METU Conference Center Ground Floor: Room A

9:15-9:30AM

9:30-9:35AM

60^th Anniversary of Chemical Engineering at METU: Timur DOĞU (METU)

Remarks and Conference Announcements

      Chair: Ümit S. ÖZKAN, Yaron PAZ

Catalysis through metabolic engineering: From promoters through transcriptional engineering towards multi-promoter systems for recombinant protein production

Outer-sphere control of surface catalysis:  A comparative  study of amorphous and crystalline supports

Understanding and tuning catalytic materials using nanocrystal precursors

     Chair : Alexander KATZ, Timur DOĞU

Hydrodechlorination of trichloroethylene using Pd catalysts supported on swellable organically modified silica(SOMS)

Theoretical investigation of arene methylation, alkene formation, and deactivation in methanol-to-olefin reactions in H-ZSM-5

Microwave assisted ammonia decomposition reaction for clean hydrogen production

Graphite-to-graphene: Total conversion

i) Posters will stay on for the whole Conference promoting Author presentation and

spontaneous discussion;

ii) 12 posters will be selected for SHORT-TALK  5 min oral-presentations in

Session-11: The EMCC 9 Scientific Committee and Plenary Lecture Speakers will select the best 12 posters for “SHORT TALK- 5 min Oral Presentations”.

     Chair : Nicholas ABBOTT, Levent YILMAZ

Recent developments in downstream bioprocessing: Multimodal  chromatography, affinity precipitation and integrated bioprocessing

Overview of integrated membrane processes for water reclamation

Organic solvent nanofiltration with cellulose membranes

New paradigm(s) for the establishment of novel distinct and powerful concepts and tools in chemical engineering

                  Methods

      Chair : Steven M. CRAMER, Göknur BAYRAM

Using computational chemistry and machine learning to design liquid crystal-based sensors for toxic gases

A new design paradigm to address demand response objectives in process systems

10:20-11:20AM

Session-7a: Transport and Rheological Characteristics of Liquid Systems

       Chair : Orlin D VELEV, Ahmet PALAZOĞLU

Drop fluidics enabled by magnetic field mediated elasto-capillary transduction

Linear viscoelasticity of a dilute active suspension

         Chair : Manoj K CHAUDHURY, Ahmet PALAZOĞLU

Novel colloidal materials made by interfacial templating  and “capillary engineering” of multiphasic liquid systems

Mechanically resistant polyurethane superhydrophobic coatings using unmodified commercial silica

Multifunctional materials for sustainability

     Chair : David HIBBITTS, Önder ÖZBELGE

                  Electrocatalytic Systems for Solar Fuel and Fuel Cells

     Chair : Oren REGEV, Sadhan JANA

Transient phenomena in photocatalysis, as studied by ultrafast FTIR measurements

Storage of solar energy in chemical bonds

Graphene as a new substitute of carbon black for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

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       Chair : Matteo CARGNELLO

Intensified catalytic reaction engineering for efficient synthesis of fuels and chemicals

Atomically dispersed supported  metal catalysts with tunable performance

       Chair : Steven M. CRAMER

The EMCC 9 (2018) Jacques L Zakin Award recipient will be selected among the graduate students exerted a research originality, creativity, and novelty of concept or application.

The Award consists of a plaque.