With the support of TÜBİTAK-BİDEB 2221 visiting scientist support program, Dr. Hüseyin Enis Karahan started his studies at ITU SENTEK to develop a project on "Conversion of Microalgal Biomass to Carbon Dots by Environmentally Friendly Methods and Its Use in the Production of Graphene-Based Hydrogen Separation Membranes" and to form future collaborations. We welcome him and wish him success in his work.
Dr. Karahan completed his undergraduate studies at ITU in Chemical Engineering (principal major) and Molecular Biology and Genetics departments (within the double major program), and his master’s and doctoral studies in the Materials Science and Engineering program of Koç University and Bioengineering program of Nanyang Technology University, respectively. He started his post-doctoral research at Singapore Membrane Technology Center and The University of Sydney and later continued at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) under Kyoto University. Since March 2022, he has been serving as a visiting scientist at ITU-SENTEK with the support of TUBITAK (BIDED 2221 program). He has received numerous international recognitions, including the SINGA Scholarship, the Brian Kelly Award, CARBON Journal Prize, JSPS Fellowship, and Fulbright Scholarship. Currently, he is a member of the editorial boards of CARBON and COATINGS journals. His research interests include molecular self-assembly, functional surface coatings, nanostructured antimicrobial materials, and advanced carbon-based membranes.