Research Assistants

Res. Assist. İsmail Gürkan Demirkıran

Educational Background

B.Sc. Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Mechanical Engineering, 2014
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Energy Engineering, 2020
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering,  (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Energy Storage
  • Passisve Thermal Management
  • Medium/High Temperature Phase Change Materials (PCM)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • +90 232 750 6744
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  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Heat and Mass Transfer Research Lab. (142)

2021

Demirkiran, Ismail Gurkan; Cetkin, Erdal

Emergence of rectangular shell shape in thermal energy storage applications: Fitting melted phase changing material in a fixed space Journal Article

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE, 37 , 2021.

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Res. Assist. Mehmet Fırat Deniz

Educational Background

B.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2023
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Robotics
  • +90 232 750 6751
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  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Robotics Lab. (Z30)
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Res. Assist. Fırat Kara

Educational Background​

B.Sc. Pamukkale University, Mechanical Engineering, 2013
M.Sc. Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Mechanisms
  • Dynamic Analysis and Control of Mechanisms
  • +90 232 750 6752
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  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Rasim Alizade Mechatronics Lab. (Z31)

Res. Assist. Ahmet Devlet Özçelik

Educational Background​

B.Sc. TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2018
M.Sc. Gebze Technical University, Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Gas Turbines
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • +90 232 750 6718
  • +90 232 750 6701
  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Fluid Mechanics Lab. (Z64)

Res. Assist. Merve Özkahya

Educational Background​

B.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2016
M.Sc.İIzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Mechanism Science
  • Dynamics of Machinery
  • Balancing of Mechanisms
  • +90 232 750 6752
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  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Rasim Alizade Mechatronics Lab. (Z31)

2017

Kiper, Gokhan; Dede, Mehmet Ismet Can; Maaroof, Omar W; Ozkahya, Merve

Function generation with two loop mechanisms using decomposition and correction method Journal Article

MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY, 110 , pp. 16-26, 2017, ISSN: 0094-114X.

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Res. Assist. Batuhan Özkurt

Educational Background​

B.Sc. Yıldız Technical University, Mechatronics Engineering Department, 2022
M.Sc.İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Control
  • +90 232 750 6795
  • +90 232 750 6701
  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Human-Robot Interaction Lab. (Z56)

Res. Assist. Erkan Paksoy

Educational Background​

B.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2018
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2022
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Robotics and Control
  • Stiffness Analysis of Mechanisms
  • +90 232 750 6744
  • +90 232 750 6701
  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Heat and Mass Transfer Research Lab. (142)

2025

Paksoy, Erkan; Dede, Mehmet Ismet Can; Kiper, Gökhan

Enhancing trajectory-tracking accuracy of high-acceleration parallel robots by predicting compliant displacements Journal Article

2025.

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Res. Assist. Umut Ege Samancıoğlu

Educational Background​

B.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering,  2014
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Micromixers
  • CFD
  • +90 232 750 6744
  • +90 232 750 6701
  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Heat and Mass Transfer Research Lab. (142)

2025

Aydın, Sevgi; Samancıoğlu, Umut Ege; Savcı, İsmail Hakkı; Yiğit, Kadri Süleyman; Çetkin, Erdal

Impact of Cooling Strategies and Cell Housing Materials on Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Management Performance Journal Article

18 (6), 2025.

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2024

Samancıoğlu, Umut Ege; Göçmen, Sinan; Madani, Seyed Saeed; Ziebert, Carlos; Nuno, Fernando; Huang, Jack; Gao, Frank; Çetkin, Erdal

An experimental and comparative study on passive and active PCM cooling of a battery with/out copper mesh and investigation of PCM mixtures Journal Article

103 , 2024.

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Samancoğlu, Umut Ege; Koşar, Ali; Cetkin, Erdal

Optimization of Y-Shaped Micro-Mixers With a Mixing Chamber for Increased Mixing Efficiency and Decreased Pressure Drop Journal Article

146 (4), 2024.

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Res. Assist. Mehmet Yalçın Sırmalılar

Educational Background​

B.Sc. Manisa Celal Bayar University, Mechanical Engineering, 2021
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering,  (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Finite Element Analiysis
  • Biomechanics
  • Optimization of Medical Implants
  • Strength of Materials
  • +90 232 750 6718
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  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Research Assistants Office (Z46)

Res. Assist. Senagül Tunca Taşkıran

Educational Background​

B.Sc. Dokuz Eylül University, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 2019
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Composite Materials
  • Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
  • Materials Characterization
  • +90 232 750 6757
  • +90 232 750 6701
  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Robotic Manufacturing Systems Lab. (RoManS) (Z57)

2024

Taşkıran, Senagül Tunca; Tanoğlu, Metin; Çerci, Nazife; Cevahir, Aref; Damar, Ceren Türkdoğan; Ünver, Elçin; Aktaş, Mustafa İlker

Development of resin-based dental composites containing hydroxyapatite and zirconia nanoparticles Journal Article

45 (11), pp. 10470 – 10485, 2024.

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Res. Assist. Büşra İrem Türkpençesi

Educational Background​

B.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, 2021 / Minor Program Mechanical Engineering, 2020
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2025
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Metallic Biomaterials
  • Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials
  • Materials Characterization
  • +90 232 750 6749
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  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Lab. (149)

Res. Assist. Samedhan Yıldırım

Educational Background​

B.Sc. Izmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2020
M.Sc. Izmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Static and Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
  • Materials Characterization
  • Numerical Modelling of Materials
  • +90 232 750 6624
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  • Dynamic Test and Modelling Laboratory

Res. Assist. F. Murat Yıldıztekin

Educational Background​

B.Sc. Dokuz Eylül University, Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Ph.D. Izmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Ballistic Fracture Mechanics
  • High Strain Rate ​​Deformation Behaviour of Materials
  • Ceramic Armors
  • Numerical Modelling of Materials
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  • Dynamic Test and Modelling Laboratory

2025

Erten, H İ; Çimen, G; Yıldıztekin, F M; Güden, M

Analysis and Comparison of the Projectile Impact Response of an Electron Beam Melt-Ti64 Body Centered Cubic Lattice-Cored Sandwich Plate Journal Article

2025.

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2023

Güden, Mustafa; Riaz, Arslan Bin; Toksoy, Ahmet Kaan; Yıldıztekin, Murat; Erten, Hacer İrem; Çimen, Gülden; Hızlı, Burak; Çellek, Burçin Seven; Güleç, Efe; Taşdemirci, Alper; Yavaş, Hakan; Altınok, Sertaç

Investigation and validation of the flow stress equation and damage model parameters of an electron beam melted Ti6Al4V alloy with a martensitic phase Journal Article

Materials Science and Engineering: A, 885 , 2023.

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Res. Assist. Tuğrul Yılmaz

Educational Background​

B.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2020
M.Sc. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Ph.D. İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Ongoing)

Research Interests

  • Mechanisms
  • +90 232 750 6718
  • +90 232 750 6701
  • Mechanical Engineering Building, Fluid Mechanics Lab. (Z64)