Group Members
About Emren
Prof. Dr. Emren Nalbant
Emren Nalbant has received her BS degree in METU Department of Chemistry Education in 1998. Then she has performed master’s studies in METU Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Ceyhan Kayran. Emren worked on synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes, and completed her studies in 2001.
Emren decided to pursue a doctoral degree and moved to the United States. She has conducted her PhD studies with the supervision of Prof. Bryan W. Eichhorn in University of Maryland. Her PhD work focused on synthesis and investigation of unique properties of transition metal centered main group (Zintl ion) clusters. After receiving her PhD degree in 2005, Emren started working as a postdoctoral research associate in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA. During these studies she had opportunity to gain experiences about great world of nanomaterials. Emren worked on synthesizing gold nanoparticles and investigating their potential sensing applications in Dr. Angela Hight Walker’s laboratory.
Finally in 2009 Emren came back to METU Department of Chemistry to deliver her experiences to young researchers. Since then Emren and her group members have been working on synthesizing clusters/nanomaterials, discovering their interesting properties and potential applications in various areas of nanotechnology naming sensing, solar cell, CO2 capture and catalysis.
Team Members
Alumni Members
Asude Çetin
“Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Studies of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Water Oxidation Reaction”
İzel Aksoy
“Synthesis of Cobalt Based Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Investigation of Their Potential Use as Catalysts in Water Oxidation Reaction”
Elif Ekebaş
Magnesium substituted cobalt spinel nanostructures for electrocatalytic water oxidation
Emir Aydın
Efficiency analyses of gold nanoparticle embedded Si-solar cells
Current Position: R&D Scientist at Eczacıbaşı
Doruk Ergöçmen
Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Integrated Main Group Clusters
Current Position: PhD Student at Oxford University
S. Esra Öğün
Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis of Nickel Integrated Germanium Clusters
Current Position: R&D Scientist at Procter & Gamble, Germany
Duygu Kozanoğlu
Power Conversion Efficiency Enhancement of Organic Solar Cells by Addition of Gold Nanoparticles
Current Position: PhD Student in Micro and Nanotechnology, METU
Zhanar Sholanbayeva
Synthesis, Characterization and Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles
Beril Balkancı
Synthesis, Characterization and Functionalization of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
Berkay Ateş
Serra Kocabaş
“Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Investigation of Nano-catalysts in Spinel Structure for Water Oxidation Reaction”
Yağmur Ağcalı
“Synthesis, Characterization and Investigation of Manganese Based Metaloxide Nanoparticles as Water Oxidation Catalysts”
Aylin Elçi
Tin(IV) oxide coated gold nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and investigation of surface enhanced Raman scattering activities
Current Position: PhD Student in Micro and Nanotechnology, METU
Cansu Börüban
Carbon Dioxide Capture by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated Supports
Current Position: R&D Scientist at Brisa
N. İlkem Evcimen
Carbon Dioxide Capture by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated Supports
Current Position: R&D Scientist at Polisan
Çağla Arca
High Aspect Ratio Gold Nanowires: Synthesis, Characterization and Investigation of Potential Applications
Current Position: R&D Scientist at Polisan
Elçin Dertli
Synthesis of Gold Nanowires with High Aspect Ratio and Morphological Purity
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