xinjiang Medical University (Xinjiang / China). See. served as she. She worked as a manager and researcher in China's national projects until 2012, and she has papers and publications in national and international scientific events. During her doctorate, she worked as a researcher in TUBITAK projects at Kocaeli University, Clinical and Experimental Research Application and Research Center. She has been working as a lecturer at OSTİM Technical University Vocational School since January 2022. 

Assist. Prof. Masoud LATIFINAVID

E- Mail :  masoud.latifinavid@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Assistant Professor Dr. Masoud LATIFINAVID holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University. His expertise includes robotics, mechatronics, automation, and uncrewed systems. He has served as both a project manager and researcher in various national and international projects funded by organizations such as the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), the Ankara Development Agency, the Islamic Development Bank, the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Turkish Aerospace Industry. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Latifinavid is actively involved in entrepreneurship. He has received several prestigious awards, including the 2017 Yeni Fikirler Yeni İşler Grand Prize, the ISDB-Transformers 2018 Award, and the ROBOİK 2019 Award. He specializes in using innovative techniques such as artificial intelligence and deep learning in modeling, controlling, and optimizing robotic, automated, and uncrewed systems during research and development processes. 

Assist. Prof. Okan Öner EKİZ ​

E- Mail :  atakan.peker@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Dr. Okan Öner Ekiz completed his undergraduate education at Middle East Technical University (METU), Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department in 2008. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from Bilkent University, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department. His undergraduate and post-graduate studies have been published and quoted in important international journals. He discovered the electrochemical reversible phase changes of Graphene and Graphene Oxide in his doctoral studies. Nanodev Scientific A.Ş. (2010) established the initiative. It has commercialized hard-to-reach research devices such as Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and delivered them to important R&D laboratories. His initiatives were deemed worthy of important awards in various events and competitions and were supported by many institutions. In addition to the company's activities, it organizes trainings in order to transfer its experiences to new entrepreneurs. 

Research Assist. Saliha SÖKEN

E- Mail :  saliha.soken@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Saliha graduated from KTO Karatay University, Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering in 2020. She started his master's degree with thesis in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Necmettin Erbakan University in 2020. Her undergraduate thesis was on the production and characterization of boron carbide reinforced, 304 stainless steel matrix composites. Her fields of study are on composite and polymer materials. 

Research Assist. Eylül YAKAR​

E- Mail :  eylul.yakar@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Eylul Yakar graduated from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at TOBB University of Economics and Technology in 2022. The same year, she began her thesis-based master's degree in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine at Hacettepe University. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in cell culture experiments and contributed to cancer research involving nanomaterials. She also worked with molecular biology techniques and conducted microbiology experiments. For her undergraduate thesis, she examined brain networks during mental arithmetic tasks. In her master's studies, Eylul Yakar has been involved in various projects based on nanomaterials. She participated in a scientific research project focusing on high-resolution diagnostic and analysis systems by synthesizing specialized metal oxide nanoparticles. Additionally, for another project based on a water filtration system, she synthesized various forms of titanium dioxide, such as nanorods and nanowires, using hydrothermal methods. As part of the TUBITAK 1004 project, she synthesized nanostructures on the surface of titanium alloy through anodic oxidation and contributed to the investigation of the osseointegration of the synthesized material using various characterization techniques. Currently, for her master's thesis, she is working on synthesizing black titanium dioxide nanostructures using electrochemical methods and evaluating the antibacterial properties of these nanostructures.

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