Alper Tolga Çalık

Alper Tolga Çalık serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey. His research centers on advanced combustion systems for internal combustion engines, with particular expertise in diesel and Wankel engine technologies, emission control strategies, and computational fluid dynamics modeling.

His primary research interests include combustion regime analysis in compression-ignited engines, exhaust gas recirculation optimization, turbulent jet ignition systems for rotary engines, and machine learning applications for predicting oil dilution and emissions. Recent work demonstrates strong focus on alternative ignition methods for Wankel engines and numerical investigations of flow fields in rotary combustion chambers.

Çalık's publication record shows consistent output since 2005, with notable acceleration in high-impact journals (Fuel, SAE Technical Papers) from 2013-2024. His research demonstrates evolving trends from fundamental combustion analysis (2007) toward practical applications in emission reduction (2013-2019) and cutting-edge ignition systems (2021-2024), with increasing integration of computational methods.

He actively supervises graduate students (3 supervised works documented) and leads research projects including the 2023 ITU ZES Solar Car Team battery pack design and 2019 autonomous driving integration for solar electric vehicles. His work with the ARIBA solar vehicle team demonstrates commitment to applied renewable energy transportation solutions.