Group Leader
Esmail Doustkhah
Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry -
PhD in Chemistry - Director of Clean Energy Research Center (ISU-TEAM) - Faculty Member at Istinye University (ISU)
Institutional Website: https://www.istinye.edu.tr/en/mdbf/akademik-kadro/esmail-doustkhah
Research fellows
Naeimeh Sadat Peighambar Doust
PhD in Materials Science - Research Associate
Research area:
Electrochemical energy storage, photoelectrochemistry, advanced functional materials, hydrogen production, solar energy conversion, MOFs, 2D nanomaterials, and next-generation battery technologies.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research area:
acterization, Water Treatment, Photo/Sonocatalysis, Water Spilliting
Emin Sarli
Emin Sarli
2218-TÜBİTAK Postdoctoral Research Fellow
PhD Students
Milad Behroozi
Sepideh Sadighi
Sepideh Sadighi
PhD candidate
Research Area:
Research focused on electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, photocatalysis, Python-based scientific softwares development, and DFT-based design of semiconductor heterostructures for sustainable hydrogen and oxygen production and clean energy applications.
Sepideh Sadighi
Sepideh Sadighi
Sepideh Sadighi
PhD candidate
Research Area:
Photoelectrochemistry, MOFs, electrocatalytic hydrogen production, and sustainable catalyst development from waste PET plastics.
Bahar Pezeshki
Sepideh Sadighi
Bahar Pezeshki
PhD Student
Research Area:
Nanomaterials, advanced functional coatings, catalysis, and sustainable materials for clean energy and environmental applications.
Undergraduate Students
Büşra Cigerci
Yaren Çalikuşu
Yaren Çalikuşu
Undergraduate Student
Research Area:
Synthesis and electrochemical applications of silsesquioxane (POSS) cages and layered materials.
Yaren Çalikuşu
Yaren Çalikuşu
Yaren Çalikuşu
Undergraduate Student
Research area:
Synthesis and characterization of magadiite and layered silicates from waste glass.
Reyhan Argum
Yaren Çalikuşu
Reyhan Argum
Undergraduate Student
Research Area:
Conducting research on the synthesis of layered silicates through upcycling approaches, with a focus on valorizing waste materials within the framework of green chemistry and the circular economy.
Irem Gezer
Yaren Çalikuşu
Reyhan Argum
Undergraduate Student
Research Area:
Conducting a TÜBİTAK-supported research project on the synthesis and structural characterization of Kenyaite using alternative silica sources. Interests include 3D molecular modeling, simulation studies, and computational chemistry.
Visitors/Adjunct Fellows
N. Hussein N. Al-Assadi
PhD in Materials Science - Adjunct Professor
Main Affiliation: Research Scientist at Riken Institute, Wako, Japan
Honorary Group members!