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Professor of Chemical Engineering
Biography
2018 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
2013-2018
Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
Teaching Summary
CENG0004 - Thermodynamics
CENG0027 - Molecular Thermodynamics
Research Summary
My principal research activities focus on the multiscale modelling and computational design of nanostructured materials for applications in the areas of energy and the environment. My research involves different types of materials, including traditional ones, such as zeolites, activated carbons, clay minerals and materials that form organic part of shales; i.e. kerogen, as well as contemporary materials, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), graphene and polymers of intrinsic porosity. Typical applications I have worked on include chemical separations, water purification, carbon capture & sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, gas storage and transport in porous materials. In conducting my research, I employ a multi-scale modelling approach which combines classical force field based molecular simulations, density functional theory calculations as well as coarse grained modelling. Moreover, I develop new methodologies to estimate material properties and model transport processes in porous media with improved accuracy.
Awards
2022
Engineering Faculty Education Award in the Assessment and Feedback category
Education
2007
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States
2003
MSc, Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
2000
BSc, Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Professional Affiliations
- MIChemE – member of IChemE
- FHEA – member of HEA
Publications
Yu, K.B., Bowers G.M., Yazaydin, A. O.*; "Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Natural Gas Recovery from Kerogen Micropores", Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2022, 62, 102105.
Ozcan, A., Semino, R., Maurin, G., Yazaydin, A. O.*; "Modelling of Gas Transport through Polymer/MOF Interfaces: A Microsecond-Scale Concentration Gradient-Driven Molecular Dynamics Study", Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32, 1288-1296.
Akpinar, I., Yazaydin, A.O.*, "Adsorption of Atrazine from Water in Metal Organic Framework Materials", Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2018, 63, 2368-2375.
Ozcan, A., Perego, C., Salvalaglio, M., Parrinello, M., Yazaydin, O.*; "Concentration gradient driven molecular dynamics: a new method for simulations of membrane permeation and separation", Chemical Science, 2017, 8, 3858–3865.
Farha, O.K., Eryazici, E., Jeong, N.K., Hauser, B.G., Wilmer, C.E., Sarjeant, A.A., Snurr, R.Q., Nguyen, S.T., Yazaydın, A. Ö.*, Hupp, J.T.*, "Metal−Organic Framework Materials with Ultrahigh Surface Areas: Is the Sky the Limit?", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134, 15016-15021.