I was trained in hydrobiology engineering in Turkey, Philosophy in Turkey and Germany, and Comparative Politics and Public Policy in France. Before entering the Hitachi-UTokyo Lab. in November 2023, I completed my doctoral studies in International Development and Peace Studies at Hiroshima University, researching nuclear energy policies and environmental civil society organizations within the post-Fukushima context. As a project assistant professor under the Hitachi-UTokyo Lab., I focus on hydrogen and ammonia co-firing technology, bridging my educational background in political science and research expertise in sustainability studies. While working at the Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, I am also leading the case study in Japan as part of the GOGREEN, a global research project on the local co-creation of green transitions, led by Roskilde University, Denmark. Additionally, I am currently a non-residential visiting fellow at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA.
Using my interdisciplinary research experience in environmental governance, stakeholder engagement, and energy policies, I carried out research in several research institutes worldwide, including the University of Auckland and Seoul National University. I actively collaborate with scholars internationally and produce research papers on energy issues.