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M. Engin Ayturk

Research Assistant Professor

Department: Chemical Engineering
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. 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.

• 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.

• Augustine, A. S., Ayturk, M. E. Kazantzis, N.K. and Ma, Y.H. Palladium Membrane Reactor for Water Gas Shift Reaction. Catalysis Today, in press.

• 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)