Supervised Graduate Students

Supervised/Co-supervised Ph.D. Theses at Hacettepe University

 Yasin Koç, PhD, Thermal and Electrical Behavior of Solid-State Batteries, with Dr. Özgür Ekici, ongoing

 Tanılay Özdemir, Ph.D., Thermal Behavior of Lithium-ion Batteries under Normal and Abuse Operating Conditions, with Dr. Ozgur Ekici, 2022.

 Senem Şentürk Lüle, PhD, Nuclear Eng., Computational Fluid Dynamics Studies for a Spouted Bed Nuclear Fuel Coater, with Dr. Üner Çolak and Dr. Görkem Külah, 2012 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 108M435).


Supervised/Co-supervised M.S. Theses at Hacettepe University

 Can Akıcı, M.S., Implementation of P-1 Radiation Model into an Open Source CFD-DEM Code for the Simulations of Spouted Bed Solar Receivers, with Dr. Görkem Külah, ongoing.

 Mehmet Emir Yılmaz, M.S., The Development of a Diffuser and a Test Section for a Supersonic Free-Jet Test Facility, with Dr. Hasan Tabanlı (Roketsan), ongoing.

Ali Kılıçkaya, M.S., The Design and Preliminary Testing of Liquid Jet in Subsonic Crossflow Test Set-up, 2024.

Arif Eren Özdemir, M.S., Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Spouted Bed Solar Receivers, 2024, with Dr. Görkem Külah (part of TUBİTAK 1001 MAG 122M514).

Cankut Erkaya, M.S., Assessment of the Predictive Capability of Eulerian-Eulerian Modeling Approach for the Spouted Bed Thermal Receivers, 2024, with Dr. Görkem Külah (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 122M514).

Altay Tekin, M.S., Thermal Behavior and Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries at Low Temperatures, with Dr. Özgür Ekici, 2023.

Necla Ecenaz Aykut, M.S., Investigation of Transition Flow over S809 Airfoil using Infrared Thermography and Numerical Methods, 2023.

Cemre Kadıoğlu, M.S., Investigation of Performance of PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) Electrolysis with Photovoltaic Systems, 2023.

Selin Cantürk, M.S., Clean and New Energy Sources Program, Short Term Electricity Production Forecasting from a Wind Farm with Artificial Neural Networks, 2018.

Emre Gümüşsu, M.S., Thermal Modeling of Li-Ion Batteries, with Dr. Özgür Ekici, 2017

Vahid Nasiri, M.S., Clean and New Energy Sources Program, Energy Analysis of a Solar Assisted Draft Tube Spout-fluid Zeolite Dryer, with Dr. Görkem Külah, 2016 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 112M231).

Pınar Çangal, M.S., Nuclear Eng., Hacettepe University, Gas Mixing in Conical Spouted Beds with High-Density Particles, with Dr. Görkem Külah and Dr. Şule Ergun (administrative supervisor), 2011 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 108M435).

Samet Şahin, M.S., Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University, The Effects of Ozone Gas on Power and Fuel Efficiency of Four-Stroke Engines, with Dr. Abdurrahman Tanyolaç, 2011.

Ekin Kaya, M.S., Clean and New Energy Sources Program, Investigation of Coal Gasification Products with Chemical Equilibrium Theory, 2009.


Co-supervised M.S. Theses at the Middle East Technical University

Taner Kaya, M.S., Chemical Eng., METU, Investigation of Slow Cook-off Characteristics of Self-Igniting Energetic Materials, with Dr. Görkem Külah, 2022.

Neslin Doğan, M.S., Chemical Eng., METU, Gas Mixing in Conical Spouted Beds, with Dr. Görkem Külah, 2021 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 115M392).

Ali Yeniçeri, M.S., Chemical Eng., METU, Characterization of Local Flow Behaviour in Conical Spouted Beds, with Dr. Görkem Külah, 2019 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 115M392).

Onur Yaman, M.S., Chemical Eng., METU, Bed-to-Surface Heat Transfer in Conical Spouted and Spout-Fluid Beds, with Dr. Görkem Külah, 2017 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 115M392).

Cihan Öcal, M.S., Chemical Eng., METU, Drying of Natural Zeolite Powders in Vibrated Fluidized Beds, with Dr. Görkem Külah, 2013 (part of TÜBİTAK 1001 MAG 112M231).

Sinan İnanlı, M.S., Mechanical Eng., METU, Fluidization and Mixing Characteristics of Biomass in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed, with Dr. Hüseyin Vural, 2008.


Supervised/Co-supervised M.S. Theses at Dalhousie University (2001-2006)

Torgeir Suther, MASc, Mechanical Eng., Simulation of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Cycle System Using Aspen Plus, with Dr. Alan Fung, 2006.

Bilal Hassan, MEng, Petroleum Eng., Program, A Study for Estimating Elongation and Deflection in Deepwater Pipelines During Hydrostatic Testing Using Analytical Methods and FEM, 2006.

Dahai Zhang, MASc, Mechanical Eng., Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer in a Pulsed Bubbling Fluidized Bed, 2005.

Srinath Madhavan, MASc, Chemical Eng., CFD Simulation of Immiscible Liquid Dispersions, with Dr. A.M. Al Taweel, 2005.

Krishna Podila, MASc, Chemical Eng., CFD Modeling of Turbulent Bubbly Flows in Pipes, with Dr. A.M. Al Taweel, 2005.

Jason Hicken, MASc, Mechanical Eng., Turbulence Modeling on an Unstructured, Time-Adaptive Mesh, with Dr. Julio Militzer, 2004.

Mahmood Azmat, MEng, Mechanical Eng., Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer in Bubbling Fluidized Bed, 2004.

Mohammed Aziz Rahman, MASc, Mechanical Eng., The Investigation of a Novel Perforation Technique in Petroleum Wells-Perforation by Drilling, with Dr. Rafiqul Islam, 2004.


Supervised Funded Project Students (Graduate) at Hacettepe University

Shahab Golshan, Experimental Study and Mathematical Modeling of Hydrodynamics of Conical Spouted Beds Operating with High Density Particles, TUBITAK 2216 Program, 2015 – 2016, with Dr. Görkem Külah.

Chiya Savari, Early Agglomeration Detection in Fluidized Beds by Passive Acoustic Emission, TUBITAK 2216 Program, 2014 – 2015, with Dr. Görkem Külah.

Salih Sarı, Investigation of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Spouted Bed Nuclear Fuel Coaters, TUBITAK MAG 108M435, 2009-2011, with Dr. Görkem Külah.


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