Staff

Dr Yeliz Simsek
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Laver Building, University of Exeter, North Park Road, Exeter, EX4 4QE, UK
Overview
Yeliz Simsek is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, in the Geography Department within the Global Systems Institute.
She studied BSc Engineering, MSc Energy Science and Technology and PhD Energy and Environmental Modelling.
Currently, she is working on macroeconomic, energy and environmental modelling to contribute several projects including the European Commission and the UK government.
She is providing quantitative research capacity in the NAVIGATE project (this project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 821124) and contribute to projects as part of the Earth League.
Qualifications
PhD Engineering School - Energy and Environmental Modelling
Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile
Murdoch University, Western Australia
MSc Energy Science and Technology
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
BSc Engineering
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Career
Visiting Research Associate
School of Engineering and Information Technology, Energy and Engineering Department,
Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia (2018-2019)
Researcher
Engineering School, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile (2016-2020)
Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile (2016-2018)
Project Engineer
Fraunhofer Institute, Solar Energy Research Center, Santiago, Chile (2015-2016)
R&D Project Engineer
Greenway CSP, Turkey (2010-2015)
Links
Research
Research interests
Modelling, Energy, Climate, Economy, Policy interactions, SDGs
Research projects
- NAVIGATE project (this project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 821124)
- EARTH LEAGUE Projects
- MET Office SSP Project