Ali Kosar

Biography

Ali Koşar is a Distinguished Research Professor at Sabanci University.   He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He is focusing on the design and development of new generation micro heat sinks with functional surfaces and microfluidic devices including cavitation on chip devices. His research interests constitute a spectrum covering heat and fluid flow in micro/nano scale, condensation, boiling heat transfer, microfluidic systems, freezing and cavitation. He co-authored over 180 research articles in top journals and 100 conference papers in prestigious international conferences. He has also a co-inventor on 10 granted patents and 12 pending patent applications. He received numerous national and international honors, including the µFIP Prominent Researcher Award” in the 2021 micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena (µFIP) Conference, METU (Middle East Technical University) Prof. Mustafa N. Parlar Foundation Science Award (2021).  He is currently leading a large research group consisting of members from various disciplines, graduate students and engineers and to bridge different disciplines (Energy, Nanotechnology, Applied Physics, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Mechanical Engineering). He also serves as a Subject Editor in the Applied Thermal Engineering journal. He is the Co-director of Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano diagnostics (EFSUN), a Distinguished Researcher of Sabanci University Nanotechnology and Application Center and a Member of Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA).