Şeniz Uçar | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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Şeniz Uçar

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Room No: E-213

Tel: +90 (312) 210-5911

Fax: +90 (312) 210-2518

e-Mail: senizu@metu.edu.tr

Twitter: @senizu1

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Education:

Postdoctoral fellow (2022), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Norway
PhD (2017), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Norway
MSc (2012), Middle East Technical University, Dept of Chemistry, Turkey
BSc (2009), Middle East Technical University, Dept of Chemistry, Turkey

Research Interests:

Industrial crystallization
Crystal growth mechanisms
Biomineralization
Micro- and nanoparticle design
Hydrometallurgy and resource recovery

Publications:

Jenssen, I.B., Bøckman, O., Andreassen, J.-P., Ucar, S. The Effect of Reaction Conditions and Presence of Magnesium on the Crystallization of Nickel Sulfate, Crystals, 2021, 11, 1485.
Jenssen, I.B., Ucar, S., Dotterud, O.M., Bøckman, O., Andreassen, J.-P., Investigating the effects of process parameters on the filtration performance of ferric hydroxide in a continuous MSMPR reactor, Hydrometallurgy, 2021, 202, 105594.
Shaddel, S., Grini, T., Andreassen, J.-P., Østerhus, S.W., Ucar, S., Crystallization kinetics and growth of struvite crystals by seawater versus magnesium chloride as magnesium source: towards enhancing sustainability and economics of struvite crystallization, Chemosphere, 2020, 256, 126968.
Shaddel, S., Grini, T., Ucar, S., Azrague, K., Andreassen, J.-P., Østerhus, S.W., Struvite crystallization by using raw seawater: Improving economics and environmental footprint while maintaining phosphorus recovery and product quality, Water Research, 2020, 173, 115572.
Wang, L., Andreassen, J.P., Ucar, S., Precipitation of Silver Particles with Controlled Morphologies from Aqueous Solutions, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 478-486.
Ucar, S., Bjørnøy, S.H., Bassett, D.C., Strand, B.L., Sikorski, P., Andreassen, J.P., Formation of Hydroxyapatite via Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate in The Presence of Alginate Additives, Crystal Growth and Design, 2019, 19, 7077−7087.
Shaddel, S., Ucar, S., Andreassen, J.-P., Østerhus, S.W., Enhancing efficiency and economics of phosphorus recovery process by customizing the product based on sidestream characteristics–an alternative phosphorus recovery strategy, Water Science and Technology, 2019, 79 (9), pp. 1777-1789.
Shaddel, S., Ucar, S., Andreassen, J.-P., Østerhus, S.W., Engineering of struvite crystals by regulating supersaturation–correlation with phosphorus recovery, crystal morphology and process efficiency, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019, 7 (1), pp. 102918.
Ucar, S., Bjørnøy, S.H., Bassett, D.C., Strand B.L., Sikorski, P., Andreassen, J.-P., Transformation of brushite to hydroxyapatite and effects of alginate additives, Journal of Crystal Growth, 2017, 468, pp. 774-780.
Bjørnøy, S.H., Bassett, D.C., Ucar, S., Andreassen, J.-P., Sikorski, P., Letter to the Editor re “Characterization of alginate-brushite in-situ hydrogel composites”, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2017, 70, pp. 930-931.
Bjørnøy, S.H., Bassett, D.C., Ucar, S., Strand, B.L., Andreassen, J.-P., Sikorski, P., A correlative spatiotemporal microscale study of calcium phosphate formation and transformation within an alginate hydrogel matrix, Acta Biomaterialia, 2016, 44, pp. 254-266.
Bjørnøy, S.H., Mandaric, S., Bassett, D.C., Åslund A.K.O., Ucar, S., Andreassen, J.-P., Strand, B.L., Sikorski, P., Gelling kinetics and in situ mineralization of alginate hydrogels: A correlative spatiotemporal characterization toolbox, Acta Biomaterialia, 2016, 44, pp. 243-253.
Fytianos, G., Ucar, S., Grimstvedt, A., Hyldbakk, A., Svendsen, H.F., Knuutila, H.K., Corrosion and degradation in MEA based post-combustion CO2 capture, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2016, 46, pp. 48-56.
Bjørnøy, S.H., Bassett, D.C., Ucar, S., Andreassen, J.-P., Sikorski, P., Controlled mineralisation and recrystallisation of brushite within alginate hydrogels, Biomedical Materials (Bristol), 2016, 11, 015013.
Ucar, S., Bjørnøy, S.H., Bassett, D.C., Strand B.L., Sikorski, P., Andreassen, J.-P., Nucleation and Growth of Brushite in the Presence of Alginate, Crystal Growth and Design, 2015, 15, pp. 5397-5405.
Ucar, S., Ermis, M., Hasirci, N., Modified chitosan scaffolds: Proliferative, cytotoxic, apoptotic, and necrotic effects on Saos-2 cells and antimicrobial effect on Escherichia coli, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 2015, 31(3), pp. 304-319.
Ucar, S., Yilgor, P., Hasirci, V., Hasirci, N., Chitosan-based wet-spun scaffolds for bioactive agent delivery, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, 130(5), pp. 3759-3769.

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24/07/2023 - 20:37