Research Areas

Plasmonics, Biosensing, Optoelectronics, Organic Photovoltaics, Nanotechnology

 

Education

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering Sabancı University 2016
BSc Materials Science and Engineering Sabancı University 2006
 

 

Work Experience

Assistant Professor Istanbul Medipol University 2019 – current
Lecturer Istanbul Medipol University 2017 – 2019
Postdoctoral Researcher Sabancı University 2016 – 2016

 

Offered Undergraduate Courses

Introduction to Materials Science 2016-17 Spring
Biosensors 2017-18 Spring, 2018-19 Spring, 2019-20 Spring, 2020-21 Spring
Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 2018-19 Fall, 2019-20 Fall
Micro/Nanofabrication 2018-19 Fall, 2020-21 Fall
Probability and Random Variables 2020-21 Fall

 

Offered Graduate Courses

Biosensors: Concepts and Strategies 2017-18 Fall, 2018-19 Fall, 2019-20 Fall
Advanced Materials Characterization 2017-18 Spring, 2019-20 Fall
Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics 2020-21 Fall
Nano-Optics 2020-21 Spring

 

Funded Research

Principal Investigator, “Refractory Group 4 Metal Nitride Nanostructures and their Plasmonic Applications”, TUBITAK, ARDEB 1001, #120F165; 03/2021-02/2024 
Researcher, “NANOSIS – Tümleşik, Ölçeklenebilir İşlevsel Nanoyapılar ve Nanosistemler”, TUBITAK, ARDEB 1004, #20AG004; 02/2021-01/2024
Researcher, “Design of a Chronically Implantable Microelectrode Array for Measurement of Dopamine Concentration”, TUBITAK, ARDEB 1003 #118S072; 10/2018-06/2021 
Principal Investigator, “Development of Localized Surface Plasmon enhanced single-junction and tandem organic photovoltaics”, TUBITAK, ARDEB 3501 #217M456; 05/2018-08/2020.
Principal Investigator, “Development of Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance based Biosensing Platform”, TUBITAK, TEYDEB 1511 #1150125;  01/2016-12/2018

 

Selected Publications

H. Kurt, A.E. Eyüpoğlu, T. Sütlü, H. Budak, M. Yüce, “Plasmonic Selection of ssDNA Aptamers against Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor”, ACS Combinatorial Science, 21, 8, 578-587, 2019
Z.S. Pehlivan, M. Torabfam, H. Kurt, C.W. Ow-Yang, N. Hildebrant, M. Yüce, “Aptamer and nanomaterial based FRET biosensors: a review on recent advances (2014-2019)”, Microchimica Acta, 186, 8, 563, 2019.
S. Khabbaz Abkenar, A. Tufani, G. Ince, H. Kurt, A. Turak, C.W. Ow-Yang, “Transfer Printing Gold Nanoparticle Arrays with Thermo-Responsive Poly N-isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAAm)”, Nanoscale, 9, 2969-2973, 2017. 
H. Kurt, M. Yuce, B. Hussain, H. Budak, “Dual-Excitation Upconverting Nanoparticle and Quantum Dot Aptasensor for Multiplexed Food Pathogen Detection”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 81, 280-286, 2016. 
H. Kurt, E. Alpaslan, B. Yildiz, C. W. Ow-Yang, “Conformation-mediated Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) in blue-emitting polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)-passivated zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 488, 348-355, 2017

 

Current Students & Alumni

  • Erhan Saatçioğlu (M.Sc.) – Current
    • Research Areas: Plasmonic Biosensing