Gozdem Kilaz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor (with courtesy appt. in SATT)

Contact Info

765-494-7486

Knoy 182

West Lafayette

Gozdem Kilaz is Assistant Professor in School of Engineering Technology and Aviation and Transportation Technology (by courtesy) at �鶹��Ʒ at West Lafayette, Indiana. She holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D degrees in Chemical Engineering. Currently, she serves as the Chief Scientist for the Air Transportation Institute for Environmental Sustainability (AirTIES). Her research is focused on aviation biofuels and sustainability. She is also a faculty member of the . She is one of 15 faculty fellows appointed by the Dean of Technology for the targeting transformative innovation in learning. She also serves as the Faculty Advisor of Global Aviation Leadership Association (GALA) student organization. Her research interests, in the area of alternative liquid transportation fuels, include development, testing, and approval of biofuels. Dr. Kilaz established the for chemical identification and properties testing of aviation fuels .

Research Interests

Trustworthy Electronics
Middle Distillate Transportation Fuels
High Resolution Compositional Analysis

Education History

Post-doc Mechanical Engineering Technology, Purdue West Lafayette, Indiana, 2012-2014.

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1997.

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1999.

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2005.

Honors and Awards

Honors

2019, Outstanding Graduate Mentor School of Engineering Technology
2019, Polytechnic Institute Outstanding Graduate Mentor
2016, Outstanding Faculty in Discovery, School of Engineering Technology
2016, Seed for Success Award at the Excellence in Research, �鶹��Ʒ
2015, Outstanding Faculty in Discovery, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology
2015, Seed for Success Award at the Excellence in Research, �鶹��Ʒ
2014, Polytechnic Dean's Instrument Award, Polytechnic Purdue
2014, Courtesy Faculty of Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering
2013, Faculty Fellow, �鶹��ƷInitiative College of Technology

Awards

Authentication/Age Detection of Electronics Components and Assemblies Using a Non-Destructive Methods
Organization: Indiana Innovation Institute
Co-PI, January 2019 - June 2019, $50,000

School of Engineering Technology Energy Transformation
Organization: �鶹��Ʒ
Co-PI, June 2018, $75,000

17-18 Laboratory & University Core Facility Research Equipment Program
Organization: �鶹��Ʒ
PI, March 2018 - June 2018, $99,000

Major Scientific Equipment Program
Organization: �鶹��Ʒ
PI, April 2017 - July 2017, $60,000

NEPTUNE Center for Power and Energy Research Phase II
Organization: Office of Naval Research
Co-PI, March 2017 - March 2020, $3,000,000

16-17 Laboratory & University Core Facility Research Equipment Program
Organization: �鶹��Ʒ
PI, March 2017 - June 2017, $46,250

Project 26: Drop-In Aviation Fuel Fire Safety
Organization: Federal Aviation Administration
PI, January 2017 - December 2017, $200,000

Project 19: Drop-in Aviation Fuel Fire Safety
Organization: Federal Aviation Administration
Co-PI, April 2016 - September 2017, $41,000

Multidimensional Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry for Aviation Fuels
Organization: Office of Naval Research
PI, November 2015 - October 2016, $297,500

Renewable Acid-hydrolysis Condensation Hydrotreating (REACH) Pilot Plant Project
Organization: Mercurius Biorefining
Co-PI, October 2013 - September 2016, $92,000

NEPTUNE Center for Power and Energy Research
Organization: Office of Naval Research
Co-PI, September 2015 - August 2017, $2,000,000

Mercurius REACH Process Scale-Up
Organization: Indiana Corn Marketing Council
PI, June 2015 - June 2016, $75,000

Project 13: Alternative Aviation Fuels Fire Safety
Organization: Federal Aviation Administration
PI, January 2015 - January 2017, $800,000

FAA WJHTC Fuels Program - Rig Testing Support - Phase I
Organization: Federal Aviation Administration
Co-PI, September 2014 - December 2015, $1,505,000

Streamlining Corn Stover Pre-processing and Reducing Feedstock Costs
Organization: Indiana Corn Marketing Council
PI, July 2014 - June 2015, $85,800

Renewable Acid-hydrolysis Condensation Hydrotreating (REACH)Pilot Plant Project
Organization: Mercurius Biofuels
Co-PI, October 2013 - June 2014, $213,000

Publications and Presentations

Journals

Vozka, P., Kilaz, G. (2020). , Fuel, 268, 117391.
Manheim, J., Wehde, K., Zhang, W. T. J., Vozka, P., Romanczyk, M., Kilaz, G., Kenttämaaa, H. I. (2019). , J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 30, 2670-2677.
Niyonsaba, E., Easton, M.W., Feng, E., Yu, Z., Zhang, Z., Sheng, H., Kong, J., Easterling, L.F., Milton, J., Chobanian, H.R., Deprez, N.R., Cancilla, M., Kilaz, G., Kenttämaa, H.I. (2019). , Anal. Chem, 91 (17), 11388-11396.
Niyonsaba, E., Wehde, K. E., Yerabolu, R., Kilaz, G., Kenttämaa, H. I. (2019) , Fuel, 255.
Li, A., Vozka, P., Mastrean, A., Kilaz, G., Qiao L. (2019). , Fire Safety Journal, 108.
Vozka, P., Vrtiška, D., Šimáček, P., Kilaz, G. (2019). , Energy & Fuels, 33 (4), p. 3275-3289.
Vozka, P., Kilaz, G. (2019). , Fuel, 247, p. 368-377.
Luning Prak, D., Fries, J., Gober, R., Vozka, P., Kilaz, G., Johnson, T., Graft, S., Trulove, P., Cowart, J. (2019). , Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Accepted.
Romanczyk, M.,Velasco, J.R.V., Xu, L., Vozka, P., Dissanayake, P., Wehde, K.E., Roe, N., Keating, E., Kilaz, G., Trice, R.W., Luning Prak, D.J., Kenttӓmaa, H. (2019). , Fuel, 238, p. 483-492.
Ramirez, J., Kenttämaa, H.I., Kilaz, G., Trice, R.W. (2019). , Surface and Coatings Technology, 358, p. 340-346.
Vozka, P., Šimáček, P., Kilaz, G. (2018). , Energy & Fuels, 32 (11), p. 11595-11606.
Vozka, P., Modereger B., Park, A., Zhang, J., Trice, R., Kenttamaa, H., Kilaz, G. (2018). , Fuel, 253C, p. 1052-1060.
D. Vrtiška, P. Vozka, V. Váchová, P. Šimáček, G. Kilaz. (2018). , Fuel, 236, p. 1458-1464.
Yerabolu, R., Kotha, R., Niyonsaba, E., Dong, X., Manheim, J., Kong, J., Riedeman, J., Romanczyk, M., Johnston, C., Kilaz, G., Kenttamaa, H. (2018). , Fuel, 234, p. 492-501.
Vozka, P., Mo, H., Simacek, P., Kilaz, G. (2018). , Talanta, Submitted.
Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Cooper, B.C., Vozka, P., Kilaz, G. (2018). . Advanced Materials and Technologies Environmental Sciences, 2(1), p. 146-156.
Luning Prak, D.J., Romanczyk, M., Wehde, K.E., Ye, S., McLaughlin, M., Luning Park, P.J., Foley, M.P., Kenttӓmaa , H.I., Trulove, P.C., Kilaz, G., Xu, X., Cowart, J.S. (2017). . Energy and Fuels, 31, p. 13802-13814.
Vozka, P., Orazgaliyeva, D., Šimáček, P., Blažek, J., Kilaz, G. (2017). . Fuel Processing Technology, 167, p. 684-694.
Zhang, X., Eren, N. M., Kreke, T., Mosier, N. S., Engelberth, A. S., Kilaz, G. (2017). . BioEnergy Research, 1-7.
Kilaz, G.; Brender, R.; Sterkenburg, R. (2015). . ATEC Journal, 37(1), p. 4-11.
Kilaz, G., Bist, S., Lopp, D. W., Stanley, D. L., Tao, B. Y. (2014). . International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, 1.
Brender, R. F., Kilaz, G. (2014). . International Review of Aerospace Engineering, 7(4), 124-133.

Patents

Kilaz, G., Vozka, P. 2018. Set of standards for GC×GC-FID classification developing. U.S. Patent Application, filed October 2018. Patent Pending.

Conference proceedings

Wehde, K., Romanczyk, M., Vozka, P., Ramírez, J.H., Trice, R., Kilaz, G., Kenttämaa, H. (2017, June). Composition Analysis of Aviation Fuels and Fuel Additives for Rational Development of Renewable Aviation Fuels. Paper presented at The 65th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Li, A., Kilaz, G., Qiao, L. (2017, November). Lean Flammability Limit of Pure Hydrocarbon Fuels and Aviation Fuels. Paper presented at 6th International Energetic Materials and their Applications, Sendai.
Li, A., Kilaz, G., Qiao, L. (2017, October). Lean Flammability Limit of Pure Hydrocarbon Fuels and Aviation Fuels. Paper presented at China National Symposium on Combustion, Nanjing.
Li, A., Kilaz, G., Qiao, L. (2017, April). Lean Flammability Limit of Pure Hydrocarbon Fuels and Aviation Fuels. Paper presented at 10th US National Combustion Meeting, University of Maryland.
Kim, G., Futch, T., Sterkenburg, R., Ahsan, S., Kilaz, G., Kozak, B. (2017, February). . Paper presented at Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, Jacksonville, FL.
Kilaz, G., Sterkenburg, R. (2016, July). . Paper presented at American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE’s), New Orleans, LA.
Futch, T. M., Kim, G., Zorilla, M., Kilaz, G., Sterkenburg, R. (2016, July). . Paper presented at Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), Long Beach, CA.
Futch, T. M., Musgrave, A., Kilaz, G., Sterkenburg, R. (2015, May). Investigating the Effects of Turbine Engine Fuels on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Aircraft Structures. Paper presented at Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), Baltimore, MD.
Kilaz, G., Brender, R., Sterkenburg, R. (2015). Educating Future Aviation Technologists on ASTM Turbine Fuel Standard Specifications. Paper presented at Society for the Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC), Palm Springs, CA.

Student posters

Vozka, P., Romanczyk, M., Velasco, J. R., Trice, R., Kenttämaa, H., & Kilaz, G., Trice, R. (2018, October). Relationship between fuel chemical composition and fuel properties. Poster presented on the Annual ONR NEPTUNE Program Review, UC Davis, CA.
Wehde, K., Dong, X., Borgohain, R., Kilaz, G., & Kenttämaa, H. (June, 2017). Validation of Miniature Coreflood Device Developed for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Compositional Analysis of the Initial and Extracted Crude Oil. Poster presented at American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Manheim, J., Wehde, K., Zhang, J., Romanczyk, M., Vozka, P., Kilaz, G., & Kenttämaa, H. (June, 2017). Identification and Quantitation of Linear Saturated Hydrocarbons in Lubricant Base Oils by Using (APCI)LQIT MS and GCxGC/(EI)TOF MS. Poster submitted to American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Romanczyk, M., Velasco, J. R., Vozka, P., Xu, L., Wehde, K., Modereger, B.Trice, R., Kilaz, G., & Kenttämaa, H. (2017, November). Design of Next Generation Renewable Fuels.Poster presented at the ONR Neptune Program Review, Annapolis, MD.
Romanczyk, M., Velasco, J. R., Wehde, K., Vozka, P., Modereger, B., Xu, L., Roe, N., Keating, E., Healy, J., Gordon, A., Trice, R., Kilaz, G., & Kenttämaa, H. (2017, May). Composition/Property/Performance Correlations for Rational Development of Renewable Aviation Fuels. Poster presented at the MIT Energy Initiative, Boston, MA.
Vozka, P., Romanczyk, M., Wehde, K., Velasco, J. R., Trice, R., Kenttämaa, H., & Kilaz, G. (2017, May). Alternative Aviation Fuel Chemistry-Performance Correlations Towards a Sustainable Future. Poster presented at the Purdue Spring Reception 2017, West Lafayette, IN.
Romanczyk, M., Wehde, K., Vozka, P., Kong, J., Velasco, J. R., Yerabolu, R., Kenttämaa, H., Kilaz, G., Trice, R. (2016, November). Fundamental Studies on Composition/Performance Correlations for Aviation Fuels. Poster presented on the Naval Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National Excellence, UC Davis, CA.