Alper Uzun

Alper Uzun received his BS and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from Middle East Technical University. Afterwards, he moved to UC Davis to work with Prof. Bruce C. Gates for his PhD on structure-performance relationships in atomically dispersed supported metal catalysts. After completing his PhD in 2009, he joined Prof. Enrique Iglesia’s Research Group at UC Berkeley as a postdoctoral fellow to perform research on the catalysis of C–C bond scissions in naphthenic species. Later, he joined the R&D Center of ConocoPhillips/Phillips 66 as an associate research engineer and worked on the development of novel catalytic technologies to meet the energy needs of the future. He is now a full professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Koç University, Istanbul, Turkiye. His current research focuses on catalysis for energy and materials for gas storage/separation. He is the co-director of Koç University-TÜPRAŞ Energy Center and the associate director of Koç University Surface Science and Technology Center; and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Catalysis Society of Turkey. He is currently a Fulbright Scholar having his sabbatical at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in collaboration with the Co-ACCESS Group.