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Primary Investigator
Şeniz Uçar
Dr.Uçar received her MSc degree in Chemistry from METU in 2012 and her PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from NTNU in 2017. Her research interests include fundamental and applied crystallization, functional particle design, resource recovery and green engineering.
Graduate Students
Özgür Gülmez
Özgür received his BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from METU in 2020 and his MSc degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in 2025.
Özgür's research focuses on investigations of crystallization pathways, design and synthesis of functional calcium-based mineral particles for biomedical applications.
Zehra Erzen Yıldız
Erzen received her BSc degree in Chemistry from METU in 2023 and she has been a MSc candidate in the CPD Research Group since February 2024.
Erzen investigates design and synthesis of calcium-based minerals as host materials for protein storage and delivery.
Pınar Poçan
Pınar received her BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from METU in 2021 and is currently a MSc candidate in Biomedical Engineering.
Pınar’s research focuses on design of composite materials of mineralized hydrogels for bone tissue engineering applications.
Melis Ece Tatar
Melis received her BSc degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from METU in 2023, and she has been a member of the CPD Research Group since June 2024.
Melis investigates carbonization of alkaline waste for production of value-added mineral products and as a CCUS technology.
Cansel Mehmetalioğlu
Cansel received her BSc degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from METU and she has been a member of the CPD Research Group since October 2023.
Cansel's research focuses on design and synthesis of calcium carbonate particles from waste streams for green cement applications.
Su Karaoğlu
Su received her BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from METU in 2025 with a minor degree in Chemistry. She has been a member of the CPD Research Group since October 2024.
Su's research focuses on optimization of leaching process for precipitated calcium carbonate production from steel slag.
Undergraduate Students
Aysu Balamutçu
Aysu is a BSc candidate in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at METU, and a TUBITAK Star scholar.
Aysu investigates synthesis and utilization of hierarchical vaterite particles as effective drug carriers and mathematical modeling of release kinetics.
Pervin Cemalgil
Pervin is a BSc candidate at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at METU.
Pervin's research focuses on effects of proteins on the morphology development of calcium carbonate particles.
Buket Aksan
Buket is a BSc candidate at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at METU and joined the CPD Research Group in October 2024.
Buket investigates the interactions between proteins and mineral hosts.
Jahangir Mammadli
Jahangir is a BSc candidate at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at METU and joined the CPD Research Group in February 2025.
Jahangir focuses on resource recovery from waste streams.
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