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Materials Science and Engineering – (M.Sc.)

Koc University

Graduate School of Sciences & Engineering (GSSE)
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Application Deadline: Early: April 15; Regular: June 17
Annual Tuition Fee: Free -
Location: Istanbul / Turkey / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 24 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Research
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Advances in technology depends more and more on the discovery and development of new materials having particular desired properties. In addition to mechanical strength, various structural, optical, electrical, magnetic and thermal properties are demanded from materials depending on the application. The field of Materials Science and Engineering investigates different classes of materials -metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, biomaterials- with an emphasis on the relationships between the underlying structure and the processing, properties, and performance of the materials.

Understanding various material properties is the first step in finding ways to tailor these properties to meet some particular need or application, and for creating entirely new materials having particular desired properties. The M.S. program in Material Science & Engineering at Koç University is an interdisiciplinary program with the objective of giving the students the fundamental physical and chemical knowledge required for material synthesis, structure-property characterization and processing; and complementing this with practical laboratory experience.

Research Areas of Interest
* Nano-Structured Materials
* Photonic & Laser Materials
* Polymeric Materials & Composites
* Processing & Device Applications

Faculty and Research Areas
Chemical and Biological Engineering

* Can Erkey; Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials, Supercritical Fluids, Catalysis, Fuel Cells
* Burak Erman; Polymeric Solids and Liquids; Rubber Elasticity; Biopolymers
* Halil Kavakli; Biological Clock, Photoreceptors, Starch Biosynthesis
* Seda Kýzýlel; Islet encapsulation via interfacial photopolymerization, Mathematical modeling of cell encapsulation by interfacial polymerization, Experimental and computational modeling of functional hydrogels, 2-D and 3-D patterning of hydrogels

Chemistry

* A. Levent Demirel; Nanostructured Materials; Surface & Interface Properties
* Mehmet Somer; Binary and Ternary Nitrides of Metals and Nonmetals,BN, AlN and Si3N4 Ceramics; Nanostructured Oxides, Sulphides and Fluorides; Intermetallic Compounds
* Iskender Yilgor; Polymer Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationships
* H. Funda Yagci Acar; Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Polymer Synthesis, Structure-Property Relations, Biomaterials
* Ersin Yurtsever; Stability and Thermodynamics of Nanostructures
* Ugur Unal; Synthesis and Applications of Nano size inorganic materials, Functional inorganic Layered Materials, Electrochemical, Photochemical Applications of Inorganic Materials (Solar Cells, Water Splitting, Photocatalytic Applications, Nano Cells)
* Ozgur Birer; Spectroscopy, Nanomaterials, Bio-surfaces

Electrical Engineering

* Hakan Urey; Microsensors and Microactuators;Nanomagnetic Materials

Mechanical Engineering

* Erdem Alaca; Micro and Nanofabrication, MEMS-based Biosensors, Materials Behaviour, Engineering Mechanics
* Demircan Canadinc; Materials Behavior, Multi-scale Experimental and Computational Mechanics of Materials, Mechanically Active Materials, Ultra-fine Grained Materials, Biomaterials, High-Strength Steels
* Ismail Lazoglu; Manufacturing Automation, Process Modeling/Optimization/Monitoring/Control
* Mehmet Sayar; Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation of Soft-condensed Matter, Polymer Physics, Polyelectrolytes, Liquid Crystals, Biologically Inspired Materials, Mechanics of Single Molecules
* Murat Sozer; Manufacturing of Composite Materials

Physics

* Tekin Dereli; Geometrical Dynamics of Nanotubes
* Alper Kiraz; Nano-Optics, Single Molecule Microscopy
* Ozgur Mustecaplioglu; Optical Properties of Semiconductors
* Alphan Sennaroglu; Photonic and solid-state materials, Spectroscopy, Femtosecond Optics
* Ali Serpenguzel; Optoelectronic Materials and Microphotonic Devices


Contents

Required core courses (13 credits total):

* Mase 501 Structure of Materials (1,5 credits)
* Mase 502 Electrical & Optical Properties of Materials (1,5 credits)
* Mase 503 Thermodynamics & Kinetics (3 credits)
* Mase 504 Thermal Properties of Materials (1,5 credits)
* Mase 505 Mechanical Properties of Materials (1,5 credits)
* Mase 506 Synthesis, Characterization & Processing of Materials (4 credits)

Elective courses (3 credit each):

* MASE 510 Synthetic Polymer Chemistry
* MASE 511 Introduction to Polymer Science
* MASE 522 Vibrational Spectroscopy
* MASE 530 Materials Behaviour
* MASE 532 Statistical Mechanics of Polymers
* MASE 534 Rubber Elasticity
* MASE 536 Multicomponent Polymeric Systems
* MASE 538 Intermolecular and Surface Forces
* MASE 540 Surface & Interface Properties of Materials
* MASE 542 Biomaterials
* MASE 544 Nanoparticle Science and Technology
* MASE 550 Optical Spectroscopy of Materials and Devices
* MASE 570 Micro and Nanofabrication
* MASE 571 Semiconductor Processing Methods
* ECOE 521 Photonics and Lasers
* ECOE 522 Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems
* ECOE 525 Photonic Materials & Devices
* MECH 541 Manufacturing of Advanced Engineering Materials
* MECH 543 Computer Integrated Manfucturing and Automation
* MECH 561 Mechanics of Condensed Matter
* MECH 562 Micro and Nanofabricaton
* MECH 564 Viscoelastic Properties of Polymers

Students also have to take:

* Mase 590 Seminar (0 credit)
* Mase 595 M.S. Thesis (0 credit)

Students who have TA assignments must take TEAC 500: Teaching Experience during the semesters of their assignments. Students must also take ENGL 500: Graduate Writing course.

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Requirements

Students should apply with the completed application form which includes;

* Application Form
* Personal and Educational Background Information (CV)
* Recommendation Letters (2 for MSc, 3 for Ph.D) (3 for MS in Molecular Biology and Genetics)
* TOEFL Requirement (for those whose native language is not English)
- New Internet Based: Minimum Score 80
- Computer Based: Minimum Score 213
- Paper Based: Minimum Score 550
* ALES scores (required for all Turkish nationals)
* GRE scores (required from Foreign students; optional for Turkish students)
* Official transcripts from all the universities attended
* Statement of Purpose
* Areas of Interest (for Electrical & Computer Engineering Applicants only) ;
Areas of Interest (for Material Sciences & Engineering Applicants only)
Areas of Interest (for Mathematics Applicants only)
* Application fee of (35 TL or 20 USD or 15 Euro) must be paid to one of the below account numbers. Please indicate student name and 'GSSE Yuk.Lisans' explanation in the payment. Please include your bank receipt in your application pack.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.5
TOEFL Paper-based: 550
TOEFL Computer-based: 213
TOEFL Internet-based: 80

Accreditation

* One of 229 academic institutions worldwide to adopt the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), as determined by a group of scholars at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in July 2007.
* College of Administrative Sciences and Economics and Graduate School of Business accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), making Koç University the first and only Turkish university with EQUIS accreditation and one of the select group of 115 EQUIS accredited institutions in 33 countries worldwide.
* First Turkish university to be recognized in the Financial Times ranking of top international universities; Executive MBA program ranked 57th in the world
* Executive MBA program listed as one of Europe’s best 20 programs in Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper rankings, 2004.
* Koç University selected as the CFA Institute’s first program partner in Turkey and one of only 40 CFA program partners in Europe, affirming that the university curriculum adheres to professional practice standards and successfully prepares students for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) exams.


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