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M. Engin Ayturk

Research Assistant Professor

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Office: Goddard Hall, 225
Phone: +1-508-831-5474
Fax: +1-508-831-5853
eayturk@wpi.edu

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Educational Background

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester/MA, 2002-2007
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey, 1999-2001
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey, 1995-1999

Research & Teaching Interests

Synthesis and characterization of inorganic Pd and Pd/Alloy membranes for hydrogen production, separation and purification processes; Catalysis and reaction kinetics; Modeling of catalytic membrane reactors for natural gas steam reforming and water-gas shift applications; Development of process analysis frameworks and intensification strategies.

Recent Publications

Ma, Y. H., Ayturk, M.E., Augustine, A.S. and Kazantzis, N., "Palladium Membrane Reactor for Water Gas Shift Reaction", Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Catalysis in Membrane Reactors (ICCMR9), June 28^th – July 2^nd, 2009, Lyon, France.
Ayturk, M. E. Kazantzis, N.K. and Ma, Y.H. Modeling and Performance Assessment of Pd- and Pd/Au-based Catalytic Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production. Energy and Environmental Science, 2 (2009) 430-438.
Ma, Y. H., Ayturk, M.E., Augustine, A.S. and Kazantzis, N. Palladium Membrane Reactor for Water Gas Shift Reaction. Presented at the 9^th InternationalConference on Catalysis in Membrane Reactors (ICCMR9), (2009) Lyon, France.
Ayturk, M. E. and Ma, Y.H. Electroless Pd and Ag Deposition Kinetics of the Composite Pd and Pd/Ag Membranes Synthesized from Agitated Plating Baths. J. Membr. Sci., 330 (1-2) (2009) 233-245.
Ayturk, M. E. and Ma, Y.H. Long-Term Selectivity Stability and High-Pressure Mixed Gas Hydrogen Permeation Testing of Composite Pd/Inconel Membranes. To be presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting (2009) Nashville, TN, USA.

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Honors & Awards

North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Elias Klien Travel Award (2008)
The Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society) Outstanding Ph.D. Research Award (2007)
ICIM8 Travel Award (2004)

Years of Service at WPI

2007-present Research Assistant Professor

Professional Societies/Memberships

Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (2004-present)
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2004-present)
Member, North American Membrane Society (NAMS) (2002, 2005, 2008)
Member, Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society) (2003-present)

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