Zafer Yavuz Aksöz

Education

2019 - 2024 | PhD, Aydın Adnan Menderes University - Mechanical Engineering

2016 - 2019 | MSc, Aydın Adnan Menderes University - Mechanical Engineering

2011 - 2015 | BSc, Süleyman Demirel University - Energy Systems Engineering


Courses

ESEN 101 | Energy Systems Engineering

ESEN 104 | Technical Drawing for Energy Systems Engineering

CHEM 205 | Chemistry of Materials

ESEN 211 | Engineering Mechanics

ESEN 213 | Thermodynamics for Engineers

ESEN 214 | Thermodynamics for Engineers II

ESEN 216 | Fluid Mechanics

ESEN 304 | Active/Passive Solar Energy Systems

ESEN 335 | Heat and Mass Transfer

ESEN 351 | Applied Numerical Methods in Engineering

ESEN 380 | Power Plant Design

ESEN 390 | Experimental Design in Energy Systems Engineering

ESEN 401 | Energy Systems and Technologies

ESEN 405 | Energy Efficient Building Design

Areas of Interest

Energy Efficiency, Heat Transfer, CFD, Machine Learning, 3D Printing, Data Center Cooling, Thermal and Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems

Rewards and Achievements

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS (BAP)

  • Experimental Analysis of the Effect of Reflective Surface Location on the Performance of Bifacial Photovoltaic Solar Panels (2024) (Istanbul Bilgi University)

SUPERVISED PROJECTS

  • The Design and Experiment of Electric Cargo Vehicle with Two-Axis Solar Tracking System in Istanbul Bilgi University Campus (2023) (TUBITAK 2209-A)
  • New Air Duct Design, Experiment, and CFD Analysis for Improving Data Center Cooling Performance (2023) (TUBITAK 2209-A)
  • Design and Manufacturing of 3-Axis Wall Formwork Manufacturing Machine (2023) (TUBITAK 2209-A)
  • Design of Automatic Braking System with Depth and Object Detection with Machine Learning for Electric Vehicles (2023) (TUBITAK 2209-A)
  • Design of Two Different Single-Axis Automatic Solar Tracking Systems with and without Sensors and Experimental Investigation of Their Efficiency in Photovoltaic Systems (2022)(TUBITAK 2209-A)
  • Design and Experimental Investigation of Bifacial Integrated Photovoltaic System (2022) (TUBITAK 2209-A)


PROJECT PARTICIPATION

  • Waste Heat Recovery from Furnace (2014) (TUBITAK 2209-A)
  • Solar Pond (2014) (TUBITAK 2209-A)


REVIEWED PROJECTS

  • TUBITAK 1501 - Industrial R&D Projects Support Program (TÜBİTAK 1501 - Sanayide Ar-Ge Projeleri Destekleme Programı) (3 Projects)


SUPERVISED TEAMS

  • TEKNOFEST National Hyperloop Competition Finalist – Team Hypersoic from Istanbul Bilgi University  (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Competition Team - Participating in the SUAS (Student Unmanned Aerial Systems) Competition in California, USA (2024)