People – Dr. Bayer's Research Group

	Berkay Kaval He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 2025 and began his M.Sc. studies in Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 2026. Alongside his graduate studies, he works in the aerospace industry, specializing in the thermal design of launch vehicles. His primary interests include heat transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and thermal system design. Thesis Title: Minimization of Cooling Fluid Consumption in Cylindrical Heat Source Unit
	Deniz Ege Ertaş He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the İzmir Institute of Technology in 2026 and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Middle East Technical University. His areas of interest include heat transfer, fluid dynamics and machine theory. Thesis Title: Thermal Management of An Air-Cooled Data Center with Cold Energy Storage
	Kutay Özşahiner He graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2025, ranking second in his class. He started his master's degree program at the same university in 2026. Alongside his graduate studies, he works in the thermal and fluid analysis department at Roketsan. His main areas of interest are heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and dynamics. Thesis Title: Hydrothermal Characterization of Liquid PCM in Porous Domain
	Neşegül Ün She graduated from Middle East Technical University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2026. She is currently pursuing his master's degree at Middle East Technical University. Her areas of interest are fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and computational fluid dynamics. Thesis Title: Novel Heat Sink Design for Cooling of High Power Density Electronic Components with Phase Change Materials
	Özlem Kılınç She graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 2021. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the same university. Her research interests include heat transfer, phase change materials (PCMs), and battery thermal management. Thesis Title: Modeling and Investigation of the Effects of Vibration Conditions on the Thermal Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery Systems
	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
	Yağız Güzelcan Graduated from METU ME in 2024. Started master's studies in 2026. Main interest topics are heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Thesis Title: Effective Liquid Cooling of High Thermal Load ATE Systems