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Ph.D. Thesis: Zeolite Supported Mononuclear Iridium Complexes, in progress - Bruce C. Gates Catalysis Research Group
Master Thesis: Uzun, A. "Quantum Chemical Simulation of the Selective Catalytic Reduction Reaction of NO by NH3 (SCR Reaction) on V2O5 Catalytic Surface" Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2003.
Publications:
Uzun, A.; Gates, B. C. "Real-Time Characterization of Formation and Breakup of Iridium Clusters in Highly Dealuminated Zeolite Y" Angewandte Chemie International Edition DOI:10.1002/anie.200802140. (Designated as HOT PAPER)
Uzun, A.; Bhirud, V. A.; Kletnieks, P. W.; Haw, J. F.; Gates, B. C. "Site-Isolated Iridium Diethylene Complex Supported on Highly Dealuminated Y Zeolite: Synthesis and Characterization" Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111, 15064-15073.
Bhirud, V. A.; Uzun, A.; Kletnieks, P. W.; Haw, J. F.; Olmstead, M. M.; Gates, B. C. "Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Ir(C2H4)2(C5H7O2)", Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2007, 692, 10, 2107-2113.
Soyer, S.; Uzun, A.; Senkan, S.; Önal, I. "A Quantum Chemical Study of Nitric Oxide Reduction by Ammonia (SCR reaction) on V2O5 Catalyst Surface", Catalysis Today 2006, 118, 3-4, 268-278.
Oral Presentations:
Uzun, A.; Liang, A.; Gates, B. C. "Zeolite-Supported Metal Complex and Cluster Catalysts: Structures and Intermediates from Transient Spectroscopy During Ethylene Hydrogenation", 14th International Congress on Catalysis, OB35, Seoul, Korea, 2008.
Uzun, A.; Kletnieks, P. W.; Haw, J. F.; Gates, B. C. "Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption Spectra Characterizing Formation and Breakup of Zeolite-Supported Iridium Cluster Catalysts", 20th North American Catalysis Society Meeting (20th NAM), O-S2-17, Houston, TX, 2007.
Uzun, A.; Bhirud, V. A.; Kletnieks, P. W.; Haw, J. F.; Gates, B. C. "Dealuminated Y Zeolite-Supported Mononuclear Iridium Complexes with Reactive Ethylene Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis of Ethylene Hydrogenation", The 2006 Annual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco, 175c, 2006.
Lobo, R. J.; Uzun, A.; Bare, S. R.; McCall, M. J.; Gates, B. C. "Performance Testing and Structural Characterization of Gamma-Al2O3-Supported Rhenium Clusters and Particles for Methylcyclohexane Conversion", The 2006 Annual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco, 308f, 2006.
Önal, I.; Uzun, A.; Soyer, S.; Senkan, S. "A Quantum Chemical Study of Nitric Oxide Reduction by Ammonia (SCR Reaction) on V2O5 Catalyst Surfaces", 5th International Symposium on Group Five Compounds, Hancock, 2005.
Uzun, A.; Akbulut, B.; Önal, I.; Senkan, S. "A Computational Study of Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde", 2nd Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean, CC (3.8):111-112, Ankara, 2001.
Poster Presentations:
Ogino, I.; Uzun, A.; Bhirud V. A.; Kletnieks, P. W.; Craciun, R; Haw, J. F.; Dixon, D. A.; Olmstead, M. M.; Gates, B. C. "Synthesis and characterization of Zeolite-Supported Metal Complex Catalysts", International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis (ISHHC XIII), P-125, University of California, Berkeley, 2007.
Uzun, A.; Bhirud, V. A.; Kletnieks, P. W.; Haw, J. F.; Gates, B. C. "Dealuminated Y Zeolite-Supported Mononuclear Iridium Complexes with Reactive Ethylene Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalysis of Ethylene Hydrogenation", UCD-METU Workshop on Research Collaborations, Davis, 2006.
Uzun, A.; Önal, I.; Senkan, S. "Quantum Chemical Simulation of Partial Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde Reaction on Boronoxide Surface", 2nd Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean, Ankara, 2001.
Alper Uzun
B.S.: 2001 Chemical Engineering - METU, Ankara, Turkey
M.Sc.: 2003 Chemical Engineering - METU, Ankara, Turkey
Ph.D.: .... Chemical Engineering - UC Davis, USA
Contact Info:
Bruce C. Gates Catalysis Research Group
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis
E-Mail: auzun@ucdavis.edu
Office Phone: (530) 752-3544