Bio
Dr. Tugba Turnaoglu is an R&D Associate Staff in the Thermal Energy Storage Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She is an experienced researcher in the field of ionic liquids and their applications, phase equilibria of gases, and advanced material development and deployment in buildings. Her current research interests include thermal energy storage (phase change materials and thermochemical storage), low–global warming potential refrigerants (sensing technologies and phase equilibria), and gas separation (air dehumidification and direct gas capture) technologies, as well as their applications in buildings.
Dr. Turnaoglu was previously a postdoctoral researcher in the Multifunctional Equipment Integration Group. During her postdoctoral appointment, she worked on numerous projects, including membrane-based and ionic liquid–based dehumidification, phase change materials, leak and sensing technologies of flammable refrigerants, heat recovery dishwashers, refrigerant maldistribution in heat exchangers, direct air capture, and heat-driven sorption heat pump heaters.
She received her BS in chemical engineering from Ankara University in 2009 and MS in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2013. Dr. Turnaoglu received her PhD with honors in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas in 2019. She is currently a senior member of the American Society of Chemical Engineers, an associate member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Professional Engagements
- Member of the editorial board for the Journal of Ionic Liquids (2022–present)
Awards
- 2022 – Engineer of the Future Gold Award (Carbice Co)
- 2020 – Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Award (University of Kansas)
- 2020 – Honorary Mention on Argersinger Dissertation Award (University of Kansas)