Kaan Kalkan
Education
Ph.D., Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University, 2001
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University, 1993
B.S., Physics / Mechanical Engineering
Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey, 1991
Research Interests
- Light-matter interactions in nanostructures
- Photocatalysis using nanostructures
- Solar-thermal energy conversion using nanostructures
- Surface-enhanced spectroscopies and detection using nanostructures
Courses Taught
- Thermodynamics (Sophomore)
- Corrosion (Senior/Lab)
- Nanostructured Materials (Graduate)
- Advanced Processing of Engineering Materials (Senior)
- Materials Science (Junior)
- Corrosion Engineering (Graduate)
- Thermodynamics and Thermostatistics of Materials (Graduate
Selected Publications
- N. Khatri, R. T. A. Tirumala, S. Tan, M. Andiappan, and A. Kaan Kalkan, Resonance energy transfer and Purcell effect in a Cu2O/Au hybrid optical antenna, Advanced Photonics Research, vol. 6, pp. 2400126 (1–11), 2025 (Cover Article). https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400126
- S. Puri, A. Kaan Kalkan, and D. N. McIlroy, Hierarchical design of high surface area zinc oxide nanomaterials using one-dimensional nanostructures, Sci, vol. 7, pp. 114 (1–22), 2025 (Cover Article). https://doi.org/10.3390/sci7030114
- S. Sharma, N. Khatri, M. Adhikari, D. N. McIlroy, N. F. Materer, A. Kaan Kalkan, and Y. Vasquez, Iron phosphide nanobundles for efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic and basic media, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 16, pp. 61858–61867, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c09660.
- R. T. A. Tirumala, N. Khatri, S. B. Ramakrishnan, F. Mohammadparast, M. T. Khan, S. Tan, P. Wagle, S. Puri, D. N. McIlroy, A. K. Kalkan, and M. Andiappan, Tuning catalytic activity and selectivity in photocatalysis on Mie-resonant cuprous oxide particles: distinguishing electromagnetic field enhancement effect from the heating effect, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol. 11, pp. 15931–15940, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c04328
- R. T. A. Tirumala, S. Gyawali, A. Wheeler, S. B. Ramakrishnan, R. Sooriyagoda, F. Mohammadparast, N. Khatri, S. Tan, A. K. Kalkan, A. D. Bristow, and M. Andiappan, Structure–property–performance relationships of cuprous oxide nanostructures for dielectric Mie resonance-enhanced photocatalysis, ACS Catalysis, vol. 12, pp. 7975–7985, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c00977
- L. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Bao, and A. K. Kalkan, Single-photon oxidation of C60 by self-sensitized singlet oxygen, Communications Chemistry, vol. 3, pp. 71(1–7), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-020-0318-x
- L. Zhang, S. Karumuri, S. H. Alavi, H. Bai, S. P. Harimkar, and A. K. Kalkan, Photo-printable nanowire/polymer blends synthesized by dynamic emulsion polycondensation, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 136, pp. 47670(1–7), 2019 (Cover Article). https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47670
- F. Mohammadparast, A. P. Dadgar, R. T. Addanki Tirumala, S. Mohammad, C. O. Topal, A. K. Kalkan, and M. Andiappan, C-C coupling reactions catalyzed by gold nanoparticles: evidence for substrate-mediated leaching of surface atoms using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 123, pp. 11539–11545, 2019 (Supplementary Cover Article). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b12453
- G. Premaratne, J. Niroula, M. K. Patel, W. Zhong, S. L. Suib, A. K. Kalkan, and S. Krishnan, Electrochemical and surface-plasmon correlation of a serum-autoantibody immunoassay with binding insights: graphenyl surface versus mercapto-monolayer surface, Analytical Chemistry, vol. 90, pp. 12456–12463, 2018. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01565
- Ç. Ö. Topal, H. M. Jaradat, S. Karumuri, J. F. O’Hara, A. Akyurtlu, and A. K. Kalkan, Plasmon resonances in nanohemisphere monolayers, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 121, pp. 23599–23608, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b05934
- S. Varghese, C. Walgama, M. Wilkins, S. Krishnan, and A. K. Kalkan, Surface-charge-enabled photolytic hydrogen generation in V2O5·H2O/Au nanoconjugates, MRS Advances, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/adv.2016.273, pp.1–6, 2016.
- S. Karumuri, S. Hızıroğlu, and A. K. Kalkan, Thermoset-crosslinked lignocellulose: a moldable plant biomass, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, pp. 6596–6604, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1021/am508832d
- B. Y. Govindaraajan, S. Karumuri, A. Rahman, R. P. Singh, A. K. Kalkan, and S. P. Harimkar, Spark plasma sintering of graphene reinforced zirconium diboride ultra-high temperature ceramic composites, Ceramics International, vol. 39, pp. 6637–6646, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.01.101
- A. Sadekar, S. Mahadik, A. Bang, Z. Larimore, C. Wisner, M. M. Bertino, J. Mang, C. S.-Leventis, N. Leventis, and A. K. Kalkan, From ‘green’ aerogels to porous graphite by emulsion gelation of acrylonitrile, Chemistry of Materials, vol. 24, pp. 26–47, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm202975p
- A. K. Kalkan, Nanowire-nanoparticle conjugate photolytic device, Nanomaterials and Energy, vol. 1, pp. 159–167, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1680/nme.11.00012
- K. Bhatt, S. Tan, S. Karumuri, and A. K. Kalkan, Charge-selective Raman scattering and fluorescence quenching by ‘Nano-metal on semiconductor’ substrates, Nano Letters, vol. 10, pp. 3880–3887, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl101480n
- K. Singhal and A. K. Kalkan, Surface-enhanced Raman scattering captures conformational changes of single photoactive yellow protein molecules under photoexcitation, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 132, pp. 429–431, 2010 (Cover Article). https://doi.org/10.1021/ja9028704
Awards and Recognition
- Editor’s Selection for Cover: “Resonance energy transfer and Purcell effect in a Cu2O/Au hybrid optical antenna,” Advanced Photonics Research (https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400126) (2025).
- Editor’s Selection for Cover: “Hierarchical design of high surface area zinc oxide nanomaterials using one-dimensional nanostructures,” Sci (https://doi.org/10.3390/sci7030114) (2025).
- Invited to join Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society (2025).
- Editor’s Selection for Cover: “Photo-printable nanowire/polymer blends synthesized by dynamic emulsion polycondensation,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, June 20 Issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/app.47782) (2019).
- Excellent Teacher Award, Oklahoma State University College of Engineering Architecture and Technology (2018).
- President’s Fellows Faculty Research Award, Oklahoma State University (2016).
- Selected for radio interview in the Oklahoma Innovations Radio Show during 2015 Oklahoma Health Research Conference, April 8, 2015, about the research project “Protein-nanoparticle photoswitches for subcellular imaging” (http://www.ok.gov/ocast/News_Media/Radio_Show/) broadcasted on April 18-19 (2015).
- Riata Faculty Fellow by the Spears School of Business and the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University (2011).
- “Single protein molecules caught in the act”; research featured by Office of Legislative and Public Affairs of the National Science Foundation at the website: http://bit.ly/sPcCAh (2011).
- Editor’s Selection for Cover: “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering captures conformational changes of single photoactive yellow protein molecules under photoexcitation,” Journal of American Chemical Society, January Issue (https://pubs.acs.org/toc/jacsat/132/2) (2010).
- Ralph E. Powe Jr. Faculty Enhancement Award (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) (2008).
- Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Recipient (2008).
- Article selected for the December 18, 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology (American Physical Society), “Laser-activated surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates capable of single molecule detection” (2006).
- Young Investigator Outstanding Paper Award, 2005 International Symposium on Nanomanufacturing, for the work titled “The “grow-in-place” process: an environmentally friendly, manufacturable approach to nanowire device fabrication” (2005).
- The 2004 Porous Semiconductors Science and Technology International Conference Best Talk of the Day Award for the work titled “A high-speed, high-sensitivity nanostructured Si thin film humidity sensor” (2004).
- The 2000 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Outstanding Poster Award for the work titled “Nanocrystalline Si void-column network thin films deposited by high density plasma: Application to high sensitivity and ultra-fast humidity monitoring” (2000).
- Ytong Award on 1st rank in class of 1991, Mechanical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey (1991).