Short Biography
Prof. Talal Shahwan-Department of Chemistry
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Scientific Degrees |
- BSc in Chemical Engineering (1994), Middle East Technical University-Ankara, Turkish Republic.
- MSc in Chemistry (1997), Bilkent University-Ankara, Turkish Republic.
- PhD in Chemistry (2000), Bilkent University-Ankara, Turkish Republic.
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Practical Experience |
- 1995 - 2000: Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University.
- 2000 - 2002: Instructor, Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University.
- 2002 - 2008: Assist. Prof., then Assoc. Prof., Department of Chemistry, Izmir Institute of Technology.
- 2008 - currently: Assoc. Prof., then Prof., Department of Chemistry, Birzeit University. (currently Dean of Graduate Studies at the University).
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Specialization and Scientific Research |
Specialized in Physical Chemistry and Radiochemistry. The main research interests are:
- Synthesis and application of nano iron in the removal of aqueous pollutants.
- Surface Chemistry and the adsorption behavior of heavy metal ions and radionuclides on soil fractions.
- Morphosythesis of carbonate minerals.
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Scientific Activities and Publications |
- Supervising and co-supervising many MSc and PhD theses.
- Participation in organizing many conferences, workshops and symposia locally and abroad.
- Refereeing tens of papers for international periodicals.
- Forty three published research papers in reputed international refereed journals.
- More than twenty published abstracts in international conferences.
- The publications were cited more than 1100 times, author H-index is 19 (Google Scholar).
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Achievements and Awards |
- Ranked first among graduates of Chemical Engineering Department-Middle East Technical University in 1994, and ranked first among the foreign students throughout the university for the same year.
- Scholarships for MSc and PhD studies (1995-2000) at Bilkent University.
- Annual Turkish award entitled ‘Prof. Parlar Award for Encouragement of Scientific Research' in 2006.
- Z. Hijjawi Appreciation Awards for supervising the winning undergraduate research projects in the fields of natural and environmental sciences for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, successively.
Recent Publications (2010-2015):
1. T. Shahwan, Lagergren Equation; Can Maximum Loading of Sorption Replace Equilibrium Loading?, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 96, 172-176, 2015.
2. M. Nairat, T. Shahwan, A.E. Ero?lu, H. Fuchs, Incorporation of iron nanoparticles into clinoptilolite and its application for the removal of cationic and anionic dyes, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 21, 1143-1151, 2015.
3. T. Shahwan, Sorption kinetics: Obtaining a pseudo-second order rate equation based on a mass balance approach, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2, 1001-1006, 2014.
4. N. Horzum, M.M. Demir, M. Nairat, T. Shahwan, Chitosan Fiber - Supported Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles as a Novel Sorbent for Sequestration of Inorganic Arsenic, RSC Advances 3, 7828-7837, 2013.
5. S. Unal, A.E. Ero?lu, T. Shahwan, Removal of aqueous rare earth elements (REEs) using nano-iron based materials, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 19, 898-907, 2013.
6. N. Horzum, T. Shahwan, O. Parlak, M.M. Demir, Synthesis of amidoximated polyacrylonitrile fibers and its application for sorption of aqueous uranyl ions under continuous flow, Chem. Eng. J. 213, 41-49, 2012.
7. A. Erdem, T. Shahwan, A. Ca??r, and A.E. Ero?lu, Synthesis of aminopropyl triethoxysilane-functionalized silica and its application in speciation studies of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V), Chem. Eng. J. 174, 76-85, 2011.
8. L. Pelit, F. N. Erta?, A. E. Ero?lu, T. Shahwan, and H. Tural, Biosorption of Cu(II) and Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution by natural spider silk, Biores. Technol. 102, 8807-8813, 2011.
9. E. Boyac?, A. Ca??r, T. Shahwan, and A. E. Ero?lu, Synthesis, characterization and application of a novel mercapto- and amine-bifunctionalized silica for speciation/sorption of inorganic arsenic prior to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric determination, Talanta, 85, 1517-1525, 2011.
10. T. Shahwan, S. Abu Sirriah, M. Nairat, E. Boyaci, A.E. Eroglu, T.B. Scott, and K.R. Hallam, Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles and their application as a Fenton-like catalyst for the Degradation of aqueous cationic and anionic dyes, Chem. Eng. J., 172, 258-266, 2011.
11. D. Karabelli, S. Unal, T. Shahwan, and A.E. Eroglu, Preparation and characterization of alumina-supported iron nanoparticles and its application for the removal of aqueous Cu2+ ions, Chem. Eng. J. 168, 979-984, 2011.
12. N. Horzum, E. Boyaci, T. Shahwan, A.E. Eroglu, and M. Demir, Sorption efficiency of chitosan nanofibers towards metal ions at low concentrations, Biomacromolecules, 11, 3301-3308, 2010.
13. T. Shahwan, C. Uzum, A. E. Eroglu, and I. Liberwirth, Synthesis and characterization of bentonite/iron nanoparticles and its application as adsorbent of cobalt ions, Appl. Clay Sci., 47, 257-262, 2010.
14. E. Boyaci, A. E. Eroglu, and T. Shahwan, Sorption of As(V) from waters using chitosan and chitosan-immobilized sodium soilicate prior to atomic spectrometric determination, Talanta, 80, 1452-1460, 2010.