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Professor & Assoc Dir, FRDI Director, Doctor of Engineering |
| Dept: | Chemical & Biomedical Engineering |
| Office: | SH 466 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3539 |
| Fax: | 216-687-9220 |
| Email: | O.TALU@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. SH 466, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1984
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1980 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1978 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
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| Research Interests: | ||
| Main theme is interfacial phenomena between solids and fluids, from molecular simulations, to porous material synthesis, and to processes with heavy emphasis on experiments.
THERMODYNAMICS; phase equilibria, interfacial phenomena, adsorption, molecular simulations, experimental measurements, classical/statistical modeling KINETICS; micropore diffusion, meso/macropore diffusion, membrane permeation and diffusion, measurements, theoretical modeling PROCESSES; gas separations, gas (methane and hydrogen) storage, environmental problems, bioseparations, ion-exchange MATERIALS; silica systems (e.g. zeolites, mesoporous silica) in different forms (e.g. powder, membrane, agglomerate) with/without field enhancement (e.g. high gravity, electrical, magnetic) and characterization of porous materials | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
American Chemical Society (ACS) International Adsorption Society (IAS) Association of Turkish-American Scientists Sigma Xi NIST - IAS joint committee for Adsorbent/Adsorption Standards American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Director: January 2007 - present
Doctor of Engineering Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Adjunct Staff: January 1999 - 2010 Biomedical Engineering Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Director: January 1998 - February 2007 Applied Biomedical Engineering Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Professor: September 1996 - present Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Chairperson: April 1996 - July 2005 Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Visiting Scholar: September 1994 - August 1995 Laboratoire d'Informatique pour la Mecanique et Les Sciences de l'Ingenieur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS/LIMSI) Orsay, FRANCE Associate Professor: July 1990 - September 1996 Department of Chemical Engineering Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Assistant Professor: July 1986 - June 1990 Department of Chemical Engineering Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Post-Doctoral Assoc.: May 1984 - June 1986 Department of Chemical Engineering / Department of Economics Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Director: Doctor of Engineering, Fenn College of Engineering, 2007-present
Member: University Strategic Planning Committee, Cleveland State University, 2008 -present Convener: Industrial Relations Affinity Group, Fenn College of Engineering, 2008-present Chairman: Steering Committee, Applied Biomedical Engineering, Fenn College of Engineering/Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lerner Research Institute, 1997 - 2007 Member: Graduate Council, Cleveland State University, 2003 ¿ 2005 Member: Graduate Dean Search Committee, Cleveland State University, 2000 Member: Graduate Council, Cleveland State University, 1993 - 2002 Member: Steering Committee, Molecular Medicine Program Development, 1999 Member: Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1997 Member: Strategic Planning Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1997 Chairman: Search Committee for Associate Dean of Operations, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Fenn College of Engineering, 1997 Member: Advisory Committee for the Center for International Studies and Programs, Cleveland State University, 1996 - 1998 Chairman: Fenn College of Engineering Dean Search Advisory Committee, 1995 - 1996 Member: Faculty Affairs Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1993 - 1994 Coordinator: Chemical Engineering Graduate Program, 1992 - 1994 Member: Graduate Affairs Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1992 - 1994 Chairman: Chemical Engineering Chairperson Search Committee, 1991 - 1992 Member: University Research Council, Cleveland State University, 1989 - 1992 Member: Lab. Sci. Faculty Development Committee, Cleveland State University, 1989 - 1992 Member: Faculty Affairs Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1987 - 1991 Chairman: Faculty Affairs Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1989 - 1991 Member: Computer Committee, Fenn College of Engineering, 1988 - 1993 Member: Academic Computing Advisory Committee, Cleveland State University, 1989 - 1993 Faculty Advisor: AIChE Student Chapter, Cleveland State University, 1986 - 1993 Coordinator: Chemical Engineering Department Seminar Series, 1987 - 1989 | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| PRESIDENT:
International Adsorption Society, 2007 - present VICE-PRESIDENT: International Adsorption Society, 2004/07 AREA CHAIR: Adsorption and Ion Exchange, AIChE Group 2e, 93/95 AREA VICE_CHAIR: Adsorption and Ion Exchange, AIChE Group 2e, 91/93 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES: 9th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Honorary Scientific Committee, Giardini Naxos, Sicily-Italy, May 2007 4th Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology, Scientific Board, Tianjin, China May 2006 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Conference Chairman, Sedona, Arizona, May 2004 3rd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology, Scientific Board, Kyungju, Korea, May 2003 7th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Scientific Board, Nagasaki, Japan, May 2001 6th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, US vice-chair, Giens, France, May 1998 5th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Organizing Committee, Asilomar, CA, May 1995. SYMPOSIUM CHAIRMAN: Experimental Methods in Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2007 Adsorption in Hydrogen Economy, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2005 Simulated Moving Bed, 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Sedona, Arizona, May 2004 Mixed Gas Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 2003 Fundamentals of Adsorption and Ion-Exchange, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2002 Fundamentals of Adsorption and Ion Exchange I, AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, November 2001 Fundamentals of Adsorption and Ion Exchange II, AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, November 2001 Multicomponent Adsorption, Fundamentals of Adsorption 7, Nagasaki, Japan, May 2001 New Developments in Adsorption and Ion-Exchange Processes, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 2000 Mixed Gas Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 1999 Thermodynamics of Condensed Phases-Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida 1998 Experimental Methods in Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, November 1997 Fundamentals of Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 1996 Applications of Ion Exchange for Metal Ion and Molecular Separations from Materials to Processes, AIChE Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, November 1995. Applications of Adsorption in Energy Storage and Transfer Systems, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 1994. Liquid Phase Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, St. Louis, November 1993 Gas Phase Applications of Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, November 1991 Liquid Phase Applications of Adsorption, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, November 1991 | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Adsorbent Silicates Grown in Nanopores of Alumina for Membrane Applications
7/07-6/08, Faculty Research Development Program, CSU $ 16,880 Sub-Nanostructured Non-Transition Metal Complex Grids For Hydrogen Storage 1/04-6/08, Dept. of Energy, Washington D.C. $ 1,378,455 Power Partnership for OH 6/04-5/07, Part of 16 mil$ collaboration between North East OH universities and companies, Wright Capital Project Fund, State of Ohio $ 412,222 Performance of Microporous Adsorbents under Cycling at very High Pressures 6/03-10/03, Eaton Corp., Milwaukee, WI $ 72,366 Application of Molecular GatesTM Technology to Oxygen Enrichment of Air Streams and Simplified Purification of Natural Gas 12/99-11/02, part of 4.5 mil$ NIST/ATP collaborative research between Engelhard Corp., U. of South Alabama, U. of Massachusetts and CSU/AMC $ 965,941 Multi-component Adsorption Equilibria of a n-C4H10-CO2 System 6/98-5/99, The BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ $ 40,000 Application of Single Crystal Membrane Technique for Investigation of Binary Diffusivities in Zeolites 3/98-2/01, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA $ 248,604 Expletory Research on Diffusion of Gases through Adsorbents 1/98-12/98, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA $ 25,000 Evaluation of H2O Tx Cells 6/98-9/98, ARx Technologies, Cleveland, OH $ 19,090 Sixth International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption 1/98-12/99, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA $ 15,000 A Novel Fermentation/Separation Process for Lactic Acid Production 7/96-6/98, Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program,OH $ 45,431 Development of Single Crystal Membrane Technique for Direct Measurement of Micropore Diffusivity 4/94-9/97, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA $ 159,715 Collection of Oxygen/Nitrogen Binary Data on X-5297 for PSA Air Separation Process Evaluation; 6/94-9/96, Engelhard Corp., Iselin, NJ $ 82,098 Diffusion of Gases through Adsorbent Particles 10/95-9/96, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA $ 20,000 Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Relationship Between Pore Structure and Effective Diffusivities in Biporous Materials 7/96-6/97, EFFRD, CSU,Cleveland, OH $ 10,940 Environmental Experiments in Chemical Engineering Laboratory 6/94-5/95, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA $ 20,149 In-Plant Testing of Ion-exchange Membranes to treat Electroplating Wastewater, 4/93-4/94, NASA/Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH $ 39,693 Crystal Transformations Caused by Adsorbed Molecules in Microporous Systems 6/92-6/93, Research Challenge, State of OH $ 20,000 Optimization of the Adsorption Process for Removal and Recovery of Ammonia from Off-Gases 1/91-6/91, GE Lighting, Euclid, OH $ 50,383 Moderation of Ammonium Concentration in Industrial Waste-Waters by Ion-Exchange 1/91-6/91, GE Lighting, Euclid, OH $ 89,912 ... (more) | ||