Mechanical Engineering Assistant

RESUME

Murat Dinc

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Morgantown, WV 26505 *****@***.***.***

Education

West Virginia University August '11 - May '15

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Expected)

Specialty: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Hydrology, Heat Transfer, Multiphase Flows, GPA: 3.88/4.00

University of Nevada, Reno August '08 - May '11

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Specialty: CFD, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Solid Mechanics, GPA: 3.62/4.00

Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey September '03 - June '08

Mechanical Engineering Department, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Graduated with an Honor Diploma, GPA: 3.26/4.00

Work Experience

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia August '11 - August '14

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

o Computational modeling of single drops and sprays for spray cooling applications.

o The purpose was to develop computational models for single drops and sprays in order to use them for spray

cooling designs and applications.

o Duties/Achievements:

Conducted research to develop multiphase flow models for single drops and sprays,

Performed single drops, spray and spray cooling simulations using different multiphase flow models and

approaches,

Obtained computational models that can be used for spray cooling designs and applications.

o Sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada September '08 - December '10

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering

o Computational modeling of snow plow trucks, validation of the computational models with wind tunnel and field

experiments.

o The purpose was to eliminate the visibility and engine overheating problems of highway snow plow trucks.

o Duties/Achievements:

Performed computational modeling of air flo w and snow particles trajectories around snow plow trucks,

Developed 1/36th scaled snow plow truck wind tunnel model and performed tests and measurements in a

subsonic wind tunnel located at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Nevada, Reno,

Made designs and implementations on full scale (actual) snow plow trucks and performed field experiments

and measurements on highway,

Designs helped to decrease or eliminate the snow plowing related visibility and engine overheating problems.

o Sponsored by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).

Kodsan BOILER INC., Ankara, Turkey June '07 - August '07

Intern in R&D, and Industrial Management Department

o Examined the production scheme of a single coil water heater,

o Performed a cost analysis of a single coil water heater,

o Prepared a research report.

Selnikel HVAC INC., Ankara, Turkey June '06 - August '06

Intern in the Product Development and Manufacturing Department

o Examined HVAC, Material Handling System,

o Prepared a research report.

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2nd Air Supply Maintenance Centre Command (2 nd ASMCC), Kayseri, Turkey June '05 - August '05

Intern in the Product Development and Manufacturing Department

o Examined the manufacturing techniques, quality control, CAD-CAM design,

o Prepared a research report.

Teaching Experience

West Virginia University

Grader, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering January '15 - May '15

o ME 423 Heat Transfer Course: Graded homework.

University of Nevada, Reno January '11 - May '11

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering

o ME 322 Instrumentation Course: Graded homework, assisted students in final laboratory exam.

o ME 467/667 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics Course : Graded homework, performed laboratory experiments, assisted

students during their laboratory experiments, graded laboratory reports.

Computer Skills (Please Note: '1' indicates beginner level, '3' intermediate level, '5' advanced level)

Solid Modeling/CAD-CAM: SolidWorks (4), AutoCAD (3), ANSYS FEA (3), Solid Edge (2), CATIA (1)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): FLUENT 6.3 (5), ANSYS 14.5 (5), FieldView (4), Ensight (4), HEC -RAS (3)

Mathematics/Modeling/Programming: MATLAB (3), Maple (2), Mathcad (2), FORTRAN (4), NI LabVIEW (3)

Certificates, Awards

Certificates: Acquired FLUENT Software Certificate (Advanced Level Training Certificate by FLUENT Inc., 2009) in

the topics of: Modeling Multiphase Flows, Turbulence Modeling, User Defined Functions (UDF), and GAMBIT

(Advanced Methods in GAMBIT) in Lebanon, New Hampshi re in 2009.

Awards: 1. Winner of the Graduate Poster Competition at the West Virginia Academy of Science (WVAS) 89 th Annual

Meeting, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, April 12, 2014.

2. 2nd place recipient of the Graduate Poster Competition, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 2011.

List of Some of the Publications

Journal Papers

“Liquid Volume Measurements in the Cavity Formed by Single Droplet Impacts into a Thin, Static Liquid Film, ” John

M. Kuhlman, Nicholas L. Hillen, Murat Dinc, Donald D. Gray, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 54, pp.

179-188, April 2014.

“Drop Impingement onto a Wetted Surface: Effects of Gravity and Drop Shape,” Murat Dinc and Donald D. Gray,

International Journal of Mechanics, Issue 1, Vol. 7, pp. 26-36, 2013.

Conference Papers

“Drop Impingement onto a Wetted Surface: Effects of Thermal Buoyancy and Gravity Level,” Krishna T. Medam,

Murat Dinc, Donald D. Gray (Presenter), John M. Kuhlman, (accepted) abstract will be presented at the International

Conference on New Trends in Transport Phenomena (NTTP), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 1 -2, 2014.

“Droplet Impact Time Histories for Varying Weber Number and Liquid Film Thickness for Spray Cooling Application,”

N. L. Hillen (Presenter), J. S. Taylor, C. Menchini, G. Morris, M. Dinc, D. D. Gray, J. M. Kuhlman, Paper AIAA-2013-

2976, AIAA 43rd Fluid Dynamics Conference, San Diego, California, June 24-27, 2013.

“Spray Simulations to Support the Develop ment of a Monte Carlo-Based Spray Cooling Model,” Murat Dinc

(Presenter), Donald D. Gray, Nicholas L. Hillen, J. Stephen Taylor, John M. Kuhlman, Paper AIAA-2013-2975, AIAA

43rd Fluid Dynamics Conference, San Diego, California, June 24-27, 2013.

“Drop Impact on a Wet Surface: Computational Investigation of Gravity and Drop S hape,” Murat Dinc (Presenter) and

Donald D. Gray, Advances in Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Proceedings of the 10 th World Scientific and

Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics

(FMA’12), Istanbul, Turkey, ISBN: 978-1-61804-114-2, pp. 374-379, Aug. 21-23, 2012.

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“Drop Impingement on Wet and Dry Surfaces,” Nicholas L. Hillen (Presenter), John M. Kuhlman, Murat Dinc, Donald

D. Gray, Paper AIAA-2012-2960, AIAA 42nd Fluid Dynamics Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25-28, 2012.

Thesis/Dissertation

"The Improvements of Snow Plowing Safety and Efficiency: Computational Modeling and Experimental Verification, "

Murat Dinc, Master of Science Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada,

May, 2011.

Other Presentations/Research Talks

“Computational Fluid Dynamics Studies,” Research Talk, Presenter: Murat Dinc, Advisor: Donald D. Gray, West

Virginia University High Performance Computing (HPC) Summer Institute 2012, Department of Physics, West Virginia

University, Morgantown, West Virginia, May, 2012.

“The Improvements of Snow Plowing Efficiency Using Computational Approaches,” Poster Pre sentation, Presenter:

Murat Dinc, Advisor: Cahit A. Evrensel, Graduate Poster Competition Sponsored by Graduate Student Association

(GSA) at University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, April, 2011.

Dissertation, Thesis, Some of the Course Projects

Ph.D. Dissertation (successfully defended): "Computational Analysis of Single Drops and Sprays for Spray Cooling

Applications"

MS Thesis: "The Improvements of Snow Plowing Efficiency Using Computational and Experimental Approaches"

Graduate Level Single/Group Projects: "Residual Stress Effects on Fatigue Parameters", "Nonlinear Analysis of Photo

Elastic Specimen with Central Hole", "Stress Analyses of a Roller System", "Theoretical Airfoil Model Verification via

Experimental Wind Tunnel Testing"

Capstone Project: "Combustion-Firing System and Emission Control of Industrial Boilers and Cement Furnace"

Undergraduate Level Group Projects: "Double Serpentine Heat Exchanger Design", "Design of a Spur Wheel", "An

Elevator Design to Move Household Items from Outside to a 1-7th Floor Apartment"

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