Yasar Demirel

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Yasar Demirel

Professor Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
OTHM 207K
Lincoln NE 68588-0643
Phone
402-472-2745 On-campus 2-2745
Email
ydemirel2@unl.edu

Experience

Education:

  • The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1977-1981. Thesis Topic:  Three Phase Distillation Columns Design & Simulation; Advisor: Dr. Colin McDermott
  • Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), United Kingdom, Chemical Engineering, Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering, 1976-1977.
  • Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, Chemical Engineering, M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1974-1975. Thesis Topic:  Absorption characteristics of Sulfur dioxide; Advisor: Dr. Erdogan Alper
  • Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, Chemical Engineering, B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1969-1974.

Education

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 1981
  • Dipl. Adv. Chem. Eng., University of Manchester, UMIST, UK, 1977
  • B.S. & M.S., Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 1975

Employment:

  • University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL), 

    Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, (2019 – present) 

  • Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Visiting Scholar, Campus INP-ENSIACET, Toulouse, France, May 29-July 10, 2017
  • University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL), Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, (2009 – present), Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, (2006 – 2009)
  • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering (2002-2006).
  • Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, Faculty (Fixed Appointment), Materials Engineering Department (2001 – 2002)
  • University of Delaware (UDEL), Newark, Delaware, Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering (June 1999-2001).
  • King Fahd University Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Full Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering (2000-2001)
  • Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering (1993-2000), Vice Dean, College of Art and Sciences (1991-1993), Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry (1986-1993), Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (1981-1986)

 

Research Projects:

  • Direct Removal of Groundwater Nitrate Coupling Water Treatment and Algae Growth, NE Environmental Trust, 04/01/2020 - 03/31/2023, $240,187
  •  Green Diesel Production from corn oil and bio oil, Nebraska Public Power District, NPPD, Nebraska Public Power District $60,000 
  • Design and Fabrication of an Enzymatically Active Biogas Upgrading Module, The UNL Research Council, Total Award Amount: $20,000 (WBS# 26-1106-9001-007) 
  • Biochemical analysis of microalgae for enhanced oil synthesis and biomass in a wastewatersystem, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Total Award Amount: $150,000 
  • Chemical-Looping Combustion of Coal with Carbon Dioxide Captureresearch. Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Total Award Amount: $10,000
  • Development of an integrated green process to obtain a high value, stable and bioavailable lycopene product from tomato processing industry waste, USDA-NIFA Foundational Program 2017, $489,781
  • Recycling of carbon from coal and natural gas to methanol and carbon black in Nebraska methanol project, Nebraska Public Power District, NPPD, $35,215
  • CaSO4-based chemical looping of coal with CO2 capture  Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI),  $50,000

Accomplishments:

  • Book: “Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: Transport and Rate Processes in Physical, Chemical and Biological Systems,” 2nd ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007.
  • Book: “Energy: Production, Conversion, Storage, Conservation, and Coupling,” Springer, 2012.
  • Books & book contributions: 5, Journal articles: 77. Technical presentations: 43
  • Graduate students advised: 8
  • Funded projects: 9
  • Extensive teaching and research experience in various prestigious institutions
  • Member of editorial board of International Journal of Exergy (IJEX)