• ME 570 Advanced Topics in Radiative Transfer (METU)
  
• ME 508 Thermal Radiation (METU)
  
• ME 492 Fuel Cell Fundamentals (METU)
  
• ME 478 Introduction to Solar Energy Utilization (METU)
  
• ME 421 Steam Generator & Heat Exchanger Design (METU)
  
• ME 351 Thermodynamics of Heat Power (METU)
  
• ME 312 Thermal Engineering (METU)
  
• ME 311 Heat Transfer (METU)
  
• ME 310 Numerical Methods (METU)
  
• ME 306 Fluid Mechanics II (METU)
  
• ME 305 Fluid Mechanics I (METU)
  
• ME 203 Thermodynamics (METU)
  
• ME 170 Experimental Techniques (UCR)
  
• ME 160 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (UCR)
  
• ME 131 Computer Aided Design of Mechanical Systems (UCR)
  
• ME 100 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics (UCR)
  
• ME 014 Properties of Engineering Materials (UCR)
  
• ME 009 Engineering Graphics and Design (UCR)
  
• ENGR 115 Fluid Mechanics Lab (UCR)
  

• Solar Energy
• Solar Heat for Industrial Processes
• Radiative Transfer
• Thermal Energy Storage
• Computational Heat Transfer
• Electronics Cooling
• Heat Exchanger Design
• Fuel Cells

• ICHMT: International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer
• EU H2020 INSHIP project (2017-2020)
• TUBITAK 217M062 Solar Dryer bilateral project (2017-2020)
• EU H2020 SFERA-III project (2019-2023)
• EU H2020 SolarTwins project (2020-2023)
• ECOSun Solar-ERANET EU project (2020-2023)
• InnoSolPower CSP-ERANET EU project (2021-2024)

EDUCATION

• Northeastern University, Boston, MA
  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  Nuclear Engineer Degree and S.M. in Engineering.
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  M.S. in Nuclear Engineering.
• Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
  B.S. in Nuclear Energy Engineering.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Middle East Technical University, Professor of Mechanical Engineering (9/1998-11/2022)
• ODTU-GUNAM: Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications, CSP Coordinator/Lead Researcher (2014-2022)
• ENDAM: Energy Materials and Storage Devices Research Center, Board Member (2018-2022)
• Technische Univ. München, Visiting Professor of Nanoelectronics Institute (9/2010-4/2012)
• University of California, Riverside, Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering (6/1997-6/1998)

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

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• Seyedmohsen Baghaei Oskouei, Guido Francesco Frate, Rosa Christodoulaki, Ozgur Bayer, Ibrahim Sinan Akmandor, Umberto Desideri, Lorenzo Ferrari, Vassiliki Drosou, Ilker Tari, "Solar-powered hybrid energy storage system with phase change materials," Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 302, 118117 (2024).
• Onur Polat and Ilker Tari, "Solar Hybridization Paths for Cement Production Processes," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 45(2), pp. 165-175 (2023).
• Zeynep Uykun, Ilker Tari and Derek Baker, "The investigation of mechanical and thermal properties of sintered bauxite and sand particles as heat transfer and storage media," AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2815, pp. 100015-1-10 (2023).
• Mehdi Mehrtash and Ilker Tari, "Parametric Sensitivity Analysis and Performance Evaluation of High-Temperature Macro-Encapsulated Packed-Bed Latent Heat Storage System Operating with Transient Inlet Boundary Conditions," Processes, Vol. 10(7), 1382 (2022).
• Mehdi Mehrtash, Esra Polat Karadiken and Ilker Tari, "A Combined Experimental and Numerical Thermo-Hydrodynamic Investigation of High-Temperature Fluidized-Bed Thermal Energy Storage," Processes, Vol. 10(6), 1097 (2022).
• Nilay Cubukcu and Ilker Tari, "Buildings Sector from a Sustainable Carbon Constrained Energy Generation Perspective," Energy and Buildings, Vol. 259, 111865 (2022).
• Fares Ben Othman, Fathia Eddhibi, Abdessalem Bel Hadj Ali, Abdelhamid Fadhel, Ozgur Bayer, Ilker Tari, Amenallah Guizani, Moncef Balghouthi, "Investigation of olive mill sludge treatment using a parabolic trough solar collector," Solar Energy, Vol. 232, pp. 344-361 (2022).
• Evan Johnson, Ilker Tari and Derek Baker, "Modeling heat exchangers with an open source DEM-based code for granular flows," Solar Energy, Vol. 228, pp. 374-386 (2021).
• Evan Johnson, Ilker Tari and Derek Baker, "Radiative heat transfer in the discrete element method using distance based approximations," Powder Technology, Vol. 380, pp. 164-182 (2021).
• Evan Johnson, Ilker Tari and Derek Baker, "A Monte Carlo Method to Solve for Radiative Effective Thermal Conductivity for Particle Beds of Various Solid Fractions and Emissivities," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 250, pp. 107014-1-11 (2020).
• Evan Johnson, Ilker Tari and Derek Baker, "Development of view factor correlations for modeling thermal radiation in solid particle solar receivers using CFD-DEM," AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2126, pp. 030028-1-8 (2019).
• Serdar Hicdurmaz and Ilker Tari, "Numerical investigation of bubbling fluidized bed to be used as thermal energy storage integrated to high temperature CSP," Multiphase Science and Technology, Vol. 30, pp. 99-120 (2018).
• Ender Ozden and Ilker Tari, "Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Solar-Hydrogen Based Energy System for the Emergency Room of a Hospital in Ankara, Turkey". In: Aloui F., Dincer I. (eds) Exergy for A Better Environment and Improved Sustainability 1. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham, pp 779-794 (2018).
• Mehdi Mehrtash, Ilker Tari and Serhat Yesilyurt, "Numerical modeling of visco-elasto-plastic hygro-thermal stresses and the effects of operating conditions on the mechanical degradation of PEFC membranes," Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 396, pp. 164-174 (2018). (pdf)
• Nima Bonyadi, S. Kazim Somek, C. Cihan Ozalevli, Derek Baker and Ilker Tari, "Numerical Analysis of Phase Change Material Characteristics in a Thermal Energy Storage Heat Exchanger," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 268-276 (2018). (pdf)
• Mehdi Mehrtash, Ilker Tari and Serhat Yesilyurt, "Impacts of Inhomogeneous Clamping Force on Local Performance and Liquid Water Formation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells," International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 42, No. 30, pp. 19227-19245 (2017). (pdf)
• Ender Ozden and Ilker Tari, "PEM Fuel Cell Degradation Effects on the Performance of a Stand-alone Solar Energy System," International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 42, No. 18, pp. 13217-13225 (2017). (pdf)
• Ender Ozden and Ilker Tari, "Energy-exergy and economic analyses of a hybrid solar-hydrogen renewable energy system in Ankara, Turkey," Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 99, pp. 169-178 (2016). (pdf)
• Ender Ozden and Ilker Tari, "Proton exchange membrane fuel cell degradation: A parametric analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics," Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 304, pp. 64-73 (2016). (pdf)
• Ilker Tari and Mehdi Mehrtash, "Natural convection heat transfer from horizontal and slightly inclined plate-fin heat sinks," Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 61, pp. 728-736 (2013). (pdf)
• Mehdi Mehrtash and Ilker Tari, "A correlation for natural convection heat transfer from inclined plate-finned heat sinks," Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 51, pp. 1067-1075 (2013). (pdf)
• Ilker Tari and Mehdi Mehrtash, "Natural convection heat transfer from inclined plate-fin heat sinks," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 56, pp. 574-593 (2013). (pdf)
• Ilker Tari and Fidan Seza Yalcin, "CFD Analyses of a Notebook Computer Thermal Management System and a Proposed Passive Cooling Alternative," IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 443-452 (2010). (pdf)
• Ender Ozden and Ilker Tari, "Shell side CFD Analysis of a Small Shell-and-tube Heat Exchanger," Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 1004-1014 (2010). (pdf)
• Ilker Tari, "Natural Convection Simulations and Numerical Determination of Critical Tilt Angles for a Parallel Plate Channel," Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 685-695 (2010). (pdf)
• Ilker Tari, "Passive Cooling Assembly for Flat Panel Displays with Integrated High Power Components," IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 1707-1713 (2009). (pdf)
• Emre Ozturk and Ilker Tari, "Forced Air Cooling of CPUs with Heat Sinks: a Numerical Study," IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 650-660 (2008). (pdf)
• Omer Emre Orhan and Ilker Tari, "Numerical Investigation on Cooling of Small Form Factor Computer Cases," Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 427-435 (2008). (open access pdf)
• Emre Ozturk and Ilker Tari, "CFD Modelling of Forced Cooling of Computer Chassis," Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 304-313 (2007). (open access pdf)

SUPERVISED THESES

• Onur Polat, M.S. Thesis, 2023, "Solar hybridization paths for cement production processes".
• Deniz Değirmenci, M.S. Thesis, 2022, "Fresnel lens solar collector development considering local conditions".
• Selim Dinçer, M.S. Thesis, 2022, "Radiative heat transfer modelling of cavities with inhomogeneous participating media using Monte Carlo Ray Tracing method".
• Nilay Çubukcu, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2021, "Sustainable carbon constrained energy generation perspectives".
• Sinan Uygur, M.S. Thesis, 2021, "Detailed simulations of Parabolic Trough Collector for investigating enhancement of heat transfer to absorber tube flow".
• Zeynep Uykun, M.S. Thesis, 2021, "Investigation of mechanical and thermal properties of sintered bauxite and sand particles as heat transfer and storage media", co-supervised by Dr. Baker.
• Evan Johnson, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2021, "Advances in modeling high temperature particle flows in the field of Concentrating Solar Power", co-supervised by Dr. Baker.
• Sıtkı Berat Çelik, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2020, "Performance evaluation of linear tube solar receiver as stratified flow vapor generator/separator for absorption machines using NH3/LiNO3", co-supervised by Dr. Antonio Lecuona Neumann.
• Shadi Salehian, M.S. Thesis, 2020, "Simulation of solar thermal application in a cement plant".
• Yankı Çobanoğlu, M.S. Thesis, 2019, "Thermal management of electronics cabinet and effects of different front cover patterns".
• Esra Polat, M.S. Thesis, 2019, "Experimental investigation of fluidized bed to be used as solar thermal energy storage".
• Canberk Õztoprak, M.S. Thesis, 2018, "Effects of microchannel manufacturing inaccuracies on heat sink performance: experimental and numerical investigation".
• Mehdi Mehrtash, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2017, "Numerical modeling and analyses of anisotropic diffusion and stresses in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell".
• Serdar Hiçdurmaz, M.S. Thesis, 2017, "Numerical investigation of bubbling fluidized bed to be used as high temperature thermal energy storage".
• Gözde Başara, M.S. Thesis, 2017, "Mechanical strength of 3D printed objects: Experimental and numerical investigation".
• Rahul Singh, M.S. Thesis, 2017, "Modelling and performance analysis of Linear Fresnel Collector for process heat generation for ice cream factory in Konya", co-supervised by Dr. Baker.
• Evan F. Johnson, M.S. Thesis, 2017, "Conceptual design and heat transfer investigation of a dense granular flow solar receiver", co-supervised by Dr. Baker.
• Anıl Çalışkan, M.S. Thesis, 2015, "Heat dissipation from electronic packages with the help of heat pipe network and its application to rotary platforms".
• Serhat Bilyaz, M.S. Thesis, 2015, "Numerical investigation of circulating fluidized bed riser hydrodynamics for concentrating solar thermal power application".
• Mehmet Erdem Õzet, M.S. Thesis, 2015, "Improving flow structure and natural convection within fin spacings of plate fin heat sinks".
• Mine Kaya, M.S. Thesis, 2015, "Numerical comparison and sizing of sensible and latent thermal energy storage for compressed air energy storage", co-supervised by Dr. Baker.
• Ender Õzden, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2015, "PEM fuel cell degradation: Numerical investigation and effects on the performance of solar-hydrogen based renewable energy systems".
• Koray Taştankaya, M.S. Thesis, 2014, "Development of a methodology for sizing and assessment of wind integrated Advanced Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage System (AA-CAES)", co-supervised by Dr. Baker.
• Fırat Şen, M.S. Thesis, 2012, "Thermal management of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by flow arrangement".
• Mehdi Mehrtash, M.S. Thesis, 2011, "Numerical investigation of natural convection from inclined plate finned heat sinks".
• Bekir Onur Çolpa, M.S. Thesis, 2011, "Correlation based thermal design of Air Transport Rack chassis".
• Sercan Õzbay, M.S. Thesis, 2011, "Thermal analysis of Stirling cycle regenerators".
• Zafer Erkal, M.S. Thesis, 2011, "Experimental investigation of PCMs used in military shelters".
• Cem Õmür, M.S. Thesis, 2010, "Numerical and experimental investigation of the thermal behavior of a newly developed attitude determination control unit in a vacuum environment", co-supervised by Dr. A.B. Uygur.
• Arman Uluoğlu, M.S. Thesis, 2010, "Solar-Hydrogen stand-alone power systems design and simulations".
• Kamil Mert Çakar, M.S. Thesis, 2009, "Numerical investigation of natural convection from vertical plate finned heat sinks".
• Õzgür Bayer, Ph.D. Thesis, 2009, "Simulation of refrigerated space with radiation", co-supervised by Dr. Oskay.
• Fidan Seza Yalçın, M.S. Thesis, 2008, "CFD Analysis of a notebook computer thermal management solution", co-supervised by Dr. Sert.
• Sinan Küçük, M.S. Thesis, 2007, "A Comparative investigation of heat transfer capacity limits of heat pipes".
• Ender Õzden, M.S. Thesis, 2007, "Detailed design of Shell-and-tube heat exchangers using CFD".
• Bora Timurkutluk, M.S. Thesis, 2007, "Performance Analysis of an intermediate temperature SOFC".
• Õmer Emre Orhan, M.S. Thesis, 2007, "Numerical investigation on cooling of Small Form Factor computer cases".
• Ethem Ersöz, M.S. Thesis, 2006, "Development of a racing strategy for a solar car".
• Tugrul Maral, M.S. Thesis, 2006, "Spectral (h-p) Element Methods approach to the solution of Poisson and Helmholtz equations using MATLAB", co-supervised by Dr. Sert.
• Serkan Kasapoğlu, M.S. Thesis, 2005, "A Pseudospectral Analysis of laminar natural convection flow and heat transfer between two inclined parallel plates".
• Cenk Evren Kükrer, M.S. Thesis, 2005, "Direct Numerical simulation of liquid flow in a horizontal microchannel".
• Emre Õztürk, M.S. Thesis, 2004, "CFD Analyses of heat sinks for CPU cooling with Fluent".