
Merve Turan joined NREL’s Grid Planning and Analysis Center in 2022 as a postdoctoral researcher in the Capacity Expansion & Electricity Markets Group. Her research focus is on the development of optimization model for power system investments. Merve also is interested in mineral and energy market decisions and supply chain analysis.
Research Interests
Power systems modeling and analysis
Fuel and electricity market interactions
Optimization and modeling techniques
Education
Ph.D., Mineral and Energy Economics, Colorado School of Mines
M.S., Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University
B.S., Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Middle East Technical University
Professional Experience
Research Assistant, U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (2019–2022)
Teaching Assistant, Colorado School of Mines (2019–2019)
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