Engin Durgun
Principle Investigator
Tel: +90 (312) 290 3578
E-mail: durgun[at]unam.bilkent.edu.tr
Office: UNAM-107
Education:
Representative Publications:
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
Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) - Associate Member, 2024 -
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New Phases of GermaneneThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 5, 2694–2699 (2014)
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Photoswichable Molecular Rings for Solar-Thermal Energy StorageJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters 4, 854-860 (2013)
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Understanding and Controlling the reactivity of the Calcium Silicate Phases from First PrinciplesChemistry of Materials 24, 1262 (2012)
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Half-Metallic Silicon NanowiresPhysical Review Letters 99, 256806 (2007)
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Transition Metal-Ethylene Complexes as High-Capacity Hydrogen Storage MediaPhysical Review Letters 97, 226102 (2006)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Selma Mayda Bacaksiz
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow
PhD: Physics, IYTE
Tel: +90 (312) 290 6560
E-mail: selma[at]unam.bilkent.edu.tr
Office: UNAM-106
Taylan Görkan
Post-doctoral Researcher
PhD: Physics, Adnan Menderes University
Tel: +90 (312) 290 6560
E-mail: taylangorkan[at]gmail.com
Office: UNAM-106
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Sinan Karaalioğlu
MSc Student
BS: Physics, METU
Tel: +90 (312) 290 3569
E-mail: sinankaraalioglu[at]gmail.com
Office: UNAM-106
Doğukan Hazar Özbey
PhD. Student
BS: Physics Engineering, Ankara University
MS: Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University
Tel: +90 (312) 290 3569
E-mail: hazar.ozbey[at]bilkent.edu.tr
Office: UNAM-106
ALUMNI
Aykut Turfanda
Post-doctoral Researcher
Current Position: Postdoc Fellow, Technical University of Munich
PhD: Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, ITU
Gözde Ö. Sargın
Postdoctoral Researcher
Current Position: Lecturer Dr., Turkish National Defence University
PhD: Physics, İYTE
Mete Abboud
PhD. Student
Current Position: Postdoc Researcher, University of Amsterdam
PhD: Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany
Berna Akgenç
Visiting Researcher
Current Position: Assoc. Prof., Kirklareli University
PhD: Physics, Yildiz Technical University
Zehra İrem Yıldız
PhD. Student
Current Position: Asst. Prof, Bursa Technical University
Fuat Topuz
Post Doctoral Researcher
Current Position: Assoc. Prof., Istanbul Technical University
PhD: Chemistry, Aachen University
Merve Demirtaş
Visiting Researcher
PhD: Senior Researcher, TÜBİTAK ULAKBIM
PhD: Physics, METU
Mert Miraç Çiçek
PhD. Student
Current Position: Engineer, Aselsan
PhD: Physics Engineering, Ankara University
M. J. Varjovi
PhD. Student
Current Position: Research Scientist, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Muammer Kanlı
PhD. Student
Current Position: Asst. Prof., Istanbul Beykent University
Burak Özdemir
Post Doctoral Researcher
Current Position: Post-doc, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
PhD: Advanced Materials, Central Michigan University
M. Emin Kılıç
Visiting Researcher
Current Position: Asst. Prof, Virginia Commonwealth University
PhD. Physics, METU
J. Khanifaev
MSc. Student
Current Position: Max-Planck-Institut fur Eisenforschung, Germany
Abdullatif Önen
MSc. Student
Current Position: PhD Student, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
İsmail Can Oğuz
MSc. Student
Current Position: Post-doc, DIFFER – Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
Semran İpek
Visiting Researcher
Current Position: Asst. Prof, İstanbul Medeniyet University
PhD: Physics, Gebze Technical University
H. Şener Şen
Post Doctoral Researcher
Y. Gözde Sağlam
MSc. Student
Current Position : PhD Student at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Lütfiye Hallıoğlu
MSc. Student
Current Position : Chemical Engineer/ Intellectual Property Specialist at Vestel
Deniz Kecik
Post Doctoral Researcher
Current Position. Senior Engineer, Aselsan
PhD. Materials Science and Engineering, EPFL