Sibel Irmak

Sibel Irmak, Ph.D. — Directory — Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (psu.edu)

Education History:

Ph.D. Chemistry; Cukurova University, Turkey                             February 2000-September 2003

M.S. Chemistry; Cukurova University, Turkey                              August 1997-February 2000

B.E. Chemistry; Cukurova University, Turkey                           June 1993-June 1997

Affiliated/members of :

(i)  The Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Penn State. (ii) Center for Biorenewables | The Huck Institutes, Penn State.

Employment history:

·       Research Professor, (75% Research and 25% Teaching), Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (07/2021–present).

·       Adjunct Research Professor, Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (07/2021–present).

·       Research Associate Professor (100% Research), Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (01/2014–06/2021).

·       Courtesy Research Associate Professor (100% Research), Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (06/2020–06/2021).

·       Associate Professor (50% Research and 50% Teaching), Department of Chemistry, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey (10/2012–12/2013).

·       Assistant Professor (50% Research and 50% Teaching), Department of Chemistry, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey (01/2008–09/2012).

·       Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey (09/2006–12/2007).

·       Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA (08/2005–08/2006).

·       Post-doctoral Researcher, Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA (09/2003–07/2005).

·       Research Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (2000–2001).

·       Research and Teaching Assistant, Cukurova University, Chemistry, Adana, Turkey (1997–2003).

Professional Services: 

I am active in professional societies [American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), American Chemical Society (ACS), North American Catalysis Society, etc.] in various platforms and services, including mentorship and session organizer, moderator and judge in the scientific societies’ annual meetings and serving in committees (i.e., ASABE ES-220 Biomass Energy & Industrial Byproducts; ASE-12 Forest Engineering, ASABE-US Technical Advisory Group for ISO/TC 255 Biogas). Currently, I am Chair of ASE-12 Forest Engineering Committee.

Research Interests:

Thermochemical conversions of woody biomass into value-added products (e.g. platform chemicals, gas biofuels-mainly hydrogen and degradable biopolymers), developing catalysts for various conversion processes using nanotechnological approaches, and developing degradable plastics for agricultural applications.

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