Research Group Members
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The Senkan Lab at UCLA has always been a group of culturally diverse individuals, providing a welcoming environment for new students of any background. We share the quality of having inquisitive minds and a passion for discovering new territory, and frequently welcome collaborators from various other labs for interdisciplinary projects.
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Current Members
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Principle investigator
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Professor Selim Senkan
Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1977
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1973
BS, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, 1972
Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Reaction engineering
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Postdoctoral Fellows
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Dr. Anusorn Seubsai
Chemical Engineering Department
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, UCLA, 2012
BS, Chemistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004
Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Direct gas-phase Propylene Epoxidation
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PhD Students
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Daniel Noon
Chemical Engineering Department
PhD Candidate, UCLA Chemical Engineering Department
BS, Chemical Engineering, UCLA, 2010
Research Interests: Synthesis and application of Nanofiber metal oxide catalysts for oxidative coupling and partial oxidation reactions.
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Bahman Zohour
Chemical Engineering Department
PhD Candidate, UCLA Chemical Engineering Department
BS, Chemical Engineering, UCLA, 2012
Research Interests: Development of catalysts for CO2 reduction to methanol and DME. Systematic development of detailed kinetic modeling for oxidative coupling and other partial oxidation reactions.
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Collaborating Students
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Derya Duzenli, PhD Candidate, Middle Eastern Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, Professor Isik Onal's group
Qiangfeng Xiao, PhD Candidate, UCLA, Professor Yunfeng Lu's group
David Tranchemontagne, Post Doc, UCLA, Professor Omar Yaghi's group
James LeVangie, PhD Student, UCLA, Professor Omar Yaghi's group
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Group Alumni
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Daniel Goodman, MS Student, UCLA, 2014
Aaron Miller, MS, UCLA, 2011
Michael J. Kahn, PhD, UCLA, 2010
Jeannie Chu, Part-time MS Student, UCLA
Shici Duan, PhD, UCLA
Tom Miyazaki, PhD, UCLA
Kevin W. Krantz, PhD, UCLA
Anna Ly, MS, UCLA
Sukru Ozturk, Post Doc, UCLA & PhD, METU, Ankara, Turkey
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