Halil Güven

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Who is Halil Güven?

Halil Guven is a Cypriot-born professor and the rector of Istanbul Bilgi University appointed in the academic year of 2009-2010. He received his B.S. degree from Boğaziçi University, his M.S. degree from Mississippi State University on Fulbright Scholarship, and his Ph.D. degree from University of Houston, in mechanical engineering. Alongside his 20+ articles in energy systems in peer-reviewed journals, Prof. Güven has edited books and published book chapters on globalization, leadership, clash of civilizations and education. Prof. Güven took part in Harvard Graduate School of Education's “Harvard Seminar for New University Presidents” in 2000, and speaks Turkish, English, and moderate Spanish and Greek.

Prof. Güven worked as assistant professor, associate professor and as professor at San Diego State University. He founded and directed two important centers at San Diego State University, namely the Energy Engineering Institute on applied energy research for industrial and manufacturing facilities, and the Industrial Assessment Center, financially supported by the US Department of Energy, on evaluating energy usage by small to medium size industrial facilities. His work at EEI received ‘Energy Innovation Award’ from the US Department of Energy. He served as vice-president for two terms and as president at Association of Energy Engineers, San Diego Chapter. Among many other awards, Prof. Güven received Energy Professional Development Award from AEE, Teetor Educator Award from SAE, and Distinguished Engineering Educator Award from San Diego Engineering Societies in recognition of “devoted services to the Engineering Profession and Community.”

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Education
  • Mississippi State University
  • University of Houston
  • Boğaziçi University

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on July 23, 2013

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