Dr. A. Emre Karatas
Areas of Academic Interest
Combustion emissions
Propulsion
Biofuels
Flame diagnostics
Education
| Year | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | University of Toronto | PhD |
| 2009 | University of Toronto | MASc |
| 2007 | Middle East Technical University | BSc |
Courses Taught
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AER 309 |
Basic Thermodynamics |
Spotlight
Ahmet Emre Karata艧 knows how influential a professor can be. After all, he lived that experience first-hand during his undergraduate propulsion course, where a hands-on instructor helped set the course for Karata艧鈥檚 career in gas turbine combustion. 鈥淚 was really excited by engines, how multidisciplinary the field is,鈥� he recalls.
That excitement lives on today, an age in which combustion of hydrocarbon fuels lies at the centre of daily climate change discourse. The urgent need to solve the energy problem is what keeps Karata艧 motivated. 鈥淔or civilization to keep going, we need energy, but no one has a solution so far. I see a lot of potential every day in this field, and that really inspires me.鈥� He envisions a future in which cleaner combustion technologies are more important than ever before, and also foresees opportunity in emerging technologies like combustion-generated materials.
While a vision of years to come is what motivates him, Karata艧 doesn鈥檛 lose sight of his past. Now on the other side of the lectern, he hopes to continue to inspire students through teaching. Of the students he鈥檚 helped supervise, he says, 鈥淚 think, in a way, although small, I helped them achieve their goals. That鈥檚 extremely fulfilling.鈥�
"Research is how I believe I'll make an impact in my life; years after I'm gone, I'll have my research lingering, helping others. Progress is made on new knowledge."
- G.N. Patterson Award (UTIAS award for best PhD Dissertation), 2014
- Gigone, B., Karata艧, A. E. and G眉lder, 脰. L., 鈥淪oot aggregate morphology in coflow laminar ethylene diffusion flames at elevated pressures鈥�, Proceedings of The Combustion Institute, Vol. 37, pp. 841鈥�848, 2019.
- Wang, W., Karata艧, A. E., Groth, C. P. T., and G眉lder, 脰. L., 鈥淓xperimental and numerical study of laminar flame extinction for syngas and syngas-methane blends鈥�, Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 190, pp. 1455鈥�1471, 2018.
- Liu, F., Karata艧, A. E., G眉lder, 脰. L., and Gu, M., 鈥淣umerical and experimental study of the influence of CO2 and N2 dilution on soot formation in laminar coflow C2H4/air diffusion flames at pressures between 5 and 20 atm鈥�, Combustion and Flame Vol. 162, pp. 2231鈥�2247, 2015.
- Karata艧, A. E. and G眉lder, 脰. L., 鈥淒ependence of sooting characteristics and temperature field of co-flow laminar pure and nitrogen-diluted ethylene鈥揳ir diffusion flames on pressure鈥� Combustion and Flame, Vol. 162, pp. 1566鈥�1574, 2015.
- Karata艧, A. E. and G眉lder, 脰. L., 鈥淪oot formation in high-pressure laminar diffusion flames鈥�, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Vol. 38, pp. 818鈥�845, 2012.