Sehmus Ozden

About Sehmus Ozden

Goal-oriented development of functional materials, materials processing, composites, polymers, surface science, and material characterization/analysis with breadth and depth knowledge in chemistry and materials science. Direct hands-on experience in developing cutting-edge nano/micro/macro level material technologies with depth knowledge/experience processing-structure-property correlations as well as spectroscopic/microscopic characterizations, physical characterizations, and data analytics for emerging applications. Well-versed research & development on design and manufacturing of new material systems with an excellent track record of independent critical thinking and scientific achievement demonstrated by 18 first authorship and a total of 61 papers in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, 9 patents disclosure, and 22 invited and conference presentations. Selected Lab Skills: Advanced materials synthesis methods: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), surface/interface chemistry, hydrothermal methods, sol-gel methods, atomic layer deposition (ALD), self-assembly, polymer synthesis, functionalization of polymers, metal nanoparticles synthesis. Microscopic/Spectroscopic and Analytical methods: SEM, Raman, FTIR, DSC, TGA, TEM, UV-Vis Spectrometer, Photoluminescence Spectrometer, X-ray diffraction, tensiometer, BET Surface analyzer, DLS, Dynamical Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Instron, electrochemical testing.

Experience

1. Sr Scientist

   Lyten

   Jan 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

Education

• Rice University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Nanoengineering

  2011 — 2016

• Fatih University

  Master's Degree, Chemistry

  2009 — 2010

• Fatih University

  Bachelor's degree, Chemistry

  2005 — 2009