Gamze Uyaroğlu

I am studying Mechanical Engineering at the Izmir Institute of Technology, with a minor in Industrial Design. Between January and June 2025 I took part in the Erasmus exchange programme at Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia, focusing on engineering design and structural analysis. I completed internships at Cevher Jant Sanayi and Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri (TÜPRAŞ), and in the summer of 2026 I will join ODTÜ-GÜNAM as a research intern working on solar energy systems and thermal energy storage. For my graduation thesis I designed and tested a laboratory-scale latent thermal energy storage system using phase change materials, which was awarded 3rd place in the Heat, Fluid and Energy category of the 12th Haluk Sılay Graduation Projects Competition. I also serve as Vice President of the IZTECH Mechanical Engineering Society. Thermal systems and renewable energy are where my curiosity keeps pulling me — I love figuring out how energy moves through the things we build.