FUNDED PROJECTS
“Computational Simulations of MOFs for Gas Separations, 2018-2023, Seda Keskin, ERC “Development of Catalytic Systems Focusing on the Conversion of Waste Carbon Dioxide into High Fuels”, 2016-2019, Alper Uzun, Tüpraş “Diesel Hydrodesulphurization Process”, 2016-2019, Can Erkey, Tüpraş "Modifying Hydrogenation and Nitrogenation Capabilities of Graphene", 2015-2018, Sarp Kaya, Tübitak “Development of Hydrogen Gas Sensors Using Palladium-Containing Polymer Microspheres”, 2016-2018, Alper Kiraz, Tübitak "Design, Manufacturing and Membrane, Electrode and Catalyst Development and Testing for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Operating at Ultra-Low Stoichiometric Flows in the Anode", 2015-2018, Rıza Kızılel, Tübitak "The Effect Of Cell Dimensions and Number Of Electrode Layers on the 20Ah Li-ion Cells Used in Electric Vehicles and the Improvement of Thermal Management System By Microchannel Heat Exchanger", 2015-2018, Rıza Kızılel, Tübitak "Improving Methane Storage Performance and Stability of Cu-BTC MOF Using Ionic Liquids", 2014-2017, Alper Uzun, Tübitak "Development of a Technology to Produce Light and Mid-Distillates by Olefin Oligomerization", 2014-2018, Alper Uzun, Tüpraş “Electrochemical CO2 and CO Reduction to Make Methanol Fuel”, 2016-2018, Sarp Kaya, KUTEM “Understanding Charge Carrier Dynamics of Bivo4 Based Photoanode Heterostructures”, 2016-2018, Sarp Kaya, Alphan Sennaroğlu, KUTEM “Development of Optofluidic Waveguide Based Novel Photoreactors”, 2016-2018, Alper Kiraz, Seda Kızılel, KUTEM “Comparative Analysis of the Energy Life-Cycle for Production of Biomass Using The Oil-Rich Microalgae Chlorella Vulgaris in Open Pond and Photobioreactor”, 2016-2018, İ. Halil Kavaklı, Rıza Kızılel, KUTEM “Advantages of Non-Markovianity and Quantum Coherence for Artificial Photosynthesis”, 2016-2018, Özgür Müstecaplıoğlu, Alper Kiraz, KUTEM “Investigation of a solar fueled demo unit, 2016-2018, Sarp Kaya, Can Erkey, KUTEM “Graphene and Perovskite Based Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices”, 2016-2018, Sedat Nizamoğlu, Engin Erzen, Alper Erdoğan, KUTEM
COMPLETED PROJECTS
“Development of Nanostructured Materials Warm to the Touch”, 2014-2016, Can Erkey, Ministry of Industry “Development of a Collaborative Research Program on Methane Storage Combining Experiments with Atomic Simulations: I. Simulations (CH4toGo-I) – II. Experimental (CH4toGo-II)”, 2014-2016, Seda Keskin Avcı, Alper Uzun, Koç University Seed research Fund “Electrochemical CO2 and CO Reduction to Make Methanol Fuel”, 2014-2016, Sarp Kaya, Koç University Seed research Fund “Investigation of Structural Factors Determining the Applicability Limits and Performance of Imidazolium-Type Ionic Liquid Assisted Catalysts”, 2013-2016, Alper Uzun, Tübitak “Improving the Selectivity of Polymeric Membranes Using Metal Organic Frameworks as Fillers”, 2014-2016, Seda Keskin Avcı, Tübitak “Development of Nickel-Based Catalysts as a Cheap Alternative to Ruthenium-Based Counterparts for the Production of Hydrogen from Ammonia”, 2014-2016, Alper Uzun, Tübitak “Development of Hydrocracking Catalysts”, 2013-2016, Can Erkey, Tüpraş “Development of Alternative Fuel Additives and Determination of Their Fuel Competitiveness”, 2013-2016, Alper Uzun, Tüpraş “Design of a Functional Composite Membrane via Particle Stabilized Emulsion Templating”, 2011-2014, Seda Kızılel, Levent Demirel – Tüpraş “Development of a Laboratory Scale Hydrocracking Reactor and Hydrocracking Catalysts”, 2009-2013, Yaman Arkun and Can Erkey – Tüpraş “Real time optimization and control for a hydrocracker unit”, 2010-2012, Yaman Arkun and Can Erkey – Tüpraş “Use of Supercritical Fluids in Energy Efficient Processing of Textiles”, 2009-2010, Can Erkey – AKSA “Development of a mathematical model and model predictive control system for an industrial semibatch emulsion copolymerization of acrylonitrile-vinyl chloride reactor “, 2011-2013, Yaman Arkun, Seda Kızılel – AKSA “Filtered Density Function Modeling of Turbulent Reacting Flows”, 2011-2014, Metin Muradoğlu – TUBITAK MAG 1001 “Nano-Technology Based Vacuum Insulation for Building Envelopes”, 2010-2014, Can Erkey – EC-FP7 “Transparent Vacuum Insulation Panels”, 2010-2013, Can Erkey – TUBITAK “Development of Aerogel Based High Performance Insulating Materials”, 2007-2010, Can Erkey – TUBITAK “Novel Nanocomposite Materials via Supercritical Impregnation by Organometallic and Conducting Compounds”, 2009-2011, Can Erkey – TUBITAK “Composite Membranes With Metal Organic Frameworks for High Efficiency Gas Separations”, 2010-2014, Seda Keskin – Europen Union 7. Framework Programme Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant “Unlocking the Potential of Zeolite Imidazolate Frameworks as Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separations Using Molecular Simulations”, 2011-2013, Seda Keskin – TÜBİTAK-3501 CAREER Project “Development of Novel Lab-on-a-chip Optofluidic Waveguides and Flow Manipulation Methods Using Advanced Materials and Fabrication Techniques”, This project is supported in conjunction to the COST action MP1205 “Advanced in Optofluidics: Integration of Optical Control and Photonics with Microfluidics”, 2013-2015, Alper Kiraz – TÜBİTAK 112T792 “Development of Tunable Microlasers Based on Optically Stretched Microdroplets Suspended in a Microfluidic Chip”, 2011-2013, Alper Kiraz – Joint project funded by TÜBİTAK (Project No: 111T059) and Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic “Investigation and Development of Metal and Metaloxide Microdisk Resonator Inflammable Gas Sensors”, 2011-2014, Alper Kiraz – TÜBİTAK 110T803 “Tackling a Critical Problem in Hydrogen Storage through a Multi-scale Modeling Approach: Crack Propagation in the Presence of Hydrogen Embrittlement”, 2012-2014, Demircan Canadinç – KUTEM “Development of Silver Chalcogenide Sensitized Solar Cells”, 2012-2014, Funda Acar Yağcı, Uğur Ünal – KUTEM “Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting on Plate-like Structures”, 2012-2014, İpek Başdoğan – KUTEM “Computational Screening of Porous Coordination Networks as CO2 Separation Membranes “, 2012-2014, Seda Keskin – KUTEM “Sustainable and green bioenergy production from algae”, 2012-2014, Yeliz Utku Konca, Mehmet Somer, Halil Kavaklı – KUTEM “Energy Efficiency Map of Türkiye”, 2012-2014, Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı, Metin Türkay, Belgin Şan Akca – KUTEM