Serkan Demirci, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology,
Amasya University, Ipekkoy, Amasya 05100 Turkey
Phone: 358-242-1613 / 4698, Fax: 358-242-1616
E-mail: sdemirci@amasya.edu.tr
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A. EDUCATION
Ph.D., Polymer Science, (08/2005 - 07/2011)
Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, TURKEY
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Tuncer ÇAYKARA
M.S., Polymer Science, (01/2003 - 06/2005)
Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, TURKEY
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Tuncer ÇAYKARA
B.S., Chemistry, (09/2000 - 09/2002)
Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, TURKEY
B. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Associate Professor, (11/2019 - present)
Department of Chemistry, Amasya University, 05100 Amasya, TURKEY
Visiting Assistant Professor, (01/2017 – 01/2018)
Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-2300, USA
Visiting Scholar, (01/2016 – 01/2017)
Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3111, USA
Visiting Scholar, (06/2014 – 09/2014)
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, CANADA
Assistant Professor, (11/2011 - 11/2019)
Department of Chemistry, Amasya University, 05100 Amasya, TURKEY
Postdoctoral Researcher, (08/2011 – 08/2013)
UNAM-Institute of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, TURKEY
Research and Teaching Assistant, (09/2009 - 11/2011)
Department of Chemistry, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir, TURKEY
Project Assistant, (06/2007 - 09/2009)
Department of Chemistry, Gazi University 06500 Ankara, TURKEY
C. HONORS & AWARDS
• Conference Travel Award, Iowa State University, April 2017.
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 2219 – International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme. Iowa State University, Jan 2016 – Jan 2017.
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 2224-A - International Conference Travel Grants, June 2012.
D. PROJECTS & GRANTS
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 3501 - Career Development Program (CAREER), Principal Investigator, Period: March 2013 - March 2015.
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1002 - Short Term R&D Funding Program, Principal Investigator, Period: August 2013 - August 2014.
E. SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL DUTIES/ACTIVITIES
06/2019 – present Editorial Board Member, General Chemistry (http://www.genchemistry.org)
• Chair, Department of Chemistry, Amasya University (09/2019 – present)
• Plagiarism Control Commission, Amasya University (07/2018 – present)
• Chair, Department of Chemistry, Amasya University (05/2013 – 01/2016)
• University Ethics Committee, Amasya University (01/2014 - 01/2016)
PANEL MEMBER/REVIEWER for FUNDING AGENCIES:
Regularly serve as a Panel Member and/or Reviewer for proposals submitted to:
- TUBITAK - The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (ARDEB)
- Amasya University Scientific Research Coordination Unit
REVIEWER/REFEREE for SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
Regularly serve as a Reviewer/Referee for more than 20 different scientific journals published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor & Francis, etc:
- Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
- Journal of Molecular Structure
- Materials Science and Engineering C
- Reactive and Functional Polymers
- European Journal of Chemistry
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
- Polymer International
- Journal of Polymers and the Environment
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- RSC Advances
- International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
- Current Organic Synthesis
- Carbohydrate Polymers
- IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
- Organic Communications
F. TEACHING
Graduate Courses:
- FYYE 75018 – Fundamentals of Polymer Chemistry
- FYYE 75020 – Organic Chemistry of Polymers
- FBYTKS022 – Nanobiotechnology
- FBYTKS036 – Biosensors
Undergraduate Courses:
- KIM 301 - Physical Chemistry I
- KIM 351 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
- KIM 302 - Physical Chemistry II
- KIM 352 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
G. PUBLICATIONS
BOOK CHAPTERS:
1. Demirci, S. Brushes, Polymer: Biomaterial Applications, In Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, 1st Ed.; Mishra, M. Ed.; CRC Press: New York, 2015; Vol. 2, p 1214-1224.
PAPERS:
36. Demirci, S.; Kinali-Demirci, S.; VanVeller, B. Controlled Supramolecular Complexation of Cyclodextrin-Functionalized Polymeric Ionic Liquid Brushes. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2020, 2(2), 751-757. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b01058
35. Morphology evolution of Janus dumbbell nanoparticles in seeded emulsion polymerization
Y. Li, S. Chen, S. Demirci, S. Qin, Z. Xu, E. Olson, F. Liu, D. Palm, X. Yong, S. Jiang
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2019, 543, 34-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.01.109 (Inside Back Cover)
34. Crosslinked-polymer brushes with switchable capture and release capabilities
S. Demirci
Polymers, 2018, 10(9), 956. DOI: 10.3390/polym10090956
33. Switchable polymer brush system for antifouling and controlled detection
S. Demirci, S. Kinali-Demirci, S. Jiang
Chemical Communications, 2017, 53(26), 3713-3716. DOI: 10.1039/C7CC00193B
32. Catechol derivative RAFT agent for surface functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles
S. Demirci
CBU Journal of Science, 2017, 13(1), 31-37. DOI: 10.18466/cbujos.302636
31. Surface modification of electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers via RAFT polymerization for DNA adsorption
S. Demirci, A. Celebioglu, T. Uyar
Carbohydrate Polymers, 2014, 113, 200-207. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.06.086
30. Cyclodextrin-grafted electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers via "Click" reaction for removal of phenanthrene
A. Celebioglu, S. Demirci, T. Uyar
Applied Surface Science, 2014, 305, 581-588. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.03.138
29. pH-responsive nanofibers with controlled drug release properties
S. Demirci, A. Celebioglu, Z. Aytac, T. Uyar
Polymer Chemistry, 2014, 5(6), 2050-2056. DOI: 10.1039/c3py01276j
28. Surface pKa determination of benzoic acid modified gold electrode by electrochemical and contact angle measurement methods
G. Abacioglu, Z. Ustundag, S. Demirci, A.A. Isbir Turan, H. Eksi, R. Guzel, S. Balci, A.O. Solak
MANAS Journal of Engineering, 2014, 2(1), 3-15.
27. A new selenium-based RAFT agent for surface-initiated RAFT polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine
S. Demirci, S. Kinali-Demirci, T. Çaykara
Polymer, 2013, 54(20), 5345-5350, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.07.060
26. Stimuli-responsive diblock copolymer brushes via combination of “click chemistry” and living radical polymerization
S. Demirci, S. Kinali-Demirci, T. Çaykara
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2013, 51(12), 2677-2685.
25. Synthesis, structure characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of 4-(substituted phenylazo)-3,5-diacetamido-1H-pyrazoles
S. Kinali-Demirci, S. Demirci, M. Kurt
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2013, 106, 12-18.
24. Novel pH responsive mixed-charge copolymer brushes based on carboxylic acid and quaternary amine monomers
S. Demirci, S. Kinali-Demirci, T. Çaykara
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2013, 51(7), 1612-1619.
23. RAFT-Mediated synthesis of cationic poly[(ar-vinylbenzyl)trimethyl ammonium chloride] brushes for quantitative DNA immobilization
S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Materials Science and Engineering C, 2013, 33(1), 111-120.
22. Surface chemical conversion of 3-glycidoxypropyldimethylethoxysilane on hydroxylated silicon surface: FT-IR, contact angle and ellipsometry analysis
S. Demirci, S. Kinali-Demirci, T. Çaykara
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2012, 99, 144-149.
21. Determination of pKa of benzoic acid- and p-aminobenzoic acid-modified platinum surfaces by electrochemical and contact angle measurements
S. Tekin-Celebi, A.O. Solak, Z. Ustundag, S. Demirci
Chemical Papers, 2012, 66(12), 1146-1156.
20. Controlled grafting of cationic poly[(ar-vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride] on hydrogen-terminated silicon substrate by surface-initiated RAFT polymerization
S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2012, 72(9), 588-595.
19. High density cationic polymer brushes from combined “Click Chemistry” and RAFT-mediated polymerization
S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2012, 50(15), 2999-3007.
18. DFT, FT-Raman, FT-IR and NMR studies of 4-(substituted phenylazo)-3,5-diacetamido-1H-pyrazoles
S. Kinali, S. Demirci, Z. Çalışır, M. Kurt, A. Ataç
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2011, 993(1-3), 254-258.
17. Synthesis of cationic N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide brushes on silicon wafer via surface-initiated RAFT polymerization
N. Gürbüz, S. Demirci, S. Yavuz, T. Çaykara
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2011, 49(2), 423-431.
16. Preparation of amidoximated poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microbeads
T. Çaykara, F. Çakar, S. Demirci
Polymer International, 2011, 60(1), 141-145.
15. Synthesis of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brush on silicon wafer surface via atom transfer radical polymerization
E. Turan, S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Thin Solid Films, 2010, 518(21), 5950-5954.
14. Formation of dicarboxylic acid-terminated monolayers on silicon wafer surface
S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Surface Science, 2010, 604(7-8), 649-653.
13. Preparation, characterization, and surface energetics of hydroxypropyl cellulose/polyethylenimine blends
G. Şengül, S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 114(5), 2751-2754.
12. Annealing effect on surface segregation behavior of hydroxypropylcellulose/polyethylenimine blend films
G. Şengül, S. Demirci, S. Çörekçi, T. Çaykara
Applied Surface Science, 2009, 255(17), 7703-7707.
11. Preparation and characterization of poly(N-tert-butylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) ferrogel
T. Çaykara, D. Yörük, S. Demirci
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 112(2), 800-804.
10. Preparation, characterization and surface pKa values of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)/chitosan blend films
S. Demirci, A. Alaslan, T. Çaykara
Applied Surface Science, 2009, 255(11), 5979-5983.
9. Preparation of polyacrylamide hydrogels at various charge densities by postmodification
E. Turan, S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, 111(1), 108-113.
8. A new type of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microbeads with surface grafted iminodiacetic acid: Synthesis and characterization
T. Çaykara, F. Çakar, S. Demirci
Polymer Bulletin, 2008, 61(3), 311-318.
7. Thermo- and pH-induced phase transitions and network parameters of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanosulfonic acid) hydrogels
E. Turan, S. Demirci, T. Çaykara
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2008, 46(16), 1713-1724.
6. Preparation of macroporous poly(acrylamide) hydrogels by radiation induced polymerization technique
T. Çaykara, M. Bulut, S. Demirci
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2007, 265(1), 366-369.
5. Thermal, spectroscopic, and mechanical properties of blend films of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) and sodium alginate
T. Çaykara, S. Demirci, Ö. Kantoğlu
Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 2007, 46(7), 737-741.
4. Temperature-responsive characteristics of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels with macroporous structure
T. Çaykara, S. Kiper, G. Demirel, S. Demirci, Ç. Çakanyıldırım
Polymer International, 2007, 56(2), 275-282.
3. Preparation and characterization of blend films of poly(vinyl alcohol) and sodium alginate
T. Çaykara, S. Demirci
Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2006, 43(7), 1113-1121.
2. Surface properties of binary blend films of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) and poly(vinyl alcohol) with sodium alginate
T. Çaykara, S. Demirci, M. S. Eroğlu, O. Güven
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2006, 44(2), 426-430. DOI:
1. Poly(ethylene oxide) and its blends with sodium alginate
T. Çaykara, S. Demirci, M. S. Eroğlu, O. Güven
Polymer, 2005, 46(24), 10750-10757. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2005.09.041
