Progress in Sustainable Aviation

Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Aviation.- Emission Reduction Methods in Sustainable Aviation.- Alternative Fuel Types in Aviation.- New Propulsion Technologies in Aviation.- Building Green Airports.- Maintenance Management and Operations on Sustainable Aviation.- Environmental/cost Efficiency, Energy Savings Algorithms.- Commercial Air Transport Operations.- Integrated Systems, Hybrid Systems and Integration Technologies.- New Developments in Gas Turbine Engines.- Compressor and Turbine Cooling.- Smart and Multi-functional Materials and Structures.

T. Hikmet Karakoc, PhD, He graduated from Anadolu University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Yildiz Technical University. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Anadolu University, where he started his full-time teaching. He received his full Professorship from Anadolu University, and he is currently researching at the Eskisehir Technical University. He has a wide range of research interests. His interest topics are "Sustainable Aviation, Aircraft Propulsion System, Insulation, Heating Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Indoor Air Quality, Gas Turbines, Cogeneration Systems, Renewable Energy, Energy Economics, Fuels, and Combustion." He has taken part in numerous Industrial Projects on these topics as a researcher, consultant, and project manager for over 30 projects and corporations. He also started a contest on special insulation applications among university students. He also served as an Editor-in-Chief, guest editor, and editorial board member roles for international scientific journals. He published national and international papers in over 300 and 40 books. Professor Karakoc actively follows membership positions for the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and many sectorial associations, international scientific organizations, and societies. He is an active Board of Directors member of the International Association for Green Energy. He is currently holding the presidency of the SARES organization, which is actively supporting scientists and students in the "Sustainable Aviation" subject. He is also organizing four symposiums on aviation subject areas as a Founding Chair.

Can Özgür Çolpan, PhD, received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical University in 2003 and 2005, respectively. He conducted his PhD studies at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Carleton University