Bio
Dr. Canan Karakaya is a Senior Scientist in the Chemical Process Scale-up group, specializing in catalytic reaction engineering, multiscale modeling, and process scale-up. Her work bridges fundamental catalytic science and applied chemical engineering through multiscale modeling frameworks that connect catalyst-level phenomena to reactor and process performance. She develops physics-based and data-driven models to support predictive understanding of catalytic systems and accelerate the scale-up of catalytic technologies.
Her expertise includes transport phenomena, intrinsic kinetics, and computational fluid dynamics for chemically reacting flow, along with digital twin development for complex reactive systems. Her research spans areas including sustainable fuels, methane conversion technologies, syngas conversion, ammonia synthesis and decomposition, and hydrogen production. She uses multiscale modeling to advance reactor design, process intensification, and technology deployment.