Ezgi Basak Müftügil

In the field of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) Worked on a new battery production method namely 'Dry Process Electrode' by eliminating use of a toxic solvent and replacing with polymer binders Name of my thesis was 'Development of Cathode Material in Dry Process Lithium-Ion Batteries' Investigation of electrochemical performance of batteries with different characterization methods. Data interpretation with Origin. Presented thesis work at 'Dry Coating Forum' organized by Fraunhofer IWS in 2023

Joined to Battery Team supplying battery development materials. Supported laboratory work in lithium-ion battery field. Contributed 'ProLit' project funded by The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Experience with analytical devices as Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) and for visualization Scanning Electrone Microscope (SEM).

Data cleaning and preparation of chemical processes by Python for Machine Learning models. Worked for semiconductor and dye industries. Experience with pandas and numpy libraries in Python and JMP simulation.

Participated in women empowering mentor program. Worked on a research project related to optimization of bleach use in laundry machines under the supervision of R&D leader

Research on 'Effect of Continuous Phase Viscosity on the Droplet Size of Pickering Emulsions'. Literature research on emulsions and fluid mechanics with respect to liquid viscosity. Forming highly viscous emulsions in batch reactors and investigation of droplet size with light microscope.

Worked at Batch and Furnace Department in flat-glass production line supported by plant trips. Completed internship project on the optimization of energy consumption and heat recovery of furnace.

Joined to Material Characterization and Qualification Laboratory of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Investigation of physicochemical characterization of polymer and composite materials Experienced on analytical laboratory equipment including High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Joined to Crude Oil Distillation Unit in the biggest petroleum refinery of Turkey Analysis of distillation and vacuum distillation through P&ID diagrams, supported with technical field trips Worked on an internship project in the topic of optimization of KPIs of crude oil distillation unit

Group Project: Design of Production of Carbon Black in a Fully Automated Multi Product Plant including the creation of P&ID diagram Specialized fields: process engineering, process optimization, reaction engineering, process control, design and modeling

Graduation Project: Design of a methanol production plant with Aspen simulation