Faculty

Murat DURANDURDU, Professor  
Ph.D.: Ohio University, Physics, 2002
Research Areas: Computational Materials Science and Engineering Nanotechnology, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

Department Chair
E-mail: murat.durandurdu@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/muratdurandurdu

Mehmet ŞAHİN, Professor
Ph.D.: Selçuk University, Physics, 2005.
Research Areas: Experimental:Electrical characterization of thin film solar cells, electrical characterization of metal-semiconductor diodes, optical characterization of semiconductor thin films. Theoretical: Electronic properties of single- and many-electron semiconductor quantum dot nanostructures, intraband optical transitions in quantum dots, excitons in quantum dots, numerical computations and genetic algorithms

E-mail: mehmet.sahin@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/mehmetsahin

İrfan ALAN, Professor
Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Electrical and Computer Eng., 1993.
Research Areas: Electrical and Electromechanical Energy Conversion Issues; Design and Control of Electrical Machines and Drives; Design and Control of Power Electronic Circuits; Loss Reduction, Efficiency and Performance Improvement Issues; Efficient Use of Electrical Energy; Induction Heating; Power Generation and Shaping Issues; Energy Storage Systems and Control; Electrical and Electromechanical Aspects of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles; Actuator and Control Systems

E-mail: irfan.alan@agu.edu.tr

Hakan USTA, Professor 
Ph.D.:  Northwestern University, Chemistry, 2008.
Research Areas: Materials design and synthesis for organic electronic applications, molecular and polymeric semiconductors, nanodielectic capacitors, light-emissive fluorescent/phosphorescent materials, graphene and graphene-like 2D conductors and semiconductors, organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), organic solar cells (OPVs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and transistors (OLETs)

E-mail: hakan.usta@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/hakanusta
Research Group Web Page: http://ustalab.com

Niğmet UZAL, Professor
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering, 2007.
Research Areas: Membrane technologies for water treatment, industrial wastewater treatment and reuse, physicochemical treatment processes, anaerobic biotechnology.

E-mail: nigmet.uzal@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/nigmetuzal

Burak UZAL, Professor
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering, 2007.
Research Areas: Advanced cementitious systems and their durability, natural mineral admixtures for concrete, environment-friendly cements-concrete systems, lightweight concrete, high-performance concrete, cement and concrete systems with high volume of mineral admixtures, micro and nanostructure of cementitious systems.

E-mail: burak.uzal@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/burakuzal

Evren MUTLUGÜN, Professor
Ph.D.: Bilkent University, Physics, 2012.
Research Areas: Semiconductor quantum dots, metal nanoparticles, nanocomposites, organic light emitting diodes, photovoltaics, excitonic- plasmonic nanostructures and light harvesting applications, flexible and stretchable electronics, innovative lighting and display technologies

E-mail: evren.mutlugun@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/evrenmutlugun
Research Group Web Page: http://www.mutlugunlab.com/

Kutay İÇÖZ, Associate Professor
Ph.D: Purdue University, Biomedical Engineering, 2010.
Research Areas: Bio Micro/NanoElectroMechanical Systems (Bio M/NEMS), biological signal measurement and signal processing, electrophysiology, diffraction based sensing, metrology development, semiconductor packaging and assembly process, product testing and process control systems, intelligent systems, biomedical sensors and instrumentation, biomagnetic particles.

E-mail: kutay.icoz@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/kutayicoz

Burak BAL, Associate Professor
Ph.D: Koç University, Mechanical Engineering, 2015.
Research Interests: New-generation energy efficient structural materials, Game-changing materials, High-Strength Steels, Microstructure Based Modeling, Mechanical Deformation and Microstructure Evolution, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Biomechanics, Fatigue and Fracture

E-mail: burak.bal@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/burakbal

Kevser KAHRAMAN, Associate Professor
Ph.D.: Hacettepe University, Food Engineering, 2011.
Research Areas: Functional foods, enzyme resistant starch and health effects, cereal and cereal products technology, food chemistry, rheology.

E-mail: kevser.kahraman@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/kevserkahraman

Mehmet Tarık ATAY, Associate Professor
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Enginnering Sciences, 2005.
Research Areas: Computational Mechanics, Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations, Stiff/Singular Perturbation Problems and their Numerical Solutions.

E-mail: mehmettarik.atay@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/mtarikatay

Çağatay YILMAZ, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.: Sabancı University, Materiacls Science Engineering, 2018.
Research Areas: Polymer Matrix composite materials, Structural Health Monitoring, Fiber Optic and Ultrasonic Sensors, Micro Damage Mechanisms of Polymer Matrix Composites

E-mail: yilmaz.cagatay@agu.edu.tr

Sinan KESRİKLİOĞLU, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Machine Engineering, 2018
Research Areas: Intelligent Cutting Tools Production, Thin Film Sensors, Cutting Tools Analysis and Modeling, CNC Micro Maching, Cryogenic Machining

E-mail: sinan.kesriklioglu@agu.edu.tr

Fahri Alkan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.: Delaware University, Chemistry, 2016.
Research Areas: Quantum plasmonics, optical and electronic properties of metal nanoparticles, approximate TDDFT methods, calculations of solid-state NMR parameters, photophysical properties of materials

E-mail: fahri.alkan@agu.edu.tr
Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/fahrialkan

Aysun CEBECİ AYDIN, Assistant Professor 
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Biochemistry, 2008.
Research Areas: Food microbiology, microbial genetics, bioinformatics,microbial identification methods, probiotics, bacteriocins, lactic acid bacteria.

E-mail: aysun.cebeciaydin@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/aysunaydin

İlker ERDEM, Assistant Professor 
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, 2009.
Research Areas: Food, biotechnology, micro/ultra/nano filtration, sol-gel, ceramic filters

E-mail: ilker.erdem@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/ilkererdem

Erkin AYDIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Biotechnology, 2010.
Research Areas: Biomaterials, biopolymers, composites, nanotechnologies, biomechanics, tissue engineering, stem cells and regenerative medicine, drug delivery and controlled release, biosensors.

E-mail: erkin.aydin@agu.edu.tr
Personal Web Page: http://people.agu.edu.tr/erkinaydin

Turgut TUT, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.: Bilkent University, Physics, 2008.
Research Areas: Design and fabrication of Photodetectors, micro-nano fabriction techniques, vertical micro-nanopillars, a-Si:H based thin film transistors. Flexible electronics.

E-mail: turgut.tut@agu.edu.tr