HONORS AND AWARDS

• Teknofest’21 ISIF Patent Competition bronze medal award, September 2021
• Teknofest’20 ISIF Patent Competition gold medal award, August 2020
• ASME Journal Electronics Packaging Associate Editor service award, October 2019
• LED Professional Review Magazine 75^th issue service award, September 2019
• Teknofest’19 ISIF Patent Competition silver medal award, August 2019
• Entrepreneurial Businessmen's Association annual technology awards, 2^nd place, July 2019
• Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME, June 2012-present.
• Associate Editor of the Year, ASME Journal of Electronics Packaging, July 2015.
• DARPA Rev-Con Competition “Best Commercial Product Potential” award winner team advisor, October 2015.
• Mentored student, Undergraduate Poster Competition, First place, ASME IMECE 2013.
• Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) Scientific Committee Member, 2012.
• HEFAT Conference 2012 Conference, Outstanding Paper Award, Malta, July 2012.
• GE Global Research Center 75th internal publications award, 2010.
• Nine GE Global Research Center innovation/performance award (2001-2010).
• GE Global Research Center EPT best publication award, 2009.
• Best paper award, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville, FL, 2008.
• GE Global Research Center 50^th internal publications award, 2008.
• GE Global Research Center 25^th internal publications award, 2006.
• GE Global Research Center 25^th patent application award, 2007.
• GE Global Research Center 15^th patent applications award, 2004.
• GE Global Research Center 10^th internal publications award, 2003.
• 2^nd Best poster award, Int. Heat Transfer Conference, Grenoble, France, 2002.
• GE Global Research Center 1^st patent application award, 2001.

GRANTS AWARDED

• Development of Microfluidics Cooling Systems for Advanced Electronics (GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2004-2009).  
• Development of a Novel Thin High Performance Heat Spreader Technology for Electronics with Nanostructured Surfaces (US DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) and GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2006-2010).  
• Understanding Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow of High Frequency Synthetic Jets for Electronics and Energy Applications (TURKISH NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, December 2012-June 2015).  
• Understanding Fundamental Flow and Heat Transfer Interaction for Microfluidic Systems and Development of Noiseless Fan Technology for Military Applications (TURKISH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (SSM) AND ASELSAN AŞ, February 2013-February 2015).  
• Thermotunneling Based Cooling Systems for High Efficiency Buildings (US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2004-2007).  
• Research and Development of Nano Thermotunneling Based Energy Harvesting Systems for Defense Systems (LOCKHEED MARTIN and GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2006-2008).  
• Research and Development of Single Phase Based Milli-channel Cooling Systems and Mechanical Impacts for Advanced 7 Tesla MRI Systems (GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2003-2005).  
• Development of Thermal Management Technologies for Induction Cooktop Electronics systems (GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2003-2005).  
• Development of Thermal Management Technologies for Power Electronics systems (GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2002-2004).  
  
• Development of a Novel Energy Efficient LED Down light Luminaire (US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and GE (USA), 2008-2011).  
• Energy Efficient LED Lighting Technologies Research, Development, Education and Demonstration Laboratories (EVATEG) (ISTANBUL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ISTKA), 2013-2014).  
• Development of Optical, Thermal and Mechanical Technologies for LEDs (EVATEG Center, September 2017-September 2021).  
• Developing an Understanding for LED Junction Temperature- System Development and Demonstration (TURKISH NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, June 2018-December 2019).  
• An Investigation into Optothermal Behavior of Air-Membrane Structured Advanced TV Systems (TURKISH MINISTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SANTEZ PROGRAM, July 2015- July 2017).
• Raising Awareness and Transformation of Energy Efficient Television Technologies in Turkey (EVTV) (UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND (UNDP), GEF, and Turkish Ministry of Energy, February 2014-December 2014).  
• Immersion Cooling of Suspended and Coated Nano Phosphor Particles for Enhanced Thermal and Optical Extraction of Light Emitting Diodes for General Illumination (EUROPEAN UNION FP7 MARIE CURIE CAREER INTEGRATION GRANT (CIG), June 2012-June 2016).  
• Thermal Management of Energy Efficient Automotive Lighting Systems: Research and Development of CAP98 Tri-purpose stop/signal/position LED Lighting Systems (TURKISH MINISTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SANTEZ PROGRAM, April 2013-April 2015).  
• Sensitive Thermal Management of Photo Diode Systems in CT Medical Systems (GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2001-2002).  
• Development of Next Generation Lighting and Light Weight Thermal Management for 787 Airplanes (BOEING and GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA), 2003-2006).  
• Development of New Medical Imaging Instrument Based On Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institution (TUBITAK), October 2017- October 2021).  
• Investigating Optical and Thermal Interactions in Advanced TV Systems (TURKISH MINISTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SANTEZ PROGRAM, 2012-2013).