Engin holds BSc and MSc degrees in Environmental Engineering. During MSc studies, he worked as a research assistant in the Environmental Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University (METU) and studied renewable energy production (biogas production) from wastes. He joined the GTE team in 2015 and is now an experienced technical specialist in resource efficiency, carbon and water footprint calculation & reporting & mitigation pathways and industrial symbiosis for various manufacturing industries; climate change and action plans and critical infrastructure risk analyses for cities. Also, he is also currently a board member of the “Climate Research Association of Turkey”.
For almost 10 years in his academic and professional career, he took part in many site studies for industrial sustainability projects including 6 major industrial parks in Turkey (Ankara, Bursa, Adana, İzmir, Eskişehir, Aksaray). He has a well-proven sectorial and hands-on expertise in textile, metal, food, chemicals, plastics and fertilizer industries. Among his recent works, there are emission reduction roadmap studies in sectors that have been prioritized within the framework of the Green Deal.
He is also a PhD candidate in the Environmental Engineering Department of METU. Within the framework of continuing PhD studies, Engin investigates the applicability of different Circular Economy business models to three selected waste streams generated by industrial production processes in Turkey. He is also currently a board member of the “Climate Research Association of Turkey”.