U.S.- Turkish Cooperative Studies of Asymmetric Membranes

摘要：本项目支持土耳其安卡拉中东技术大学化学工程学院Levent Yilmaz博士参与伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校化学工程系Anthony J. McHugh博士指导的一个项目。这项研究是在聚合物膜形成领域，麦克休博士在CBT部门的NSF资助下进行了广泛的研究。Yilmaz博士将主要参与该研究的一些数学建模方面，因为他目前是从事膜形成建模工作的最优秀的科学家之一。新的膜形成工艺与土耳其和其他发展中国家技术基础的增长有关，因为它们被证明是传统单元分离工艺的更节能、更经济的替代品。范围：该项目允许最近在美国获得博士学位的土耳其聪明的年轻科学家有效地参与正在进行的、以美国为基础的、与他的国家、其他发展中国家和美国重要相关的研究。该提案的目标非常符合发展中国家科学的目标。

Abstract Narrative Description: This project supports the participation of Dr. Levent Yilmaz of the Chemical Engineering Faculty of the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, in a project directed by Dr. Anthony J. McHugh of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The research is in the area of polymer membrane formation, an area in which Dr. McHugh is conducting extensive research under an NSF Grant from the CBT Division. Dr. Yilmaz will be primarily involved in a number of mathematical modeling aspects of the research, since he is currently one of the best qualified scientists working on the modeling of membrane formations. New membrane formation processes are relevant to the growth of the technological base in Turkey and other developing countries, as they are proving to be more energy efficient, cost effective alternatives to the traditional unit separation processes. Scope: This project allows a bright young scientist from Turkey, who recently obtained his doctorate in the U.S. to participate effectively in on-going, United States based research of significant relevance to his country, to other developing countries and to the U.S. This proposal's objectives meets the Science in Developing Countries objectives very well.