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Ret. Prof. Dr. Şerif Faruk Arinç
Engineering Faculty
Mechanical Engineering Department
Room: E-206
Email: farinc@metu.edu.tr

EDUCATION
Degree: B.Sc. Year: 1968 Discipline: Mechanical Engineering University: Middle East Technical University Country: Turkey
Degree:M.Sc. Year:1970 Discipline: Mechanical Engineering University: Middle East Technical University Country: Turkey
Degree: Ph.D. Year: 1976 Discipline: Nuclear Engineering University: North Carolina State University Country: U.S.A

EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Position: Assistant From: 1968 To: 1970 Institution: Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University Country : Turkey
Position: Teaching Assistant From: 1968 To: 1974 Institution: Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University Country : U.S.A
Position: Research Assistant From: 1974 To: 1976 Institution: Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University Country : U.S.A
Position: Instructor From: 1976 To: 1977 Institution: Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University Country: Turkey
Position: Assistant Professor From: 1977 To: 1980 Institution: Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University Country: Turkey
Position: Associate Professor From: 1980 To: 1988 Institution: Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University Country: Turkey
Position: Visiting Associate Professor From: 1985 To: 1986 Institution: Rensellear Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, Country: U.S.A
Position: Visiting Associate Professor From: 1986 To: 1987 Institution: Mechanical Engineering Department, Connecticut State University Country: U.S.A.
Position: Professor From: 1988 To: 2012 Institution: Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University Country: Turkey
Position: Director of Computer Center From: 1988 To: 1993 Institution: Higher Educational Council of Turkey – YÖK, Country: Turkey
Position: Secretary General From: 1994 To: Present Institution: International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer – ICHMT
Position: Head of Department of International Cooperation From: 2004 To: 2006 Institution: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey – TÜBİTAK, Country: Turkey
Position: Retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering From: 2012 To: Present
Position: Part-time Instructor From: 2013 To: 2023 Institution: Bilkent University, Mechanical Engineering Department
Position: Part-time Instructor From: 2013 To: Present Institution: Middle East Technical University, Mechanical Engineering Department

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Title: Simulation of Dissolution of Silicon in an Indium Solution by Spectral Methods Authors: A. Ümit Coşkun, Y. Yener, F. Arınç Journal: Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering Vol :10 Pages :539-550 Year :2002
Title: Lateral Heating Effects on the PVT Growth Process of Hg2Cl2 Crystals Authors: A. Ümit Coşkun, Y. Yener, F. Arınç Journal: Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering Vol :11 Pages :233-249 Year :2003
Title: An Iterative Algorithm for the Computation of Chebychev-Tau Coefficients in the Soılution of 2D Advection-Diffusion Equations Authors: A. Ümit Coşkun, Y. Yener, F. Arınç Journal: Submitted for publication in Int. Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Title: Comparison Between Performances of Monte Carlo Method and Method of Lines Solution of Discrete Ordinates Method Authors: G. Demirkaya, F. Arınç, N. Selçuk, I. Ayrancı Journal: Submitted to 4th Int. Symposium on Radiative Transfer (Istanbul, 2004) and for publication in Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Title (Proceedings): Transient Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Single and Two-Phase Flows, 17-22 August 2003, Cesme, Turkey, Editors: J. Padet and F. Arınç Publisher: Begell House Inc.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Position: Member of the Executive Committee of International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), From: 1994 To: Present
Position: Member of the Executive Committee of International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), From: 1994 To: 2018
Position: Member of the Executive Committee of ASME Turkish Division From: 2000 To: 2018
Position: Honorary member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer From: 1994 To: Present
Position: Member of the Executive Committee, ÖSYM From: 2002 To: 2006
Position: Honorary member of the Executive Committee of Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) From: 2018 To: Present

MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS
Position: Member of the Executive Committee of ASME Turkish Division From: 2000 To: Present
Position: Member of Honorary Board of Editors, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer From: 2000 To: Present
Award: Fellowship Award, International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, 1997
Position: Honorary Member of the Executive Committee of Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) From: 2018 To: Present

Meetings Organized as Secretary General of ICHMT (Int. Centre for Heat & MassTransfer)
7th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT-1728 May 2017 – 1 June 2017Napoli, Italy
8th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, RAD-166 June 2016 – 10 June 2016Cappadocia, Turkey
8th International Symposium on Turbulence Heat and Mass Transfer, THMT-1515 September 2015 – 18 September

2015		Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT-1525 May 2015 – 29 May 2015Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, CONV-148 June 2014 – 14 June 2014Kusadasi, Turkey
Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, MCS-88 September 2013 – 13 September

2013		Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
Radiative Transfer, RAD-132 June 2013 – 8 June 2013Kusadasi, Turkey
Sustainable Energy in Buildings and Urban Areas, SEBUA-1214 October 2012 – 20 October 2012Kusadasi, Turkey
Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, THMT-1224 September 2012 – 27 September

2012		Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT-121 July 2012 – 6 July 2012Bath, UK
International Solar Engineering Program – 2012, ISEP-201223 June 2012 – 10 August 2012METU, Ankara, Turkey
Radiative Transfer, RAD-1013 June 2011 – 19 June 2011Antalya, Turkey
Thermal and Materials Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, TMNN-201129 May 2011 – 3 June 2011Antalya, Turkey
3rd Micro & Nano Technology and Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion & Transport-201021 March 2010 – 24 March 2010Seoul, Korea
Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, THMT-0914 September 2009 – 18 September

2009		Rome, Italy
Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Systems,Turbine-099 August 2009 – 14 August 2009Antalya, Turkey
Convective Heat & MassTransfer in Sustainable Energy, CONV- 0926 April 2009 – 1 May 2009Hammamet, Tunisia
Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT-0811 May 2008 – 16 May 2008Marrakech, Morocco
Regulation of Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems with Emphasis on the Cardiac System16 September 2007 – 19 September

2007		Antalya, Turkey
5th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer17 June 2007 – 22 June 2007Bodrum, Turkey
10th Conference on Electromagnetic & Light Scattering17 June 2007 – 22 June 2007Bodrum, Turkey
5th Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer26 September 2006 – 29 September

2006		Crotia
Heat and Mass Transfer in Spray Systems5 June 2005 – 10 June 2005Antalya, Turkey
2nd International Symposium on Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transport8 August 2004 – 13 August 2004Seoul, S. Korea
4th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer20 June 2004 – 25 June 2004Istanbul, Turkey
3rd International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer19 April 2004 – 24 April 2004Norwegian Cruise Ship
Short Course on Passive Thermal Control24 October 2003 – 24 October 2003Antalya, Turkey
Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer IV12 October 2003 – 17 October 2003Antalya, Turkey
Transient Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Single and Two-Phase Flows17 August 2003 – 22 August 2003Cesme, Turkey
International Symposium on Visualization and Imaging in Transport Phenomena5 May 2002 – 10 May 2002Antalya, Turkey
International Symposium on Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transport14 April 2002 – 19 April 2002Antalya, Turkey
Third International Symposium on Radiative Transfer17 June 2001 – 22 June 2001Antalya, Turkey
2nd International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer20 May 2001 – 25 May 2001Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia
International Symposium on Multiphase Flow and Transport Phenomena5 November 2000 – 10 November

2000		Antalya, Turkey
International Symposium on Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Systems13 August 2000 – 18 August 2000Cesme, Turkey
First Mediterranean Combustion Symposium20 June 1999 – 25 June 1999Antalya, Turkey
Second International Symposium on Heat and Mass Transfer Under Plasma Conditions18 April 1999 – 23 April 1999Tekirova, Antalya, Turkey
International Symposium on Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological and Medical Engineering8 June 1998 – 12 June 1998Kusadasi, Turkey
International Symposium on Liquid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow and Transport Phenomena3 November 1997 – 7 November 1997Antalya, Turkey
Second International Symposium on Radiative Transfer21 July 1997 – 25 July 1997Kusadasi, Turkey
International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer26 May 1997 – 30 May 1997Cesme, Turkey
International Symposium on Transient Convective Heat Transfer19 August 1996 – 23 August 1996Cesme, Turkey
International Symposium on Radiative Heat Transfer13 August 1995 – 18 August 1995Kusadasi, Turkey
International Seminar on Heat and Mass Transfer in Severe Reactor Accidents21 May 1995 – 26 May 1995Cesme, Turkey
International Symposium on Heat and Mass Transfer under Plasma Conditions4 July 1994 – 8 July 1994Cesme, Turkey