Turkey's Advanced Materials Research Center
Established at Sakarya University, MUEC is Turkey's premier laboratory for researching, developing, and applying materials that operate under extreme conditions—from ultra-high temperatures (1500°C+) to radiation and corrosive environments. We deliver solutions for critical needs in aerospace, defense, energy, and space sectors.
MUEC operates an integrated laboratory infrastructure capable of researching materials from ultra-high temperature systems to protective coating technologies. Our modern testing equipment, computational modeling capabilities, and experienced research team deliver reliable solutions across all stages from design to application.
We specialize in ultra-high temperature materials (1500°C+), advanced protective coatings, corrosive environment materials, radiation environment materials, and computational materials science. Each research area operates in synergistic interaction to deliver integrated solutions.
Our laboratory operates in close collaboration with GE and domestic industry partners. Our infrastructure, integrated with TESLAB, responds directly to industrial needs from material characterization to performance testing. Research outcomes are transformed into high-commercialization-potential outputs.
Our center's director presented the vision of our center at TÜBİTAK SAGE.
A new research project conducted within our center has been approved for funding.
Our student Yunus TOKAÇ published his new approach for "Environmental Barrier Coatings" in the "Journal of Thermal Spray".
From hypersonic flight systems to commercial fusion reactors, from deep space missions to advanced energy systems, tomorrow's critical technologies require materials that perform under extreme conditions. MUEC contributes to Turkey's technological independence by researching and developing these materials today.
Our experts in materials science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and physics conduct integrated research across all scales from atomic to system level. Our approach combining computational modeling with experimental validation enables us to produce rapid and reliable results.
We develop ultra-high temperature materials and protective coating technologies for hypersonic vehicle components, rocket nozzles, jet engine hot section parts, and spacecraft thermal protection.
We produce durable material solutions for advanced gas turbines, commercial fusion reactors, concentrated solar power systems, and high-temperature electrolysis cells.
We design and test specialized materials for defense systems, metallurgical furnace linings, corrosion-resistant alloys, and structural materials operating in extreme environments.
