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Authors
Dr. Vahide Nuran Mutlu is currently a Process Development Supervisor at SOCAR Türkiye Research &
Development and Innovation. She got her PhD in Chemical Engineering, M.Sc in Material Science and
Engineering, and B. Sc in Chemical Engineering at Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye, where she worked
as a research assistant for nine years. She has more than 12 years' experience in design and synthesis of
solid catalysts, catalyst characterization, and reaction engineering. She has worked in many national and
international funded projects as researcher and project leader. Her research interests are the hydrogen
technologies, CCUS, chemical plastic recycling and catalytic biomass utilization. She can be reached at
vahide.mutlu@socar.com.tr.
Dr. Aysel Zahidova is a Process Development Supervisor in SOCAR Türkiye Research & Development
and Innovation. She completed her PhD and MSc at Chemical Engineering Department, Konya Technical
University, and Ankara University. She has been studying specifically to develop catalysts for petrochemical
applications. She has experience on synthesize zeolites, nanoparticles, single layer graphenes, modifications
of nanoparticles on zeolites, and characterization and testing of catalysts during her master's and PhD.
She was involved in the TUBITAK project related to catalysts development for production 2, 6-dimethyl
naphthalene from 2-methylnaphthalene. She has been working at SOCAR R&D process and catalyst group
for 3 years. Today, she is focusing on the project to develop bifunctional catalysts for direct DME synthesis
from waste CO2. She holds internationally recognized PMP and PMI-ACP certifications, demonstrating her
expertise in project management and agile practices.
Eser Dinçer Hafızoğlu works as a Process Development Supervisor at SOCAR Türkiye Research &
Development and Innovation Co. She received her MSc in Chemical Engineering from Middle East
Technical University and her BSc in Chemical Engineering from Hacettepe University. Additionally, she
holds an MBA from Ege University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the
Project Management Institute (PMI). Her professional expertise encompasses project management, process
modeling, and catalyst development. Her research interests include hydrogen technologies, CO2 capture and
utilization, and biomass conversion technologies.
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