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    The Development of Mechanical Performance of Multi-Scale Self-Healing Nanocomposite Radiation Shielding Material for the use in Aerospace Applications.

    Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey rewarded Tayfun BEL's Ph.D. thesis with 1001 (biggest of its kind class academic) research project.The project title is " The Development of Mechanical Performance of Multi-Scale Self-Healing Nanocomposite Radiation Shielding Material for the use in Aerospace Applications."

    Living Polymer, Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) produced by the Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ATRP is used at aerospace industry. As these materials are light and durable and have a considerable potential for the High Altitude Aircraft (HAA) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. The aim of the project is the development of light, durable, Multi-Phase Self-Healing (MPSH), polymer matrix, nanocomposite material and improvement of the material properties for desired applications. Usage of such materials at LEO satellite and HAA aircraft takes a lot of attention.

    Durable MPSH nanocomposite against physical conditions will be produced by continuous evaluation of mechanical properties with tension, compression, impact and hardness tests. As such material will be subject to natural radiation environment at space and atmosphere during its service life with long-haul flights; the effect of the radiation environment on the MPSH nanocomposite will be evaluated. Also, natural radiation environments have the capacity to affect the physical properties of the material. On board, radiation sources can change the MPSH nanocomposite.

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    Research project from Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

    Tayfun BEL personally rewarded by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.

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    Finding and optimizing the crack tip and path within the material.

    National Center for High-Performance Computing Center granted Tayfun BEL 100.000,00 CPU hours at GPGPU systems for the modeling mechanical behavior of self-healing materials. Finding and optimizing the crack tip and path within the material.

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    investigation of high energy beta particle permaeability of metal pairs coupled with copper and nickel.

    Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Coordination Center grants Tayfun BEL for the project of investigation of high energy beta particle permaeability through metal pairs coupled with copper and nickel.