Duygu AKYÜZ | Electrochemical sensors | Women Researcher Award

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Assoc Prof Dr. Duygu Akyuz: Electrochemical Sensors: Women Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Duygu Akyuz is an accomplished educator and researcher, currently serving as Associate Professor at Gebze Technical University. 🎓 With a background in Chemistry Education from Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, she pursued her MSc and PhD in Physical Chemistry at Marmara University. 🧪 Dr. Akyuz is a Project Manager and Researcher with a rich portfolio, focusing on electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and hydrogen production. 🌟 Her work has earned her the prestigious Young Researcher Award from the Hydrogen Technologies Association in 2019. 🏆 Dr. Akyuz is also a patent holder for a green-brown electrochromic material based on manganese phthalocyanine. 🌍

👩‍🔬 Education:

BCS, Chemistry Teacher, Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, 2008-2013. MSc in Physical Chemistry, Marmara University, 2013-2016. PhD in Physical Chemistry, Marmara University, 2016-2019.

👩‍🏫 Work Experience:

Dec 2019-Present: Associate Professor at Gebze Technical University

🔬 Projects:

Bifunctional Electrocatalysts (2020-2021): Project Manager. Design and Use in Water Electrolysis Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production (2017-2019): Researcher. Synthesis of Active Photocatalysts Pure Hydrogen Production (2017-2019): Research Assistant. Photoelectrochemical and Photochemical Hydrogen Production Electrochemical Pesticide Sensor (2015-2017): Research Assistant. Metallophthalocyanines of Conductive Redox Active Polymer Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production (2015-2016): Researcher.

🔍 Patent:

Green-brown electrochromic material based on manganese phthalocyanine obtained by click electrochemistry technique (2018).

🏆 Awards:

Young Researcher Award, Hydrogen Technologies Association (2019).

Professional Profiles:

The impact of her research is evident in citation metrics and indices from Google Scholar:

  • Cited by: All – 921.
  • Citations – 634.
  • h-index – 18.
  • Documents – 58.

A prolific researcher making meaningful contributions to the academic world!

👨‍🔬 Research Focus:

Dr. Duygu Akyuz is a distinguished researcher with a prominent focus on electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications of nanomaterials. Her groundbreaking work includes the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction on reduced graphene oxide electrodes adorned with cobalt phthalocyanine, cited 82 times in 2016. She has contributed significantly to pesticide detection, developing an electrochemical sensor based on the hybrid of manganese phthalocyanine and polyaniline, cited 68 times in 2019. Her expertise extends to electropolymerized metallophthalocyanines for electrochemical pesticide sensors (54 citations, 2017) and metal chalcogenide-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production (38 citations, 2019). Dr. Akyuz’s research, involving phthalocyanine-based photoanodes and supramolecular cobalt phthalocyanines, showcases her commitment to advancing sustainable energy and sensing technologies. Additionally, her work on hybrid platforms for pesticide determination and enhancing photocatalytic degradation further highlights her versatile contributions to the field.

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