Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM)

mkbayazit@sabanciuniv.edu

+90 (216) 483 90 00 – 7921

Ph.D. in Nanochemistry

PhD, Department of Chemistry, Durham University, UK, 2007-2010

MSc, Department of Chemistry, Abant İzzet Baysal University, 2002-2005

BSc, Department of Chemistry, Abant İzzet Baysal University, 1997-2002

Lead Principal Investigator, Assoc. Prof., Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, 2019-ongoing

Honorary Research Associate and Researcher Co-Investigator, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, İngiltere, 2017-2018

Senior Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, UK, 2016-2017

Scientific Consultant, Imperial Consultants (ICON), UK, 2016-2017

Senior-Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, UK, 2014-2016

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, UK, 2010-2014

Doctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Durham University, UK, 2007-2010

Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Abant İzzet Baysal University, 1997-2002

Chemistry and engineering of 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D nanomaterials: Exfoliation and processing of materials in liquid/solid phases; surface functionalization via covalent and non-covalent methods; separation and purification; spectroscopic and microscopic characterization; preparation of thin films, hydrogels, organogels, and aerogels; composite fabrication; energy harvesting; chemical sensors.
Flow chemistry: Reaction chemistry and engineering; design and development of continuous-flow reactors for the high-efficiency and scalable production of colloidal nanomaterials and their hybrids.
Microwave chemistry: Microwave-assisted reactions; development of microwave-based reactors; applications of microwaves in solid and liquid phases.
Photocatalysis and energy storage: Utilization of nanomaterials in energy conversion and storage applications such as water splitting/purification, hydrogen production, oxygen evolution reaction (OER), CO₂ conversion, supercapacitors, and batteries.
Organic Polymer Chemistry: Synthesis, characterization, and composite applications.

Bayazit, M. K., Yau, H. C., Roberts, C. S., Steinke, J. G. S., & Shaffer, M. S. P. (2025). A diameter-selective fullerene-mediated supramolecular self-assembly motif for single-walled carbon nanotube enrichment. Carbon, 244, 120613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120613

Hooshmand, S., Yılmaz B., Ünal, U. & Bayazıt, M. K. (2025). Insights into the synthesis and characterization of thiosemicarbazide and urea-based novel isotype II heterojunctions and their competing physicochemical properties in photochemical hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 138, 903-913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.05.186

Haruna, A., Dönmez, K. B., Hooshmand, S., Avcı, E., Qamar, M., Zaidi, S. A., Shahzad, F., Miller, T. S., Chakrabarti, B. K., Howard, C. A., & Bayazıt, M. K. (2024). Harmony of nanosystems: Graphitic carbon nitride/carbon nanomaterial hybrid architectures for energy storage in supercapacitors and batteries. Carbon, 226, 119177. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119177
Zafar, S., Saleem, Q., Şaş, H. S., & Bayazıt, M. K. (2024). Numerical investigation of heat transfer and temperature distribution in a Microwave-Heated Heli-Flow reactor and experimental validation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 488, 150914. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150914
Arat, R., Fidan, T., Yüce, M., Kurt, H., & Bayazıt, M. K. (2024). Non-destructive covalent surface alkylation of graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation in water. FlatChem, 43, 100599. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flatc.2023.100599

Bayazıt, M. K., Hooshmand, S., Şimşek, Y., Yürüm, A, Alkan Gürsel, S., Zabara, M. A., Öztürk, Z. Z., Büyükköse, S., Kılıç, (Inventors). (2024). A chemiresistive nanosensor. TR 2024/012917. (Pending)
Bayazıt, M. K., Arat, R., Bayındır, O., Şimşek, Y., Öztürk, Z. Z., Büyükköse, S., Kılıç, A. (Inventors). (2024). A carbon nanotube ammonia sensor. TR 2024/021598. (Pending)
Bayazit, M. K., Yuce, M. (Inventors). (2023). Polymer nanocomposites with sub 5nm metal nanoparticles for improved antimicrobial effectiveness and method of production. WO2023009083 A1, EP4355094 A1, US20250081970 A1 (Pending).
Bayazit, M. K. & Tang, J. (Inventors). (2018). High-quality Graphene via microwave-promoted non-destructive Solid-State Expansion of Intercalated Graphite. PCT/EP2018/083868.
Bayazit, M. K. & Tang, J. (Inventors). (2017). High-throughput graphene production method. GB1720494.2.
Bayazit, M. K. & Tang, J. (Inventors). (2016). Graphene production method. GB1601109.0.
Bayazit, M. K., Cao, E., Gavriilidis, A. & Tang, J. (Inventors). (2015). Nanoparticle synthesis method. GB1515556.7.
Shaffer, M. S. P. and Steinke, J.H.G. (Bayazit M.K., shareholder) (2014). Self-assembly of carbon nanotubes. WO 2014-EP73741.

RSC Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Emerging Investigator Award (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023)
IChemE Global Research Project Awards Finalist (Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2022)
COMSTECH Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (2022)
TÜBİTAK International Outstanding Researcher Fellowship (2019)
TÜBİTAK 2232 Independent Research Fellowship (2018)
Dai Best Paper Award (Ramsay Society, 2017)
Community Achievement Award (Centre for Turkey Studies and Development, 2012)
PhD Scholarship (Durham University, Department of Chemistry, 2008-2010)
PhD Fellowship (TÜBİTAK, 2007-2010)
İzzet Baysal Foundation Greater Success Award (Second-best honor degree, Faculty of Sciences & Department of Chemistry, Abant İzzet Baysal University, 2002)

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