Education:

• Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering the University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2012
• M.Sc.: Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, 2008
• B.Sc.: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2006

Research Interests:

• Algal biotechnology
• Biotechnology
• Biofuels
• Biological wastewater treatment

Recent publications:

• Işık, B., & Ozkan, A. (2026). Effects of cultivation salinity on chitin nanofiber and lipid co-production of the diatom Cyclotella cryptica under photobioreactor conditions. Algal Research, 98, 104876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2026.104876
• Binkanat, T. B., & Ozkan, A. (2026). Effects of cultivation temperature on protein production of selected Spirulina strains under photobioreactor conditions. Algal Research, 93, 104489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2025.104489
• Xiang, X., Ozkan, A., Kelly, C., & Radniecki, T. Importance of microalgae speciation on biogas production and nutrient recovery from anaerobic digestion of lipid-extracted microalgae biomass. Environmental Engineering Science, (2018) 35(4), 382-389 http://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2017.0201.
• A. Ozkan, G.L. Rorrer, Effects of light intensity on the selectivity of lipid and chitin nanofiber production during photobioreactor cultivation of the marine diatom Cyclotella sp., Algal Res. 25 (2017) 216–227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2017.04.032.
• A. Ozkan, G.L. Rorrer, Effects of CO2 delivery on fatty acid and chitin nanofiber production during photobioreactor cultivation of the marine diatom Cyclotella sp., Algal Res. 26 (2017) 422–430. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2017.07.003.