International Combustion Symposium

Professor Soyhan is a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sakarya University since 1992. He received his BEng (1992), MSc (1995) and PhD (2000) from Istanbul Technical University and did post-doctoral research in chemical kinetics at the Combustion Physics Division, Lund University, Sweden and on HCCI engines and chemical kinetics at Shell Global Solutions, Chester, UK. Currently, he is working on fuels and combustion studies in transport. He is the Head of Local Energy Research Association and head of the Combustion Institute, Turkey. Professor Soyhan is a member of the Turkish Society of Mechanical Engineers, and an associate member of TUBITAK USETEG Committee on R&D projects of Transportation, Defence and Energy Technologies Group.

Prof Kahraman is head of Astronautical Engineering Faculty Of Aeronautics And Astronautics at the University Of Erciyes. Before joining Astronautical Engineering, he was the director of Mustafa Cikrikcioglu Vocaional College. Prof Kahraman received his M.Sc and Ph.D. from Erciyes University, 1987,1992 respectively.Since 1984 he worked at Erciyes university as an Assistant, Asst Prof., Assoc. Prof and Professor. Prof Kahraman has supervised postgraduate research students (12 MSc and 3 PhD) to successful completion.
Prof Kahraman has published approx 100 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and international conferences, in addition to more than 3 book chapters. He was conducted more than 15 international and national Project including 2 EU and one UNİDO Project. Prof Kahraman has patented 1 innovative invention. Prof Kahraman has been found as a visitor researcher at University of Nevada Reno( UNR ) and Penn State University College Park .

Dr.Özener received his Bachelor Degreee from Yıldız Technical University- YTU (2004). He had his Master degree on of Laminar Premixed Flame Speed Measurement at YTU (2007) and he received his PhD on Diesel Engine Combustion at YTU-2013. He is working as an Associate Professor at Yıldız Technical University. He completed several projects with automotive industry and academia such as e new Euro 6 Engine development, diesel injector nozzle geometry and testing cycles development and also real driving pollutant emission analyses for public transportation analysis, and made further research on transportation and e-mobility concepts. He is still advising several thesis on Hydrogen combustion simulation in Internal Combustion Engines, driving cycle development for cities, valve designs for Large Engines and e mobility concepts.

Assoc. Dr. Erdinç Vural was born in 1982 in Aydın. Graduated from Zonguldak Karaelmas University Automotive Teaching, MSc Karabük University Machinery Education and Ph.D. from Karabük University Manufacturing Engineering. He received his Associate Professorship in Automotive Engineering in 2021. He has national and international studies in the fields of alternative fuels, automotive manufacturing technology and simulation analysis in automotive.

Dr. Ennetta is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Gabes University, Tunisia.
He received his PhD, in 2010, in Applied Physics from Monastir University, his Master’s degree, in 2003 and Engineer Diploma, in 2000, in Mechanical Engineering from Sfax University, Tunisia.
He is the co-founder of Mechanical Modeling, Energy and Materials laboratory. His research activities concern essentially combustion science and technologies, ranging from numerical modeling of turbulent combustion (flame propagation, turbulence effects) to experimental studies of ICE and burners using alternative fuels (CNG, biodiesel, alcohol). Recently, he is interested in sustainable and renewable energy systems such as wind turbines optimization, hydrogen production using RE, solar-powered water desalination.
He is supervisor of 09 PhD and 20+ master. He is the co-author of 15 papers, 02 book chapters, 25+ conferences.
Dr. Ennetta is a lead-member of the Tunisian Mechanical Society and a co-founder of TekWin Engineering Solutions (Training, Consulting, R&D).

Dr. Murat ŞAHİN completed his high school education in Ankara Hasanoğlan Atatürk Anatolian Teacher High School, Science Department between 1996 and 2000 and respectively he completed his undergraduate education in Erciyes University, Mechanical Engineering Department and his master's degree in Gazi University Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Energy Systems Engineering. As a result of academic studies, there are 4 international papers and 4 paper papers. Dr. Murat Şahin has 14 years of private sector experience. Between 2003 and 2005, he was responsible for maintenance and repair in Erciyes University Heat Plant, 2005-2006 in Sente Elevator Company, responsible for production of a team of 17 people. He worked as a Mechanical Engineer at Ostim Organized Industrial Zone between at 2011-2014 and as the manager of the team that carries out energy efficiency and survey works for industrial enterprises with annual energy consumption under 1000 TEP in accordance with Energy Efficiency Law No. 5627. He worked as the head of Natural Gas Operation and Maintenance Unit consisting of a team of 10 people during the period. He worked as a researcher and researcher in the field study of ve Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies Cluster UR of Ostim OSB. As a result of 12 years of experience in the sector, he has carried out engineering, energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, exergy efficiency, environmental technologies, trade and consultancy activities for industry and technology. Since May 2014, he has been actively involved in university-industry cooperation activities related to academia-firm mapping, project writing and project executive supports in many projects during his working period in Gazi University Technology Transfer Office and he gave executive support to many TUBITAK projects. In his two completed scientific research project investigators, he worked as a project coordinator in a scientific research project. He worked as a project coordinator in two TUBITAK TEYDEB projects. He provided academic consultancy services for one KOSGEB project. He worked as a project partner in Bitek Energy Engineering, one international R&D project and one OSTEK project supported by Ministry of Industry and Technology. He continues to work as a specialist in renewable energy and environmental technologies.

He is an Associate Professor at Aksaray University. He has been the Head of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies since 2012. He has been working as an academic and industrial engineering for 24 years. He has many academic articles (SCI index) and books in the fields of energy, exergy, biogas, renewable energy and fuel cell. He is an Editor in the Journal of Thermal Engineering and a reviewer for many journals (SCI index). He works as a Mentor/Supervisor in some industrial factories. After graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1998, he received my PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of Ankara Gazi University in 2013. He worked as a Lecturer (Part Time) in the Middle East Technical (METU) between 2003-2006. In 2020 & 2021, he was listed in the "World's Most Influential Scientists", "Strategic Technologies and Activation" field published by Stanford University. He has taken part in many research projects as a coordinator and researcher.

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Doctorate, Erciyes Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Makine Mühendisliği, Turkey 1994 - 1999
Post Graduate, Erciyes Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Makine Mühendisliği, Turkey 1991 - 1993
Under Graduate, Erciyes Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Makine/Enerji, Turkey 1987 - 1990
Research Areas
Technical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Alternative fuels, Renewable Energy, , Fuels and Combustion
Academic Titles / Tasks
Professor, Erciyes Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Makine Mühendisliği, 2012 - Continues
Head of Energy Division of Mechanical Engineering Deparment
Associate Professor, Erciyes University, Engineering Faculty ,Department of Mechanical Engineering 2007 - 2012
Assistant Professor, Erciyes University, Engineering Faculty ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2000 - 2007
Research Assistant, Erciyes University, Engineering Faculty ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1993 - 2000

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nureddin Dinler graduated from Erciyes University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1997. He completed his graduate studies at Gazi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in 2006. He started his academic career as a Research Assistant in 1998 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering at Gazi University, and still works at the same department as an Associate Professor. His research interest fields covers internal combustion engines, computational fluid dynamics and energy.

Prof ALBAYRAK ÇEPER is head of Astronautically Engineering Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Erciyes. Prof ALBAYRAK ÇEPER received her M.Sc and Ph.D. from Erciyes University, 2003, 2009 respectively. Since 2001 she worked at Erciyes University as an Assistant, Asst Prof., Assoc. Prof and Professor. Prof ALBAYRAK ÇEPER has supervised postgraduate research students (10 MSc and 2 PhD) to successful completion.
Prof ALBAYRAK ÇEPER has published approx 92 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and international conferences, in addition to more than 2 book chapters. She was conducted more than 13 international and national Project including 2 EU and one UNİDO Project. Prof ALBAYRAK ÇEPER has patented 1 innovative invention. Prof ALBAYRAK ÇEPER has been found as a visitor researcher at CNRS, Icare, France and Cnr - Istituto of Motori, Italy.