Title:
Assistant Professor
Room / Office:
M4235
Phone Number:
+90 212 359 4470
Fax Number:
+90 212 287 2456
Degrees
Ph.D. 2021, Mechanical Engineering, Nortwestern University, Evanston, USA
B.S. 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2023-
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, USA, 2021-2022
Courses Taught
ME58F Special Topics: Introduction to Computational Material Science
Research Interests
Molecular Modeling
Polymer Science
Biomaterials
Bioinspired systems
Awards & Honors
Mechanical Engineering Departmental Fellowship, Northwestern University, 2016-2017
Graduation with High Honors, Boğaziçi University, 2016
Publications
- Dansuk, K.C., Pal, S. & Keten, S. A catch bond mechanism with looped adhesive tethers for self-strengthening materials. Commun Mater 4, 60 (2023).
- Pal, S., Dansuk, K.C., Giuntoli, A., Sirk, T. Keten, S. Predicting the Effect of Hardener Composition on Mechanical and Fracture properties of Epoxy Resin using Molecular Modelling. Macromolecules, 56, 4447-4456 (2023)
- Dansuk, K.C., Keten, S. Self-strengthening biphasic nanoparticle assemblies with intrinsic catch bonds. Nat Commun 12, 85 (2021).
- Dansuk, K. C., Keten, S. A simple mechanical model for synthetic catch bonds. Matter 1, 911-925 (2019).
- Dansuk, K. C., Keten, S. Tunable seat belt behavior in nanocomposite interfaces inspired from bacterial adhesion pili. Soft Matter 14, 1530–1539 (2018).
