İlker Tari

Prof. Dr. İlker Tari is a distinguished academic in Mechanical Engineering, currently serving as a Professor at FMV Işık University, Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, he held a Professor position at Middle East Technical University (METU) from 1998-2022 and served as Visiting Professor at Technische Univ. München (2010-2012). His research focuses on Solar Energy Applications, Thermal Energy Storage, and Computational Heat Transfer.

• Education:
  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering - Northeastern University (1998)
  • SM, Nuclear Engineering - MIT (1994)
  • MS, Nuclear Engineering - University of Michigan (1991-1994)
  • BS, Nuclear Energy Engineering - Hacettepe University (1983-1987)
• Research Interests:

  His work specializes in:

  • Solar Energy Systems for industrial applications and hybrid storage
  • Thermal Management of electronics and fuel cells
  • Radiative Transfer modeling in particulate media
  • Fluidized Bed Technologies for energy storage
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and DEM methods
  • 3D Printing Applications in mechanical systems
• Scientific Contributions:

  Recent publications focus on:

  • Advanced solar cooling systems
  • Hybrid energy storage with phase change materials
  • Mechanical properties of particle beds
  • CFD-DEM integration for thermal modeling
  • Optimization of industrial solar hybridization
  • Renewable energy system analysis
• Student Supervision:

  Has supervised over 40 graduate theses including:

  • Furkan Enes Yıldırım - 2025
  • Deniz Değirmenci - 2022
  • Ender ÖZDEN - 2015
  • Mehdi MEHRTASH - 2017
  • Özgür BAYER - 2009
  • Ömer EMRE ORHAN - 2007
• Key Projects:
  • EU H2020 INSHIP (2017-2020)
  • TUBITAK 217M062 Solar Dryer (2017-2020)
  • EU H2020 SFERA-III (2019-2023)
  • EU H2020 SolarTwins (2020-2023)
  • ECOSun Solar-ERANET (2020-2023)
  • InnoSolPower CSP-ERANET (2021-2024)
• Professional Affiliations:
  • President, International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (2019)
  • Member, Turkish Cogeneration Association (2021)
  • Member, Turkish Thermal Science and Technology Association (2018)
  • Member, American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (2015)