Prof. Ecevit Bilgili

Prof. Dr. Ecevit Bilgili is a professor, master teacher, and associate chair of the Chemical and Materials Engineering department at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA. His Particle Engineering and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Laboratory conducts research in designing formulations and processes for high-value-added products like pharmaceuticals with enhanced functionalities. Before joining NJIT, from 2004 to 2009, he worked at Merck & Co., Inc. as a senior–principal development engineer and played an instrumental role in formulation–process development of Janumet® and other drugs in pipeline. Dr. Bilgili served as an elected Executive Committee Member of the Particle Technology Forum of AIChE. He also served as the Chair & Vice-Chair of AIChE Area3a: Particle Production and Characterization. He authored 110+ peer reviewed journal articles, 6 U.S. patents, and several invention disclosures and delivered 120+ national/international conference presentations and 40+ invited talks. Dr. Bilgili currently serves as an Associate Executive Editor of Advanced Powder Technology, an Editorial Advisory Board member of Pharmaceutical Research, and an Editorial Board Member of Pharmaceutics and Powders journals. He is the recipient of numerous Excellence in Teaching Awards as well as the George Klinzing Best PhD Thesis in Particle Technology Award from the AICHE. Dr. Bilgili is a fellow of AIChE. He is in Stanford University’s list of “the top 2% of the most-cited scientists”.