Mehmet Akif Aglar

Ph.D. Student

Member Of:
  • School of Economics
Related Links:
Email Address: maglar3@gatech.edu

Overview

Mehmet Akif Ağlar is a PhD candidate in the School of Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in Applied Microeconomics with an emphasis on energy and environmental economics.

Faculty Advisors:
Casey J. Wichman, Bobby Harris
Education:
  • M.Sc. in Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • M.Sc. in Engineering Management, METU, Ankara, Turkey
  • B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Awards and
Distinctions:
  • Graduate Teaching Fellow (2023-2026)
  • Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) Summer Research Program (2025)
Research Fields:
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Energy Economics
  • Energy Markets
  • Environmental Economics
Issues:
  • Free Market Economics
  • Science and Technology
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Uncertainty and Decision Making
Courses Taught:
  • ECON-2105: Principles of Macroeconomics

Interests

Issues:
  • Free Market Economics
  • Science and Technology
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Uncertainty and Decision Making

Courses

  • ECON-2105: Principles of Macroeconomics