Osman is a research scientist in the eco-remediation group at the Materials Discovery Research Institute. Her work centers on advanced material synthesis and characterization to enable circularity, clean energy solutions, and climate-focused technologies. She currently leads efforts in high throughput and automated synthesis platforms to accelerate structure–property optimization of next generation functional materials, including porous adsorbents and metal–organic frameworks. Her research bridges fundamental materials chemistry with real world applications in energy storage, gas separations, water adsorption, and sustainability-driven innovation. ‑Remediation group. Her work centers on advanced material synthesis and characterization to enable circularity, clean energy solutions, and climate‑focused technologies. She currently leads efforts in high‑throughput and automated synthesis platforms to accelerate structure–property optimization of next‑generation functional materials, including porous adsorbents and metal–organic frameworks. Her research bridges fundamental materials chemistry with real‑world applications in energy storage, gas separations, water adsorption, and sustainability‑driven innovation.

Osman previously spent fifteen years at Honeywell UOP, where she held roles across research and development in new materials, membranes, catalysis applications, energy storage, and hydroprocessing. Most recently, she served as the senior manager of hydroprocessing development, leading a large team of scientists and engineers supporting IP strategy and new product development, pilot plant operations, kinetic modeling strategies, and cross functional commercialization efforts. Earlier roles included research and development leadership in catalysis fundamentals, redox flow battery development, membrane fabrication, and inorganic material synthesis. Over the course of her career at Honeywell UOP, Osman contributed to more than twenty active U.S. patents and ten patent applications spanning catalysis, membrane technologies, energy storage, and materials innovation plant operations, kinetic modeling strategies, and cross functional commercialization efforts. Earlier roles included R&D leadership in catalysis fundamentals, redox flow battery development, membrane fabrication, and inorganic material synthesis. Over the course of her career at UOP, Zara contributed to more than 20 active U.S. patents and 10 patent applications spanning catalysis, membrane technologies, energy storage, and materials innovation.‑plant operations, kinetic modeling strategies, and cross‑functional commercialization efforts. Earlier roles included R&D leadership in catalysis fundamentals, redox‑flow battery development, membrane fabrication, and inorganic material synthesis. Over the course of her career at UOP, Zara contributed to more than 20 active U.S. patents and 10 patent applications spanning catalysis, membrane technologies, energy storage, and materials innovation.

Osman brings expertise in molecular sieve synthesis, zeolite and alumina catalyst development, polymer synthesis and membrane fabrication, and a wide range of characterization techniques and electrochemical testing. Her technical background spans the full materials development lifecycle—from design and synthesis to pilot scale demonstration, testing, manufacturability assessments, and end-user support.‑scale demonstration, testing, manufacturability assessments and end-user support.

She holds a B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago. driven solutions for energy, water, climate, and the circular economy while fostering innovation through collaborative, datadriven research.‑driven solutions for energy, water, climate, and the circular economy while fostering innovation through collaborative, data‑driven research.