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Materials Science and Engineering – (Ph.D.)
Koc University
Graduate School of Sciences & Engineering (GSSE)| Application Deadline: | Early: April 15; Regular: June 17 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - | ||
| Location: | Istanbul / Turkey / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Koc University
An interdisciplinary program on the physical and chemical fundamentals of material synthesis, characterization, structure-property behavior, processing and computational modeling; with emphasis on practical laboratory experience.
Research areas of interest
* Nanostructured materials
* Photonics & laser materials
* Polymeric materials & composites
* Fuel cells & hydrogen storage materials
* Processing & device applications
* Protein biochemistry & biotechnology
* Micro-optics & micro-nano system technologies
Faculty and Research Areas
Chemical and Biological Engineering
* Can Erkey; Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials, Supercritical Fluids, Catalysis, Fuel Cells
* Burak Erman; Polymeric Solids and Liquids; Rubber Elasticity; Biopolymers
* Halil Kavakli; Biological Clock, Photoreceptors, Starch Biosynthesis
* Seda Kýzýlel; Islet encapsulation via interfacial photopolymerization, Mathematical modeling of cell encapsulation by interfacial polymerization, Experimental and computational modeling of functional hydrogels, 2-D and 3-D patterning of hydrogels
Chemistry
* A. Levent Demirel; Nanostructured Materials; Surface & Interface Properties
* Mehmet Somer; Binary and Ternary Nitrides of Metals and Nonmetals,BN, AlN and Si3N4 Ceramics; Nanostructured Oxides, Sulphides and Fluorides; Intermetallic Compounds
* Iskender Yilgor; Polymer Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationships
* H. Funda Yagci Acar; Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Polymer Synthesis, Structure-Property Relations, Biomaterials
* Ersin Yurtsever; Stability and Thermodynamics of Nanostructures
* Ugur Unal; Synthesis and Applications of Nano size inorganic materials, Functional inorganic Layered Materials, Electrochemical, Photochemical Applications of Inorganic Materials (Solar Cells, Water Splitting, Photocatalytic Applications, Nano Cells)
* Ozgur Birer; Spectroscopy, Nanomaterials, Bio-surfaces
Electrical Engineering
* Hakan Urey; Microsensors and Microactuators;Nanomagnetic Materials
Mechanical Engineering
* Erdem Alaca; Micro and Nanofabrication, MEMS-based Biosensors, Materials Behaviour, Engineering Mechanics
* Demircan Canadinc; Materials Behavior, Multi-scale Experimental and Computational Mechanics of Materials, Mechanically Active Materials, Ultra-fine Grained Materials, Biomaterials, High-Strength Steels
* Ismail Lazoglu; Manufacturing Automation, Process Modeling/Optimization/Monitoring/Control
* Mehmet Sayar; Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation of Soft-condensed Matter, Polymer Physics, Polyelectrolytes, Liquid Crystals, Biologically Inspired Materials, Mechanics of Single Molecules
* Murat Sozer; Manufacturing of Composite Materials
Physics
* Tekin Dereli; Geometrical Dynamics of Nanotubes
* Alper Kiraz; Nano-Optics, Single Molecule Microscopy
* Ozgur Mustecaplioglu; Optical Properties of Semiconductors
* Alphan Sennaroglu; Photonic and solid-state materials, Spectroscopy, Femtosecond Optics
* Ali Serpenguzel; Optoelectronic Materials and Microphotonic Devices
Contents
Required core course(s):
* MATH 503 Applied Mathematics
Elective courses (3 credit each):
* MASE 510 Synthetic Polymer Chemistry
MASE 511 Introduction to Polymer Science
MASE 522 Vibrational Spectroscopy
MASE 530 Materials Behaviour
MASE 532 Statistical Mechanics of Polymers
MASE 534 Rubber Elasticity
MASE 536 Multicomponent Polymeric Systems
MASE 538 Intermolecular and Surface Forces
MASE 540 Surface & Interface Properties of Materials
MASE 542 Biomaterials
MASE 544 Nanoparticle Science and Technology
MASE 550 Optical Spectroscopy of Materials and Devices
MASE 570 Micro and Nanofabrication
MASE 571 Semiconductor Processing Methods
* MATH 504 Numerical Methods
MATH 506 Numerical Methods II
* MECH 541 Manufacturing of Advanced Engineering Materials
MECH 543 Computer Integrated Manfucturing and Automation
MECH 546 Machine Tools in Manufacturing
MECH 552 Introduction to Biomechanics
MECH 561 Mechanics of Condensed Matter
* PHYS 509 Condensed Matter Physics I
PHYS 510 Condensed Matter Physics II
ECOE 521 Photonics and Lasers
ECOE 522 Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems
ECOE 525 Photonic Materials & Devices
Courses are selected by the students from the above list and from other courses not listed here in accordance with their areas of specialization and subject to the approval of their advisors. In addition, each student has to take a seminar course, MASE 590 Seminar. Students also register for the thesis course.
* MASE 590
Seminar
* MASE 596
PhD Thesis
* TEAC 500
Teaching Experience
Students who have TA assignments must take TEAC 500: Teaching Experience during the semesters of their assignments. Students must also take ENGL 500: Graduate Writing course.
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Requirements
Students should apply with the completed application form which includes;
* Application Form
* Personal and Educational Background Information (CV)
* Recommendation Letters (2 for MSc, 3 for Ph.D) (3 for MS in Molecular Biology and Genetics)
* TOEFL Requirement (for those whose native language is not English)
- New Internet Based: Minimum Score 80
- Computer Based: Minimum Score 213
- Paper Based: Minimum Score 550
* ALES scores (required for all Turkish nationals)
* GRE scores (required from Foreign students; optional for Turkish students)
* Official transcripts from all the universities attended
* Statement of Purpose
* Areas of Interest (for Electrical & Computer Engineering Applicants only) ;
Areas of Interest (for Material Sciences & Engineering Applicants only)
Areas of Interest (for Mathematics Applicants only)
* Application fee of (35 TL or 20 USD or 15 Euro) must be paid to one of the below account numbers. Please indicate student name and 'GSSE Yuk.Lisans' explanation in the payment. Please include your bank receipt in your application pack.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Accreditation
* One of 229 academic institutions worldwide to adopt the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), as determined by a group of scholars at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in July 2007.
* College of Administrative Sciences and Economics and Graduate School of Business accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), making Koç University the first and only Turkish university with EQUIS accreditation and one of the select group of 115 EQUIS accredited institutions in 33 countries worldwide.
* First Turkish university to be recognized in the Financial Times ranking of top international universities; Executive MBA program ranked 57th in the world
* Executive MBA program listed as one of Europe’s best 20 programs in Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper rankings, 2004.
* Koç University selected as the CFA Institute’s first program partner in Turkey and one of only 40 CFA program partners in Europe, affirming that the university curriculum adheres to professional practice standards and successfully prepares students for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) exams.
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