Betül URALCAN (Principal Investigator)

Education:
PhD: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, USA, 2018
MS: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, USA, 2015
Bs: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2013

Professional Experience:
• Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2019-present
• Post-doctoral Researcher, Princeton University, USA, 2018-2019
• Research Assistant, Princeton University, USA, 2013-2018
• Assistant in Instruction, Princeton University, USA, 2015-2016

Honors and Awards:
• TUBITAK 2232 International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers, Turkey, 2019.
• 1st place - Poster Prize at Faraday Discussions on Ionic Liquids, Cambridge, UK, 2017.
• Young Investigator Award at Gordon Conference on Liquids, New Hampshire, USA, 2017.
• Molecular Simulations of Aqueous Systems with Advanced Sampling Techniques, Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), 2017-2018
• 3rd place at Gordon Conference on Ionic Liquids, Maine, USA, 2016.
• Prof. Dr. Turgut Noyan Award for Academic Achievements, Boğazici University, Turkey, 2013.
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Research Grant (2209-A) for Undergraduate Students, Turkey, 2012 -2013

Dilara SAADETNEJAD (PhD Candidate)

Education:
PhD: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2019 (Ongoing)
MS: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2017
Bs: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2015

Research Interests:
• Photocatalytic water splitting
• Titanium-based and Dye-Sensitizied Photocatalyst Production
• Electrochemical Energy Storage

Publications:
• D. Saadetnejad and R. Yildirim, 2018, Intenational Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.43, pp. 1116-1122.

Scientific Events:
• NCC6 – 6TH CATALYSIS CONFERENCE, 2016, Bursa / TURKEY
• Swiss Symposium and Summer School, 2016, Les Diablerets / SWITZERLAND

Hobbies:
Dancing (Salsa)

Ayşe Saliha KORKUT (PhD Student)

Education:
PhD: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2022 (Ongoing)
MS: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2022
Bs: Chemical Engineering, Marmara University, Turkey, 2013

Research Topics:
The effect of amino acids on calcium lactate meta-stable region width, Sustainable Development, Mathematical Modelling

Hobbies:
Spanish Culture and Language

Duygu KAYA (PhD Student)

Education:
PhD: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2022 (Ongoing)
MS: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2022
Bs: Chemical Engineering, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey, 2019

Research Interests:
Modelling and Optimization of Supercapacitors, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy Systems

Nurdan Erdem ÖZKARAASLAN (MS Student)

Education:
MS: Computational Science and Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2020 (Ongoing)
Bs: Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering, Sabanci University, Turkey, 2017
Computer Science and Engineering (Double Major), Sabanci University, Turkey, 2018

Research Interests:
• Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Metadynamics, Replica-exchange molecular dynamics

Publications:
• Cokol-Cakmak, M., Cetiner, S., Erdem, N., Bakan, F., Cokol, M. (2020). Guided screen for synergistic three-drug combinations. PLOS one, 15(7), e0235929
• Sokolov, A., Ashenden, S., Sahin, N., Lewis, R., Erdem, N., Ozaltan, E., Bender, A., Roth, F. Cokol, M. (2019). Characterizing ABC-transporter substrate-likeness using a clean-slate genetic background. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10, 448.
• Yildizhan, Y., Erdem, N., Islam, M., Martinez-Duarte, R., Elitas, M. (2017). Dielectrophoretic separation of live and dead monocytes using 3D carbon-electrodes. Sensors, 17(11), 2691.

Academic Achievements:
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow for Ph.D. studies in IST Austria (09/2018 - 03/2020)
• IST Austria Visiting Scientist Scholarship by OeAD (Austrian agency for international mobility and cooperation in education) (Summer 2016)
• Sabanci University Honor Scholarship (full tuition waiver including housing and monthly stipend) (2012 - 2018)

Scientific Events:
• 6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School-Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa/Italy, July 2019
• Marie Curie Assembly Annual Conference - Universitat Wien - Vienna/Austria, February 2019

Ayşe Hafsa Doğan (MS Student)

Education:
MS: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2021 (Ongoing)
Bs: Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2021

Research Interests:
Molecular Dynamic Simulations, Modelling and Optimization of Supercapacitors, Data Analysis of Supercapacitor Systems

Yağız Efe Korkmaz (MS Student)

Education:
MS: Computational Science and Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2022 (Ongoing)
Bs: Physics, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2021

Research Interests:
Molecular Dynamic Simulations, Modelling and Optimization of Supercapacitors, Data Analysis of Supercapacitor Systems

Hobbies:
Volleyball, Snowboarding