Selected Presentations

[27] Lucia Yuan, Sophie Beilharz, Daniele Vinella, Jaimie Lwin, M. Karayilan, "Fluorescent Polymeric Viscoelastics for Ocular Research" ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2023.

[26] M. Karayilan, "Karayilan Research Lab @ CWRU: Fluorescent Polymeric Viscoelastics for Ocular Research" NSF BioPACIFIC MIP, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, August 2023.

[25] M. Karayilan, "Synthesis of Polymeric Viscoelastics and Elastomers for Biomedical Research", Polymers GRC, Mount Holyoke College, MA, June 2023.

[24] M. Karayilan, "Synthesis of Polymeric Materials for Ocular Implants" Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, February 2023 (virtual).

[23] M. Karayilan, "The 2022 Nobel Prices in Sciences Colloquium: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022" Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, February 2023.

[22] M. Karayilan, "Karayilan Research Lab @ CWRU: Polymer Synthesis and Applications in Biomedical Research" Department of Chemistry, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA, October 2022.

[21] M. Karayilan, "Synthesis of Polymeric Fluids for Intraocular Lens Implants" Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, September 2022.

[20] M. Karayilan, "Polymeric materials with defined viscosity and optical properties for intraocular lens applications" ACS National Meeting (PMSE: Future Faculty Symposium), San Diego, CA, March 2022.

[19] M. Karayilan, "Zooming in on polymer chemistry and designing a polymer synthesis experiment for virtual undergraduate laboratory" ACS National Meeting (POLY: Incorporating Polymer Science into the Classroom), San Diego, CA, March 2022.

[18] M. Karayilan, "Enzyme biomimetic [2Fe-2S]-metallopolymers for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution" ACS National Meeting (PMSE: General Papers/New Concepts in Polymeric Materials), San Diego, CA, March 2022.

[17] M. Karayilan, Virtual Symposium for Postdoctoral Fellows, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Chemistry, January 2022 (Invited).

[16] M. Karayilan, "Polymeric Materials with Defined Viscosity and Tunable Optical and Mechanical Properties for Intraocular Lens (IOL) Applications", Virtual Postdoc Talk Competition in Polymer Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, November 2021 (Invited).

[15] M. Karayilan, K. McCleary-Petersen, R. Glass, D. Lichtenberger, J. Pyun, "Biomimetic [2Fe-2S]-Metallopolymers for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Aqueous Feedstock" Session: Leaving Organic Solvents Behind: Chemistry in Aqueous Media, Virtual 24th ACS Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, 2020 (virtual).

[14] M. Karayilan, "[FeFe]-Hydrogenase Mimetic Metallopolymers: Artificial Enzymes for Hydrogen Generation from Water" University of California San Diego, Department of Chemistry, San Diego, CA, October 2019  (invited).

[13] B. Wimbish, K. McCleary-Petersen, M. Karayilan, J. Pyun, "Biomimetic Metallopolymers Produced via Controlled Radical Polymerization for Electrocatalytic H2 Generation", Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim, CA, 2019.

[12] M. Hamilton, J. Kiselka, M. Karayilan, R. Glass, J. Pyun, D. Lichtenberger, "Electrochemical and computational investigation of aromatically bridged [2Fe-​2S] clusters for electrocatalytic hydrogen production", 258th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, August 2019.

[11] K. Clary, M. Karayilan, R. Glass, J. Pyun, D. Lichtenberger, "Synthetic [2Fe2S] Biomimietics in Metallopolymers as Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts", 258th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, August 2019.

[10] M. Karayilan, W. Brezinski, K. Clary, K. McCleary-Petersen, D. Lichtenberger, R. Glass, J. Pyun, "Macromolecular Engineering of Electrocatalytic Metallopolymers via ATRP: Artificial Enzymes for Water Splitting", 257th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, FL, March 2019 (oral and poster presentations).

[9] J. Pyun, M. Karayilan, K. Clary, D. Lichtenberger, R. Glass, "Artificial enzymes via ATRP from [2Fe-2S] metallopolymers for H2 production via water splitting", 257th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, FL, March 2019.

[8] M. Karayilan, "Metallopolymers with [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site Mimetics via ATRP: Artificial Enzymes for Water Splitting", National Graduate Research Polymer Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2018.

[7] W. Brezinski, M. Karayilan, K. Clary, K. Matyjaszewski, D. Evans, D. Lichtenberger, R. Glass, J. Pyun, "[Fe-Fe]-Hydrogenase Mimetic Metallopolymers: Water Solubility, Enhanced Rates, and Aerobic Stability in Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts via Polymer Support", 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition New Orleans, LA, March 2018.

[6] M. Karayilan, W. Brezinski, D. Lichtenberger, R. Glass, J. Pyun, "Synthesis of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Mimetic Metallopolymers via ATRP for Robust and O2 Resistant H2-Evolution Catalysts", 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition New Orleans, LA, March 2018 (poster)

[5] R. Glass, W. Brezinski, M. Karayilan, K. Clary, D. Lichtenberger, J. Pyun, "Hydrogen Generation in Water with a [2Fe-2S] Metallocatalyst", 28th International Symposium on the Organic Chemistry of Sulfur, ISOCS-28, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2018.

[4] M. Karayilan, "Imitating and Improving Nature for Harvesting Green Energy: [2Fe-2S]-Based Metallopolymers", Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar, University of Arizona, 2017.

[3] W. Brezinski, M. Karayilan, D. Lichtenberger, R. Glass, J. Pyun, "[Fe-Fe]-Hydrogenase Mimetic Metallopolymers from ATRP with long-lived Electrocatalytic Activity", 254th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2017.

[2] M. Karayilan, C. Erkey, "Investigations of Processing Parameters that Affect Transparency of Silica Aerogels for Thermal Insulation Systems", 247th ACS National Meeting,  Dallas, TX, March 2014.

[1] M. Karayilan, C. Erkey, "Effects of Sol-gel Parameters on Physical Properties of Silica Aerogels", IUPAC 2013; 44th World Chemistry Congress Istanbul, Turkey, 2013.