People

Çetin Akçay

He graduated from METU Mechanical Engineering Department in July 2021. He has been continuing his graduate education since March 2022. His main interests are fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

Thesis Title: Application of Machine Learning on Transient Cooling of an Optical Part
Elyas Salamatbakhsh

He has completed his Bachelor's studies in the field of mechanical engineering at the University of Tabriz, Iran, in 2021. He has started his Master's studies from 2022 in METU. He is interested in computational fluid dynamics, electronics cooling, phase change materials, fluid solid interaction and natural convection.

Thesis Title: Investigation on Performance of Combined Annular and Longitudinal Rectangular Fins on a Horizontal Cylinder in Free Convection Phenomenon
Houman Farshineh Adl

He studied BSc in Mechanical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology and he continued his studies at University of Tehran as MSc student. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University. His main interests are phase change materials (PCMs) and their heat transfer characteristics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and involvement of compressibility of fluids while using CFD.


Thesis Title: Effect of Forced Convection and Compressibility on Transient Behavior of PCM in a Cavity
Nursel Güler Kasal

After graduating from the Mechanical Engineering department of METU in 2018, she started her master's degree at the same year. She worked as a research assistant at METU Mechanical Engineering between 2019-2022 and now she is continuing her working life at a private company. She works on renewable energy and heat transfer area.


Thesis Title: Hydrothermal Characterization of Metal Foam-Cladded Pin Fin Array Heat Sink
Özlem Kılınç

After graduating from METU Mechanical Engineering in 2021, she has started her master’s degree education in 2023. Also, currently working as a Design Engineer. Heat transfer and fluid mechanics are her main interests.

Thesis Title: Thermal Analysis of Li-ion Batteries
Selin Erdoğan

After completing her undergraduate education in Bilkent University Mechanical Engineering Department in 2019, she started her graduate education at Middle East Technical University. The projects she has worked on are related to the fields of concentrated solar energy, heat transfer and computational fluid mechanics.

Thesis Title: Effect of Magma Chambers on Thermomechanical Characteristics of Earth’s Crust
Talip Mollahüseyinoğlu

He graduated from Middle East Technical University in 2023. He started his master's degree in 2024. His areas of interest are heat transfer and fluid dynamics.

Thesis Title: Investigation of a Heat Sink with Phase Change Material for Transient Electronic Cooling