Dr. Hakan I. Tarman
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Middle East Technical University
Dumlupınar Bulvarı No. 1
Çankaya, 06800 Ankara
Turkey

Office: B-320
Tel: +90-312-210 5299
Fax: +90-312-210 2536
Email: tarman at metu dot edu dot tr

Research Projects

1. "Numerical simulation of transition in wall-bounded flows via solenoidal spectral expansion and their interaction in the presence of a magnetic field", TÜBİTAK - 109M435, April 2010 – September 2012.
2. "Thermal convection in the presence of a magnetic field", TÜBİTAK - 105M044, September 2005 - January 2009.
3. "Numerical simulation of wave propagation by spectral element method", METU-BAP-08-11- DPT-2002K120510, January 2004 - December 2009.
4. "Transitional dynamics in thermal convection between rigid plates", METU-BAP-08-11-DPT- 2002K120510,  January 2004 - December 2009.
5. "Dynamics of wall bounded flow", METU-BAP-2004-03-10-01, January 2004 - December 2004.
6. "Numerical Simulation of long wave runup on a sloping beach", TÜBİTAK - İÇTAG-I844, January 2003 - December 2003.  
7. "Effect of Simvastatin on biomechanical properties of rabbit bones in heparin induced osteoporosis", METU AFP-2001-03-10-01, May 2001 - April 2002.

Thesis Supervising

1. Murat Alp, "Reliability Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification", M.S. Thesis, (in progress).
2. Muhammed Yusuf Acarer, "Shape Optimization of Shell Structures", M.S. Thesis, (in progress).
3. Egemen Aslan Sakacı, "Numerical Modelling and Experimental Investigation of Air Insulated, Three-Phase Busbar System", M.S. Thesis, (in progress).
4. Emre Gümüşsu, "Numerical simulation of duct flow in the presence of participating media radiation with total energy based entropic lattice Boltzmann method", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed) 2023.
5. Mehmet Emin Çelikkıran, "A spectral approach for solving two-fluid flow stability problem", M.S. Thesis, (completed) 2022.
6. Durukan Tamkan, "A Study of Structural Design based on Optimality", M.S. Thesis, (completed) 2019.
7. Murat Barış Sarıgül, "Relability Analysis of a Rotor-craft Part Using Stress-Strength Interference Method", M.S. Thesis, (completed) 2019.
8. Ozan Köken, "Spatial Instability of a Wall-bounded Flow with Fluid Injection through Porous Walls", M.S. Thesis, (completed), 2019.
9. Alper Şahin, "An Exploration of Numerical Approaches to Boltzmann Equation regarding Hydrodynamics", M.S. Thesis, (completed) 2019.
10. Ibrahim Mahariq, "Two Dimensional Modeling of Electromagnetic Radiation and Scattering by Spectral Element Method", Ph.D. Thesis, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kuzuoğlu, (completed), 2014.
11. Bora Kalpaklı, "Numerical Simulation of Multi-dimensional Compressible Multiphase Flows", Ph.D. Thesis, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Yusuf Özyörük, (completed), 2013.
12. Ozan Tuğluk, "Direct Numerical Simulation of Pipe Flow Using a Solenoidal Spectral Method", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2012.
13. Şeyda Zengin, "Application of Fully Implicit Coupled Method for 2D Incompressible Flows on Unstructured Grids", M.S. Thesis, (completed), 2012.
14. Durmuş Yarımpabuç, "Numerical Simulation of Thermal Convection under the Influence of a Magnetic Field by using Solenoidal Bases", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2011.
15. Cihan Yıldırım, "Numerical Study of Rayleigh-Benard Thermal Convection via Solenoidal Bases", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2011.
16. Erjona Engin, "Dynamic Analysis of Flow in Two Dimensional Channel", M.S. Thesis, (completed), 2007.
17. Ersan Güray, "A Study of Natural Convection in Molten Metal under a Magnetic Field", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2006.
18. Ozan Tuğluk, "Dynamics of Wall Bounded Flow", M.S. Thesis, (completed), 2005.
19. Tuğra Erol, "Vibration Exposure of Front Seat Car Passengers", M.S. Thesis, (completed), 2004.
20. Hilal Gül, "Effect of Simvastatin on Biomechanical Properties of Rabbit Bones in Heparin Induced Osteoporosis", M.S. Thesis, (completed), 2001.

Thesis Co-Supervising

1. Yiğit Akkuş, "Steady Liquid Flow and Heat Transfer in Grooved Heat Pipes", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2015.
2. Okan Alkan, "An Experimental and Modeling Study of the Vestibular and Somatosensory Based Physiological Control Mechanisms in the Control of Human Erect Posture", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2015.
3. Halil İbrahim Çetin, "Mathematical Modeling of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Biomaterials", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2007.
4. Halil Berberoğlu, "Suppression of Double Rayleigh Scattering in Raman Amplification of Silica-Based Optical Fiber", Ph.D. Thesis, (completed), 2007.