Seda Pınar Benk

Skilled professional with focus on chemical engineering and process optimisation. Capable of enhancing production efficiency and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Utilises problem-solving abilities and technical expertise to drive innovative solutions in complex projects.

Investigation of the Performance of Various Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Carbon Dioxide-Absorbing Organic Amine Solutions (KD-TOS) and Catalysts in Direct Air Capture (DAC), 11/2024 - now

• Supported by TUBİTAK 2209-A 2024/1 Research Projects Support Program
• It is an important step in terms of sustainability and cost-effectiveness of DAC technologies and aims to contribute to efforts towards carbon neutrality.

Biomimetic sequestration of CO2 using bovine erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase (BCA) enzyme encapsulated in ZSM-5 Zeolite, 02/2024 - 05/2024

• Investigate the reusability of CO2 by converting it into CaCO3 and to facilitate the development of eco-friendly solutions for industrial and scientific applications.

Comparison of the removal performance of D4 Siloxane from biogas using silica gel and TiO2 adsorbents, 02/2024 - 05/2024

• The effectiveness of commercial silica gel and alkaline oxide-based TiO2 adsorbents in siloxane removal is compared and also as an improvement the synergistic effect of adsorbtion is observed.

Antimicrobial nanoparticles and biodegradable polymer composites for active food packaging applications, 06/2023 - 01/2024

• In the Project Planning And Organization course, we planned and presented a project on sustainable and environmentally friendly active food packaging design using biodegradable polymers in food packaging.

Comenius Project, 03/2013 - 03/2014

• Student exchange program

• ISO 9001: Quality Management Systems Certification, 03/2025, by TSC Management Systems Academy

• PPAP (Product Part Approval Process) Certification, 03/2025, by TSC Management Systems Academy

• Production Process Improvement (Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, Poka-Yoka, 5S Methodology) Certification, 03/2025, Manufacturing process improvement certification by TSC Management Systems Academy

• 12th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW 2024): Certificate of Participation, 05/2024, At this conference, I presented the paper 'Biomimetic sequestration of CO2 using bovine erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase (BCA) enzyme encapsulated in ZSM-5 Zeolite'.

• 12th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW 2024): Certificate of Participation, 05/2024, At this conference, I presented the paper 'Comparison of the removal performance of D4 Siloxane from biogas using silica gel and TiO2 adsorbents'.

• Complete Python Developer: Zero to Mastery, 08/2023, Learning Python 3 with projects, web development and machine learning

• Beginner to Advanced LabVIEW, 08/2023, Advance LabVIEW learning using Hardware

• COMSOL Multiphysics simulation: Basics to Advanced, 07/2023, Complete course on COMSOL. Basic concepts on simulations, boundary conditions, meshing and results.

• SAP ERP with Practice Course, 07/2023, SAP ERP training with business examples and practice on the newest SAP HANA system.

• Hacettepe IAESTE LC Community's Excel Course, 05/2023, Hacettepe University IAESTE LC Community Excel Basic to Advanced Course

• Hacettepe AI Community's MATLAB Course, 05/2021, Hacettepe University Artificial Intelligence Community MATLAB Course