Burcu Akkoyunlu is a PhD student at BiOrbic and the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, UCD. She is a strong research professional with a Master of Science in Advanced Chemical Engineering from The University of Edinburgh. She is interested in designing novel processes by combining biology and chemical engineering principles. She is skilled in Membrane Separation Technologies, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), 3D Printing, Biotechnology, Bioprocess Design and MATLAB. Her PhD research involves developing and optimising novel processes for producing bioeconomy products.