Emel Önder Karaoğlu

Professor Emel Önder Karaoğlu serves in the Department of Textile Engineering at Istanbul Technical University's Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design. With an h-index of 18 and 2127 citations, her research focuses on advanced textile applications for thermal energy storage and functional materials.

Her primary research interests form a distinctive fingerprint in materials science, including

• Phase Change Material integration for heat storage
• Electrospinning techniques for nanofiber production
• Organoclay-modified polyurethane nanocomposites
• Thermal energy storage textiles
• Polyethylene glycol applications in smart fabrics

Her work bridges fundamental material science with practical textile applications, particularly in sustainable energy storage solutions.

Analysis of her recent publications (2018-2025) reveals strong thematic consistency in thermal management materials, with increasing focus on renewable energy storage applications and biomedical implementations like magnetic hyperthermia. Her research output demonstrates methodological expertise in electrospinning and nanocomposite characterization.

Professor Karaoğlu has supervised 16 graduate students as indicated by institutional records, though specific names aren't publicly listed. Her laboratory work centers on nanofiber production and thermal property characterization, utilizing equipment for electrospinning, scanning electron microscopy, and thermal analysis.