Dr. Adnan Ozden is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Khalifa University. Dr. Ozden earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University, MSc in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering from University of Waterloo, and PhD degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from University of Toronto.
His early-career research interests include design and development of fuel cell systems. During his doctoral and postdoctoral studies at University of Toronto, his research focused on developing innovative catalysis approaches to produce sustainable chemicals and fuels from CO2/CO emissions using renewable electricity. He identified catalyst materials, reaction environment tuning strategies, and electrochemical systems for high-rate, stable, and efficient CO2/CO electrolysis. He also expanded his research on process engineering and developed alternative electrochemical routes/systems for energy- and carbon-efficient production of multi-carbon products from CO2/CO feeds. Later, as an electrochemical R&D engineer based in Silicon Valley, he contributed to the development of catalytic technologies.
During his research in academia and industry, Dr. Ozden has contributed to over 80 research projects across renewable energy, electrocatalysis, and energy conversion themes. He has invented and patented various energy- and carbon-efficient electrochemical systems/processes. Dr. Ozden has contributed to the electrochemistry field with original research papers published in top-tier journals including Science and Nature among others.
At Khalifa University, Dr. Ozden’s research focuses on innovative catalysis- and system-level approaches to produce sustainable chemicals and fuels using carbon emissions and renewable electricity as the input. Dr. Ozden establishes his research at the interface of electrocatalysis, system-device integration, alternative energy- and carbon-efficient routes/systems, and large-scale electrochemical system development.
Dr. Ozden welcomes applications from highly motivated PhD applicants and PDF candidates interested in the development of break-through CO2 capture, CO2 conversion, and reactive capture systems.
