about

Onur Taylan is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Program at Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus. He received his PhD degree in Thermal Fluids System track in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin in 2014. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Middle East Technical University, Ankara/Turkey, in 2007 and 2010, respectively in Mechanical Engineering. His master’s study focused on performance analysis of solar-assisted adsorption cooling systems. After receiving his master’s degree, he joined the Solar Energy and Renewable Fuels Lab at The University of Texas at Austin in 2010, and his doctorate studies focused on designing and modeling non-thermal plasma reactors for solar fuel production as well as their electrical characterization. Throughout his graduate studies, he also worked for the International Journal of Thermodynamics as the administrative assistant and online administrator. He was a recipient of NSF-ASME Heat Transfer Division Award for the workshop on Emergent Trends in Heat Transfer Engineering, Research and Teaching, and also two Professional Development Awards by the Office of Graduate Studies of The University of Texas at Austin.

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Educational Background

Ph.D., 2014, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., 2010, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University
B.S., 2007, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University
High School, 2003, Ankara Ataturk Anatolian High School