Biography

Prof. Dr. Ali Çulfaz graduated from the METU Department of Chemical Engineering in 1966. He completed his master's degree in 1968 (Advisor: Ernst Weingartner) and received his Ph.D. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA) in 1973 (Advisor: Leonard Sand). During his master's, he was appointed as a Research Assistant in our department. After his PhD, He became an Assistant Professor on August 1, 1973, an Associate Professor on March 31, 1986, and was promoted to the rank of Professor on October 27, 1992.

During his 37-year tenure as a faculty member, Prof. Dr. Ali Çulfaz made an immense impact on our department, supervising nearly 30 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, some of which later became teaching staff themselves. He also made significant contributions to science through the original research and publications produced in collaboration with these graduate students. His name became synonymous with the "Thermodynamics" and "Chemical Engineering Design" courses within the department's undergraduate and graduate curricula. Prof. Çulfaz published over 40 international scientific articles. He also presented numerous papers at national and international conferences. Between 1993 and 1997, Ali Çulfaz served as a member of the Engineering Research Group and the Chemical Technologies and Environmental Development Group at TÜBİTAK, contributing to the advancement of chemical engineering research in Turkey. He was a member of the team that compiled the "Turkish-English Chemical Engineering Terms" dictionary published by the Chamber of Chemical Engineers. Additionally, he contributed to the development of the country's chemical sectors by serving on the board of directors of Kütahya Fertilizer Industry (1997–1998) and providing consultancy services to various companies and institutions (1992–2000).

https://memoriam.metu.edu.tr/prof-dr-ali-culfaz/

Education

B.Sc. Middle East Technical University, Chemical Eng.

M.Sc. Middle East Technical University, Chemical Eng.

PhD. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Chemical Eng.

Courses Taught

ChE204 - Thermodynamics

ChE417/418 - Chemical Engineering Design

Select Publishments

Pozzolanic activity of clinoptilolite: A comparative study with silica fume, fly ash and a non-zeolitic natural pozzolan

Influence of nature of silica source on template-free synthesis of ZSM-5

Sorption Properties of SILICATE-1 of pure silica form - The influence of sorption history on sorption kinetics of critically sized molecules