Ahmet Karatas, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Combustion Optical Diagnostics Biofuels Dilution Effects Flame Emissions Flame Sampling Gas Turbine Combustion Laminar Diffusion Flames

Latest funding

Scalable Flame-Derived Quantum Dots for Next-Generation Photonic and Quantum Technologies
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Deciphering Soot Maturity: A Collaborative Optical and Raman Diagnostics
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Mitigating climate change by reducing particulate matter pollution from aircraft
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 7 grants and awards

Scalable Flame-Derived Quantum Dots for Next-Generation Photonic and Quantum Technologies

Principal investigatorNSERC2025International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet

Keywords: Materials sciences; Materials performance

$25,000

Deciphering Soot Maturity: A Collaborative Optical and Raman Diagnostics

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet AE

Keywords: Aerosol formation; Ammonia; Black carbon maturity; Combustion; High pressure; Hydrogen; Optical diagnostics; Particulate matter; Raman microscopy; Sustainable aviation fuels

$25,000

Mitigating climate change by reducing particulate matter pollution from aircraft

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet AE

$25,000

Assessment of COVID-19 Droplets in a Clinical Setting to Reduce the Risk to Health Care Providers_x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet

$50,000

Understanding Combustion-Generated Soot and its Morphology

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet

$12,500

Engineering COVID-19 Fashion - Designing the Most Effective Face Masks for the Canadian Fashion Industry_x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet

$50,000

Understanding Combustion-Generated Soot and its Morphology

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Karatas, Ahmet

Keywords: soot formation; combustion; laminar diffusion flames; soot morphology; optical diagnostics; flame sampling; biofuels; flame emissions; gas turbine combustion; dilution effects

$160,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Combustion Dear Professor Karatas, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on combustion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Scalable Flame-Derived Quantum Dots for Next-Generation Photonic and Quantum Technologies" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]