MSN Graduate Programs
MSN 505 | Fundamentals of Thin Film Materials
This course will cover
- Physics of thin films (crystallography, basics of materials science, quantum mechanics and solid state physics, thermodynamics, kinetics, nucleation and growth)
- Solid, liquid and vapor phase epitaxy techniques for thin film growth
- Thin film characterization techniques (structural, chemical, optical, electrical/magnetic, mechanical)
- Mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of thin films
- Emerging thin-film materials & applications
- Metallurgical and protective coatings, Electronic and optic thin film devices, such as HEMT, MOSFET, photo-detectors, solar-cells, LED, LD,
VCSEL.
Instructor: Dr. M. Bilge İmer ~ imer(at)bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 505 Catalog
MSN 510 | Imaging Techniques in Materials Science and Nanotechnology
This course will cover;
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Fundamentals mathematical concepts in image formation and analysis
- Optical Microscopy and contrast mechanisms, including: Confocal Microscopy
- Scanning Probe Imaging and Spectroscopy techniques, including: STM and STS, Contact and Noncontact AFM, EFM, MFM, Force-Distance Spectroscopies
- Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, including : STEM and HRTEM
- Analytical methods in SEM and TEM, including EFTEM, EDX
- Sample preparation methods for different microscopy techniques
- Laboratory sessions for each topic will provide hands-on experience for available techniques. Limited enrollment
Instructor: Dr. Aykutlu Dana ~ aykutlu(at)unam.bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 510 Catalog (.ppt)
MSN 512 | Biomedical Materials
Both graduate and upper level undergraduate students who are interested in an interdisciplinary research at the interface of chemistry, biology and materials science can benefit from this course. The course will include principles of the molecular scale materials used in biological materials and their use in practical biotechnology applications. It will also address design and characterization of new materials inspired from nature. The ultimate goal of this course is to teach how to exploit information from biology for the purpose of human benefit.
Instructor: Dr. Mustafa Özgür Güler ~ moguler@unam.bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 512 Catalog (.ppt)
MSN 515 | Polymeric Materials
This course provides an overview on polymeric materials. The topics are;
- polymer structures
- polymer types
- polymer characterization methods (spectroscopic, physiochemical, mechanical)
- polymer properties (chemical, physical, thermal and mechanical)
- fabrication techniques of polymeric materials
Instructor: Dr. Tamer Uyar ~ tamer@unam.bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 515 Catalog (.ppt)
MSN 521 | Biotechnology
- Current developments in biotechnology
- Drug discovery and development processes
- Novel drugs, new platforms of drug discovery
- Use of living organisms for environmental management
- Bioreactors
- Genetically engineered organisms to produce commercial products
- Genetically modified crops.
- Techniques of the biotechnology industry,
- Recombinant DNA technology, mammalian cell culture and protein purification and expression
Instructor: Dr. Turgay Tekinay ~ ttekinay@unam.bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 521 Catalog (.ppt)
MSN 541 | Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology
This course will cover basic nucleic acid manipulation, DNA cloning, gene characterization, cloning disease genes and genetic testing, studying gene expression, studying protein and gene function, making and analyzing animal models.
Background knowledge in Genetics, Molecular Biology and a variety of other topics generally covered in Introductory Biology courses is required.
Instructor: Dr. Ayşe Begüm Tekinay ~ atekinay(at)unam.bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 541 Catalog
MSN 590 | Technology Development
This noncredit course will cover the basics of starting a new technology company:
- Business Plan Writing
- Marketing Plan Writing
- Company Building and Structuring
- Value Adding
- Entrepreneurial Accounting and Financing
- Marketing and Branding
- Innovation and Product Design
Instructor: Dr. M. Bilge İmer ~ imer(at)bilkent.edu.tr
MSN 590 Catalog (.ppt)
