The research mainly focuses on:

• Alternative Energies and Industrial Applications
• First and Second Generation Bioethanol Production
• Assessment of the Potential Use of Various Agro-Industrial Wastes for Bioethanol Production
• Biomass Pretreatment Methods
• Characterization and Compositional Analysis of Agro-Industrial Wastes

Projects are financially supported by:

• TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) through projects   TBAG-U/192(106T756), TBAG 111Y295
• UK/Turkey Knowledge Partnership Programme
• Marmara University Research Fund through projects FEN-C-DRP-060911-0284, FEN-BGS-290506-0128

Research topics are:

• High-performing Cell Factories for Next Generation Biofuels (in collaboration with Prof. Oliver/ University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge Systems Biology Center and Prof. Kırdar Boğaziçi University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering Research Group
• Extremophiles for Next Generation Biofuels/ under bilateral agreement between Government of the Republic of Turkey and Government of the Republic of Italyon Scientific and Technical Cooperation (in collaboration with  Prof Nicolaus/ Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)
• Bioethanol Production from Agro-industrial Wastes

Completed researches are:

• Bioethanol-A source of renewable energy from extremophiles, under bilateral agreement between Government of the Republic of Turkey and Government of the Republic of Italy on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (in collaboration with Prof Nicolaus/ Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)