Onur Taşkın

Assoc. Prof. Onur Taşkın is affiliated with the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biosystem Engineering at Bursa Uludag University. He holds a Doctorate in Biosystem Engineering from the same university and has academic appointments including Associate Professor (2021–Present) and Assistant Professor (2020–2021). Previously, he completed a postdoctorate at the University of California, Davis in Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

His research focuses on agricultural engineering and energy use in agriculture, particularly in renewable energy systems, food drying technologies, and thermal processing. He has extensively studied solar and wind energy integration in agricultural machinery and microwave/infrared drying methods for fruits like bananas, pears, and cranberrybush.

• Key research areas: Renewable energy in agriculture, food processing, drying kinetics, antioxidant properties, resource efficiency.
• Award highlights: None explicitly mentioned.
• Advisory roles: Supervised 2 theses on agricultural energy systems and drying technologies.
• Project involvement: Led 10 projects, including solar panel cleaning systems, hybrid energy dryers, and ultrasound-assisted drying.

His recent publications (2025–2019) span Renewable Energy, Food Control, and Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, emphasizing sustainable drying methods and energy efficiency in agricultural systems.