CAN OZGUR COLPAN
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Biographical Sketch
Prof. Can Özgür Çolpan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir, Turkey. He has conducted research in the field of fuel cells and hydrogen and the mathematical modeling of integrated energy systems. He serves as Board Member in the Turkish Hydrogen Technology Association and Advisory Board Member in the TÜBİTAK “Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle”. He has worked as conference chairman, technical chair and organizing committee member in many conferences. In 2019, he won the Turkish Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Scientist Award (TUBA-GEBIP) and METU Professor Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation’s Research Encouragement Award. |
Education
Year(s) | Degree | Department | Academic Institution | Thesis Title (click link to download) |
2005 – 2009 | Ph.D. | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Carleton University | Thermal Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Based Biomass Gasification Systems |
2003 – 2005 | M.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | Middle East Technical University | Exergy Analysis of Combined Cycle Cogeneration Systems |
1999 – 2003 | B.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | Middle East Technical University |
Academic Appointments
Year(s) | Academic Title | Department | Academic Institution |
2019 – Present | Full Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
2013 – 2019 | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
2012 – 2013 | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
Research Experience
Year(s) | Position | Department | Institution |
2019 – Present | Full Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
2013 – 2019 | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University (Izmir, Turkey) |
2016 | Visiting Researcher | Institute for Energy and Climate Research IEK-3: Electrochemical Process Engineering | Forschungzentrum Julich (Julich, Germany) |
2013 | Visiting Scholar | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA, USA) |
2012 – 2013 | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University (Izmir, Turkey) |
2010 – 2012 | Post-doctoral Fellow | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering | Ryerson University (Toronto, ON, Canada) |
2009 – 2010 | Post-doctoral Fellow | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Carleton University (Ottawa, ON, Canada) |
2008 – 2009 | Visiting Researcher | Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology | National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, ON, Canada) |
2005 – 2009 | Research Assistant / PhD Student | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Carleton University (Ottawa, ON, Canada) |
2003 – 2005 | MSc Student | Mechanical Engineering Department | Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey) |
Teaching Experience
Year(s) | Position | Department | Institution |
2019 – Present | Full Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
2013 – 2019 | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
2012 – 2013 | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering | Dokuz Eylul University |
2012 | Sessional Lecturer | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering | Ryerson University |
2010 | Sessional Lecturer | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Carleton University |
2005 – 2009 | Teaching Assistant | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Carleton University |