M. Ziya Sogut, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Marine Engineering at Piri Reis University and a Visiting Professor at Anadolu University. He received his undergraduate degree from Marmara University in 1988 and his master's and doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Balıkesir University's in 2005 and 2009, respectively. In addition, he continues to work as a Certified Building Energy Manager, UNIDO International Energy Efficiency Expert in Industry, and as a referee for national and international scientific journals. He has managed projects and conducted studies in energy, exergy, exergoeconomic analysis and optimization, heat recovery, renewable energies and applications, energy management, cooling technologies and applications, and environmental technologies and analysis.
T. Hikmet Karakoc, Ph.D., graduated from Anadolu University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his M.Sc. degree inMechanical Engineering from the Yildiz Technical University. He received his Ph.D. from Anadolu University, where he started his full-time teaching and received his Full Professorship. He is currently doing research at the Eskisehir Technical University. He has a wide range of research interests, including sustainable aviation, aircraft propulsion systems, insulation, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), indoor air quality, gas turbines, cogeneration systems, renewable energy, energy economics, fuels, and combustion. He has participated in numerous industrial projects on these topics as a researcher, consultant, and project manager for over 30 projects and corporations. He also started a contest on special insulation applications among university students. He served as an Editor-in-Chief, guest editor, and editorial board member for international scientific journals. He published national and international papers in over 300 journals and 40 books. Professor Karakoc activelyfollows membership positions for the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and many sectorial associations, international scientific organizations, and societies. He is an active member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Green Energy. He is currently the president of the SARES organization, which actively supports scientists and students in sustainable aviation. He also organizes four symposiums on aviation subject areas as a Founding Chair.
Ömer Seçgin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technology Faculty, at Sakarya University of Applied Sciences. He received his BSc from the Fırat University, Faculty of Technical Education, Elazig, Turkey, and his MSc in 2005. In 2019, he completed his Ph.D. at Sakarya University. His research areas include metal forming, manufacturing, optimization, additive manufacturing, and finite element analysis.
