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Department of Chemistry

 

Bölüm Başkanı
Prof. Dr. İZZET SAKALLI

Bölüm Başkan Yardımcısı
Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA GAZİ

Yönetici Asistanı
ÇİLEM AYDINLIK

Department's Mission

The main objective of the Chemistry Department is to educate students as chemists capable of conducting research and development studies in chemical and related industries as well as analytical work required for quality control in various related laboratories. The department aims particularly at equipping students with knowledge and practical skills for the fundamental research essential for technological progress in our modern world. B.S. candidates in chemistry must follow a four year program as prescribed below. The students are required to complete a summer practice in industry after their third year. Our B.S. graduates can also enroll to the interdisciplinary graduate programs in Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Science, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Archeometry.

Our Vision

The EMU Chemistry Department is one of the best in the country in terms of both education and research. A significant number of our students are employed by the well known universities, institutions and companies worldwide. As a result, our Department is well recognized around the world.

We connect the brightest minds of each generation, and promote strong links not only to academia, but also to the corporate world. The undergraduate and graduate education must be in harmony with pioneering scientific research, having both basic and advanced courses taught by acknowledged scholars in the pertinent fields of research. Our students and staff share a passion for new discoveries and are given the freedom to be both creative and critical.



Departmental Facilities

 

Our department, which focuses on undergraduate, MS, and PhD programs, has well-equipped research facilities including an up-to-date PC for the students. In addition, research laboratories in organic photochemistry, environmental chemistry, physical and polymer chemistry are available in the Department of Chemistry.

Research laboratories are equipped with the following instruments: Fluorescence, UV-visible, and FTIR spectrophotometers, Rayonet photoreactor, solar collectors, pH meters, melting point instruments, Ubblohde and Brookfield viscometers, and chromatographic separation systems, electrochemical workstations, battery tester are some of the facilities in these labs. 



Programs

Program NameDegreeDuration (Years)
ChemistryBachelor / B.S.4
Chemistry (with Thesis)Master / M.S.1 - 2
ChemistryPhD / Ph.D.3.5 - 5
Distinguishing Attributes

As a university-wide standard, our PhD students are required to publish at least one paper in an internationally refereed journal listed in the Science Citation Index to be qualified for a PhD diploma. Yet, they are also required to deliver lectures in some theoretical courses in General Chemistry to train themselves for their prospective careers. 


Major Accomplishments

Our entire faculty is expected to engage in world-class research in addition to their teaching and service responsibilities. Research experiences are considered an important part of a modern undergraduate and graduate education, and this feature has been expanded to align with our mission and vision. The department has opted to focus its efforts on a number of research areas in addition to providing high-quality classroom instruction for a variety of reasons, including the department's small size and the desire to recruit academic-research oriented students globally. Chemistry has seen significant growth in its nationally and internationally recognized research programs, as well as the quality of its undergraduate and graduate education programs, and will continue to do so. 

Quality of Graduates

Our MSc and PhD graduates receive high quality education enabling them to compete with the others at an international level. They are well-equipped with problem solving techniques, self-discipline, creativity, self-confidence and other critical skills in our interconnected world.

Career Opportunities


Our Department provides research opportunities in all fields of chemistry such as organic, analytical, physical, inorganic, polymer, biochemistry and theoretical chemistry with very talented faculty members and graduate students. The facilities in the Department and in the university's central laboratories enable cutting-edge research to be performed. Our graduates have career opportunities in the following areas: They have career opportunities in Research and Development Laboratories of Chemical, Petrochemical, Medicinal, Paint, Mining, Metallurgical, Electronic, Plastic, Textile, Ceramic, Glass Pulp, Food and Paper etc. industries. Our graduates also work at Biomedical and Medical Laboratories, Sales and Technical Service Departments of Scientific Instruments and Chemical Companies.



Contact Information

Address:
Eastern Mediterranean University
Faculty of Arts & Sciences 
Department of Chemistry 
Famagusta, North Cyprus
Mersin 10 Turkey

Tel: +90 392 630 1314
Fax: +90 392 365 1604
E-mail: chemisty@emu.edu.tr

Departmental Web Page: chemistry.emu.edu.tr





Academic Staff

Name SurnameDutyDepartmentOfficeTel
Prof. Dr. ELVAN YILMAZ Faculty Member Chemistry AS229 1086
Prof. Dr. HURİYE İCİL Faculty Member Chemistry AS223 1085
Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA GAZİ Vice Chair Chemistry AS228 1110
Prof. Dr. OSMAN YILMAZ Faculty Member Chemistry AS227 2925

Part-time Academic Staff

Name SurnameDutyDepartmentOfficeTel
Dr. AKEEM ADEYEMI OLADIPO Senior Instructor Chemistry AS232 2406
Dr. DUYGU UZUN Faculty Member Chemistry AS224 1013
Dr. KIVANÇ YÜNEY Senior Instructor,
Administrative Staff
Chemistry AS232 2406
Dr. MELTEM DİNLEYİCİ Senior Instructor Chemistry AS226 1371
Dr. MELTEM DİNLEYİCİ Senior Instructor Chemistry AS230 1371

​R​esearch Assistants

Name SurnameDutyDepartmentOfficeTel
ARWA ABOU RAJAB Chemistry AS231 2091
CAHİT ÖZBİLENLER Chemistry AS231 2091
NAMIK REFİK KERKÜKLÜ Research Assistant Chemistry as225
PELİN KARŞILI Research Assistant Chemistry AS231 2091
SELMA USTÜRK Research Assistant Chemistry as233


​CHEMISTRY​


STUDENT NAME SURNAME​​
GRAD. YEAR

THESIS TITLESUPERVISOR & CO-SUPERVISOR NAME SURNAME
BUSE VAİZOĞLU2021-22Antibacterial Quaternary Chitosan / Alginate Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel Films with Silver NanoparticlesPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR. MÜMTAZ  GÜRAN
ZAINAB FOLAKE JIMOH2021-22Removal of Chromium (VI) ions from Aqueous Solutions using Electrocoagulation SystemPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ   
KALALA KABANZA JUNIOR2021-22Removal of Methyl Orange Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Electrocoagulation SystemPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR.  AKEEM ADEYEMI
FARID SATTARPOUR2021-22Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solution by Chitosan-Alginate BeadsASSOC. PROF. DR.  MUSTAFA GAZİ PROF. DR. HAYRETTİN  OZAN GÜLCAN
OMAR MOHAMED A. M. AMMAR2021-22Preparation of Essential Oils Loaded Sodium Alginate/Gelatin Blended Films: Their Antibacterial and Antioxidant ActivitiesPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR. TUĞBA ERÇETİN
OBINNA NESTOR EZUGWU2020-21Removal of Antibiotics and Heavy Metal from Water by Electrocoagulation TechnologyPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR. AKEEM OLADIPO
MELTEM DİNLEYİCİ2020-21Perylene-based Metal Complexes: Their Synthesis, Electrochemical, Photovoltaic Properties and Efficient Dye Sensitized Solar CellsPROF. DR. HURİYE İCİL   
FAISAL SULEIMAN KHALIL MUSTAFA2020-21Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Antimicrobial MaterialsPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR.  MÜMTAZ GÜRAN
BLERTA TOTAJ2020-21Functional Naphthalene Diimides: Synthesis, Characterization and Optical PropertiesPROF. DR. HURİYE İCİL   
SAAD SAMI AWLA AWLA2020-21Novel Naphthalene Diimides Synthesis, and Characterization as Probable Anticancer AgentsPROF. DR. HURİYE İCİL ASSOC. PROF. DR. KEREM TERALI
MEHRAD POURNAKI2020-21A Novel Chitosan based Fluorescence Chemosensor for Selective Detection of Fe(III) Ion in Acetic Aqueous MediumPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR.  HAYRETTİN OZAN GÜLCAN
KARAR TAWFEEQ JAWAD SHUKUR2020-21Novel Urolithin Derivative Molecules as Dual MAO and Cholinesterase Inhibitor AgentsASSOC. PROF. DR.  HAYRETTİN OZAN GÜLCAN PROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ
KHAWLA ABDULMUTALIB AHMED AZALOK2020-21Layered Double Oxides/Biomass Composite: Synthesis, Characterization and Treatment of Antibiotic Contaminated WaterPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ DR.  AKEEM ADEYEMI OLADIPO
NAMIK REFİK KERKÜKLÜ2019-20Preparation of Antibacterial Chitosan based Cryogel / Silver Nanoparticles CompositesPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR. MÜMTAZ  GÜRAN
ISHAKU HAMIDU BINGONG2019-20Preparation and Characterization of Copper Imprinted PVA/Alginate Based Beads for Removal of Dyes from Aqueous SolutionPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ   
ELİF DOĞRU2019-20Investigation of the Interphase Behavior of Different Bronze Alloys in Archaeological Soil of CyprusPROF. DR. HURİYE İCİL ASST. PROF. DR. BÜLENT  KIZILDUMAN
TAQWA ANWAR AHMAD QASEM2019-20Effects of Alginate-Gelatin Ratio and Lithium on SK- Hep1 Cell Proliferation Encapsulated in Bio-Polymeric MicrospheresPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR.  İMGE  KUNTER
EZINNE FAVOUR OGULEWE2019-20Co(II)-Imprinted Polymer Beads for Cationic Dye Removal from WaterPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR.  AKEEM  OLADIPO
EDITH ODINAKA AHAKA2019-20Carbonization of Saccharide-based Materials for Wastewater Treatment ApplicationsPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR. AKEEM OLADIPO (KIBRIS İLİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
ABDALLAH M.H. ALSHHAB2019-20Synthesis and Characterization of Alginate/Poly (4-vinylpridine) Hybrid SystemPROF. DR. ELVAN YILMAZ   
ANTHONY UDUKHOMO AWODE2019-20Chitosan-Graft-Poly(Trcihlorovinylsilane) Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial Susceptibility and Dye Adsorption StudiesPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ   
ZIRAR M. T. MOHAMMED MIZWARI2019-20Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan/Metal Oxide Composites for Biomedical ApplicationsPROF. DR. ELVAN YILMAZ DR. AKEEM ADEYEMI OLADIPO
RAMONA PASANDIDEH2019-20Fabrication of Human Genomic DNA Encapsulated Supermacroporous Alginate (SMPA) BeadsPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR. KEREM TERALI (YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
BASMA BASIL ISMAEL AL-KHATEEP2019-20Perylene Dyes Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC)PROF. DR. HURİYE İCİL   
BAHAREH NOSHADI2019-20The Interaction of Urolithins and its Metabolites with Cholinesterases and the Oxidative Stress MechanismsASSOC. PROF. DR. HAYRETTİN OZAN GÜLCAN PROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ
AMIRHOSSEIN FALLAH2019-20Boron-Doped Sucrose Carbons for Supercapacitor Electrode: Artificial Neural Network-based Modeling ApproachPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ   
SULTAN ÖĞMEN2018-19Anatomical, Chemical and Antimicrobial Activity of Corchorus olitorius L. (Molokhia)ASSOC. PROF. DR. MUSTAFA  GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR. MEHMET  İLKTAÇ
CAHİT ÖZBİLENLER2018-19Physicochemical and Quantitative Cell Viability Assays of Quercetin-Encapsulated Alginate BeadsPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR. ERGÜL MUTLU ALTUNDAĞ
GİZEM KİNEL2018-19Anatomical, Chemical and Antimicrobial Activity of Pistacia lentiscus L.ASSOC. PROF. DR. MUSTAFA  GAZİ PROF. DR. FATMA NERİMAN  ÖZHATAY
ERTUĞRUL ÖZBİL2018-19Interactions of Novel Sets of Naphthalene Diimides with G – Quadruplex Structures in Human DNAPROF. DR. HURİYE  İCİL ASSOC. PROF. DR. ŞÜKRÜ  TÜZMEN
JALIL  HEYDARIPOUR2018-19Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Porous Magnetic Chitosan-g-RMF Beads for Phenolic Compound AdsorptionASSOC. PROF. DR. MUSTAFA  GAZİ ASSOC. PROF. DR. OZAN HAYRETTİN GÜLCAN
EHSAN BAHRAMZADEH2018-19Poly (N-Hydroxyethyl) / Chitosan Based HydrogelsPROF. DR. ELVAN  YILMAZ   
İLKKAN ABAKAN2018-19Synthesis and Characterization of PVA/CMC Cryogels as Ciprofloxacin CarriesPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ   
SELMA USTÜRK2018-19Pullulan/Poly(2-Hydroxyl Ethyl Methacrylate) CryogelsPROF. DR. ELVAN YILMAZ   
MARJAN HEZARKHANI2018-19Preparation and Characterization of Pullulan/Poly (N-vinylimidazole) GelsPROF. DR. ELVAN YILMAZ   
MAMOON M. ABED A. ALOKOUR2018-19Synthesis and Characterization of Methacrylate Based CopolymersPROF. DR. ELVAN YILMAZ   
AYODEJI OLUGBENGA IFEBAJO2018-19Synthesis, Characterization and Environmental Application of a Magnetic LDH Based CoO-Cufe2o4 NanocatalystPROF. DR. MUSTAFA GAZİ ASST. PROF. DR. AKEEM OLADIPO (KIBRIS İLİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)​


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