Merih Aydinalp Koksal
Environmental Engineering Department
Hacettepe University
Beytepe Campus
06800, Ankara, Turkey
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312 – 297 78 00 (work)
312 – 299 20 53
(fax)
533 – 929 07 58 (cell)
Email: aydinalp@hacettepe.edu.tr
Education
Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
Dalhousie University, Halifax; August 2002
Thesis Title: A new approach for modeling of residential energy
consumption
M.Sc.
Mechanical Engineering
Marmara University, Istanbul; June 1997
Thesis Title: Significance of the height of fluidized bed combustors
during the combustion of Turkish lignites
B.Sc.
Environmental Engineering
Marmara University, Istanbul; June 1994
Senior Project Title: Determination of drinking water anion and
cation contents using high-pressure liquid chromatography
Employment
Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
Visiting Scholar
Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Sep 2012 – Dec 2012
Sessional Lecturer
School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario,
Canada
Taught Energy Distribution
Dec 2009 – Present
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering Department, Hacettepe University,
Ankara, Turkey
Graduate level course teaching, research project conducting, and MS
& PhD student supervising
Oct 2006 – Nov 2009
Instructor
Environmental Engineering Department, Hacettepe University,
Ankara, Turkey
Graduate level course teaching, research project conducting, and MS
student supervising
Jan 2006 – Apr 2006
Part-time Faculty
Division of Engineering, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada
Taught Engineering Thermodynamics course
Sep 2005 – Sep 2006
Contractor to Itron, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Developed electric, natural gas, and water forecasting systems
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Apr 2004 – Aug 2005
Senior Analyst
Forecasting, Itron, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Developed electric, natural gas, and water forecasting systems
Dec 2002 – Mar 2004
Analyst
Forecasting, Itron, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Developed electric, natural gas, and water forecasting systems
Sep 1997 – Nov 2002
Researcher
Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Developed econometric and engineering residential end-use energy
consumption models
Sep 1997 – May 2002
Teaching Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Assisted Engineering Thermodynamics II, Heat Transfer I, Energy
Conversion Systems, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, and
Mechanical Design courses
Sep 1999 – Dec 1999
Special Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Taught Engineering Thermodynamics I course
Sep 1996 - Aug 1997
Teaching Assistant
Engineering Faculty, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Assisted Engineering Chemistry course
Jan 1995 – Aug 1996
Teaching Assistant
Engineering Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Assisted Environmental Engineering Chemistry and Environmental
Engineering Analysis courses
Sep 1994 - Aug 1996
Researcher
New Technologies Development Centre, Marmara University,
Istanbul, Turkey
Conducted wastewater and stack gas emission analyses, and energy
optimization studies for various industrial plants
Jun 1993 - Aug 1993
Plant Engineer (Co-op Student)
SASA Inc., a private PVC bottle production plant in Adana, Turkey
Worked at water purification and steam generation plants
Jun 1992 - Sep 1992
Plant Engineer (Co-op Student)
MARSHALL Inc., a private paint production plant in Istanbul,
Turkey
Worked at wastewater treatment plant
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Publications
Refereed Articles in Journals
1. Sahin M.C., and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Standby Electricity Consumption and Saving
Potentials of Turkish Households”, Applied Energy, Vol. 114, pp. 531–538, 2014.
2. Aslanoglu S.Y., Aydinalp Koksal M, “Determining Regional Electricity Generation
Associated Carbon Dioxide Emissions And Its Long Term Forecast”, Hava Kirliliği
Araştırmaları Dergisi (in Turkish), Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 19-29, 2012.
3. Ari I., and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Carbon Dioxide Emission from Turkish Electricity Sector
And Its Mitigation Options”, Energy Policy, Vol. 39, Issue 10, pp. 6120 – 6135, 2011.
4. Guler B, Ugursal VI, Fung AS, and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Impact of Energy Efficiency
Upgrade Retrofits on the Residential Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in
Canada”, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 9, Issue
4, pp. 434-444, 2008.
5. Aydinalp Koksal M and Ugursal VI, "Comparison of Neural Network, Conditional Demand
Analysis, and Engineering Approaches for Modeling End-use Energy Consumption in the
Residential Sector", Applied Energy, Vol. 85, Issue 4, pp. 271-296, 2008.
6. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, "Modeling of the Space and Domestic Hot Water
Energy Consumption in the Residential Sector Using Neural Networks", Applied Energy, Vol.
79, Issue 2, pp. 159-178, 2004.
7. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, "The Effects of the Socioeconomic Factors on the
Household Appliance, Lighting, and Space Cooling Electricity Consumption", International
Journal of Global Energy Issues, Vol. 20, No.3, pp. 302-315, 2003.
8. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, "Modeling of Residential Energy Consumption at the
National Level", International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 441-453,
2003.
9. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, "Modeling of the Appliance, Lighting, and Space
Cooling Energy Consumption in the Residential Sector Using Neural Networks", Applied
Energy, Vol. 71, Issue 2, pp. 87-110, 2002.
10. Guler B, Fung AS, Aydinalp M, and Ugursal VI, "Impact of Energy Efficiency Upgrade
Retrofits on the Residential Energy Consumption in Canada", International Journal of
Energy Research, Vol. 25, Issue 9, pp. 785 – 792, 2001.
Refereed Articles in Conference Proceedings
1. Sahin, M.C., Gugul, G., and Aydinalp Koksal, M, "Effects of Appliance Standby Electricity
Consumption on Turkish Residential Electricity Sector", 7th International Conference on
Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL 13), September 11-13,
2013, Coimbra, Portugal.
2. Sahin, M.C., Gugul, G., and Aydinalp Koksal, M, “Determining Appliance Standby
Electricity Consumption for Turkish Households”, 2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy
Efficiency in Buildings, August 12-17, 2012, Pacific Grove, CA, USA.
3. Yontem, E., Salihcavusoglu, G., Korkusuz, E. A., Aydinalp Koksal, M., Yontem, Z., “A
Case Study: Gate to Gate Life Cycle Analyses of a Combined Cycle Power Plant Located at
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an Industrial Park in Turkey”, The Second International Conference on Air Pollution and
Control (CAPAC-II), September 19-23, 2011, Antalya, Turkey
4. Aslanoglu, S. Y. and Aydinalp Koksal, M, “Estimating Regional Electricity Generation
Associated CO2 Emissions of Turkey”, ASME 5th International Conference on Energy
Sustainability, August 7-10, 2011, Washington, DC, USA.
5. Demirer O. N., Baker, D. K., Aydınalp Köksal, M, “Characterization of the Potential for
Solar Energy to Reduce Peak Electricity Demand”, 24th International Conference on
Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems,
July 4-7, 2011, Novi Sad, Serbia.
6. Ari, I. and Aydinalp Koksal, M, “Mitigation of CO2 Emission from Electricity Generation
by Using Renewable Energy Sources”, 10th International Conference on Clean Energy
(ICCE-2010), September 15-17, 2010, Famagusta, N. Cyprus.
7. Yoldar, T. and Aydinalp Koksal, M, “Supplying Beytepe Campus Long-term Electricity
Demand by Photovoltaic Systems”, 5th International Ege Energy Symposium and Exhibition
(IEESE-5), June 27-30, 2010, Denizli, Turkey.
8. Girep, C.P., Bilgic, M., Aydinalp Koksal, M., and Baker, D.K., “Forecasting Turley’s Long
Term Peak Load Demand”, 16th. International Energy and Environment Conference (ICCI),
May 12-14, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
9. Turker, L., and Aydinalp Koksal, M., “Forecasting Turkey’s Long Term Electricity Demand
and Associated CO2 Emission”, European Energy Conference, April 20-23, 2010, Barcelona,
Spain.
10. Bilgic, M., Girep, C.P., Aslanoglu, S.Y., Aydinalp Koksal, M., “Forecasting Turkey’s Short
Term Hourly Load with Artificial Neural Networks”, 10th International Conference on
Developments in Power System Protection, March 29 – April 1, 2010, Manchester, UK.
11. Turker, L., and Aydinalp Koksal, M., “Forecasting Turkey’s Long Term Electricity Demand
and Associated CO2 Emission”, National Air Pollution and Control Symposium, September
22-27, 2008, Hatay, Turkey.
12. Aydinalp M, "Statistically Adjusted End-use Model for Residential Electricity
Consumption", Third International Energy, Exergy, and Environment Symposium, July 1-5,
2007, Evora, Portugal.
13. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, "Appliance Choice Functions in Canadian
Households", First International Green Energy Conference, June 12-16, 2005, Waterloo, ON,
Canada.
14. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, "The Effects of the Socioeconomic Factors on the
Household Appliance, Lighting, and Cooling Energy Consumption", The Thirteenth
International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, July 14-18, 2002, Victoria, BC, Canada.
15. Fung AS, Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Farahbakhsh H, “A Residential End-Use Energy
Consumption Model for Canada”, ESIM-2001, The Canadian Conference on Building
Energy Simulation, June 13-14, 2001, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
16. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, “Predicting Residential Appliance, Lighting, and
Space Cooling Energy Consumption Using Neural Networks”, Fourth International Thermal
Energy Congress, July 8-12, 2001, Izmir, Turkey.
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17. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, “Modeling of Residential Energy Consumption at
the National Level”, The International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and
Management Systems (IEMS), March 5-7, 2001, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
18. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, “A New Approach for Modeling of Residential
Energy Consumption”, Canada's Energy Efficiency Conference, October 10-12, 2000,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
19. Guler B, Fung AS, Aydinalp M, and Ugursal VI, “Impact of Residential Energy
Conservation Measures on National Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions”,
The Twelfth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, July 16-20, 2000, Istanbul,
Turkey.
20. Aydinalp M, Ugursal VI, and Fung AS, “Modeling of Residential Energy Consumption at
the National Level”, The Twelfth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, July
16-20, 2000, Istanbul, Turkey.
Book Chapter
The chapter titled “Use of Neural Networks for Modeling Energy Consumption in the
Residential Sector” is published in the book titled "Intelligent Information Systems and
Knowledge Management for Energy: Applications for Decision Support, Usage and
Environmental Protection" edited by Dr. Kostas Metaxiotis and published by IGI Global in
2010. ISBN: 978-1-60566-737-9
Book
My Ph.D. thesis titled “A New Approach for Modeling of Residential Energy Consumption”
is published by VDM Publishing House in 2008. ISBN: 978-639-01972-8
Projects
1. “Measuring Household Appliance Stand-by Electricity Consumption, Determining
Households Appliance and Lighting Electricity Consumption and Calculating Associated
CO2 Emission”, Project Manager, TUBITAK Research Project # 110M070, Nov 2010Nov 2012.
2. “Forecasting Long-term Regional CO2 Emission Based on Electricity Demand in Turkey”,
Project Manager, Hacettepe University Scientific Research Project # 0801 602 009, Dec
2008 - Dec 2010.
3. “Simulation of Electricity Generation, Distribution, Transmission and Trade in Turkey using
Complex Adaptive System Analysis Method”, Project Consultant, TUBITAK Research
Project # 108M200, Oct 2008 - Mar 2010.
4. “Modeling of Hourly Short and Long Term Electricity Demand at Load Distribution
Regions”, Project Manager, TUBITAK Research Project # 108M001, June 2008- June
2010.
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Supervised Graduate Students
Current Students
1. Emre YONTEM - Ph.D. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. "Process Simulation in
Energy Generation and Industry, Modeling for Environmental and Economical
Optimization".
2. Gul Nihal GUGUL - Ph.D. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. "Investigation of the
Approaches to Minimize the End-use Energy Consumption of a Detached Dwelling in
Ankara and Its Technoeconomic Evaluation".
3. Nihal Dilek Sumer Tureli - Ph.D. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. “Investigation Of
The Impact of Occupants’ Behavior and Habits on Residential Electricity Consumption”
4. Ferda BAYRAK - Master of Science. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. Co-supervisor.
"Investigating Environmental Impacts of Lignite at Mining, Transportation, and Use Phases
for Electricity Generation "
5. Eyup GUDER - Master of Science. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. Co-supervisor.
“Investigation of Converting Organized Industrial Zones into Eco-Industrial Parks in
Turkey”.
Past Students
1. Levent TURKER - Master of Science. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. Sep 2008.
"Forecasting Turkey's Regional Long-term Electricity Demand and Associated CO2
Emission by Econometric and Neural Network Approaches".
2. Izzet ARI - Master of Science. Middle East Technical University, Env. Eng. Dept. Feb
2010, Co-supervisor. "Investigating the CO2 Emission of Turkish Electricity Sector and Its
Mitigation Potential".
3. Turkay YOLDAR - Master of Science. Hacettepe University, Clean and Renewable Energy
Programme. June 2010. "Supplying Long-term Electricity Demand of Beytepe Campus by
Solar Electric Conversion Systems".
4. Melike KUS, Master of Science. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng. Dept. Co-supervisor. May
2011. “Estimation of Residential Energy Consumption Based CO2 Emission Amounts and
Determination of the Factors Causing the Variation in Ankara”.
5. Saime Yeser ASLANOGLU - Master of Science. September, 2011. Hacettepe University,
Env. Eng. Dept. "Determining Regional Current Carbon Dioxide Emission Based on
Electricity Production and Its Long-Term Forecast for Turkey".
6. Mustafa Cagri SAHIN - Master of Science. July, 2012. Hacettepe University, Env. Eng.
Dept. “Determining Household Appliance Stand-by Electricity Consumption and Associated
CO2 Emission”.
Meeting Presentation
1. Aydınalp Koksal M, “Cleaner Production and Energy Efficiency”, Productivity General
Directorate Celaner Production Course, May 10th 2012, Ankara.
2. Aydınalp Koksal M, “Worldwide Cleaner Production Standarts and Laws”, Productivity
General Directorate Celaner Production Course, May 9th 2012, Ankara.
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3. Aydinalp Koksal M, “Modeling Hourly Short and Long Term Electricity Demand in
Turkey”, 2010 Itron Users’ Conference, October 17-19, 2010, Orlando, Florida, ABD.
4. Aydinalp Koksal M, “Constructing Intermediate and Long Term Hourly Load Forecasts in
MetrixLT”, 2004 Itron Users’ Conference, October 17-19, 2004, Baco Raton, Florida, USA
5. Aydinalp Koksal M, “Use of Statistical Adjusted End-use Models for Natural Gas Sales
Forecasting”, Energy Forecasting Group Meeting, April 8-9, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
6. Fox E and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Enhanced Statistical Adjusted End-use Models for
Residential Sector”, Energy Forecasting Group Meeting, April 10-11, 2003, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA.
Technical Reports
1.
Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Implementation of Hourly of Term Revenue Class Energy
and Peak Forecast System”, Itron, Inc., Submitted to Tennessee Valley Authority,
Chattanooga, TN, October 2005.
2.
Fox E, McMenamin S, and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Development of Long-Term Sales,
Energy, and Demand Forecast”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Indianapolis Power and Light Co.,
Indianapolis, IN, September 2005.
3.
Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Electric Sales and Customer Forecast to Support General
Rate Case Filing”, Itron, Inc., Submitted to Central Hudson Gas and Electric Company,
Poughkeepsie, NY, July 2005.
4.
Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Long Term Natural Gas Peak and Energy Forecast
System Implementation”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Vectren Source of Ohio, Dayton, OH, May
2005.
5.
Fox E, McMenamin S, and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Natural Gas Forecast Review”, Itron Inc.,
Submitted to Indianapolis Power and Light Co., Indianapolis, IN, March 2005.
6.
Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Residential and Commercial Long Term Natural Gas
Sales Forecast”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Xcel Energy Corporation, Minneapolis, MN,
February 2005.
7.
Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Long Term Natural Gas Sales Forecast System
Implementation”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Vectren Energy Services, Evansville, IN,
December 2004.
8.
Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Residential Monthly Oil Sales Analysis”, Itron Inc.,
Submitted to Griffith Energy Services, Greenbelt, MD, September 2004.
9.
Aydinalp Koksal M, Fox E, and Pendergast J, “Implementation of Monthly Electric and
Natural Gas Sales and Customer Forecast”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Ameren Energy Group,
St. Louis, MO, August 2004.
10. Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E “Long Term Energy and Peak Demand Forecast”, Itron
Inc., Submitted to Michigan Electric Transmission Company, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2004.
11. Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Energy and Long Term Hourly Load Forecast”, Itron Inc.,
Submitted to Kansas City Power and Light Company, Kansas City, MO, March 2004.
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12. Fox E, Aydinalp Koksal M, Simmons R, and Pendergast J, “Implementation of Electric and
Water Long Term Sales, Customer, and Revenue Forecast”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Orlando
Utilities Commission, Orlando, FL, February 2004.
13. Aydinalp Koksal M, Fox E, Simmons R, “Real Time System Hourly Load Forecasting
Application”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Florida Light and Power Company, Miami, FL,
January 2004.
14. Fox E, Aydinalp Koksal M, and Pendergast J, “Long Term Electric Sales and Customer
Forecast”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Green Mountain Power Company, Colchester, VT,
December 2003.
15. Fox E, Aydinalp Koksal M, Simmons R, and Pendergast J, “Implementation of an Electric
Sales and Variance Analysis Application”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Ameren Energy Group,
St. Louis, MO, October 2003.
16. Fox E, Aydinalp Koksal M, and Pendergast J, “Implementation of an Electric and Gas Rate
Class Sales and Customer Forecast System”, ITRON Inc., Submitted to Central Hudson Gas
and Electric Company, Poughkeepsie, NY, July 2003.
17. Simmons R and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Implementation of Next Day Hourly Load Forecast
System”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Energy New England, Foxboro, MA, May 2003.
18. Aydinalp Koksal M, Simmons R, and Pendergast J, “Implementation of Monthly Sales and
Customer Forecast System”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Omaha Public Power District, Omaha,
NE, April 2003.
19. Fox E and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Long Term Monthly Peak Demand Forecast”, Itron Inc,
Submitted to Consolidated Edison Company of New York, New York, NY, March 2003.
20. Aydinalp Koksal M and Fox E, “Development of Long-Term Energy and Demand
Forecast”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando, FL, February
2002.
21. Fox E, Simmons R, and Aydinalp Koksal M, “Delivery of a System Load and Network
Demand Forecasting System”, Itron Inc., Submitted to Consolidated Edison Company of
New York, New York, NY, January 2003.
22. Aydinalp M, Ferguson A, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, “Characterization of Energy Load
Profiles in Housing Literature Review”, Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and
Analysis Centre, Technical Report submitted to CMHC and NRCan, 2002.
23. Aydinalp M, Ferguson A, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, “EnerGuide for Houses Database
Analysis”, Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical
Report #2001-04-03, 2001 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
24. Fung AS, Guler B, Aydinalp M, and Ugursal, VI, “Development of Canadian Residential
Energy End-use and Emission Model (CREEEM)”, Canadian Residential Energy End-Use
Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report #2000-08-03, 2000 (available from
http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
25. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal, VI, “Household End-use Energy Consumption in
1997”, Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report
#2000-08-02, 2000 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
26. Guler B, Fung AS, Aydinalp M, and Ugursal VI, "The Techo-Economic Evaluation of the
Impact of Potential Retrofit Activities on GHG Emissions", Canadian Residential Energy
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End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report #2000-04-02, 2000 (available from
http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
27. Guler B, Fung AS, Aydinalp M, and Ugursal VI, "The Techo-Economic Analysis of Home
Retrofit Activities and Associated Energy Savings in the Residential Sector of Canada",
Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report #199912-06, 1999 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
28. Fung AS, Aydinalp M, and Ugursal VI, "Econometric Models for Major Residential Energy
End-Uses", Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical
Report #1999-04-05, 1999 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
29. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, "Survey of Unit Energy Consumption Estimates for
Space Heating, Domestic Hot Water Heating, and Appliances Energy Usage", Canadian
Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report #1999-04-03, 1999
(available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
30. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, "Household Space Heating Equipment Choice
Functions", Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical
Report #1999-04-02, 1999 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
31. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, "Household Appliance Choice Functions",
Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report #199904-01, 1999 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
32. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, "Energy Retrofit Activity for Canadian Homes in
1995", Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report,
1998 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
33. Aydinalp M, Fung AS, and Ugursal VI, "Regression Analysis for Central Air Conditioning
Data", Canadian Residential Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, Technical Report,
1998 (available from http://is.dal.ca/~creedac).
34. Ozil E, Arikol M, Mancuhan E, Aydinalp M, and Gok G, "Energy Optimization for
Orhaneli Steel Inc.", (In Turkish), New Technologies Development Centre, Technical
Report, 1995.
Peer Reviewing for Scholarly Journals
International Journal of Energy Research (SCI)
Building and Environment (SCI)
Applied Energy (SCI)
Energy (SCI)
International Journal of Thermodynamics
International Journal of Global Energy Issues
Journal of Sustainable Energy
Journal of Energy Engineering
Professional Activity
1. Conference organizing committee member for “Second International Conference on Air
Pollution and Control (CAPACII)”, 19-23 September, 2011, Antalya, Turkey.
2.
Instructed “Fundamentals of Budget and Long-Term Sales Forecasting” organized by Itron,
Inc. on May 2-3, 2005 in Orlando, Florida.
3.
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Instructed “Load Modeling with MetrixLT Workshop” organized by Itron, Inc. on June 7-8,
2004 in Boston, Massachusetts.
4.
Instructed “Fundamentals of Monthly and Long Term Forecasting Workshop” organized by
Itron, Inc. on Apr 19-20, 2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
5.
Instructed “Fundamentals of Monthly and Long Term Forecasting Workshop” organized by
Itron, Inc. on Feb 24-25, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.
Affiliation
 Registered as an engineer-in-training with the Association of Professionals Engineers of
Nova Scotia. Registration number is #26158.
 Turkish Environmental Engineers Chamber. Registration number 9361
Honors and Awards
October 2000
March 2000
September 1999
March 1999
September 1998
July 1995
June 1992
June 1991
Student Ambassador at the Canada's Energy Efficiency
Conference, awarded by Natural Resources Canada.
Female Athlete of the Year, Sexton Campus, Dalhousie
University
Most Valuable Player, Sexton Campus Varsity Basketball Team.
Reid Scholarship, Dalhousie University.
Most Valuable Player, Sexton Campus Varsity Basketball Team.
Reid Scholarship, Dalhousie University.
Rotary Club Exchange Student to South African Republic.
Rotary Club Exchange Student to Israel.
Rotary Club Exchange Student to Denmark.