Occupation: Research Engineer
Company: BASF
Born: Turkey
Education:
Postdoctoral Associate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2021)
PhD in Food Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Master in Food Engineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University
Intensive English Program (IEP), Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor in Food Engineering, Department of Food Engineering, Manisa Celal Bayar Universitesi
Certifications:
ACS Reviewer Lab, American Chemical Society (2024); Certificate, “Plastic Pollution in Soil, Water and Air: From Small Particles to Great Solutions,” edX (2024); Verified Certificate, “From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste,” edX (2024); Certificate, “Sustainable Food Security: Food Access,” edX (2023); Verified Certificate, “Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact,” edX (2023); Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers, CITI Program (2023); Verified Certificate, “Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability,” edX (2023); Verified Certificate, “Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability,” edX (2023); Predictive Multiscale Materials Design, MIT Professional Education (2023); Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience, UN Environment Programme (2023); Leadership and Professional Strategies and Skills (LEAPS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2022); Indoor Air Quality, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2020); “COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus,” London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London (2020); “Natural Beauty – How to Make Lotions, Creams and Body Butters,” International Associations of Therapists (2020); “Natural Beauty: Natural Cosmetic Preservation,” International Association of Therapists (2020); Food and Beverage Management, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (2020); Executive Management Certified, Management and Strategy Institute (MSI) (2019); Project Management – Lean Process Certified (PM-LPC), Management and Strategy Institute (MSI) (2019); “Negotiating Your Job Offer,” LinkedIn Corporation (2019); Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Management and Strategy Institute (MSI) (2019); Project Management – Lean Process Certified (PM-LPC), Management and Strategy Institute (MSI) (2019); The Meat We Eat, University of Florida (2017); The Science of Gastronomy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2017); Understanding Obesity, The University of Edinburgh (2017); The Cookie and Cracker Industry Training, Bakers Manufacturing Academy (2017); Certified Food Scientist (CFS), Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) (2017); Advanced Level Professional Development Certificate, Texas A&M University (2017); Food Allergen Essentials (2016-2017); “Snacks 201: Cracker Technology,” Kellogg Company (Now Kellanova) (2016); 5S Principle; Child Nutrition and Cooking, Stanford University School of Medicine; Cryo-EM, California Institute of Technology; Graduate Certificate in Food Safety, Texas A&M University
Career:
Research Engineer, PhD Leadership Development Program, BASF (2024-Present)
Postdoctoral Associate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
PhD Candidate and Engineer (Surface and Interface Science and Food Safety Lab-Nano-Eng), Texas A&M University
Career Related:
CEE DEI Postdoctoral Representative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; CEE Communication Lab Fellow (CEECL), MIT School of Engineering; Co-instructor, Facilitator for Leadership and Professional Skills Programs (LEAPS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Manufacturing/Reliability Engineering Intern, Kellogg Company, Cincinnati, OH; R&D Product Development Intern, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
Creative Works:
Author, “Sustainable and safe food packaging solutions in the post-PFAS and microplastics era”; Author, “Silk-Soy Protein Blend: A sustainable approach for superior transparent biodegradable food packaging”; Author, “A comparative investigation of release kinetics and thermodynamics of paclitaxel from natural protein and macromolecular nanocarriers in nanoscale drug delivery systems”; Author, “Hybrid produce wax with nanoencapsulated essential oil for enhanced food safety”; Author, “Emulsion-based encapsulation of oleophilic payloads in silk microparticles”; Author, “Edible antibacterial silk food coatings for food preservation”; Author, “Development and characterization of geraniol-loaded polymeric nanoparticles with antimicrobial activity against foodborne bacterial pathogens”; Author, “Geraniol-loaded polymeric nanoparticles inhibit enteric pathogens on spinach during post-treatment refrigerated and temperature abuse storage”; Author, “Two-stage frying process for high-quality sweet-potato chips”; Author, “Transport of polymeric nanoparticulate drug delivery systems in the proximity of silica and sand”; Author, “Surface modification of food processing and handling gloves for enhanced food safety and hygiene”; Author, “A multifunctional nanoparticulate theranostic system with simultaneous chemotherapeutic, photothermal therapeutic, and MRI contrast capabilities”; Author, “Ecotoxic effects of paclitaxel-based nanopharmaceutics on freshwater algae, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Chamydomonas reinhardtii”; Author, “The influence of surface chemistry on the kinetics and thermodynamics of bacterial adhesion”; Author, “pH-Responsive supramolecular gelling agents used in EOR and their potential as fracking fluids”; Author, “Improving reservoir conformance control through next-generation supramolecular gelators and their use in hydraulic fracturing”; Author, “Modification of aluminum surfaces with superhydrophobic nanotextures for enhanced food safety and hygiene”; Author, “Modification of stainless-steel surfaces with superhydrophobic nanoparticles for reduced bacterial adhesion”; Author, “Surfaces voltage impact on microorganisms� adhesion dynamics”; Author, “Cetylpyridinium chloride produces increased zeta-potential on Salmonella Typhimurium cells, a mechanism of the pathogen�s inactivation”; Author, “Addition order of sanitizer and neutralizer effect on the inactivation of Salmonella Typhimurium cells”; Author, “Effect of neem oil nanoparticles on the growth inhibition of peanut mold, Aspergillus flavus”; Author, “Development and characterization of hydrophobic antimicrobial nanoparticles for surface modification of fabrics used in medical industry”; Author, “Dual functional, superhydrophobic coatings with bacterial anticontact and antimicrobial characteristics”; Author, “Nanotoxicity of 2D molybdenum disulfide, MoS2, nanosheets on beneficial soil bacteria, Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa”; Author, “Comparison of various natural active compounds and their encapsulated version on pathogen inhibition and shelf-life extension”; Author, “Antimicrobial-loaded nanoparticles inhibit enteric bacterial pathogens on spinach surfaces despite multiple simulated pathogen contamination events”; Author, “Development of durable and superhydrophobic nanodiamond coating on aluminum surfaces for improved hygiene of food contact surfaces”; Author, “Encapsulated plant-derived antimicrobial reduces enteric bacterial pathogens on melon surfaces during differing contamination and sanitization treatment scenarios”; Author, “Reduction of bacterial enteric pathogens and hygiene indicator bacteria on tomato skin surfaces by polymeric nanoparticle-loaded plant derived antimicrobial.”
Awards:
Honoree, American Chemical Society (ACS) Sustainability Star (2024); Honoree, 1st Place Prize Winner in the Lightning Talk Competition – Duke Engineering Future Faculty of Innovation and Excellence (DEFINE) Program (2023); Honoree, Duke Engineering Future Faculty of Innovation and Excellence (DEFINE) Program- Selected participant by The Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University (2023); Honoree, CMU CEE Rising Stars – Selected participant for a competitive workshop arranged by Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (2022); Honoree, Poster Price Winner – CEE Annual Research Day: Climate Solutions and Integration of Sustainability at Scale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022); Honoree, 2nd Place Winner at MIT School of Engineering Project Competition – Trained and supervised of a team of MIT students in Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) for an environmental research project I determined (2022); Recipient, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGAPS) Research and Presentation Travel Award – Texas A&M University (2020); Recipient, Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) Virtual Conference Award – Texas A&M University (2020); SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) Scholar – Polymer Technology Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University, (2019); Honoree, 2nd Place Winner at the International Division Malcolm Bourne Graduate Student Poster Competition, IFT19 Annual Meeting 2019, New Orleans, LA (2019); PhD Degree Scholarship from the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists – IFT Feeding Tomorrow Scholarship Program (2019); Honoree, Finalist at the International Division Malcolm Bourne Graduate Student Paper Competition, International Food Protection 19 (IFT19) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2019); Honoree, 1st Place Winner – American Chemical Society (ACS) AGFD Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Competition, Orlando, FL (2019); Honoree, Top 6 Finalist – ACS AGFD (American Chemical Society Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division) Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Competition, Orlando, FL (2019); Recipient, Academic Excellence Award – Texas A&M University (2018-2019); KANEKA Scholar – Polymer Technology Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University (2018); Recipient, Travel Award – Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University (2017-2018); Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Food Science – Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University (2018); Honoree, Selected Recipient of Focusing on Industrial Recruitment of Scientific Talent (FIRST) Conference – The Procter & Gamble Company (2017); Recipient, Peanut Proud Scholarship Award – IAFP Annual Meeting, 2017, Tampa, FL; Recipient, Susan M. Arseven 75 Make-A-Difference Memorial Award, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) (2017); Honoree, Finalist in Poster Competition, International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO (2016); Recipient, Second Place Award at Oral Competition – Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science Division, Student Research Week, Texas A&M University (2016); Recipient, Travel Award, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, (2015-2016); Recipient, Travel Award, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, (2014-2015); Recipient, Second Place Award at Oral Competition, NSGA Competition, Texas A&M University (2015); Honoree, Graduated with Highest Ranking, Undergraduate Student, Department of Food Engineering, Celal Bayar University, Turkey
Memberships:
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS); Member, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP); Member, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT); Member, Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Member, Materials Research Society (MRS); Member, Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
Family:
Married: Cengiz Yegin
Hobbies:
Hiking; Volunteering; Spending Time Outdoors; Travelling; Exploring New Places and Cultures; Supporting Community Initiatives
