Systems Design and Optimization in Electrified Aviation
WEBINAIRE BY DR. GOKÇIN ÇINAR
The Institute for Sustainable Aviation (ISA) was delighted to host Dr Gökçin Çınar on Tuesday, October 21, as part of its bi-monthly webinar series.
Dr Gökçin Çınar is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, where she leads the Integrated Design of Efficient Aerospace Systems (IDEAS) laboratory.
Her engaging talk, entitled “Design and Optimization of Systems in Electrified Aviation: Models, Methods, and Emerging Perspectives,” shed light on the forthcoming advances in aircraft electrification. Dr Gökçin Çınar shared insights from her research on advanced design concepts and discussed the challenges and opportunities linked to digital transformation and the development of sustainable propulsion systems.
Following the presentation, Dr Maurice Hoogreef, Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology’s Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, joined Dr Y for an in-depth discussion on the methodologies used, upcoming research directions, battery recycling, and the evolving approaches to teaching these complex topics.
ISA extends its sincere thanks to both speakers, as well as to Professors Laurent Joly and Marc Ivaldi, for hosting this insightful webinar.
BIO
Dr. Gökçin Çınar is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, where she directs the Integrated Design of Efficient Aerospace Systems (IDEAS) Laboratory.
She is the recipient of the 2025 AIAA Lawrence Sperry Award for pioneering contributions to electrified aircraft and sustainable aviation, as well as the 2024 SARES Young Scientist Award, along with several best paper awards from AIAA and IEEE for her research on electrified aircraft design. She currently serves as Chair of the AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Technical Committee.
She earned her Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech, and her B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Middle East Technical University.
BIO
Dr. Maurice Hoogreef is an assistant professor at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology.
His research focuses on the design integration of novel powertrain and aircraft architectures (and the conceptual modeling of their components) in conceptual aircraft design, as well as the coupling of aircraft design and off-design performance to strategic airline planning. Additionally, he has an interest in methods to support multidisciplinary design optimization (MDAO) and its application in aircraft design.
He is a member of the AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Technical Committee. Maurice holds an MSc and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology, where he is currently teaching conceptual aircraft design to bachelor students and MDAO to master students.