Mehmet Fatih Danışman

Department of Chemsitry and Micro and Nano Technologies Program

Middle East Technical University 06531, Ankara/Türkiye

Tell: 312 210 7618, Fax: 312 210 3200,

e-mail: danisman@metu.edu.tr, web:http://curie.chem.metu.edu.tr/~fatihdanisman/

Education

2005

PhD, Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

Title: Surface diffraction studies of organic thin films

Advisor: Prof. Giacinto Scoles

2000

MS, Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Title: Theoretical study of unimolecular rearrangement reactions of 1,2-divinylcyclopropane and 1-cyclopropyl-1,3-butadiene

Advisors: Prof. İlker Özkan, Assoc. Prof. Metin Zora
1999 BS, Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Professional Experience

2011- Assoc. Prof. Dr., title awarded by UAK
2008- Assist. Prof. Dr., Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
2006-2008 Lecturer, Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
2005-2006

Postdoctoral Fellow, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;

Advisors: David L. Allara and  John V. Badding

  • Research on formation and characterization of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) thin films on flat silica surfaces and silica capillaries.
2002-2005

Graduate Research Assistant, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA;

Advisor: Giacinto Scoles

  • Research on low energy atom diffraction (LEAD), X-ray Diffraction and X-ray photoelectron diffraction studies of methanethiol self assembled monolayers (SAMs).
  • Research on growth properties pentacene thin films grown by supersonic molecular beam deposition.
2001-2002

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA;

Advisor: Giacinto Scoles
1999-2000

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey;

Advisors: İlker Özkan and Metin Zora

Administrative duties

2010-: Assistant chair, Middle East Technical University, Department of Chemistry

2010-: Academic advisor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Club

2010-: Committee member, International Science Olympiads, Chemistry Group

Scientific Duties

  • Local organizing committee member, 13th European Confrence on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis (ECASIA’09), October 18-23 2009, Antalya, Türkiye.
  • Referee, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2009 -

Awards

2000-2006: Higher Education Board of Turkey Scholarship

1999: Third in the graduating class, Middle East Technical University, Department of Chemistry

Memberships

American Chemical Society

American Physical Society

Turkish Chemical Society

Research Interests

  • Low energy atom diffraction (LEAD), X-ray Diffraction, X-ray photoelectron diffraction, scanning probe microscopy and quartz crystal microbalance studies of self assembled monolayers (SAMs) and organic semiconductor thin films.
  • Computational studies of the above mentioned systems by means of quantum chemistry methods.
  • Development of methods and tools for intoducing mathematical and quantum chemical concepts to undergraduate students.

Projects

  • Primary investigator, Characterization and optimization of pentacene thin films, grown by supersonic molecular beam deposition on Ag(111) and Au(111) surfaces, by helium atom diffraction and quartz crystal microbalance techniques, TÜBİTAK-1001, Project number:107T408, 2007-2010, budget: 357.600,00 TL.
  • Primary investigator, Study of asymmetric disulfide self assembled monolayers as possible bottom-up templating agents, TÜBİTAK-CNR-2504, Project number: 209T084, 2010-2012, budget: 178.820,00 TL.

Thesis Supervised

2010: M.S., İlker Demiroğlu, January 2010, “Ab-Initio  studies of pentacene on Ag(111) surfaces”

2010: M.S., Berrin Özkan, July 2010, “Growth of Gold Films on Quartz Surfaces for Quartz Crystal Microbalance Application”

Teaching Experience

  • International Chemistry Olimpiads: Lecturer, Physical Chemistry Group, (2008-)
  • Courses Taught at the Middle East Technical University: General Chemistry (Chem 111, Chem 112, Chem 107), Mathematics for Chemists (Chem 257), Quantum Chemistry (350), Advanced Physical Chemistry (Chem 597), Physical Chemistry of Interfaces (Chem 548), Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces and Organic Thin Films (Chem 485)
  • Teaching Assistant, Core Lab, Princeton University, Department of Chemistry (2001, 2002)
  • Teaching Assistant, Quantum Chemistry (Chem 350) and , Mathematics for Chemists (Chems 257), Middle East Technical University, Department of Chemistry (2000)

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

  1. M. F. Danışman and B. Özkan, “Simultaneous detection of surface coverage and structure of krypton films on gold by helium atom diffraction and quartz crystal microbalance techniques” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 115104 (2011)
  2. E. Mete, İ. Demiroğlu, M. F. Danışman, Ş. Ellialtıoğlu, “Pentacene Multilayers on Ag(111) Surface” J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 2724 (2010)
  3. M. F. Danışman, J. A. Calkins, Pier J.A. Sazio, D. L. Allara, and J. V. Badding “Organosilane Self Assembled Monolayer Growth from Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Microstructured Optical Fiber Capillary Arrays” Langmuir 24, 3636 (2008)
  4. M. Pedio, B. Doyle, N. Mahne, A. Giglia, F. Borgatti, S. Nannarone, S.K.M. Henze, R. Temirov, F.S. Tautz, L. Casalis, R. Hudej, M. F. Danışman, B. Nickel, “Growth of pentacene on Ag(1 1 1) surface: A NEXAFS study” Appl. Surf. Sci. 254, 103 (2007)
  5. R. Mazzarello, A. Cossaro, A. Verdini, R. Rousseau, L. Casalis, M. F. Danışman, L. Floreano, S. Scandolo, A. Morgante, and G. Scoles, "Structure of aCH3S Monolayer onAu(111) Solved by the Interplay between Molecular Dynamics Calculations and Diffraction Measurements", Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 016102 (2007)
  6. M. F. Danışman, L. Casalis, G. Scoles, "Supersonic molecular beam deposition of pentacene thin films on two Ag(111) crystals with different step densities", Phys. Rev. B 72, 085404 (2005).
  7. L. Casalis, M. F. Danışman, B. Nickel, G. Bracco, T. Toccoli, S. Ionotta, G. Scoles, "Hyperthermal molecular beam deposition of highly ordered organic thin films", Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 206101 (2003)
  8. M. Zora, I. Ozkan, M. F. Danışman, "Transition structures and energetics for the Cope rearrangement of cis-1,2-divinylcyclopropane: an ab initio study", Theochem 636, 9 (2003)
  9. E. L. Hanson, J. Schwartz, B. Nickel, N. Koch, M. F. Danışman, "Bonding self-assembled, compact organophosphate monolayers to the native oxide surface of silicon", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 16074 (2003)
  10. M. F. Danışman, L. Casalis, G. Bracco, G. Scoles, "Structural investigation of monolayers prepared by deposition of (CH3S)2 on the (111) face of single-crystal gold", J. Phys.Chem. B 106, 11771 (2002)

Invited Talks

  1. "Helium atom diffraction studies of pentacene thin films", Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, April 2005
  2. "Helium atom diffraction studies of pentacene thin films". ". Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May 2005
  3. "Supersonic molecular beam deposition of pentacene thin films on two Ag(111) crystals with different step densities", Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University, Ankara, November 2006
  4. “Organic molecular thin films: characterization and applications” UNAM, Ankara, October 2009
  5. “Organik moleküler ince filmler: karakterizasyon ve uygulamalar” Department of Chemistry, Gazi University, Ankara, April 2010
  6. “Organic molecular thin films: characterization and applications” Department of Chemistry, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, November 2011

Presentations

  1. Mehmet F. Danışman, Loredana Casalis, Gianangelo Bracco, Giacinto Scoles, "Structural Investigation of CH3S adsorbed on Au(111)", American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2002
  2. Mehmet F. Danışman, Loredana Casalis, Bert Nickel, Giacinto Scoles, "Structural Characterization of Pentacene Ultra-Thin Films on Ag(111) Produced by a Seeded Supersonic Beam Source", Gordon Research Conference on Electronic Processes in Organic Materials, July 2002
  3. Mehmet F. Danışman, Loredana Casalis, Gianangelo Bracco, Giacinto Scoles, "Structural Investigation of Monolayers Prepared by Deposition of (CH3S)2 on the (111) Face of Single-Crystal Gold", American Physical Society National Meeting, March 2003
  4. Mehmet F. Danışman, Loredana Casalis, Giacinto Scoles, "Helium Atom Diffraction Study of Ultra Thin Film Phases of Pentacene on Ag(111) Prepared by Hyperthermal Deposition", Gordon Research Conference on Dynamics at Surfaces, August 2003
  5. Mehmet F. Danışman, Loredana Casalis, Bert Nickel, Giacinto Scoles, "Supersonic Molecular Beam Deposition of Pentacene Thin Films on Two Ag(111) Crystals With Different Step Densities", 11th Workshop on Surface Dynamics, November 2003
  6. Mehmet F. Danışman, Loredana Casalis, Bert Nickel, Giacinto Scoles, "Supersonic Molecular Beam Deposition of Pentacene Thin Films on Two Ag(111) Crystals With Different Step Densities", American Physical Society National Meeting, March 2004
  7. Mehmet F. Danışman, Jacob Calkins, John Badding, David L. Allara, “Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) Thin Film Formation in Micro Silica Capillaries for Sensor Applications” NanoTR-III, Ankara, 2007.
  8. M. Fatih Danışman, Ersen Mete, Şinasi Ellialtıoğlu, “Structural Investigation of Pentacene on Ag(111) by Density Functional Theory” American Physical Society National Meeting, March 2009
  9. M. Fatih Danışman, Giacinto Scoles, “Simultaneous Detection of Surface Coverage by Helium Atom Diffraction and Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques” American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 2009
  10. M. Fatih Danışman, Ersen Mete, Berrin Özkan, İlker Demiroğlu, Şinasi Ellialtıoğlu “Structural and Electronic Investigation of Pentacene Thin Films on Flat and Stepped Ag(111) Surfaces” NanoTR-IV, June 2010
  11. M. Fatih Danışman, Berrin Özkan “Kuvars Kristal Mikro Terazi Uygulamaları için Altın ve Gümüş Filmlerin Hazırlanması” 24. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, June 2010
  12. M. Fatih Danışman, Ersen Mete, Berrin Özkan, İlker Demiroğlu, Şinasi Ellialtıoğlu, “Structural and Electronic Investigation of Pentacene Thin Films on Flat and Stepped Ag(111) Surfaces”, European Conference on Surface Science, September 2010
  13. M. Fatih Danışman, Ersen Mete, Berrin Özkan, İlker Demiroğlu, Şinasi Ellialtıoğlu “Structural and Electronic Investigation of Pentacene Thin Films on Flat and Stepped Ag(111) Surfaces” Chemical Physics Congress – IX, October 2010
  14. M. Fatih Danışman, Ersen Mete, İlker Demiroğlu, Sinasi Ellialtıoğlu “Pentacene thin films on vicinal Ag(111) surfaces” American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 2011
  15. M. Fatih Danışman, Ersen Mete, İlker Demiroğlu, Sinasi Ellialtıoğlu “Pentacene thin films on vicinal Ag(111) surfaces” American Physical Society National Meeting, March 2011
  16. M. Fatih Danışman, Erol Albayrak, Gianangelo Bracco “Basamaklı Ag(111) Yüzeyler Üzerinde Pentasen Filmlerin İncelenmesi” 25. Ulusal Kimya Kongresi, June 2011