Biography (Asst. Prof. Dr. Dip.-Ing. Emin Taner ELMAS) Asst. Prof. Dr. Emin Taner ELMAS, is a Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineer, M.Sc., Ph.D., and he was born in 25/06/1974 in Sivas / Turkey. He has graduated from faculty of Mechanical Engineering as B.Sc. in 1995 and then completed his M.Sc. in “Energy” at Mechanical Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, Turkey and after that he received his Ph.D. in “Thermodynamics” at Mechanical Engineering Department of Ege University, in İzmir, Turkey. Asst.Prof. Dr. Elmas is an Assistant Professor of Automotive Technology at the Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies at Vocational School of Higher Education for Technical Sciences at IGDIR UNIVERSITY , Turkey. He has a joint appointment and he is also an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering&BioScience. He has also served as an “Assistant Professor” and “Head of Department” of “Energy Systems Engineering” of “Faculty of Engineering And Natural Sciences” at Iskenderun Technical University (İSTE) in Turkey. He has also served as a Senate Member, Director of Energy Institute, Head of Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Chairman of Energy Systems Engineering Major Science Branch, Chairman of Institute Board, Member of Institute Board, Member of Faculty Council , at the same University. He also gave lectures at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Ege University and also gave lectures and conferences at other universities. He has worked in various industrial companies at different scope of supply, sectors, subjects and at different positions, e.g. Site Chief, Project Manager, Management Representative, Quality Manager, Factory Manager, Energy Manager, R&D Manager (CSO-Chief Science Officer , CTO-Chief Technology Officer), Business Development Manager (CBDO-Chief Business Development Officer), Deputy General Manager and General Manager. He has also been serving as a Peer Reviewer and member of SCIEI- Science And Engineering Institute. Asst. Prof. Dr. ELMAS has served as a Peer Reviewer for NPP- NASA Postdoctoral Program (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA) and USRA (Universities Space Research Association, USA). He has also served as a Peer Reviewer for some NASA EPSCoR and NASA EPSCoR ISS Proposal projects. He has also made peer reviews for various articles / publications for some universities. Asst. Prof. Dr. ELMAS has also been serving as a Peer Reviewer and member for the Education Committee of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) International Gas Turbine Institute. In addition, he is serving as an Editor and also an Editorial Board Member of some journals. He is also member of American Energy Society (AES). Asst. Prof. Dr. ELMAS has completed his military service as a NATO Officer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a “Reserved Officer” as a “2nd Lieutenant” as an “English-Turkish Interpreter”. He has served in Sarejevo, Camp Butmir within the SFOR task force of NATO. Research Interests And Experience: Energy Transfer, Thermodynamics, Energy, Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, General Mathematics, Heat Pipes, Evaporation, Turbomachinery, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Space Science, Pressure Vessels and Steam Boilers, Power Plants, Cogeneration, Heat Recovery, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage Systems, Heat Exchangers, Metal Machining, Electric Vehicle, UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Automotive, Bioengineering&BioScience Email: emintanerelmas@gmail.com muhendis123@hotmail.com e.taner.elmas@igdir.edu.tr Tel : + 90 (0) 543 733 64 21 +90 (0) 532 344 91 49