Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan Elected to COST MecaNano Working Group

Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan Selected for COST MecaNano Working Group TÜBA Young Academy Member, Founder of the Biomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Group | BioNanoTeam and Faculty Member of the Forest Industry Engineering Department at Istanbul University Faculty of Forestry, Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan has been selected for the European Union COST Action CA21121 Working Group. To overcome the environmental crisis facing humanity, there is an urgent need for new materials with enhanced performance and durability. There is scope for significant advances at the nano scale where different properties emerge. Research at this length scale has intensified strongly over the past twenty years. The relevant COST Working Group aims to combine the expertise and resources of European researchers to overcome different bottlenecks that limit the investigation of size effects. [caption id="attachment_159121" align="aligncenter"] Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan[/caption]   Who is Zeki Candan? A graduate of the Forest Industry Engineering Department at Istanbul University, Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan completed his master's and doctoral studies at Istanbul University. Following his doctorate, he visited numerous universities and research institutions in the United States, Canada, Sweden, England, Germany, Spain and China, conducting scientific research and investigations, and carrying out scientific work with leading scientists in his field worldwide. Professor Candan was the first to conduct doctoral research in Turkey on the applications of nanotechnology in wood science and forest products industry, and also made significant contributions to the establishment of the country's first "Nanotechnology Laboratory" and "Thermal Analysis Laboratory" conducting research in these fields. Furthermore, he played an important role in the establishment of the "Renewable Energy Laboratory" which has conducted successful research on the possibilities of using waste such as furniture waste, forest industry waste, forest waste, agricultural waste and urban renewal waste as renewable energy and biomass energy. Working at Istanbul University between 2006-2018 and at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa from 2018 onwards, Professor Candan was recognized with the "Outstanding Young Scientist Award" by the Turkish Academy of Sciences & TÜBA in 2019. Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan is also the founder of the Biomaterials & Nanotechnology Research Group (BioNanoTeam).