ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

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Academics

Prof.Dr. Gülden Gökçen AKKURT

Head of the Energy Systems Engineering
Head of the Energy Engineering M.Sc. Programme

Dr. Gulden Gokcen Akkurt completed her MSc. and PhD. In Solar Energy Institute of Ege University-Turkey. She obtained a Diploma in “Geethermal Energy Technology” from Geothermal Institute of Auckland University-NZ. Her main research areas are geothermal energy systems and building energy efficiency.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferhat BİNGÖL

 

Dr. Ferhat Bingöl has over 15 years’ experience in wind energy research and holds a MSc in Wind Energy and a PhD in Wind Energy from Denmark Technical University Wind Energy Department, one of the world’s most prestigious wind energy laboratories (formerly known as Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy). His wide-ranging studies revolve around wind databases, wind atlas generation, lidar measurements, complex terrain studies, GIS and satellite wind measurements.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başar ÇAĞLAR

Vice Head of Department
Internship Coordinator

Dr. Basar Caglar is an experienced researcher working in the fields of reaction engineering, catalysis, surface science, spectroscopy and electrochemistry. His research mainly focuses on the development of sustainable energy solutions in energy-chemistry nexus. His current research interests are thermochemical and electrochemical conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks for chemicals and fuel production and heat and electricty stogare systems.  He received his doctorate degree from Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) in 2014 and then he continued his studies in both academia and industry in different disciplines. Dr. caglar is a reviewer for several journals listed in ISI-Web of Science and a expert evaluator for H2020 calls.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Z. Haktan KARADENİZ

Vice Head of Department

Dr. Z. Haktan Karadeniz received his MSc and PhD degrees in Energy from Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a faculty member in İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Department of Mechanical Engineering between 2013 and 2021. He continues his research in the fields of indoor air quality,  wind energy, and nanofluids’ convective heat transfer. In addition to his academic studies, he is an active member of related professional associations

Prof. Dr. Mousa MOHAMMADPOURFARD

Dr. Mousa M. Fard received his MSc (Nov. 2004) and PhD (Oct. 2009) degrees in Mechanical Engineering-Energy Conversion from the University of Tabriz. His research interests include the areas of multiphase flows with heat and mass transfer, thermal engineering, energy and exergy analysis, and the application of these techniques in thermal and energy systems.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamal Eldin MOHAMED

Erasmus Coordinator

B. Arch. Eng.: Alexandria University, Engineering Faculty, Architectural Department, Egypt, 1987

M.Sc. in Construction Science: Clemson University, Architectural Department, Clemson, USA, 1994

Ph.D. in Arch.: Middle East Technical University, Architectural Department, Ankara, Turkey, 2018. “Integrating sustainability principles into architectural design studio”

 

Research Interests

  • Architectural education
  • Design studio pedagogy and design process.
  • Sustainable design, ecological design, and green building design.
  • Energy efficient building design.
  • Building post-occupancy performance.
  • Housing, low-income housing
  • Construction management, construction materials & methods, project management

 

Dr. Ali Umut ŞEN

Ali Umut Sen received his PhD degree from the Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal) in 2012 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher and independent researcher at the University of Lisbon between 2013-2024. His study areas are conversion of biomass into fuels, materials and chemicals by thermochemical methods, solvent and supercritical extraction, as well as adsorption. He specializes in the valorization of different types of biomass in biorefinery processes.