PhD in Engineering, CFD/FEA, Solidworks, Comsol, Heat - Mass Transfer,
Resume:
Ozgur Bozkurt
Alameda, CA 94501
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Education
Brown University; Providence, RI
PhD in Engineering, May 2009
Masters of Science in Engineering, May 2005
Texas A&M University; College Station, TX
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, August 2003
Skills
Comsol Multiphysics, CFD-ACE, Fluent, Contam, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Matlab, Gridgen, Tecplot, Kaleidograph, MS Office, Internet Tools/Networking, PC, Mac, Linux, Fluency in English and Turkish.
Work Experience
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley, California
Post Doctoral Research Engineer
January 2010 - Present
•Developing a hybrid code that utilizes contam (multizone modeling software) and python to study the methods of optimizing the design of building energy systems.
Brown University; Providence, Rhode Island
Post Doctoral Research Assistant
June 2009 – December 2009
•Worked on a project to increase combustion efficiency and reduce NOx emissions of coal power plants using an in situ FT-IR emission/transmission spectroscopy.
Research Assistant
Summer 2006 - May 2009
•Developed computational modeling of fluid flow and contaminant transport through porous media, biodegradation of VOCs, and predictive modeling of vapor intrusion into buildings.
Teaching Assistant
Spring 2004 - May 2009
•Conducted laboratory experiments for junior level Fluid Mechanics class. Taught students to use computational fluid dynamics software (Comsol, CFD-ACE, Fluent) for modeling fluid dynamics and heat/mass transport problems.
•Prepared and conducted laboratory experiments for sophomore level thermodynamics class.
Research Assistant
Spring 2005 - Summer 2006
•Developed computational model of Lorentz Force actuators and colloidal micro pumps.
Research Assistant
Spring 2004 - Fall 2004
•Developed computational model of dispersion in microchannels with temporal temperature variations.
Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas
Student Worker
Summer 2003
•Worked on a project to design a microfluidic system to capture microbial contaminants in drinking water.
Etibank Sarkkromlari-Ferrokrom islt; Elazig, Turkey
English-Turkish Interpreter
Summer 1998
•Served as a translator on behalf of domestic workers and partners from Finland during meetings.
Mechanic
Summer 1997
•Completed weekly maintenance checks on equipment in the ore refinery.
Publications
•Tripathi, A.; Bozkurt, O.; Chauhan, A. “Dispersion in Microchannels with Temporal Temperature Variations”, Physics of Fluids 17, 103607 (2005).
•Pennell, K.; Bozkurt, O.; Suuberg, E. “Development and Application of a 3D Finite Element Vapor Intrusion Model” Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 59:447-460 (2009).
•Bozkurt, O.; Pennell, K.; Suuberg, E. “Evaluation of the Vapor Intrusion Process for Non-Homogeneous Soils” Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation Vol. 29, Issue 1 (2009).
•Bozkurt, O. ; Pennell, K.; Suuberg, E. “Effects of Building-Source Separation and Preferential Pathways for Steady State Vapor Intrusion in Non- Homogenous Geologies”, Environmental Science and Technology – Submitted.
Conferences, Presentations
•Bozkurt, O. Pennell, K., Suuberg, E.; “Evaluation of vapor intrusion potentials using a 3D computational fluid dynamics”; Vapor Intrusion: Learning from the Challenges September 26-28, 2007; Providence, RI.
•Bozkurt, O. Pennell, K. Suuberg, E.; “Characterizing Vapor Intrusion Scenarios Using computational fluid dynamics model”; ACS National Meeting, Environmental Contaminants: Low- Level and Complex Mixtures; 22 August 2007; Boston, MA.
•Bozkurt, O. Pennell, K., Suuberg, E.; “Predicting Vapor Intrusion risks in the Presence of Soil Heterogeneities and Anthropogenic Preferential Pathways”; SERDP/ESTCP Symposium, December 2-4, 2008; Washington, DC.
Awards, Society memberships
•Simon Ostrach Fellowship, Brown University.
•National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society (PTS) member.
•Active member in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Work Authorization
•Permanent Resident.
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