Hakan Demir

Hakan Demir is a researcher at Ozyegin University's Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering. His work combines computational chemistry and material science to advance gas separation technologies.

Education

• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (2009)
• M.S. Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (2011)
• Ph.D. Computational Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology (2016)

Research Focus

Hakan Demir's research centers on:

• Designing novel porous materials (e.g., MOFs, COFs)
• Modeling gas adsorption/diffusion in porous media
• Integrating machine learning with molecular simulations for material prediction
• Developing solutions for CO2/CH4 separation, CF4 removal, and biogas upgrading

His work addresses energy and environmental challenges through computational approaches and has been published in high-impact journals.

Projects

He leads a TUBITAK 3501 project focused on developing ionic liquid/MOF composites for natural gas separation using classical molecular simulation and machine learning.