Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering

1996-2002 Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL/USA

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

1993-1995 Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL/USA

Bachelors of Science in Food Engineering

1987-1992 Ege University, Izmir/Turkey

Professional Activities and Experiences

Assistant Chairman of Food Engineering Department, IZTECH, Izmir /TURKEY (2003 – present)

Assistant Professor of Food Engineering, IZTECH, Izmir /TURKEY (2003 – present)

Teaching Assistant in Food Engineering Department, IZTECH, Izmir /TURKEY (2002-2003)

Teaching Assistant in Chemical Engineering Department, IIT, Chicago, IL/USA (1999-2002)

Intern, City of Chicago, Department of Water, Bureau of Water Quality Water Purification Laboratory, Chicago, IL/USA (June 2001-August 2001)

Research Assistant in Food Engineering Department, Ege University, Izmir/TURKEY (1992-1993)

Professional Memberships

Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Certificate in FIDAP/GAMBIT – Fluent Inc., Chicago, IL /USA

 Turkish (native), English (very good)

Instrumentation: Viscometer, rheometer, particle size analyzer (Microtrac SRA 150), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Light Microscope, Stereo Microscope, Particle Counter, electrical conductivity meter, DSC, UV disinfection system, Collimated Beam Apparatus

Software applications: FLUENT, GAMBIT, MATLAB, Excel, Word, Power Point

Transport phenomena, mathematical modeling and multiphase flow in food processing

Rheology of liquid food products

Antibiotics in milk

Non thermal technologies in food processing

Physical properties of foods

Transport properties of foods

Morphology and rheology of fungi in submerged fermentation systems

Awarded a M.Sc. scholarship from Ministry Education of Turkey

Awarded a PhD. scholarship from Ministry Education of Turkey

Publications

Atılgan M. R. and Unluturk S. (2008).  Rheological Properties of Liquid Egg Products (LEPs), International Journal of Food Properties, 11:2, 296-309

Unluturk S., Atılgan M.R. , Baysal A.H. and Tarı C.  (2008). Use of UV-C radiation as a non-thermal process for Liquid Egg Products (LEP).  J of Food Engineering , 85, 561-568

Selale  Oncü,  Canan Tari, Sevcan  Unluturk (2007)  Effect of various process parameters on morphology, rheology and polygalacturonase production by Aspergillus sojae in  a batch bioreactor.   Biotechnology Progress (submitted)

M. R. Atılgan, S. Unluturk (2006).  Rheological Properties of Liquid Egg Products (LEPs), International Journal of Food Properties (accepted)

T. Koutchma, B. Parisi and S. Kucuk Unluturk (2006). Evaluation of UV Dose in flow through reactors for fresh apple juice and cider, Chemical Engineering Communication, 193: 715-728

N. Göğüş, C. Tari , S. Oncü ; S. Unluturk; F. Tokatli (2006).  Relationship between morphology, rheology and pectinase production by Aspergillus sojae ATCC 20225 in submerged cultures, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 32: 171-178

Unluturk, S. K., Arastoopour, H., Koutchma, T. (2004). Modeling of UV Dose Distribution In a Laminar Flow Apple Cider Processing,  Journal Of Food Engineering, , 65(1), 125-136

Unluturk S. K., Arastoopour, H. (2003). Steady State Simulations Of Liquid-Particle Food Flow in a Vertical Pipe. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 42(16), 3845-3850.

Kucuk S. (2002). Modeling of Dispersed Particle-Liquid (Solid-Liquid) Phase Flow and Applications to Food Processes, Ph.D. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

Kucuk S. (1995).  Assessment of Pulsed High Voltage Electrical Treatment for the Cold Pasteurization of Food Material, MS Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

Dinçer Baysal, A. H. and Unluturk S. (2008) Efficacy of short wave Ultraviolet Light (UV-C) Irradiation on Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores in grape juice. XII. International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Abstract Book, BP506, Istanbul, Turkey, 5-9 August

 Baysal A. H. and Unluturk S. Efficacy of short wave ultraviolet light (UVC) irradiation on alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores in apple juice. 2nd International Congress on Food and Nutrition. Book of Abstract, 30, İstanbul, Turkey, 24-26 October

Yıldız Ö., Ünlütürk S., Tarı C., Ünlütürk M.S. (2007) Electrical conductivity can be used as a rapid tool for detection of antibiotics in cows milk? “ 5th International Congress on Food Technology: Consumer protection through Food Process improvement and innovation in the real world”, Proceedings Vol I, p. 71-77, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 9-11, 2007

Atilgan M.R., Baysal A.H. and Ünlütürk S. (2007).  Short Wave Ultraviolet Light (UVC) Inactivation of Escherichia coli  in Liquid Egg White. 5th International Congress on Food Technology: Consumer protection through Food Process improvement and innovation in the real world”, Proceedings Vol 2, p. 358-365, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 9-11, 2007

Oncü, S.; Unluturk, S. and Tari, C. (2007).  The role of aeration in pectinase fermentation of Aspergillus sojae. 5th International Congress on Food Technology: Consumer protection through Food Process improvement and innovation in the real world”, Proceedings Vol I, p. 258-265, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 9-11, 2007

Oncu S., Unluturk S.,Tarı C., Göğüş, N. (2006).  Various factors affecting the pellet morphology, broth rheology and pectinase enzyme production in submerged fermentation of Aspergillus sojae.  Proceedings of IUFoST: 13th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Food is Life, 17-21 September, 2006, Nantes, France, DOI: 10.1051/IUFoST:20060271

Atılgan M.R. and Unluturk S.  (2006). Evaluation of processing criteria for the UV disinfection of liquid egg products: I. Fluid dynamics parameters. CEFood 2006, 3 rd European Congress on Food.  Book of Abstracts, p. 104, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 22-24, 2006.

Tarı C., Unluturk S., Gogus N., Oncu S. and Tokatlı F.  (2006).  Investigation the effect of various factors on morphology, rheology and production of pectinase by using statistical approach.  CEFood 2006, 3 rd European Congress on Food.  Book of Abstracts, p. 101, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 22-24, 2006.

Koutchma T., Parisi B. and Unluturk S. K. (2003). Evaluation of UV Fluence in flow-through UV reactors for juices, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Fransisco, CA, 2003, 119b

Koutchma T., Parisi B., and Unluturk S. K. (2003).  Biodosimetry and dose distribution in UV radiation of juices in annular flow”, Session 103, Nonthermal Processing: Recent advances in pulsed electric fieldand nonthermal processes, IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo,Chicago, IL, July 2003 (oral presentation), Nonthermal processing division newsletter, vol. 5, issue 2, 103-7

Kucuk Unluturk S., Arastoopour H., Koutchma T. (2002).  CFD Modeling of Dispersed Particle-Liquid (Solid-Liquid) Phase Flow: Application to UV Pasteurization of Apple Cider, AICHE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 2002, 291c

Kucuk Unluturk S., Koutchma T., Arastoopour H. (2001).Modeling of   Dispersed Particle-Liquid (Solid-Liquid) Phase Flow and Application to UV Pasteurization of Apple Cider, Proceedings of 7th Conference On Food Engineering (COFE'01), AICHE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, 2001, 586-591

 Kucuk Unluturk S., Oskouie A. K., Balasubramaniam V. M., and Cinar A. (1999). Numerical Study On Solid-Liquid Food Flow In A Riser, Proceedings of 6th Conference On Food Engineering (COFE'99), AICHE Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 1999, 552-557

Hakgüder B. and Unluturk S. (2007). UV disinfection of fruit juices.  2nd International Congress on Food and Nutrition. Book of Abstract, 112, İstanbul, Turkey, 24-26 October

Yıldız Ö., Ünlütürk S. and Tarı C. (2007). An evaluation and comparison of different rapid test and electrical conductivity for detection of antibiotics in cows milk.  2nd International Congress on Food and Nutrition. Book of Abstract,110, İstanbul, Turkey, 24-26 October

Atılgan M. R., Unluturk S. and Baysal A. H. Thermal and non-thermal processing of liquid egg products.  2nd International Congress on Food and Nutrition. Book of Abstract,225, İstanbul, Turkey, 24-26 October

Göğüş, N., Tarı C., Oncu S., Unluturk S., Tokatli F. (2006). Optimization of fermentation parameters using Aspergillus sojae ATCC 20235 as a new pectinase producer.  Food Micro, Food safety and food biotechnology: diversity and global impact, Book of abstract, 272, Bologna, Italy, August 29-September 2, 2006

Oncu S., Unluturk S.,Tarı C., Göğüş, N. (2006). Effect of agitation speed on the pellet morphology, broth rheology and pectinase enzyme production in submerged fermentation. Food Micro, Food safety and food biotechnology: diversity and global impact, Book of abstract, 279, Bologna, Italy, August 29-September 2, 2006

Oncu S., Unluturk S., Tarı C. and Gogus N.  (2006). Investigation of various factors affecting the pellet morphology, broth rheology and pectinase enzyme production in submerged fermentation of Aspergillus sojae. CEFood 2006, 3 rd European Congress on Food.  Book of Abstracts, p. 221, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 22-24, 2006.

Kucuk Unluturk S., Arastoopour H., and Koutchma T. (2003). Modeling of UV dose distribution in laminar flow UV reactor for processing of apple cider, Session 92C, Nonthermal Processing: General, IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo,Chicago, IL, USA

Koutchma, T., Englert R., Adhikari C., and Kucuk, U. S. (2002).  The effect of browning and suspended particles on the UV treatment of apple juice/cider. Session 91E, Nonthermal Processing: Nonthermal processing of foods. IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo - Anaheim, CA, USA

Keller S., Koutchma T., Englert R., Bowden T. and Kucuk S.  (2001).  UV Disinfection of Juices, NCFST Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA

Ahmedzadeh, H. Iddir, Kucuk Unluturk S., Mostofi R., Tartan M., Jung J.  (2001).  Multiphase Flow and Industrial Applications, CEEDAC (Chemical and Environmental Engineering's Advisory Committee) Meeting, Chicago,IL, USA

Kucuk Unluturk S., Oskouie A. K., V Balasubramaniam. M., and Cinar A. (1999).  Food Particle Trajectory Analysis In A Riser Using Finite Element Method, And Its Validation With Published Experimental Data, AICHE Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX, 1999 (Poster in Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering I Division)

Kucuk Unluturk S., Oskouie A. K., and Cinar A.  (1999).  Numerical Simulation of Vertical Pipe Flow of Solid-Liquid Food Mixtures, CEEDAC (Chemical and Environmental Engineering's Advisory Committee) Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA

Yıldız Ö. ve  S. Ünlütürk.  İnek sütünde bulunabilecek antibiyotiklerin tespiti için Differansiyel Taramalı Kalorimetrenin (DSC) kullanımı.  Türkiye 10.Gıda Kongresi, 23-28 Mayıs 2008, Erzurum

Mehmet R. Atılgan ve Sevcan Ünlütürk. Sıvı Yumurta Ürünlerinin Reolojik Özelliklerinin Karakterizasyonu, Gıda teknolojisi derneği: Türkiye 9. Gıda Kongresi, 24-26 Mayıs 2006, Bolu, yayın no 33, 771-772

Şelale Öncü, Sevcan Ünlütürk, Canan Tarı, Nihan Göğüş.  Sıvı ortam küf Fermentasyon ortamının reolojik ve morfolojik karakterizasyonu:  Fermentör uygulamaları, Gıda teknolojisi derneği: Türkiye 9. Gıda Kongresi, 24-26 Mayıs 2006, Bolu, yayın no 33, 253-256

Göğüş N., Tarı C., Öncü, Ş., Ünlütürk, S., Tokatlı F, Öncü Ş.  Değişik Fermentasyon parametrelerinin pektinaz enzimi üretimim ve moroloji açısından istatiksel yaklaşımla optimizasyonu.  Gıda teknolojisi derneği: Türkiye 9. Gıda Kongresi, 24-26 Mayıs 2006, Bolu, yayın no 33, 233-236

Ünlütürk, S. Gıda Mühendisliğinde Matematiksel Modelleme ve CFD Uygulamalarından Örnekler.   Gıda Kongresi, bildiri kitabı, 258-265, Nisan, 2005

Öncü, Ş., Ünlütürk, S., Göğüş N., Tarı C.  Sıvı Ortam küf Fermentasyon Ortamının reolojik ve Morfolojik Karekterizasyonu.  XIV. Ulusal Biyoteknoloji Kongresi, 411-415, 2005

Göğüş N., Tarı C., Öncü, Ş., Ünlütürk, S., Tokatlı F.  Aşılama ortamları ile Fermentasyon Besi Yerinin Aspergillus sojae ve Rhizopus orayzae Morfolojisine ve Pektinaz Enzim Üretimi Üzerine Olan Etkisi. XIV. Ulusal Biyoteknoloji Kongresi, 392-396, 2005

Mathematical modeling and investigation of the effect of morphology on the oxygen transfer in submerged fungal fermentations. (Scientific Research Project – IYTE 08) 2004. Izmir Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Izmir

UV Disinfection of liquid egg products (Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey - TUBITAK) 2005.

Microbiological quality control of UV light treated liquid egg products (Scientific Research Project – IYTE 38) 2005.

Investigation of the physical and chemical properties of milk containing antibiotics (as part of Scientific Research Project –IYTE 37) 2005.

The effects of UV light application on Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in some fruit juices (as part of Scientific Research   Project –IYTE 34) 2005.

Production and downstream processing of the polygalacturonase (PG) from Aspergillus sojae. The effect of microbial morphology and fluid rheology on system global productivity under conditions close to industrial practice. A theoretical and experimental approach. ( as part of TUBITAK–Almanya BMBF-IntenC) (2008- )

 UV disinfection of some fruit juices (Scientific Research Project –IYTE 19) (2008 - )  

1. International Journal of Food Science and Technology

2. Process Biochemistry

3. Ozone: Science and Engineering