Biography

Dr. Kemal Baris is currently working as Associate Professor at Department Mining & Mineral Extraction, Zonguldak Vocational School Bulent Ecevit University (Turkey). He has completed his Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey. His main area of research interest focuses on Mine Ventilation, Underground Mining Methods, Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) Mitigation and Utilization Technologies, Coal Mine Methane Applications in Coal Mines, Oxidation and Spontaneous Combustion of Coal, Carbon Capture and Storage, Renewable Energy Sources, Energy Policy in the EU and Turkey. Previously he was appointed as Research Scientist at Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research (VCCER), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Post-Doc Researcher at Institute fur Bergbaukunde I RWTH Aachen University (Germany), Visiting Academics at Faculty of Civil, Mining and Environmental Sciences University of Wollongong (Australia). He successfully completed 9 research projects. He has published 9 research articles in journals, and 16 national and international Symposiums, Congresses, and Workshops contributed as author/co-author. He is also acting as reviewer for number of international journals. He is professional member of Union of Chambers of Engineers and Architects of Turkey (TMMOB), Chamber of Mining Engineers (MMO), executive member of Zonguldak Mining Engineering Society, and Global Methane Initiative (GMI), Coal Subcommitee.

Area of Interest:

Engineering

100%

Mine Ventilation

62%

Ventilation Air Methane

90%

Mitigation

75%

Coal Mines

55%

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Selected Publications

Baris, K., C. Keles, N. Ripepi, K. Luxbacher, S. Gurpinar and M. Karmis, 2015. The first commercial Coal Bed Methane (CBM) project in Turkey reservoir simulation and prefeasibility study for the Amasra coalfield. Int. J. Oil Gas Coal Technol., (In Press). .
Baris, K., 2013. Assessing Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) mitigation and utilization opportunities: A case study at Kozlu Mine, Turkey. Energy Sustain. Dev., 17: 13-23.
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Baris, K., S. Kizgut and V. Didari, 2012. Low-temperature oxidation of some Turkish coals. Fuel, 93: 423-432.
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Baris, K. and S. Kucukali, 2012. Availibility of renewable energy sources in Turkey: Current situation, potential, government policies and the EU perspective. Energy Policy, 42: 377-391.
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Baris, K., 2011. The role of coal in energy policy and sustainable development of Turkey: Is it compatible to the EU energy policy? Energy Policy, 39: 1754-1763.
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Kucukali, S. and K. Baris, 2010. Turkey's short-term gross annual electricity demand forecast by fuzzy logic approach. Energy Policy, 38: 2438-2445.
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Baris, K., H. Aydin and V. Didari, 2010. Statistical modeling of the effect of rank, temperature and particle size on low-temperature oxidation of Turkish coals. Combust. Sci. Technol., 183: 105-121.
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Kucukali, S. and K. Baris, 2009. Assessment of Small Hydropower (SHP) development in Turkey: Laws, regulations and EU policy perspective. Energy Policy, 37: 3872-3879.
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Baris, K., A. Ozarslan and N. Sahin, 2008. The assesment for CO₂ sequestration potential by magnesium silicate minerals in Turkey: Cases of Orhaneli-Bursa and Divrigi-Sivas regions. Energy Explorat. Exploitat., 26: 293-309.
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Kizgut, S., K. Baris and S. Yilmaz, 2006. Effect of chemical demineralization on thermal behavior of bituminous coals. J. Thermal Anal. Calorimetry, 2: 483-488.
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