M.A. Sahir Arıkan received his BSc (1979), MSc (1981), and Ph.D. (1987) degrees in mechanical engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey. He is currently a professor and chair in the same department. His research interests include CAD, CAM, Robotics, Machine Elements, Machine Design, Gear Design, Gear Dynamics, MEMS, and micromanufacturing.

Ender Yıldırım received his BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey in 2002, 2005, and 2011, respectively. From 2012–2013, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research at Leiden University, the Netherlands. He worked as a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering Department at Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey, between 2013-2019. He is currently an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. His re-search interests include plastic microfluidic chip fabrication methods, capillary microfluidics, droplet-based microfluidics, bio-MEMS, and biosensors.

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She received her BSc degree in Food Engineering from Süleyman Demirel University. After graduation, she received her MSc in Analytical Chemistry at Ankara University, and during her MSc, she focused on SERS-based lateral flow immunoassay for pathogen detection. She completed her second MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology at Ankara University. She joined Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Spring of 2022. She is currently doing her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Microbiology at Ankara University and working on bacteriophages and their potential treatment for bacterial infections. (LinkedIn)

Mehmet Oğulcan Güngör received his BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 2023 and joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in Fall of the same year. Currently pursuing his MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering, he also holds a role as a researcher at METU MEMS Center. His research focuses on the application of injection molding and additive manufacturing for microfluidic chip production, as well as MEMS fabrication and conventional manufacturing processes. (LinkedIn)

Berat Görkem Başabaş is an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University. He joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Summer of 2021. His research interests include microfluidic chip and chip holder fabrication, additive manufacturing, and conventional manufacturing methods. (LinkedIn)

Tawsif Mahmood reveived his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka. He is currently pursuing his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University. He joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the spring of 2024. He is currently working on Ultrasonic Embossing Process.

Erdem Bayraktar is an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University. He joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Fall of 2021. He is currently working under a TÜBİTAK-1001 research project. His research interests include microfluidic chip fabrication, additive manufacturing, and conventional manufacturing methods. (LinkedIn)

Ozan Özdinç is an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle east Technical University. He graduated from Cagaloglu Anadolu High School in 2021 and joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in Spring 2023. In Fall 2024 he started his double major program in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. He is currently working on a mathematical model of the ultrasonic welding machine. His research interests include advanced manufacturing techniques and materials science. (LinkedIn)

Arif Miran Karabel is an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University. He joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Spring of 2023. He is currently working under a TÜBİTAK-1001 research project. His research interests include chip fabrication, additive manufacturing, conventional manufacturing techniques, and annealing of surfaces. (LinkedIn)

Ayşe ARDIÇ is an undergraduate student in the department of Mechanical Engineering in Middle East Technical University. She joined Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Fall of 2023. She has been working on ultrasonic embossing research project. Her research interests include microfluidic chip fabrication. (LinkedIn)

Begum Tezcan is a Mechanical Engineering student at Middle East Technical University. She joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Spring of 2024. She is currently working on rapid prototyping of anisotropic polymer composites. (LinkedIn)

Seçkin Eroğlu is a junior mechanical engineering students at Middle East Technical University. He joined Micromanufacturing Laboratory in Spring 2023. Currently, he is working under a micro-medical technology applications project. His research interests are Bio-MEMS and microsensors. (LinkedIn)

Ebrar Akyuz is currently a second-year student pursuing a double major in Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University. In spring 2024, she joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory. She delves into research focused on elucidating the physical mechanisms underlying the behavior of nanoparticles observed in the laboratory. Her primary research approach involves employing molecular dynamics simulations and integrating fundamental physics theories to comprehensively understand the intricate dynamics of nanoparticles (LinkedIn)

Giray Yüksel is an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bilkent University. He joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Spring of 2024. His research interests include organ-on-a-chip, microfluidics, feedback control systems, and density functional theory. (LinkedIn)

Mert Kerem Ulku has received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Minor degree in Mechatronics from Middle East Technical University at Spring 2023. He joined Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Fall of 2019. He worked on microfabrication, lab-on-a-chip, bio-mems, ultrasonic embossing, additive manufacturing, and conventional manufacturing techniques.Currently, he is studying Biomedical Engineering PhD at Texas A&M University. (LinkedIn)

Miray Sanem Sarı is a Mechanical Engineering student at Middle East Technical University. She joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Fall of 2022. She is currently working on Injection molding with the 3D-printed inserts. (LinkedIn)

Berk Can Acikgoz received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from METU EEE in 2018 and 2021, respectively. He worked on capillary-driven microfluidic system simulation methods during his time in Micromanufacturing Laboratory. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree at the University of Bern in magnetic resonance imaging. (LinkedIn)

Ufuk Dirmencioğlu received his B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from İhsan Doğramaci Bilkent University in 2021. He joined the Micromanufacturing laboratory in the Spring of 2022. Ufuk is currently working on the development of a capillary-driven microfluidic device for pathogen detection.

Mert Nakışlı received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from I. D. Bilkent University with a comprehensive scholarship. He is currently pursuing his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University. He joined the Micromanufacturing Laboratory in the Spring of 2022. He is currently working on the development of a capillary-driven microfluidic system for magnetic bead-based assays. (LinkedIn)