Research Assistants

Res. Assist. Ateş Batıkan ÖZDAMAR

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2017

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2019, Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2020

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Post-combustion CO2 capture technologies
  • Mathematical modeling, design and simulation of processes
  • Combustion of biomass in fluidized bed combustors
  • Solar powered food dryer system design

Res. Assist. Azime ARIKAYA

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ankara University, 2015

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ankara University, 2018

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Microbial enzyme production
  • Enzymatic/catalytic reactions (esterification, transesterification, ring opening reactions)
  • Biochemical reactions kinetic
  • Solid catalysts development
  • Synthesis of fine chemicals
  • Biomass conversion/Green chemistry

Res. Assist. Bahriyenur ARABACI

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology,  2022

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production
  • Adsorption / Ion exchange
  • Waste water treatment
  • Adsorbent synthesis and characterization
  • Recovery of lithium from water sources
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Res. Assist. Bengü Getiren

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ankara University, 2016

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ankara University, 2020

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

 

Research Interests

  • Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of the energy storage performance of graphene-based nanocomposites
  • Investigation of photothermal chemotherapy activity of graphene-based nanocomposite
  • Supercritical fluid extraction
  • Catalytic reduction of textile dyes / Green chemistry

Res. Assist. Burcu SIRMA TARIM

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, İstanbul University, 2015

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 2018

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Synthesis and characterization of polymer-based biomaterials
  • Development of peptide-based hydrogels
  • Development of new functional hydrogels for different applications
  • Design of liquid crystal polymer coatings
  • Light-sensitive smart polymeric materials

Res. Assist. Damla YALÇIN

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology,  2018

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d), Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Production Technologies, Ege University – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Hydrogels
  • Drug carrier systems
  • Biofunctional materials

Res. Assist. Dr. Dildare METİN

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 1999

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2002

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2017

Research Interests

  • Processing and characterization of polymer composites
  • Synthesis and characterization of lactide ve caprolactone based biopolymers

Res. Assist. Doğukan KURT

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology,  2022

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Detailed kinetic chemical modeling
  • Combustion modeling

Res. Assist. Dr. Elif GÜNGÖRMÜŞ DELİİSMAİL

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2012

M.Sc. : Department of Environmental Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology,  2015

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2023

Research Interests

  • Development of acid resistant membrane
  • Development of antibacterial membrane
  • Development of antifouling membrane
  • Polymerization

Res. Assist. Emre DEĞİRMENCİ

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2016

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2018

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Multifunctional composite nanomaterials
  • Carbon nanoparticles
  • Combustion modeling
  • Detailed chemical kinetic modeling

Res. Assist. Emrullah ERTÜRK

Educational Background

B.Sc. :Bioengineering, Yıldız Technical University, 2019, Chemical Engineering, Yıldız Technical University, 2020

M.Sc. : Chemical Engineering, Gebze Technical University, (Cont’d)

Ph.D. : 

Research Interests

  • Mathematical modeling
  • Numerical optimization 
  • Process design
     

Res. Assist. Dr. Gizem SAYGI

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Gazi University, 2012

M.Sc. : Department of Environmental Sciences,  Ege University, 2015, 

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Ege University, 2016

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2023

Research Interests

  • Photocatalytic degradation
  • Adsorption
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Air purification

Res. Assist. Günsev DİZOĞLU

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 2017

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Ege University, 2019

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • The usage, synthesis and characterization of  heterogeneous catalysts
  • Conversion of biomass to valuable chemicals
  • Esterification and acetylation reactions and product analysis

Res. Assist. Dr. Merve KARABIYIK

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2014

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2016

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2023

Research Interests

  • Production of polymeric thin film coatings via Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technique
  • Development of protective polymeric coatings for Electro-Optical systems
  • Sensor Technologies
  • Production of functional polymeric coatings

Res. Assist. Nazlı KEŞAN

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ankara University, 2018

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Gazi University, 2023

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Catalyst synthesis and characterization
  • Hydrogen production from biogas

Res. Assist. Selin ŞEN

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2016

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Izmir Institute of Technology,  2019

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology – (Cont’d)

Research Interests

  • Drug delivery systems
  • Peptide synthesis
  • Self-assembly
  • Polyethylene glycol (PEG)
  • Photocatalyst
  • Zinc oxide

Res. Assist. Dr. Yaşar Kemal RECEPOĞLU

Educational Background

B.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 2015

M.Sc. : Department of Chemical Engineering,  Ege University, 2017

Ph.D. : Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2023

Research Interests

  • Adsorption/ıon exchange
  • Functional material synthesis from natural polymers and characterization of them
  • Recovery of lithium from water resources
  • Wastewater treatment