Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Tezleri: Recent submissions

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production over ionic liquid coated semiconductors 
    Can, Elif. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2021., 2021.)
    The objective of this thesis is to develop active and stable dye sensitized and ionic liquid (IL) encapsulated photocatalysts for hydrogen production, and to investigate the roles of photocatalysts constituents on hydrogen ...
  • Dynamics of rising bubbles and stress measurements through birefringence in viscoelastic liquids 
    Eribol, Pınar. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2021., 2021.)
    Bubble dynamics in a viscoelastic liquid are studied to check the existence of a discontinuity in the terminal velocity that occurs at some critical bubble volume and cusp formation at the bubble tail and their relation ...
  • A study on co-free hydrogen production from hydrocarbons and COx elimination through pre-combustion 
    Eropak, Belkız Merve. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2020., 2020.)
    The goal of this research study is to design and develop active, stable and selective alkali promoted Pt-based catalysts and activated carbon-based adsorbents for COx elimination to be used in CO-free hydrogen production ...
  • Development of microfluidic platforms for therapeutic purposes 
    Gençtürk, Elif. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2021., 2021.)
    This thesis describes the present state of the development and applications of microfluidic systems used in cell biology and analyses of experiments conducted with in house fabricated thermoplastic based microfluidic ...
  • Peptide drugs against antibiotic resistant bacteria 
    Alaybeyoğlu, Begüm. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2017.)
    Membrane active peptides have found great interest as drug candidates due to their unique mode of action and availability in nature. In the past 20 years, beta lactamase-mediated antibiotic resistance has become a lethal ...
  • Systems-level understanding of copper effect in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
    Öç, Şebnem. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Copper is a crucial trace element for all living systems as it is required for the proper functioning of several biological processes. Copper homeostasis, which governs the mechanisms of copper uptake, delivery, utilization, ...
  • Knowledge extraction for organometallic perovskite solar cells from published data in literature 
    Odabaşı, Çağla. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Orgonolead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been attracted great attention in recent years. This rapid progress is due to excellent light absorption and charge-carrier mobilities of the perovskite materials besides ...
  • CO2 reforming of CH4 over structured Ni-based catalysts 
    Leba, Aybüke. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2017.)
    The aim of this study was to contribute to the development of an economical CDRM process requiring less amount of energy and utilizing cheaper, more active and more stable catalyst. For this purpose, the photocatalytic ...
  • Optimal resilient retrofit design of heat-exchanger networks 
    Konukman, Alp Er Şevki. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1996., 1996.)
    A new index, called Design Resiliency Index, which numerically indicates the size of feasible region in terms of uncertain source-temperature or flowrates for the fixed design parameters of a network structure, is proposed. ...
  • Computational and experimental investigations into the mechanism of functional motion in biomolecular systems 
    Fas, Ayşe Burcu Aykaç. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    The seemingly random fluctuations that proteins exhibit in their native states actually harbor major contributions from the global/cooperative motions they undergo during functional transitions. Computationally efficient, ...
  • A study on CO-free hydrogen production and adsorbent design for selective carbon dioxide removal 
    Başar, Melek Selcen. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    The aim of this research study was to design and construct a fuel processor prototype (FPP), to determine its optimum steady state operation conditions, to model its dynamic performance, and to design and develop high ...
  • Elastic network model based approaches for conformer generation and docking applications 
    Soner, Zeynep Kürkçuoğlu. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2015., 2015.)
    The dynamic nature of proteins poses challenging problems in computational biology, especially in terms of conformational sampling and transitions. In this thesis, an Elastic Network Model (ENM)-based computational method, ...
  • An integrated computational and experimental approach to allosteric control mechanism of biomolecular processes 
    Sümbül, Fidan. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Proteins are exible and dynamic in nature and can undergo structural rearrangements to perform their functions. The motivation of this thesis is to develop a novel integrated computational and experimental approach to ...
  • Network topology and dynamic data analysis in saccharomyces cerevisiae 
    Karabekmez, Muhammed Erkan. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Biological systems which can be represented as networks and graphs are highly dynamic and responsive to environmental and genetic perturbations in a time dependent manner. These networks are hierarchically organized and ...
  • A system based rational approach to improve first and second generation bioethanol production by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 
    Kasavi, Ceyda. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    There is a growing need for the use of renewable energies due to the steady increase in energy consumption, current dependence on fossil fuels to meet the growing energy demand, and the instability of the oil economy. ...
  • An integrated appoach to investigate tor signaling mechanism in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 
    Dereli, Elif. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    Target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling, a conserved mechanism from yeast to human, is the major regulator of cell metabolism and growth. Rapamycin, an immunosuppressive and anti-proliferative drug, and caffeine, a widely used ...
  • Investigation of infection mechanisms through pathogen-human protein-protein interactions by bioinformatics approaches 
    Tekir, Saliha Durmuş. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    Since ancient times, even in today's modern world, infectious diseases cause lots of people to die. The interactions between the proteins of infectious microorganisms, pathogens and their human hosts allow the microorganisms ...
  • Investigation of aging (chronological life span) in S. Cerevisiae by systems biology approaches 
    Yücel, Esra Börklü. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    One of the major goals of biological systems research is to improve the human condition and quality of life. Aging is probably the most peculiar phenomenon that a cell, tissue and even an organism experiences. Although it ...
  • A system based approch to understand human disorders using saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism 
    Cankorur, Ayça. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    Understanding the function of the genes is essential to elucidate the molecular mechanisms behind the Mendelian disorders. Conservation of the biochemical and molecular functions between organisms enables using model ...
  • Experimental and quantitative analysis of multiphase catalytic reactions under microfluidic flow conditions and geometries 
    Karakaya, Mustafa. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Catalytic synthesis gas and hydrogen production in coupled and decoupled compact reaction/heat exchange systems are investigated by computational and experimental techniques. Computer-based modeling and simulation studies ...