2016-03-19 18:53
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2016-03-19 18:53
I'll be visiting Princeton University next Monday to give a talk on:Sustainable nanoscale solutions for environmental challengesGrand environmental challenges often require fundamental appro… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Discovery's Science Channel had our nano rust project covered in their "Nano water" episode along with MIT's Francesco Stellacci's nano sponges that soak up spills. Click the following link… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I was elected to the advisory board of The International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) by the olympiad committee. The I-SWEEEP 2010 wi… Read More
2009-11-23 19:23
Jeongmin gave me the great news this morning. His paper on which I'm an author of, got accepted at Nano Letters with minor revisions. Here is the info:"Pd-sensitized single vanadium oxide na… Read More
2009-09-28 08:58
I'm a co-author in the following recent articles:“Applying analytical ultracentrifugation to nanocrystal suspensions”, J. A. Jamison, K. M. Krueger, J. T. Mayo, C. T. Yavuz, J. J… Read More
2009-08-10 19:38
Chemistry of Materials (2007 impact factor 4.883) announced their 20 most cited papers and the top two came from Galen D. Stucky (my post doc advisor) and Vicki L. Colvin (my phd advisor): S… Read More
2009-08-10 19:35
The following articles were out recently:"Markedly Improved CO2 Capture Efficiency and Stability of Gallium Substituted Hydrotalcites at Elevated Temperatures", Cafer T. Yavuz*, Brian D. Shi… Read More
2009-05-26 21:58
Early Sunday, about 3 am in the morning, I got a phone call from my dear friend Prof. Mert Atilhan that the grant we applied for was awarded. This marks my first (substantial) grant as a pri… Read More
2009-05-04 06:37
Dr. Cafer T. Yavuz received his B.S. degree from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. He completed the 4 year program in only 3 years being the first in the honor program's… Read More
2009-01-15 21:40
From my nano blog, nanotella:Hirsch index seems to be working better for senior or semi-senior professors. The untenured and yet to be graduated (e.g. grad students) are not easy to track in… Read More
2009-01-15 21:38
I will be attending the International Congress on Production of Safe Water, January 21-23, 2009, Izmir, Turkey. My talk title is "Pollution Magnet: Nano Magnetite for Arsenic Removal from Dr… Read More
2008-12-18 20:22
For those of you who will be at Materials Research Society's Spring 2007 meeting (Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA), I'll be talking on Friday, April 13, at the following session… Read More
2008-12-15 21:03
The Esquire magazine selected our rust and edible oil method for making magnetite nanocrystals as one of the "Six Ideas That Will Change The World". Listed as the 3rd, it was dubbed "The Pol… Read More
2008-12-12 19:30
On the Arsenic crisis in Izmir's (Turkey) drinking water system, I urged the public to be calm and not worry much. The issue will be resolved in 4 months and the toxicity of the current leve… Read More
2008-12-12 19:14
My first book was recently published via VDM Verlag. Thanks to Gabriel Caruntu for hooking me up with them. If you're interested in buying please click here, it's only $116(!).Here's the blu… Read More
2008-12-12 19:04
One of the leading weekly magazines of Turkey, Yeni Aktuel, featured our study in its latest issue. Titled as "Dunyanin Arsenigini Bu Turk Temizleyecek!" (This Turk will clean all the Arseni… Read More
2008-12-12 18:52
Since April 2007, I've been working on my new webpage and finally it's fully renewed and operational. Please visit the links on the menu and let me know what you think by filling the form at… Read More
2008-12-12 18:52
These are the pictures taken by the camera of my cell phone and shows views that I found interesting or noteworthy.San Francisco: View from my hotel room. You can barely see the Bay Bridge a… Read More
2008-12-12 18:52
Although one officially becomes a doctor at a conferral date, passing an oral defense with signatures is considered to be enough for the title.As of November 1st, I may be called Dr. Cafer T… Read More
2008-12-12 18:51
For a long time I've been thinking about such idea, making a chemical specific search engine. Not just chemicals, also glassware, some key physical properties and other related tools. Isotop… Read More
2008-12-12 18:50
Couple weeks ago I visited the Murray Lab (click here for the news story of Chris Murray joining UPenn) at the University of Pennsylvania. That was by far the best chemistry lab I have ever… Read More
2008-12-12 18:48
In a Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report (on 12.27.06, 8:30 AM ET), Josh Wolfe listed our work as one of the "Top Five Nanotech Breakthroughs Of 2006" under the title "Nanomagnets to clean up drink… Read More
2008-12-12 18:47
The popular Turkish magazine, Aktuel interviewed me once again but this time for my comments on the recent Arsenic problem in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. Click here to reach to the articl… Read More
2008-12-12 18:47
Finding me from the blog post I wrote in May, Times Higher Education included my comments in their story about the recent Elsevier spam email. Click here to read the full story.It starts lik… Read More
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