Mufit Akinc
Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University
2220C Hoover Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
phone 515.294.0738, fax 515.294.5444, email: makinc@iastate.edu
Education
| Ph.D. Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA | 1977 |
| M.S. Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey | 1973 |
| B.S. Chemistry, Middle East Technical University | 1970 |
Professional Appointments
| Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University | 2006 - Present |
| Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University | 1995 - 2006 |
| Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University | 1988 - 1995 |
| Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University | 1985 - 1988 |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University | 1981 - 1985 |
| Assitant Professor and Chairman, Department of Applied Chemistry, Middle East Technical University | 1979 - 1981 |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS | 1977 - 1979 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Sciences, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL | 1977 |
Honors, Awards and Professional Activities
| The Ross Coffin Purdy Award | 2006 |
| International Advisor, National Institute of Materials, Japan | 2006 - 2010 |
| Outstanding Service Award, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University | 2004 |
| Visiting Professor, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey | 2004 |
| Member, European Academy of Sciences | 2003 |
| Vice Chair and Chair-elect, University Materials Council | 2004 - 2005 |
| Faculty Citation, Iowa State University Alumni Association | 2001 |
| Adjunct Scientist, ONR European Office | 1999 - 2000, 1996 |
| President's Faculty Advisory Board Member, American Ceramic Society | 1997 |
| Visiting Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland | 1996, 1997 |
| Fellow, American Ceramic Society | 1996 |
| Liaison Scientist for Materials, ONR European Office | 1992 - 1993 |
| Ceramic Science Expert to Government of Turkey, TOKTEN, UN | 1992, 1998 |
| Ceramic Science Expert to Government of Korea, UNIDO | 1989 |
| Phi-Kappa-Phi Honorary Society, Sigma-Xi, American Ceramic Society, National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, Materials Research Society, The Metals Materials and Minerals, ASM International, American Chemical Society |
Selected Publications
Enlow, D., Rawal, A., Kanapathipillai, M., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Mallapragada, S., Lo, C.-T., Thiyagarajan, P., and Akinc, M., “Synthesis and Characterization of Self-assembled Block Copolymer Templated Calcium Phosphate Nanocomposite Gels,” J. Materials Chemistry, accepted for publication, 2006.
Wei, X., and Akinc, M., “Hydrolysis of β-tricalcium Phosphate in Simulated Body Fluid and Dehydration During Drying,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., accepted for publication, 2006.
Wei, X., and Akinc, M., “Structure of Si, Zn-Modified Tricalcium Phosphate by Neutron Powder Diffraction,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., accepted for publication, 2006.
Mavis, B., and Akinc, M., “Kinetics of Urea Decomposition in the Presence of Transition Metal Ions: Ni2+,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc.,89[2] 471—477, 2006.
Mavis, B., and Akinc, M., “Cyanate Intercalation in Nickel Hydroxide,” Chemistry of Materials, 18(22), 5317-5325, 2006.
Wei, X., and Akinc, M., “Si,Zn-Modified Tricalcium Phosphates: A. Phase Composition and Crystal Structure Study,” pp. 83-86, in Key Engineering Materials, 284-286, 2005.
Wei, X., and Akinc, M., “Resorption rate tunable bioceramic: Si&Zn-modified tricalcium phosphate,” pp 129-136 in Advances in Bioceramics and Biocomposites: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Dongming Zhu and Waltraud Kriven eds., 26(6), 2005.
Materials Chemistry and
Biomolecular Materials Program
Ames Laboratory
Iowa State University
142 Spedding Hall
Ames, IA 50011 USA
Phone: 1.515.294.7568
FAX: 1.515.294.4709
