P29. Invited Speaker, 2022

MARENTECH EXPO – 1st International Marine Energy Technologies Fair and Conference, 26-28 October 2022, İzmir, Turkey. Session 5: Offshore Wind Academical Studies, 27 October 2022, 15:00.

P28. Chairman of ‘Session 1.6  Offshore Renewable Energy’ with Dr. I. Catipovic, Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies, 19th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean 26-29 September 2022, İstanbul, Turkey.

P27. International Congress Organising Committee Member, 2022

Organization Board Membership: “The 19th International Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, IMAM 2022 Congress”, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 26-29 September 2022. https://imam2022.itu.edu.tr/

P26. Invited Speaker, 2022

“Güney Marmara Denizüstü Rüzgar Enerjisi Online Semineri / Güney Marmara’da Denizüstü Rüzgar Enerjisi için Uygun Yer Seçimi ve Türkiye’de DRES için ihtiyaçlar”, 24 Mayıs 2022 saat 14:00.

P25. Chairman of ‘Renewable energy’ session with Dr Emre Uzunoğlu from Center for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering, Instituto Superior Technico (CENTEC), Lisbon, Portugal at the 2^nd International Congress on Ship and Marine Technology, 16-17 September 2021, İstanbul, Turkey.

P24. International Conference Organising Committee Member, 2022

14th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE2022), Scientific Committe Member (https://www.iche2022.org/)

P23. Jury member of Internal and External MSc & PhD students: : 

1. Examinee: Mehmet Ali Çetintaş, MSc thesis title: ‘ Investigation of Interaction Between Pressure Relief Valve and Turbines During a Transient Flow in a Hydropower Plant’, 11 February 2022.
2. Examinee: Muhammed Serdar Avcı, MSc thesis title: ‘ Flood Control Optimization With Chance Constrained Approach’, 11 February 2022.
3. Examinee: Neslihan Pınar Gödek, MSc thesis title: ‘ Investigation of the Effects of Uncertainities of Inflow Hydrograph and Dam Breach Geometry on Outflow Hydrograph’, 8 November 2021.
4. Examinee: Emre Hesap, MSc thesis title: ‘ Numerical Investigation of Coherent Structures Forming Around Bridge Piers Sitting on an Inclined Surface’, 5 November 2021.
5. Examinee: Buse Ecem Akçor, MSc thesis title: ‘ Computer Aided Flow Analysis Through Culverts and
   Diversion Tunnels’, 14 July 2021.
6. Examinee: Hasan Hüseyin Yıldırım, MSc thesis title: ‘Numerical Solution to Kinematic Wave Equation for Surface Runoff Analysis Using Satellite Based DEM Data‘, 23 September 2020.
7. Examinee: Ömer Faruk Akbulut, PhD thesis title: ‘Interaction Between Bridge Abutment and Pier concerning Local Scour‘, 17 August 2020.
8. Examinee: Saber Topraghghaleh, MSc thesis title: ‘Software Development for Analyzing Fluid Transients in Pipelines‘, 5 August 2020.
9. Examinee: Keriman Oğuz, MSc thesis title: ‘Aerodynamic Optimization of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades by using CST Method, BEM Theory and Genetic Algorithm’. 16 December 2019. ODTÜ RÜZGEM.
10. Examinee: Kutay Yılmaz, PhD thesis title: ‘”Hydraulic Characteristics of Modified Tyrolean Type Intakes”, 13 December 2019.
11. Examinee: Çağrı Erdem, MSc thesis title: ‘Investigation of Water Hammer Problems and Potential Solutions In Pump Discharge Lines‘, 12 December 2019.
12. Examinee: Ozan Kesikbaş, MSc thesis title: ‘Investigations of Upscaling Effects for Aerodynamic Design of Large Wind Turbine Rotors by Using BEM Theory and Optimization’. 13 September 2019. ODTÜ RÜZGEM.
13. Examinee: Can Metin Sönmez, MSc thesis title: ‘Effect of Approach Channel Shape on the Formation of Vortices at Single-Horizontal Intakes’. 6 September 2019.
14. Examinee: Çağla Irmak Ünal, MSc thesis title: ‘Two-Dimensional Dam Break Analyses of Berdan Dam’. 4 September 2019.
15. Examinee: Uğraş Sidar Gül, MSc thesis title: ‘A case study for Calculating and Reporting the Uncertanity Budget of 1 and 2 Dimensional Combined Hydraulic Model’. 29 August 2019.
16. Examinee : Efe Barbaros, MSc thesis title: ‘Feasibility of Pumped-Storage Hydraulics Systems Based on Hourly Variation of Electricity Prices’. 22 July 2019.
17. Examinee : Abiddin Berhan Melek, PhD Proficiency Exam, 27 May 2019.

P22. Chairman of ‘Session 2.1  Offshore renewable energy & coastal development’ with Dr S. Moncheva, Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies, 18th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean 9-11 September 2019, Varna, Bulgaria.

P21. Chairmanof ‘Session 2.3  Offshore renewable energy’ with N. Markov, Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies, 18th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean 9-11 September 2019, Varna, Bulgaria.

P20. Technical Committee Member
In September 2018, I was appointed to an ISSC Specialist Committee on ‘Offshore Renewable Energy’ for a duration of three years.

P19. Organization Board Membership: “Workshop on Offshore Wind and Wave Energy for Turkey”, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 11-14 September 2017.

P18. SHIPLYS: Workshop at ASTANDER shipyard, 1-2 March 2017
Attendance at workshop and technical visit activities organised by Astander (Astilleros de Santander, Spain).

P17. HORIZON 2020 EU Project Second Half-yearly Consortium Meeting and Technical visit to Ferguson Shipyard, Organizing Committee Member, 2017
Organization Board Membership: “Ship Lifecycle Software Solutions (SHIPLYS)”, HORIZON 2020 EU Project 2nd Meeting. 25-26th April 2017, Glasgow, Technology Innovation Center, University of Strathclyde, UK.

P16. Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team member, 2016
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.

P15. Workshop for Industry, 2016
A workshop presenting the INNOVATE UK Project (TLPWIND UK: Driving the cost down of offshore wind in UK Waters) to renewable energy industry on 23/06/2016, at the Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Glasgow, UK.

P14. 8th International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest, 2016
4-7th January 2016, Harbin, China (Team leader).

P13. Workshop for Ocean Renewable Energy, 2016
7th January, 2016, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China.

P12. International Maritime Academic Collaboration Workshop on Renewable Energy, 2014
Attendance at workshop and academic exchange activities organised by ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) and the College of Science and Technology (CST), 3rd to 10th August 2014, Funabashi Campus, ClassNK and Kobe University, Japan. (Visited other international research groups and Kawasaki Heavy Industry).

P11. International Workshop Organising Committee Member, 2013
Organization Board Membership: “Joint Workshop on Technologies to Reduce Risks in Shipping”, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 3rd May, 2013. This workshop is supported by the University of Strathclyde, Istanbul Technical University and Lloyd’s Register.

P10. International Symposium Organising Committee Member, 2012
Organization Board Membership: “The 3rd European Offshore Mechanics Symposium ISOPE-EUROMS”, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 25-27th June 2012.

P9. Editorship of the Proceedings of International Offshore Mechanics Symposium ISOPE-EUROMS, 2012, 25-27 June 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.

P8. EU-FP7 Project 2nd Meeting Organizing Committee Member, 2012
Organization Board Membership: “Innovative Multi-purpose off-shore platforms: planning, design and operation (MERMAID)”, EU-FP7 Project 2nd Meeting. 24-26th September 2012, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

P7. Working as a Crew Scientist for two weeks: Field study, NASA, 1-16 February 2014
I was involved in the ‘Mars Desert Research Station Reliability and Redundancy of Extreme Environment Habitat Structures and Power System Martian Bases’ project which was supported by NASA and Mars Society. I took part in 7 experiments during my stay in Utah Desert in the US and worked as a crew scientist. Our science journalist Tereza Pultarova and Filip Koubek also made a documentary about this research.

P6. Field study in Ayvalik Bay, December 2009
During this field study, we worked as a team with the aim of generating a joint scientific research project and submitting our work to a journal within one year. Our paper entitled “Numerical Modeling and Site Investigation on Water Body Movements in Ayvalik Bay, Turkey” was indeed drawn from the collaborative work of this field study.

P5. In-situ measurements, August2007
I took in part in situ measurements in order to investigate the coastal area usage diversity and related problems in the Bosphorus and in the Golden Horn, Istanbul.

P4. The Publishing Challenge Workshop 2017, University of Strathclyde
The Publication Challenge focused on improving the quality and quantity of publications. This workshop was organised to share best practice from across the Faculty to give staff a series of workshops focusing on key aspects of academic publishing.

P3. Teaching, Learning & Assessment within the disciplines: Academic staff, University of Strathclyde (2017)
This four days training provided me a pedagogical theory and practice to develop and challenge my understandings of teaching, learning and assessment in Higher Education.

P2. STEP session on Assignment for Teaching staff, University of Strathclyde (2016)
This course was delivered by Robina Nicholson from Education Enhancement Team (Organisational and Staff Development Unit).

P1. Enterprise Academy by University of Strathclyde at the Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, 19-21 March, 2013
This was an intensive skills development programme for postgraduate researchers and early career research staff including a three day fully-funded residential training element. This course was designed to allow participants to explore, develop and practise career enhancing skills and to discover entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary group work by providing networking opportunities.