Academic Career

Since 15.11.2018	Postdoc, at the Chair of Wood Science, Wood Research Munich, Technical University of Munich
2014-2018	Ph.D. at ETH Zurich, Wood Materials Science. Ph.D. thesis: Mechanical, Structural and Chemical Characterization of Transgenic Poplar
2009-2012	Master, Anadolu University (Turkey), Advanced Technologies/Nanotechnology
2006-2007	Semester Abroad, Technical University of Darmstadt, Materials Science
2004-2009	Bachelor, Anadolu University (Turkey), Materials Science and Engineering

Research Area

Analysis of Interactions between wood extracts and adhesives using in situ FTIR-Rheology measurements

Publications

• Özparpucu, M.; Windeisen-Holzhauser, E.; Wegener, G.; Richter, K. (2022) A new analytical approach to investigate the influence of wood extracts on the curing properties of phenol‑resorcinol–formaldehyde (PRF) adhesives. Wood Sci. Technol. 56:349–365 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-022-01364-3
• Özparpucu, M.; Sanchez-Ferrer, A.; Schuh, M.; Wilhelm, B.; Sarkar, R.; Reif, B.; Windeisen-Holzhauser, E.; Richter, K. (2022) Acidic wood extractives accelerate the curing process of emulsion polymer isocyanate adhesives. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 139:e52189 http://doi.org/10.1002/app.52189
• Guo, H, Özparpucu, M, Windeisen-Holzhauser, E, Schlepütz CM, Quadranti, E, Gaan, S, Dreimol, C, Burgert, I. (2020) Struvite mineralized wood as sustainable building material: mechanical and combustion behavior. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 8 (28) 10402-10412
• Özparpucu M, Wolfrum T, Windeisen Holzhauser E, Knorz M, Richter K (2019) Combined FTIR spectroscopy and rheology for measuring melamine urea formaldehyde (MUF) adhesive curing as influenced by different wood extracts. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 78, 85-91 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-019-01481-0
• Özparpucu, M., Ruggeberg, M., Gierlinger, N., Cesarino, I., Vanholme, R., Boerjan, W. and Burgert, I. (2017) Unravelling the impact of lignin on cell wall mechanics–a comprehensive study on young poplar trees downregulated for CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (CAD). The Plant Journal, 2017 Aug;91(3):480-490
• Özparpucu, M., Gierlinger, N., Burgert, I., Van Acker R.,Vanholme, R., Boerjan, W., Pilate G., Dèjardin A., and Ruggeberg, M. (2017) The effect of altered lignin composition on mechanical properties of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (CAD) deficient poplars, Planta, 2018 Apr;247(4):887-897
• Ratke, C., Terebieniec, B., Winestrand, S., Debra-Maceluch, M., Grahn, T., Schiffthaler, B., Ulvcrona, T., Özparpucu, M., Rüggeberg, M., Lundqvist, S.O, Street, N., Jönsson, L., Mellerowicz, E., Downregulating aspen xylan biosynthetic GT43 genes in developing wood stimulates growth via reprograming of transcriptome, New Phytologist, 2018 (accepted)
• Barbara De Meester, Lisanne de Vries, Merve Özparpucu, Notburga Gierlinger, Sander Corneillie, Andreas Pallidis, Geert Goeminne, Kris Morreel, Michiel De Bruyne, Riet Maria De Rycke, Ruben Vanholme, Wout A Boerjan, Vessel-specific reintroduction of CINNAMOYL COA REDUCTASE 1 (CCR1) in dwarfed ccr1 mutants restores vessel and xylary fiber integrity and increases biomass, Plant Physiology, 2018 Jan;176(1):611-633
• Pawar, P.M.-A., Derba-Maceluch, M., Chong, S.-L., Gandla, M.L., Bashar, S.S., Sparrman, T., Ahvenainen, P., Hedenström, M., Özparpucu, M. and Rüggeberg, M., R. Serimaa, M. Lawoko, M. Tenkanen, L.J. Jönsson, and E.J. Mellerowicz (2017) In muro deacetylation of xylan affects lignin properties and improves saccharification of aspen wood. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10, 98.
• Özçatal, M., Yaygıngöl, M., İssi, A., Kara, A., Turan, S., Okyar, F., Taş, Ş.P., Nastova, I., Grupče, O. and Minčeva-Šukarova, B. (2014) Characterization of lead glazed potteries from Smyrna (Izmir/Turkey) using multiple analytical techniques; Part I: Glaze and engobe. Ceramics International, 40, 2143-2151
• Özçatal, M., Yaygıngöl, M., İssi, A., Kara, A., Turan, S., Okyar, F., Taş, Ş.P., Nastova, I., Grupče, O. and Minčeva-Šukarova, B. (2014b) Characterization of lead glazed potteries from Smyrna (İzmir/Turkey) using multiple analytical techniques; Part II: Body. Ceramics International, 40, 2153- 2160.
• Nastova, I., Grupče, O., Minčeva‐Šukarova, B., Turan, S., Yaygıngöl, M., Ozcatal, M., Martinovska, V. and Jakovlevska‐Spirovska, Z. (2012) Micro‐Raman spectroscopic analysis of inks and pigments in illuminated medieval old‐Slavonic manuscripts. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 43, 1729-1736.
• Minčeva‐Šukarova, B., İssi, A., Raškovska, A., Grupče, O., Tanevska, V., Yaygıngöl, M., Kara, A. and Colomban, P. (2012) Characterization of pottery from Republic of Macedonia. III. A study of comparative mineralogical detection efficiency using micro‐Raman mapping and X‐ray diffraction. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 43, 792-798.
• Kumar, A., Mallik, A.K., Acikbas, N.C., Yaygıngöl, M., Kara, F., Mandal, H., Basu, D., Biswas, K. and Basu, B. (2012) Cytocompatibility property evaluation of gas pressure sintered SiAlON–SiC composites with L929 fibroblast cells and Saos-2 osteoblast-like cells. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 32, 464-469.