Directory Record for:

Melik C. Demirel

Title(s):

Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Pearce Development Professor

Department:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

College/Admin. Unit:

College of Engineering

Office Address:

212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building

University Park, PA 16802

Office Phone:

(814) 863-2270

Office Fax:

(814) 865-9974

E-Mail Address:

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Web Page(s):

http://www.esm.psu.edu

http://www4.esm.psu.edu/people/faculty/?id=mcd18

Research Synopsis:

Engineered protein assemblies are a new avenue for both biology and materials science applications. Design of protein assemblies requires both experimental and computational approaches. Our aim is to create nanostructure, which can be assembled using these protein templates as building blocks for future electronic, optical and magnetic devices.

Technologies Impacted by Research:

-protein design and assembly -protein dynamics and theory -nanostructure simulation

Selected Publications:

Demirel, M. C., Atilgan, A.R., Jernigan, R L., Erman, B. and Bahar, I., "Identification of Kinetically Hot Residues in Proteins," PROTEIN SCIENCE, Vol. 7, No. 12, 1998, pp. 2522 -- 2532
Bahar, I., Atilgan, A.R., Demirel, M. C. and Erman, B., "Vibrational Dynamics of Folded Proteins: Significance of Slow and Fast Motions in Relation to Function and Stability," PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 80, No. 12, 1998, pp. 2733 -- 2736.
Demirel, M.C., Kuprat, A.P, George, D.C., and Rollett, A.D., "Bridging Experiments and Simulations in Microstructural Evolution," Vol. 90, Issue 1, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2003, pp 16106-1 -- 16106-4.