Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering

Faculty & staff

Dr. Guney-Altay
Dr. Ozge Guney-Altay
Research and Teaching Faculty
Phone: (804) 827-4005
Fax: (804) 828-3846
E-mail: oguneya@vcu.edu
Address
601 West Main Street, Room 416
P.O. Box 843028
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3028

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2001
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, 1995
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, 1993

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Classes taught

  • EGRC 301 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • EGRC 409 Chemical Process Control
  • CLSE 550 Quantitative Analysis
  • ENGR 412 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
  • ENGR 305 Sensors and Measurements
  • ENGR 491 Modeling Fluid Flow
  • ENGR 491 Engineering Software Packages

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Research interests

  • Advanced polymer coatings for highly selective membranes and sensors
  • Preparation of nano-structured materials using supercritical fluid technology
  • Controlled and targeted delivery of therapeutic agents
  • Processing biomaterials for improved biocompatibility

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Recent publications

  • Guney-Altay, O., Shenoy, S.L., Fujiwara, T., Irie, S., Wynne, K.J., "Measurement of Supercritical CO2 Plasticization of Poly(Tetrafluoroethylene) using a Linear Variable Differential Transformer", Macromolecules (submitted).
  • Tufekci, E., Guney-Altay, O., Baturina, O., Wnek, G.E.,  Wynne, K.J., "Development of a Sustained Fluoride Releasing System", Journal of Controlled Release (submitted).
  • Guney-Altay, O., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., "Organic Zeolites from a Diolefinic Monomer", Journal of the American Chemical Society, published on Web, 10/19/2007.
  • Pestov, D., Guney-Altay, O., Tepper, G., "Improving the Stability of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Chemical Sensor Coatings Using Photopolymerization", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 126, pp. 557-561, 2007.
  • Guney-Altay, O., Levit, N., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Precipitation of Nanocomposite Particles from a Multi-Component, Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Solution,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 229-241, 2006.
  • Levit, N., Guney-Altay, O., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Development of Layered Polymer Nanocomposites Using Supercritical Fluid Technology”, Macromolecules, vol. 38, no. 15, pp. 6528-6532, 2005.
  • Kermis, T.W., Li, D., Guney-Altay, O., Park, I-H., van Zanten, J.H., McHugh, M.A., “High-Pressure Dynamic Light Scattering of Poly(ethylene-co-1-butene) in Ethane, Propane, Butane, and Pentane at 130oC and Kilobar Pressures”, Macromolecules, v.37, pp. 9123-9131, 2004.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled-Release Products in Supercritical Medium”, AIChE Journal, v. 48, No. 4, pp. 856-866, 2002.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Solubilities of 5-Fluorouracil and -Estradiol in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, J. Chem. & Eng. Data, v. 45, pp. 1049-1052, 2000.

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Conference proceedings

  • Guney-Altay, O., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., "The Preparation and Performance of Organic Zeolites from a Diolefinic Monomer", Proceedings of the AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 4-9, 2007.
  • Levit, N., Guney-Altay, O., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Layered Polymer Nanoparticles Produced from Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions and Solid-State Polymerization”, PMSE Preprints, v.92, p. 67, Spring 2005.
  • Guney-Altay, O., Levit, N., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Development of Encapsulated Microspheres from a Multiple-Component, Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Solution for Sensing Applications”, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, 2003.
  • Levit, N., Pestov, D., Guney-Altay, O., Tepper, G., “Application of Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions for the Development of Microfabricated Sensors”, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, 2003.
  • Levit, N., Pestov, D., Guney-Altay, O., Tepper, G., “Glassy Polymer Coatings for Acoustic-Wave Sensors” Proceedings of the 4th Acoustical Wave Sensor Workshop (AWSW-4), Salbris, France April 23-26, 2003.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drug Vehicles in a Supercritical Medium”, Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Food Engineering, pp. 225-230, Reno, Nev., 2001.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drugs by Supercritical Medium”, Proceedings of the 7th Meeting of the Int. Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids, Antibes, France, Dec. 6-8, 2000.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drug Vehicles in Supercritical Medium”, Proceedings of the 5th Int. Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, Ga., 2000.

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Invited talks

  • ?œNanoporous Polymer Coatings for Gas Phase Sensing Applications?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Erhan Aksoylu, Chemical Engineering Department, Bogazici University, Istanbul, TURKEY, June 22, 2007.
  • ?œTuning the Morphology of Nanoparticles in the Solid State?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Henrik Pedersen, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The State University of New Jersey, RUTGERS, Piscataway, NJ, March 28, 2007.
  • ?œNanoporous Polymer Coatings to Improve the Performance Parameters of Surface Acoustic Wave Transducers?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Theresa Good, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, February 12, 2007.
  • ?œA Novel Technique for Preparation of Polymeric Nanoparticles for Miniature Sensors via Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions (RESS)?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Ozlem Keskin, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Koc University, Istanbul, TURKEY, July 17, 2006.
  • ?œDevelopment of Layered Polymer Nanocomposites using Supercritical Fluid Technology?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Kenneth Wynne, Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 28, 2006.
  • ?œSynthesis of Controlled Drug Delivery Vehicles in Supercritical Media?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Susanna Wu-Pong, Department of Pharmaceutics, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, April 12, 2005.
  • ?œPreparation of Polymeric Nanoparticles via Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions (RESS)?? Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Engineering Seminar Series, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 9, 2005.
  • ?œDevelopment and Self-Organization of Diolefinic Nanoparticles via Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions (RESS)?? AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 7-12, 2004.

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Conference presentations

  • Guney-Altay, O., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., "The Preparation and Performance of Organic Zeolites from a Diolefinic Monomer", Proceedings of the AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 4-9, 2007.
  • Levit, N., Guney-Altay, O., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Layered Polymer Nanoparticles Produced from Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions and Solid-State Polymerization”, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, Calif., March 13-17, 2005.
  • Pestov, D., Levit, N., Guney-Altay, O., Tepper, G., “Molecular Imprinting of Particles Developed by RESS”, International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Orlando, Fla., May 1-4, 2005.
  • Guney-Altay, O., Levit, N., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Development of Nanocomposite Polymeric Particles from a Multi-Component, Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Solution”, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 15-21, 2003.
  • Guney-Altay, O., Levit, N., Pestov, D., Tepper, G., “Development of Encapsulated Microspheres from a Multiple-Component, Rapidly Expanding Supercritical Solution for Sensing Applications”, 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, 2003.
  • Levit, N., Pestov, D., Guney-Altay, O., Tepper, G., “Application of Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions for the Development of Microfabricated Sensors”, 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, 2003.
  • Van Zanten, J., McHugh, M. A., Li, D., Guney-Altay, O., DiNoia, T., Kermis, T., Park, I-H., “Microstructure of High Pressure Polyolefin/n-Alkane amp; Dimethyl Ether Solutions”, Annual APS Meeting, Austin, Texas, March 3-7, 2003.
  • Guney-Altay, O., McHugh, M. A., Van Zanten, J., Kermis, T., “The Conformation Behavior of a Polymer Coil in an SCF Solvent Environment”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3-8, 2002.
  • Guney-Altay, O., McHugh, M., Van Zanten, J., Kermis, T., “Impact of Solvent Structure on Polymer Conformation Behavior in an SCF Solvent”, 8th Meeting on SCFs, Bordeaux, France, April 14-17, 2002.
  • Guney-Altay, O., McHugh, M., Van Zanten, J., Kermis, T., “Response of a Polymer Chain in an SCF Solvent Environment near a Phase Boundary”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev., Nov. 4-9, 2001.
  • Guney-Altay, O., Akgerman, A., "Synthesis of Controlled Release Drug Vehicles in a Supercritical Medium”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev., Nov. 4-9, 2001.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drugs by Supercritical Medium”, 7th Meeting of The Int. Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids, Antibes, France, Dec. 6-8, 2000.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drug Vehicles in Supercritical Medium”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 12-17, 2000.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drug Vehicles in Supercritical Medium”, The 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, Ga., April 9-11, 2000.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drugs in Supercritical Medium”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 1999.
  • Guney, O., Akgerman, A., “Synthesis of Controlled Release Drugs in Supercritical Medium”, NATO Advanced Study Institute: Supercritical Fluids II - Fundamentals & Applications, Antalya, Turkey, July 12-24, 1998.

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