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Metin Hayri ACAR
Professor of Organic Chemistry

Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
Technical University of Istanbul  
Maslak 80626 Istanbul / TURKEY

              Phone-fax (office)  : + 90 (212) 285 3230
              Phone (lab.)           : + 90 (212) 285 3167
              Fax (faculty)           : + 90 (212) 285 6386
              E-mail                    : macar@itu.edu.tr

Personal

Working Experience

Academic Qualification

Teaching Experience 

Research Interest

Publications

Macar Group

Courses

Scholars & Awards

CLP07-Photos

 


Personal

Date of birth and place : 18 November 1957 - Rize / Turkey (picture1) (picture 2) (picture 3) (picture 4) (picture 5) (picture 6)
 

Administrative Work
 

Vice Manager

: ITU, Advanced Technology Center, Nov. 2003-Sept. 2004

Coordinator

: ITU, Advanced Technology Project, Nov. 2003-Sept. 2004

Assistant to Rector 

: ITU, June 1998- Aug. 2000

Vice Director 

: ITU, Graduate School of Science, Sept. 1996- Nov. 1997

Vice Head

: ITU, Chemistry Department, Oct. 1993- Nov. 1994


Academic Qualification
 

Professor

: Board of Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 1999

Assoc.Prof. 

: Interuniversities Council of Turkey, Oct. 1991

Ph.D.

: Graduate School of Science, Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 1989

M.Sc.

: Graduate School of Science, Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 1984

B.Sc. 

: Chem. Eng., Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 1981

Research Interests
 

q       Living polymerization systems (Anionic, cationic and radicalic: ATRP, iniferter, etc)

q       Functional polymers, block, graft and star (co)polymers

q       Radical, photochemical polymerizations

q       Polymerization initiators and ligands

q       Nanomaterials and nanoparticles

q       Hydrogen fuel cell membrane

q       Organic reactions of polymer

q       Surface active materials

q       Baroplastic elastomers


 

Macar Group
 

q       Macar Lab & Facilities

§         Labs pictures

§         Facilities

Ø      GPC (THF, DMF), LS, GC, DSC, NMR, UV, FTIR, Photoreactor

q       Present group member

§         Visiting Scientist

§         Graduate Student

Ø      RA&TA, Şebnem İnceoglu (Ph.D.)

Ø      Leyla Baykal (Ph.D.)

Ø      Artun Zorvanyan

Ø      Nergis Bozok

Ø      Duygu Aksoy

§         Undergraduate Student

Ø      ...

q       Former group member

§         Visiting Scientist

Ø      Ass.Prof. Betul Kirci Denizli (01.10.2006-31.12.2006)

Ø      Prof. Muhamed Al-Azab (15.07.2005-18.08.2005)

§         Graduate Student

Ø      Leyla Baykal, M.S. (June 2007)

Ø      Damla Kaner (M.S.)

Ø      RA&TA, Mustafa Çoban (M.S.)

Ø      Dolunay Kösker (M.S.)

Ø      Serdar Ünen (M.S.)

Ø      C. Remzi Becer, M.S. (June 2005)

Ø      H. Alper Ondur, M.S. (June 2005)

Ø      Yasemin Yıldız, M.S. (Sept 2005)

Ø      Hatice Yönel, M.S. (June 2000)

Ø      Pelin Yılmaz, M.S. (June 1997)

Ø      Meltem Küçüköner, M.S. (June1995)

§         Undergraduate Student

Ø      Artun Zorvanyan (June 2007)

Ø      Murat Bekmez (June 2007)

Ø      Oya Deniz (June 2007)

Ø      Nergis Bozok (Jan 2006)

Ø      .......

 



Scholars & Awards
 

     

¨      JSPS fellow           : March 2006-May 2006, Prof. T. Endo, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic)

¨      Visiting Professor : October 2001-July 2003, Prof. A. M. Mayes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA(pic) (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic)

¨      Visiting Scientist   : August 2000-August 2001, Prof. R. Faust, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, USA (pic)

¨      NATO scholar       : August 1998, NATO-ASI, Ionic Polymerizations and Related Processes, London, Ontario, Canada (pic)

¨      CMU fellow           : March 1998-June 1998, Prof. K. Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

¨      NATO-B2 fellow   : November 1997-March 1998, Prof. K. Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA(pic)

¨      NATO-B1 fellow   : July 1994-October 1994, Prof. W. Schnabel, Hahn-Meitner  Institute, Berlin, Germany

¨      NATO scholar       : June 1989, NATO-ASI, Sulfur related compounds, Maratea, Italy

¨      Guest scientist      : July 1987-April 1988, Prof. W. Schnabel, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, Germany

¨      UNESCO fellow    : October 1984-October 1985, Prof. T. Endo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan  (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic) (pic)                              

                                      

 

 


Working Experience
 

Ø      Professor, July 2003- ………., Technical University of Istanbul, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Ø      Visiting Professor, Oct. 2001-July 2003, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA

Ø      Professor, Dec.1999 – October 2001, Technical University of Istanbul, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Ø      Associate Professor, Nov.1991- Dec. 1999, Technical University of Istanbul, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Ø      Second lieutenant, April 1991 - July 1992, Quality Control Expert, Military Service, Kirikkale, Turkey

Ø      Assistant Professor, Nov. 1989 – Nov.r 1991, Technical University of Istanbul, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Ø      Research &Teaching Assistant, Dec. 1981 – Nov.1989, Technical University of Istanbul, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Ø      Laboratory Technician, June 1977 - Dec 1981, University of Istanbul, Medical Faculty of Capa, Istanbul, Turkey


Teaching Experiences

Grad student supervision: 15
Undergrad student supervision: 32

Graduate Course

    Polymer Synthesis,  1st semester, since 2007

Seminar, 1st and 2nd semester, since 2006

New Methods in Macromolecular Engineering, 2nd semester, since 2004

   New Methods in Macromolecular Engineering (TR)-YTU, 1st semester, 2005

   Block and graft copolymerization (TR), 2nd semester, since 1993

Undergraduate Courses

  Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetic Department (TR), 3rd semester, since 2003

  Organic Reactions (TR), Chemistry Department, 7th semester, since 1994

  Organic Chemistry Lab. (TR), Food Engineering Department, 3rd semester, 1994-1996

  Organic Chemistry (TR), Food Engineering Department, 2nd semester, 1994-1996

  General Chemistry (TR), several Engineering Department, 1st and/or 2nd semester, 1989-1993 


Publications
 

Papers

Patent

Proceedings

Others (thesis, books, reports, etc)

Meeting

Courses

 


Papers 

 

31) Polysulfone-graft-Poly(ethylene glycol) Graft Copolymers for Surface Modification of Polysulfone Membranes, J. Y. Park, M. H. Acar, A. Akthakul, W. Kuhlman, A. M. Mayes, Biomaterials, 27, 856-865 (2006) (PDF)

30) Synthesis and Characterization of Single-ion Graft Copolymer Electrolytes, P. E. Trapa, M. H. Acar, D. R. Sadoway, A. M. Mayes, J. Electrochem. Soc., 152 (12), A2281-A2284 (2005) (PDF)

29) Synthesis of alkylated linear amine ligands and their effect on homogeneous atrp, M. H. Acar, C. R. Becer, H. A. Ondur, S. Inceoglu, Polym. Preprint, 46(2), 433(2005) (PDF)

28) Living and Controlled Polymerization of Isobutylene with Alkylaluminum Halides as Coinitiators, S. Hadjikyriacou, M. H. Acar, R. Faust, Macromolecules, 37, 7543-7547 (2004) (PDF)

27) M. H. Acar, P. Demircioglu, M. Kucukoner, A. Gulkanat, S. Seyren, G. Hizal, Y. Yagci, “Synthesis of block copolymers via macroinitiator/macroiniter” in  Macromolecular Synthesis, Eds. L.J. Mathias and A. E. Acar, Elect. Pub. Services, eMedix Inc., Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA, V.13, 91-108 (2004) (PDF)

26) Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization using poly(vinylidene fluoride) as macroinitiator, S. Inceoglu, S. C. Olugebefola, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Designed Monomers and Polymers, 7, 181 (2004) (PDF)

25) Low temperature processing of baroplastics by pressure-induced flow, J. Gonzalez-Leon, M. H. Acar, S. W. Ryu, A. -V. G. Ruzette, A. M. Mayes, Nature, 426, 424-428 (2003) (PDF)

24) Core-shell nanoparticules for baroplastic processing, S. W. Ryu, J. Gonzalez-Leon, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 89, 770-771 (2003) (PDF)

23) Polyisobutylene stars and polyisobutylene-block-poly-(tert-butyl methacrylate) block copolymers by site transformation of thiophene end-capped polyisobutylene chain ends, N. M. Castro, M. Lanzendörf, A. H. E. Muller, J. C. Cho, M. H. Acar, R. Faust, Macromolecules, 36, 6985-6994 (2003) (PDF)

22) Synthesis of thiophene end-functionalized poly(isobutylene), J. C. Cho, M. H. Acar, R. Faust,  Polym. Prep., 44(1), 818-819 (2003) (PDF)

21) Pressure dependence phase transition in block copolymers, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, A. M. Mayes, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 88, 159 (2003) (PDF)

20) Towards commodity plastics by molecular design, A. M. Mayes, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 88, 63 (2003) (PDF)

19) Synthesis of hexylated triethylenetetramine. A new ligand for homogeneous atom transfer radical polymerization, M. H. Acar, N. Bicak, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed., 41, 1677-1680 (2003) (PDF)

18) Synthesis and characterization of amphiphlic graft copolymers based on polyvinylidene floride by ATRP, J. F. Hester, P. Banerjee, Y. –Y. Won, A. Akthakul, M. H. Acar and A. M. Mayes, Macromolecules, 35(20), 7652-7661 (2002) (PDF)

17) Synthesis of baroplastic elastomer by ATRP, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, A. M. Mayes, Polym. Prep., 43(2), 55-56 (2002) (PDF)

16) Novel Segmented Copolymers by Combination of Controlled Ionic and Radical Polymerizations, K. Matyjaszewski, M. Teodorescu, M. H. Acar, K. L. Beers, S. Coca, S. G. Gaynor, P. J. Miller, H. -J. Paik, Macromol. Symp., 157, 183-192 (2000) (PDF)

15) Synthesis of block copolymers by combination of cationic polymerization and iniferter polymerization systems, M. H. Acar, A. Gulkanat, S. Seyren, G. Hizal, Polymer, 41(18), 6709-6713 (2000) (PDF); Erratum: 42(4), 1767 (2000) (PDF)

14) Block Copolymer Synthesis by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, K. Matyjaszewski, M. H. Acar, K. L. Beers, S. Coca, K. A. Davis, S. G. Gaynor, P. J. Miller, H. -J. Paik, D. A. Shipp, M. Teodorescu, J. Xia, X. Zwang, Polym. Prep., 40(2), 966 (1999) (PDF)

13) Block Copolymers by Transformation of Living Anionic Polymerization into Controlled/ ”living” Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, M. H. Acar, K. Matyjaszewski, Macromol. Chem. and Phys., 200, 1094-1100 (1999) (PDF)

12) Formation of triphenylmethyl cations during the photolysis of phenylazotriphenylmethane: a laser flash photolysis studies, M. H. Acar, Y. Yagci, W. Schnabel, Polym. Int., 46, 331-335 (1998) (PDF)

11) Synthesis of block copolymers by combination of cationic and initer polymerization system, M. H. Acar, M. Kucukoner, Polymer, 38, 2829-2833 (1997) (PDF)

10) Synthesis of block copolymer by the combination of chain transfer polymerization and initer process, P. Demircioglu, M. H. Acar, Y. Yagci, J.Appl. Polym. Sci., 46, 1639-1643 (1992) (PDF)

  9) Synthesis and reactions of polymers with photoactive terminal groups.4. The use of  oxocarbenium polymerization for the synthesis of polymerswith N-acyldibenz[b,f]azepine terminal units, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, A. Ledwith, Eur. Polym. J., 28, 717-720 (1992) (PDF)

  8) Studies on the block copolymerization of methacrylonitrile and hexafluorobutylmethacrylate using phenylazotriphenylmethane as thermal iniferter, M. H. Acar, Y. Yagci, Macromol. Reports, A28 (Suppl.2), 177-183 (1991) (PDF)

  7) Studies on copolymerization of cyclic disulfide lipoamide with styrene. 2. Laser flash photolysis investigation, M. H. Acar, A. C. Aydogan, Y. Yagci, T. Endo, W. Schnabel, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Letter Ed., 28, 203-206 (1990) (PDF)

  6) Synthesis and radical ring-opening polymerization of an optically active 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane,  M. H. Acar, Y. Nambu, K. Yamamoto, T. Endo, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed., 27, 4441-4443 (1989) (PDF)

  5) Thermal and photoinitiated copolymerization of cyclic disulfide lipoamide and styrene, Y. Nambu, M. H. Acar, T. Suzuki, T. Endo, Makromol.Chem., 189, 495-500 (1988) (PDF)

  4) Polymerization of n-butylvinylether initiated by polymeric peroxycarbamates and active polystyrenes, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, G. Hizal, H. Yildirim, B. Baysal, Angew. Makromol. Chem., 154, 169-178 (1987) (PDF)

  3) Copolymerization of lipoamide and styrene, Y. Nambu, M. H. Acar, T. Endo, Polym. Prep. Jpn., 35 (2), 178 (1986)

  2) Radical ring opening polymerization of 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, K.Yamamoto, M. H. Acar, Y. Nambu, T. Endo, Polym. Prep. Jpn., 34(2), 151 (1985)

  1) Preparation and reaction of polytetrahydrofuran with acrylate end group, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, A. C. Aydogan, E. U. Journal of Science, Series A, V.III, 45-50 (1984) (PDF)

 

 

Patent

International

1) Graft copolymers, J. Park, A. Aktakul, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, USA 60/394,222

2) Core shell stuructured baroplastic materials, A. M. Mayes, S. –W. Ryu, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez,  provisional-patent, submitted at 10 January 2003, M00925.70130.US

3) Structured baroplastic materials, A. M. Mayes, S. –W. Ryu, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, World patent application, M0925.70130WO00, 2004

 


Proceedings

International

1)      Radical ring-opening polymerization of 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane, K. Yamamoto, M. H. Acar, Y. Nambu, T. Endo, National Polymer Symposium, Kyoto, Japan (1985)

2)      Copolymerization of lipoamide and styrene, Y. Nambu, M. H. Acar, T. Endo, National Polymer Symposium, Kyoto, Japan (1986)

3)      Formation of triphenylmethyl cations by laser flash photoysis of  phenylazotriphenyl methane, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, W. Schnabel, International Symposium on Carbocations and Other Reactive Intermediates, Tubingen, Germany (1988)

4)      Synthesis of block copolymer by the combination of chain transfer  polymerization and initer process, P. Demircioğlu, M. H. Acar, Y. Yagci, II. Turkish-Azerbaijan Polymer Symposium, Ankara, Turkey (1992)

5)      Synthesis of block copolymer by the combination of cationic and  initer polymerization, M. H. Acar and M. Kücüköner, IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic polymerization, Istanbul, Turkey (1995) (click for picture 1, click for picture 2)

6)      Effect of tetramethylthiuram disulfide on the cationic polymerization of cyclohexenedioxide, M. H. Acar, P. Yılmaz, 2nd International Conference “Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering” (APME’97), Orlando, Florida, USA (1997) (click for picture)

7)      Triphenylmethylacetophenone as a novel photoiniferter, M. H. Acar, POLYMEX’97 International Symposium on Polymers, Ixtapa, Guerrero, Meksika (1997) (click for picture)

8)      Block copolymerization by combination of anionic to atom transfer radical polymerizations, M. H. Acar, K. Matyjaszewski, ATRP Consortium Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, ABD, 1998

9)      Synthesis of poly(chloprene-g-styrene) by atom transfer radical polymerization, M. H. Acar, K. Matyjaszewski, ATRP Consortium Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, ABD (1998)

10)  Synthesis of block copolymers by combination of cationic and initer polymerization system.2., M. H. Acar, A. Gülkanat, S. Seyren, G. Hızal, NATO-ASI, Ionic Polymerizations and Related Processes, London, Ontario, Kanada (1998) (click for picture)

11)  Synthesis and use of multifunctional initiators in controlled radical polymerization, M. H. Acar, 3rd International Conference "Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering" (APME’99), Colonial  Williamsburg, Virginia, USA (1999)

12)  Block copolymer synthesis by atom transfer radical polymerization, K. Matyjaszewski, M. H. Acar, K. L. Beers, S. Coca, K. A. Davis, S. G. Gaynor, P. J. Miller, H. -J. Paik, D.A. Shipp, M. Teodorescu, J. Xia, X. Zwang, Fall National ACS Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (1999)

13)  Synthesis and use of a new ligand for homogeneous atom transfer radical polymerization, M. H. Acar, N. Bicak, World Polymer Congress (IUPAC MACRO 2000), Warsaw, Poland (2000)

14)  Miscibility of polymers under pressure, J. Gonzalez, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Fall National APS meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA (2002)

15)  Amphiphilic polysulfone comb additives as modification agents for polysulfone membranes, J. Y. Park, A. Akthakul, C. Parcard, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, International Conference of Membranes 2002, Toulouse, France (2002)

16)  Synthesis of Baroplastic elastomer by ATRP, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, A. M. Mayes, Fall National ACS meeting, Boston, MA, USA (2002)

17)  Amphiphilic polysulfone combs additives as modification agents for polysulfone membranes, J. Y. Park, M. H. Acar, A. Akthakul, A. M. Mayes, National MRS Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (2-6 December, 2002)

18)  Progress Towards a Truly Recyclable Plastic, A. M. Mayes, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, S.-W. Ryu, GRC Polymer West, Ventura, CA, USA (5-10 January, 2003)                                                         

19)  Pressure-dependent phase transition in block copolymers, M. H Acar, J. Gonzalez, A. M Mayes, Spring National ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA (23-28 March, 2003)

20)  Toward commodity plastics by molecular design, A. M Mayes, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, Spring National ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA (23-28 March, 2003)

21)  Synthesis of thiophene end-functionalized polyisobutylene, J. C. Cho, M. H. Acar, R. Faust, Spring National ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, (23-28 March, 2003)

22)  Pressure effect on block copolymer templates, J. Gonzalez, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Spring National MRS Meeting, San Fransisco, CA, USA (21-25 April, 2003)

23)  Nanostructured polymer membranes: cleaning up with combs and brushes, A. M. Mayes, M. H. Acar, A. Akthakul, GRC Polymer East, South Hadley, MA, USA (June 15-20, 2003)

24)  Pressure-induced phase transition in block copolymers: Baroplastics, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, S.-W. Ryu, A. M. Mayes, The 5th Intrernational Conference on Advanced Polymer via Macromolecules Engineering, Montreal, Canada (June 21-26, 2003) (click for picture)

25)  Alkyl Floride as an initiator in ATRP, S. Inceoglu, S. Aras, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, The 5th Intrernational Conference on Advanced Polymer via Mocromolecules Engineering, Montreal, Canada (June 21-26, 2003) (click for picture)

26)  Living and controlled polymerization of isobutylene with alkylaluminum halides as coinitiators, R. Faust, S. Hadjikyriacou, M. H. Acar, IP’03 International Symposium on Ionic polymerization, Boston, MA, USA (30 June-4 July 2003) (click for picture)

27)  Core-shell nanoparticules for baroplastic processing, S. W. Ryu, J. Gonzalez-Leon, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Fall National ASC Meeting, New York, NY, USA (2003)

28)  Baroplastic core-shell nanoparticles, S. W. Ryu, J. Gonzalez, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, Fall National MRS Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (December 1-5, 2003)

29)  Baroplastic core-shell nanoparticles, S. W. Ryu, J. Gonzalez, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, APS March Meeting, Montreal, Canada (11-15 March 2004)

30)  Processing and Mechanical Properties of Baroplastics,  J. Gonzalez, S. W. Ryu, M. H. Acar, A. M. Mayes, APS March Meeting, Montreal, Canada (11-15 March 2004)

31)  Baroplastic elastomers: Synthesis, characterization and applications, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, S-W. Ryu, A. M. Mayes, ACS PRF Summer School in Nanoparticle Materials University of  Eastern Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI, ABD (6-18 June 2004) (Click for picture) (Click for picture)

32)  Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Baroplastic, M. H. Acar, J. Gonzalez, S-W. Ryu, A. M. Mayes, MACRO2004-40th IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Paris, France, (4-9 July 2004)

33)  Atom transfer radical polymerization using poly(vinylidene fluoride) as macroinitiator, S. Inceoglu, M. H. Acar, S. C. Olugebefola, A. M. Mayes, MACRO2004-40th IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Paris, France, (4-9 July 2004)

34)  Design and synthesis of novel polymeric materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cell applications, B. Birkan, S. Inceoglu, Y. Z. Menceloglu, M. H. Acar, 2005 International (IHEC’2005) Hydrogen Energy Congress, Istanbul, Turkey (13-15 July 2005)

35)  Controlled Photopolymerization of Styrene by Using Macroiniferter, Y. Yildiz, G. Hizal, M. H. Acar, PME-6 International Symposium on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular   
Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 15-19 August (2005) (click for picture) (click for picture) (click for picture)

 

National (Turkish)

1)         Preparation and reaction of polytetrahydrofuran with acrylate end group, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, A. C. Aydogan, National Chemistry Symposium, Erzurum, Turkey (1984)

2)         Synthesis and ring-opening polymerization of optically active 2-methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan, M. H. Acar, Y. Nambu, K. Yamamoto, T. Endo, National Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Symposium, Ankara, Turkey (1986)

3)         Synthesis of styrene-b-(n-butylvinylether), Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, G. Hızal, H. Yıldırım, B. Baysal, National Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Symposium, Ankara, Turkey (1986)

4)         Formation of triphenylmethyl cations by photochemical  decomposition of phenylazo- triphenylmethane, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, W. Schnabel, National Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Symposium, Ankara, Turkey (1988)

5)         Studies on the block copolymerization of methacrylonitrile and hexafluorobutyl methacrylate using phenylazotriphenylmethane as thermal iniferter, M. H. Acar, Y. Yagci, National Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Symposium, Ankara, Turkey (1988)

6)         Studies on copolymerization of cyclic disulfide lipoamide with styrene. 2. Laser flash photolysis investigation,  M. H. Acar, Y. Yagci, A. C. Aydogan, T. Endo, W. Schnabel, National Chemistry  and Chemical Engineering Symposium, Kusadası, Turkey (1989)

7)         Synthesis and reactions of polymers with photoactive terminal groups. 4. The use of oxocarbenium polymerization for the synthesis of polymers with N-acyldibenz[b,f]azepine terminal units, Y. Yagci, M. H. Acar, A. Ledwith, National Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Symposium, Trabzon, Turkey (1993)

8)         New coinitiator for cationic polymerization, Metin H.Acar, R. Faust, National Chemistry Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey (2003)

9)         Synthesis and use of four-star initiator for atom transfer radical polymerization, Metin H. Acar, H. Yonel, National Chemistry Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey (2003) (click for picture)

10)     ATRP:Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Metin H. Acar, National Chemistry Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey (2003)

11)     Baroplastic elastomers: Synthesis, characterization and applications, Metin H Acar, J.Gonzalez, S-W. Ryu, A. M. Mayes, National Chemistry Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey (2003)

 

Participitation

 

1)   NATO-ASI, Sulfur related compounds, Maratea, Italy (1989)

2)   Spring National ACS Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA (2002)

3)   Nano/Bio Convergence, Cambridge, MA, USA (2004)

 

 

 

Meeting

 

Others (thesis, books, reports etc)

Thesis

Ø      M. H. Acar, Preparation and reaction of polytetrahydrofuran with acrylate end group, M.Sc. thesis, Technical University of Istanbul (Feb. 1984)

 

Ø      M. H. Acar, Effect of lipoamide on thermal styrene polymerization, Technical University of Istanbul, Ph.D. (Feb. 1989)

Books

Ø      Akar, Y. Yagci, I. Tezcan, U. Oyman, O. Anac, O. Galioglu, N. Talinli, O. Zaim, K. Gunaydin, M. H. Acar, G. Hizal, Experimental Organic Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University, Science Faculty Press (1984)

Reports

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Ø      J. Pyun, M. H. Acar, The Use of Stable Heteroatom Radicals in Controlled Radical Polymerization, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, ABD (April 1998)

 

Ø      Phase Behavior and Interface Studies of Polymers, Reasearch in Materials: Annuals Reports 2002, The Center for Materials Science and Engineering,  and The Materials prossessing Center, MIT,  http:eb.mit.edu/cmse/www/AR.2000.html

 

Ø      Baroplastic, Reasearch in Materials: Annuals Reports 2002, The Center for Materials Science and Engineering, and The Materials prossessing Center, MIT, http://mpc-web.mit.edu/archive-pdf/annrep03/mayes.pdf

Seminar

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·        Triphenylmethylacetophenone as a novel photoiniferter, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, ABD (Dec. 1998)

·        Compositions, Functionalizaties and Architectures, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, ABD (April 1998)

·        Polymer in Dentistry, Dentistry Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul Turkey (1998, 1999)

·        Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, ITU, Istanbul, Turkey (May and Nov. 1999)

·        Synthesis and use of multifunctional initiators in controlled radical polymerization, UML, Lowell, MA, USA (Oct. 2000)

·        Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA (Dec. 2001)

·        Baroplastic elastomers: Synthesis, characterization and applications, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey (Oct. 2003)

·        Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (Nov. 2003)

·        Synthesis, characterization and applications of Baroplastic, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey (May 2004)

 

 

·        Synthesis, characterization and applications of Baroplastic, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (Oct. 2004)

·        Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP): Mechanism, applications and present and future aspects, Ciba Geigy, Tarrytown, NY, USA (Aug. 2005)

·        ATRP: Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey (Dec. 2005)

 

 


Courses

 

Organic Reactions Exams

 

12-11-1995

18-01-1996

23-01-1997

25-11-1998

22-08-1999

24-11-1999

31-01-2000

03-02-2000

12-11-2000

23-11-2004

05-01-2005

23-05-2005

08-11-2005

03-01-2006