Ali Tufani

• Developed polymer and hybrid organic-inorganic electrolytes for lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and calcium-ion batteries. • Synthesized single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes and water-soluble cathode binders. • Synthesized water-soluble polymer binders for cathodes. • Performed air-sensitive synthesis using glovebox and Schlenk line techniques. • Characterized materials using electrochemical techniques (BDS, CV, EIS, galvanostatic cycling) and analytical methods (FTIR, Raman, DSC, TGA, ICP, SEM).

• Led an industry-collaborative R&D project with Prensilia SRL to develop magneto-electric liquids for sensor applications. • Synthesized permanent magnetic and silica nanoparticles and engineered Janus nanoparticles through advanced surface functionalization using silane, phosphonate, amino, carboxyl, epoxy, and isocyanate chemistries. • Characterized nanomaterials using TEM, SEM, AFM, DLS, Zeta Potential, UV–Vis, FTIR, and XPS to establish structure–property relationships. • Designed and optimized multi-s

Developed microfluidic point-of-care biosensors for the early detection of cancer biomarkers using magnetic quantum dot (MQD) nanoprobes. • Synthesized and functionalized magnetic quantum dots (MQDs) with disease-specific antigens. • Designed, fabricated, and optimized microfluidic devices for biosensing applications. • Functionalized microfluidic channels with cancer- and Alzheimer's-related antibodies for selective biomarker detection. • Calibrated device performance using UV spectroscopy and ImageJ image

Developed asymmetric supercapacitor systems based on graphene foam, reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and ZnO composites for energy storage applications. • Engineered ZnO particle size and morphology via controlled ball milling to tune electrochemical performance. • Synthesized graphene foam on nickel substrates via CVD and produced reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for composite electrodes. • Functionalized and integrated ZnO nanoparticles onto rGO to construct hybrid electrode architectures. • Characterized materi