T. Hikmet Karakoc

Pro. Eskisehir Technical University, Editor in Chief: IJSA

Biography:

T. Hikmet Karakoc is a Full Professor at Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Turkey. He received his MSc and PhD in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He has a wide range of research interests, some of his interest topics are “Sustainable Aviation, Aircraft Propulsion System, Insulation, Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC), 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 researcher, consultant and project manager. He served as a consultant for more than 30 corporations. He also served as an Editor-in Chief, and as a guest editor for international scientific journals. He published national and international papers over 300 and 40 books and book chapters. He is an active member of Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and also the head of SARES (Sustainable Aviation Research Society). He is the founding chair of three symposiums: ISSA (International Symposium on Sustainable Aviation), ISEAS (International Symposium on Electric and Autonomous Systems) and ISATECH (International Symposium on Aircraft Technology, MRO and Operations)