Associate Professor İlknur Eruçar from the Faculty of Engineering at Özyeğin University organized a training school entitled “MOF Computational Tools, Machine Learning, and Databases” as part of the EU4MOFs COST Action (CA22147) on October 14 and 15, 2024. The event was held in a hybrid format, offering in-person and virtual attendance options with 35 and 25 participants, respectively. The training school aimed to provide participants with advanced knowledge and hands-on experience using data-driven approaches, machine learning techniques, and computational tools to advance research and innovation in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). The school focused on state-of-the-art simulation methods and their applications, equipping attendees with the skills necessary to address complex challenges in MOF research, from material discovery to storage solutions.
The training school featured numerous distinguished speakers, including Prof. Guillaume Maurin (Université de Montpellier), Assoc. Prof. Sven Rogge (Ghent University), Prof. Seda Keskin (Koç University), Assoc. Prof. Peyman Moghadam (University College London), Prof. George Froudakis (University of Crete), Dr. Aydın Ozcan (TÜBİTAK-MAM), Dr. Jack Evans (The University of Adelaide), Dr. Quim Pena (RWTH Aachen University Hospital), Dr. Manuel Tsotsalas (The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology [KIT]), and Prof. Rochus Schmid (Ruhr-Universität Bochum).
I am so grateful and honored to receive this prestigious award, Young Scientists Award (GEBiP) from The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA). (December, 2023)
Exciting news 
Our project “MOF compounds as carriers for tetrahydroisoquinoline based inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase: improved solution for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease” was supported by the TÜBİTAK-NITRA Scientific & Technological Cooperation. Fundings are available! Interested candidates may send their CVs and the contact information of two references to me, ilknur.erucar@ozyegin.edu.tr.
Exciting news
I am so happy to work with great scientists in our COST action, European metal-organic framework network: combining research and development to promote technological solutions (COST Action – CA22147).
Model LAB is growing with these great students
Welcome to the team,
Omid, Nasim, Hakan, Eyüp and Parivash!
MODEL LAB is hiring😊
We are looking for two enthusiastic PhD and two MSc students and to work in my TÜBİTAK 1001 Project entitled: “Computational Investigation of Performance of Amorphous MOF-Filled Mixed Matrix Membranes for Natural Gas Purification (AMOF_MEM).” With this project, the CO2 sequestration and CO2/CH4 separation performances of amorphous MOF/polymer composites will be examined using advanced simulation techniques.
Fluent English is a must and experience in programming languages (R, Python, or any other object-oriented programming skills) is preferred. Interested candidates may send their CVs and the contact information of two references to me, ilknur.erucar@ozyegin.edu.tr.
You can see the details here: https://www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/graduate-school-engineering-and-science/financial-aid
Hilal’s paper received the third place award in EFSUN 2022 Best Paper Award with the publication titled “Exploring the performance limits of MOF/polymer MMMs for O2/N2 separation using computational screening”. Check and see our paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118555
We attended the 16th Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference”, held in METU, Ankara/Turkey on September 05-08, 2022. 
From left to right: Hande, Merdan, Büşra, İlknur.
TÜBİTAK-3501 Career Project, Molecular Level Modeling of Biocompatible Nanoporous Materials for the Separation of Uremic Toxins, Principal Investigator, (2018-2021) is now successfully completed.
September 23, 2021 – Taner Yıldız’s MS Defense
Congratulations, Taner!
August 27, 2021 – Büşra Akkoca Palabıyık’s MS Defense
Congratulations, Büşra!
July 9, 2019 – Ezgi Gülçay’s MS Defense
Congratulations, Ezgi!