Dr Serpil Awdry completed her Chemical Engineering degree in METU (Middle East Technical University), Ankara, Turkey, then obtained Masters degree in Ege University in Izmir, developing a Continues Flow Extraction System for Producing Agar-agar from Local Red-seaweed, before joining The University of Bath for her PhD. During her PhD she investigated ‘Mass Transfer and Catalytic Polymerisation Reaction of Organosilicon Compounds and was granted a patent for her part of PhD work on ‘a Process of Loading a Ceramic Monolithic Catalyst Support with a heterogeneous water soluble catalyst’.

Carbon dioxide scrubbing in an absorption column, using a sea water and Dixon rings support system for the development of compact multi-chamber column designs applicable to submersible habitats. The development of effective, efficient deNOx processes: The preparation and characterization of deNOx catalysts and the performance of the catalysts in a continuous flow fixed bed reactor. Modelling studies examining the performance of catalytic devices to control emissions of CO, hydrocarbons and NOx, from a variety of stationary (e.g. gas engines) and mobile sources (vehicles). Gasification of biomass to produce electricity from syngas.

Kolaczkowski, S., Awdry, S., Smith, T., Thomas, D., Torkuhl, L. and Kolvenbach, R., 2016. Potential for metal foams to act as structured catalyst supports in fixed-bed reactors. Catalysis Today, 273, pp. 221-233. Kolaczkowski, S., Awdry, S., Le, C., Nuckols, M. L., Smith, T. and Thomas, D., 2015. Removal of CO2 from a submersible atmosphere by scrubbing with water:Experiments in a single column. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 100, 157 - 169. Al Badran, F., Awdry, S. and Kolaczkowski, S.T., 2013. Development of a continuous flow reactor for pharmaceuticals using catalytic monoliths:Pt/C selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Catalysis Today, 216, pp. 229-239. Kolaczkowski, S. T., Chao, R., Awdry, S. and Smith, A., 2007. Application of a CFD code (FLUENT) to formulate models of catalytic gas phase reactions in porous catalyst pellets. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 85 (A11), pp. 1539-1552. Awdry, S. and Kolaczkowski, S. T., 2001. The condensation/polymerisation of dimethyl siloxane fluids in a three-phase trickle flow monolith reactor. Catalysis Today, 69 (1-4), pp. 275-281. Hayes, R. E., Kolaczkowski, S. T., Li, P. K. C. and Awdry, S., 2001. The palladium catalyzed oxidation of methane: reaction kinetics and the effect of diffusion barriers. Chemical Engineering Science, 56 (16), pp. 4815-4835.