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Müfide Karahasanoğlu

Chief Senior Researcher, PhD

TUBITAK Marmara Research Center

GEBZE, Türkiye

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I am a researcher at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (TUBITAK MRC), focusing on functional materials, including biobased polymers, hydrogels and coatings, for applications in resource efficiency and environmental protection.

My organisation

Established in 1972, TÜBİTAK MARMARA RESEARCH CENTER (MAM) operates within the “TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus” located in the Gebze district of Kocaeli. The center aims to become a global leader in science and technology production with its research, development, and innovation capacity in the fields of Energy Technologies, Climate and Life Sciences, Polar Researches, Materials and Process Technologies. TÜBİTAK MAM is one of the leading organizations in the advanced technology world, with its research infrastructure and globally recognized management and operational process capabilities. Adopting a customer-oriented approach, it provides original solutions to public, private sector, and military institutions. These solutions are realized through fundamental research, applied research and development, technology transfer, innovation, system and facility construction, national standard and norm setting, professional consultancy, and training activities.
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About me

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Polymer Science and Technology. My research focuses on the synthesis of functional polymeric materials and their technological applications. I have been working at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (TUBITAK MRC) for the past eight years, where I currently hold the position of Chief Senior Researcher.

My main research areas include flame-retardant and mechanically durable materials, functional materials for medical applications, surface functionalisation for sensor technologies, and membrane- and gel-based systems.

In recent years, my work has increasingly focused on biomass-derived functional materials, including biobased polymers, hydrogels and coatings. Applications under investigation include controlled nutrient release in agriculture, adsorption and separation, and alternatives to conventional polymeric materials. Within the NATURE call scope, I am interested in contributing material development and characterisation expertise to interdisciplinary projects addressing pollution reduction, resource efficiency and environmental protection.

Skills

  • polymer synthesis and characterization
  • Synthesis and characterization of nanostructures
  • Applications of nanomaterials and polymers
  • Surface Coating Technologies
  • Biomimetics

Interests

  • biopolymers
  • Sustainable materials development
  • Eco-friendly and high-performance materials
  • soft robotics
  • Functional surface coatings

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