Computational materials science, two-dimensional materials, drug delivery and molecular encapsulation, cement chemistry
Education and Work Experience
PhD: Bilkent University, 2007
Postdoctoral Associate: University of Liege, 2007-2009
Postdoctoral Associate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-2012
Awards
Young Scientist Awards of the Science Academy (BAGEP), 2013
Eser Tümen Young Scientist Award (FABED), 2015
Young Scientist Award of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA-GEBİP), 2015
METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award, 2015
Scientist of the Year, Young Scientist Awards from Heroes of Science Association of Turkey, 2015
TOYP-Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Turkey (JCI), 2016
TOYP-Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI), 2017
TUBITAK Incentive Award, 2018
Representative Publications
Two-Dimensional Janus GePAs Monolayer: A Direct-Band-Gap Semiconductor with High and Anisotropic Mobility for Efficient Photocatalytic Water Splitting Physical Review Applied 17 (3), 034043
New Phases of Germanene The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 5, 2694–2699 (2014)
Understanding and Controlling the reactivity of the Calcium Silicate Phases from First Principles Chemistry of Materials 24, 1262 (2012)
