Publications

Open-access or preprint versions of most of our recent papers are available via the PDF links below. For a complete and up-to-date publication list, see Prof. Cinar’s Google Scholar profile.

Paul Mokotoff (2026). Optimal System Architecture Synthesis for Advanced Aircraft Configurations. University of Michigan.

Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Mission-level integration of HT-PEMFCs and LH2 tanks for a retrofitted parallel hybrid-electric aircraft. Journal of Power Sources, vol. 693, 241180.

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Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Generalized Engine Inoperative Performance Requirements for Future Aircraft Concepts. Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 179, Part 2, 113415.

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Cristina Erskine, Nattanan Wongprapinkul, Oliver Jia-Richards, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Impact of Rocket Launch Emissions on Polar Mesospheric Cloud Formation using AIM/CIPS Data. 2026 AIAA Regional Student Conferences.

Nattanan Wongprapinkul, Gökçin Çınar, Oliver Jia-Richards (2026). Dependence of Atmospheric and Climate Impacts on Launch Latitude and Seasonal Variation in Rocket Emissions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, submitted.

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Maxfield Arnson, Gökçin Çınar, Alejandra Uranga (2026). Thermal Management System Modeling and Architectures for Conceptual Design of Electrified Aircraft. AIAA AVIATION 2026 Forum.

Hannah Hajdik, Shugo Kaneko, Alejandro Lopez Cotrina, Maxfield Arnson, Triết Hồ, Andrew Lamkin, Sabet Seraj, Ara Mahseredjian, Noah Salk, Gökçin Çınar, Joaquim R.R.A. Martins, Alejandra Uranga (2026). Extensions to a Gradient-Based MDAO Framework for Aircraft Conceptual Design. AIAA AVIATION 2026 Forum.

Miranda Stockhausen, Barath G.R., Vishal Modi, Steven Kestler, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Development of a Hybridization-Aware Digital Integrated Systems Model for a Baseline Aircraft Inner Fixed Structure. MBSE and AI for Digital Engineering, AIAA AVIATION 2026 Forum, San Diego, CA.

Reynard de Vries, Andrew K. Jeyaraj, Francesco Salucci, Arthur Brown, Matthew A. Clarke, Phillip J. Ansell, Maurice Hoogreef, Bahareh Zaghari, Susan Liscouët-Hanke, Robert D. Love, Milos Ilak, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Conceptual Design of Electrified Aircraft: A Practical Guide for Engineering Students and Practitioners. AIAA Aviation Forum 2026.

Emma Cassidy, Ana Garcia, Gökçin Çınar (2026). A Multi-Scale Computational Framework for Evaluating Technology Impacts on Future Aircraft Fleets. 35th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2026).

Maxfield Arnson, Rawan Aljaber, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Predicting Conceptual Aircraft Design Parameters Using Gaussian Process Regressions on Historical Data. AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Article in Advance.

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Paul Mokotoff, Mingxuan Shi, Alexander Carrere, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Weakly Coupling MBSE and MDAO via a Tool-Neutral Authoritative Source of Truth. AIAA SciTech Forum 2026.

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Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar (2026). Reliability and Performance Trade Studies for NASA’s Subsonic Single Aft Engine Aircraft. AIAA SciTech Forum 2026.

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Shugo Kaneko, Maxfield Arnson, Hannah Hajdik, Gökçin Çınar, Joaquim R.R.A. Martins, Alejandra Uranga (2026). Gradient-Based MDAO Framework for Advanced Aircraft Concepts. AIAA SciTech Forum 2026.

Maxfield Arnson, Michael Tsai, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Historical Trends and Future Projections of Key Performance Parameters in Aircraft Design. Journal of Aircraft, Volume 63, Issue 1, pp. 266-288.

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Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar (2025). A Graph-based Framework for Advanced Aircraft Propulsion System Analysis. Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 168, Part B, 110798.

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Conan Lee, Joaquim R.R.A. Martins, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Aerodynamic Design and Optimization via a Specialized Agentic Generative AI Framework. Preprint.

Emma Cassidy, Paul Mokotoff, Yilin Deng, Michael Ikeda, Kathryn Kirsch, Max Li, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Design to Deployment: Flight Schedule-Based Analysis of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Variants in U.S. Regional Carrier Operations. MDPI Aerospace, vol. 12, no.7, 598.

Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Swapnil Sarjerao Jagtap, Blake Moffitt, Jennifer Hallbach, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Design Space Exploration and Performance Analysis of Low Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Propulsion Aircraft. 2025 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC).

Emma Cassidy, Yipeng Liu, Max Li, Kathryn Kirsh, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Energy and Power Management Optimization for Sequential Daily Operations in Regional Hybrid-Electric Aircraft. 2025 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Paul Mokotoff, Maxfield Arnson, Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Supplementary Web-Based Resources for FAST: A Future Aircraft Sizing Tool for Conventional and Electrified Aircraft Design. Supplementary Material.

Armaan Kamat, Ben Chan, Aayush Sharma, Haochen Wu, Emma Cassidy, Kathryn Kirsch, Gökçin Çınar, Max Z. Li (2025). Full Airline Network Fleet Assignment Model with Hybrid Electric Aircraft Uptake. 2025 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC).

Paul Mokotoff, Maxfield Arnson, Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Gökçin Çınar (2025). FAST: A Future Aircraft Sizing Tool for Conventional and Electrified Aircraft Design. Journal of Aircraft, Volume 63, Issue 3, pp. 1023-1040.

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Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Miranda Stockhausen, Paul Mokotoff, Maxfield Arnson, Gökçin Çınar (2025). SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) System Integration Analysis with the Future Aircraft Sizing Tool (FAST). AIAA SciTech Forum 2025.

Paul Mokotoff, Maxfield Arnson, Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Gökçin Çınar (2025). FAST: A Future Aircraft Sizing Tool for Conventional and Electrified Aircraft Design. AIAA SciTech Forum 2025.

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Nawa Khailany, Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Aircraft Geometry and Propulsion Architecture Visualization for the Future Aircraft Sizing Tool (FAST). AIAA SciTech Forum 2025.

Maxfield Arnson, Rawan Aljaber, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Predicting Conceptual Aircraft Design Parameters Using Gaussian Process Regressions on Historical Data. AIAA SciTech Forum 2025.

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Swapnil Jagtap, Alexandra Strehlow, Maria Reitz, Steven Kestler, Gökçin Çınar (2025). Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach for a Systematic Design of Aircraft Engine Inlet. AIAA SciTech Forum 2025.

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Ben Chan, Yilin Deng, Nick Tran, Michael Ikeda, Gökçin Çınar, and Max Z. Li (2024). Optimizing Fleet Assignment Decisions for Regional Airlines with Hybrid Electric Aircraft Uptake. 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences.

Maxfield Arnson, Gökçin Çınar, Elias Waddington, Phillip J. Ansell, Matthew A. Clarke, Reynard de Vries, Francesco Salucci, Nirmit Prabhakar, Jonathan C. Gladin, Mingxuan Shi, Edward Lovelace and Peter de Bock (2024). System-Level Energy Pack Requirements for Sustainable Commercial Aviation. AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024.

Haochen Wu, Yu Syuan Lin, Kevin R. Sun, Teja Koduru, Gökçin Çınar, Aaron W. Johnson, Oliver Jia-Richards, Max Z. Li (2024). Natural Disaster-Resilient Spaceport Network Planning. 2024 AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND.

Yi-Chih "Arenas" Wang, Gökçin Çınar (2024). Modeling and Simulation of High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells in Parallel Hybrid Electric Turboprop Aircraft With Multi Whale Optimization Algorithms. 2024 AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND.

Michael Stevens, Aaron W. Johnson, Max Z. Li, Gökçin Çınar, Oliver Jia-Richards (2024). Development of a Qualitative Model for Predicting Soil Acidification due to Solid Rocket Motor Exhaust. 2024 AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND.

Nattanan Wongprapinkul, Aaron W. Johnson, Max Z. Li, Oliver Jia-Richards, Gökçin Çınar (2024). Development of a Plume Evolution Model for Launch Vehicle Ground Cloud Deposition. 2024 AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND.

Sabrina Olson, Gökçin Çınar, Max Z. Li, Oliver Jia-Richards, Aaron W. Johnson (2024). A Review of Documented Community Impacts Due to Spaceport Development. 2024 AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND.

Yilin Deng, Alexander Kryuchkov, Paul R. Mokotoff, Emma Cassidy, Janki Patel, Santiago Garcia Lavanchy, Max Z. Li, Gökçin Çınar (2023). Operational Analysis for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Fleets: A feasibility study for the short- and medium-haul markets. 2023 AIAA Aviation Forum and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS).

Gökçin Çınar, Yu Cai, Mayank V. Bendarkar, Andrew I. Burrell, Russell K. Denney, Dimitri N. Mavris (2022). System Analysis and Design Space Exploration of Regional Aircraft with Electrified Powertrains. Journal of Aircraft, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 382-409.

Chrysoula L Pastra, Gökçin Çınar, Dimitri N Mavris (2022). Feasibility and benefit assessments of hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery configurations on a regional turboprop aircraft. AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum.

Chrysoula L Pastra, Cuyler Dull, Rodolfo Berumen, Cem Yumuk, Gökçin Çınar, Dimitri N Mavris (2022). Viability Study of an Electrified Regional Turboprop. 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Chrysoula L Pastra, Christopher Hall, Gökçin Çınar, Jon Gladin, Dimitri N Mavris (2022). Specific power and efficiency projections of electric machines and circuit protection exploration for aircraft applications. 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Gökçin Çınar, Yu Cai, Russell K. Denney, Dimitri N. Mavris (2022). Modeling and Simulation of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft for the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) Program. 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Mingxuan Shi, Metin Ozcan, Gökçin Çınar, Jonathan Gladin, Dimitri N Mavris (2022). Finalized Design and Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Turbo-Electric Regional Jet for the NASA ULI Program. 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Alexander A Markov, Gökçin Çınar, Joshua D Brooks, Russell K Denney, Elena Garcia, Dimitri N Mavris, Soumya S Patnaik (2022). Analysis of a Hybrid Partial Turboelectric Distributed Propulsion System for a Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV. 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Yu Cai, Jiacheng Xie, Gökçin Çınar, Dimitri N. Mavris (2022). Advanced 2030 turboprop aircraft modeling for the electrified powertrain flight demonstration program. 2022 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS).

Gökçin Çınar, Yu Cai, Mayank V. Bendarkar, Andrew I. Burrell, Russell K. Denney, Dimitri N. Mavris (2022). System Analysis and Design Space Exploration of Regional Aircraft with Electrified Powertrains. AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum.

Alex Markov, Gökçin Çınar, Jonathan C. Gladin, Elena Garcia, Russell K. Denney, Soumya S. Patnaik, and Dimitri Mavris (2021). Performance Assessment of a Distributed Electric Propulsion System for a Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. AIAA/IEEE Electric Technologies Symposium 2021.

Mingxuan Shi, Gökçin Çınar, and Dimitri Mavris (2021). Fleet Analysis of a Hybrid Turboelectric Commercial Regional Jet under NASA ULI Program. AIAA/IEEE Electric Technologies Symposium 2021.

Gökçin Çınar, Alexander A. Markov, Jonathan C. Gladin, Elena Garcia, Dimitri N. Mavris and Soumya S. Patnaik (2020). Feasibility Assessments of a Hybrid Turboelectric Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. AIAA/IEEE Electric Technologies Symposium 2020.

Mingxuan Shi, Mitchell Sanders, Alan Alahmad, Christopher Perullo, Gokcin Cinar and Dimitri N. Mavris (2020). Design and Analysis of the Thermal Management System of a Hybrid Turboelectric Regional Jet for the NASA ULI Program. AIAA/IEEE Electric Technologies Symposium 2020.

Christopher Perullo, Mingxuan Shi, Gökçin Çınar, Alan Alahmad, Mitchell Sanders, Dimitri N. Mavris and Meyer Benzakein (2020). An Update on Sizing and Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Turboelectric Regional Jet for the NASA ULI Program. AIAA/IEEE Electric Technologies Symposium 2020.

Andrew T. Van Zwieten, Gökçin Çınar, Elena Garcia, Jonathan C. Gladin, Dimitri N. Mavris (2020). Transient Surrogate Modeling for Thermal Management Systems. AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum.

Gökçin Çınar, Elena Garcia, Dimitri N Mavris (2019). A Framework for Electrified Propulsion Architecture and Operation Analysis. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 92 No. 5, pp. 675-684, 2020.

Gökçin Çınar (2018). A Methodology For Dynamic Sizing of Electric Power Generation and Distribution Architectures. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Gökçin Çınar, Yu Cai, Imon Chakraborty, Dimitri N Mavris (2018). Sizing and Optimization of Novel General Aviation Vehicles and Propulsion System Architectures. 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum.

Gökçin Çınar, Hernando Jimenez, Dimitri N Mavris (2017). A Categorical Model for Airport Capacity Estimation Using Hierarchical Clustering. Journal of Aerospace Operations, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 245-273.

Gökçin Çınar, Dimitri N Mavris, Mathias Emeneth, Alexander Schneegans, Carsten Riediger, Yann Fefermann, Askin Isikveren (2017). Sizing, integration and performance evaluation of hybrid electric propulsion subsystem architectures. 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum.

Gökçin Çınar, Dimitri N Mavris, Mathias Emeneth, Alexander Schneegans, Yann Fefermann (2017). Development of Parametric Power Generation and Distribution Subsystem Models at the Conceptual Aircraft Design Stage. 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum.

George Hospodarsky, Jared Leisner, Gökçin Çınar, William Kurth, Donald Gurnett, Ondrej Santolik (2016). Quasi-Periodic Whistler Mode Emissions in Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere. EGU General Assembly 2016, held 17-22 April, 2016 in Vienna Austria, id. EPSC2016-9340.

Gökçin Çınar, Mathias Emeneth, Dimitri N Mavris (2016). A Methodology for Sizing and Analysis of Electric Propulsion Subsystems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum.

Robert W Roe, Sean T Ford, Gökçin Çınar, Zohaib Mian, Dimitri N Mavris (2014). A Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Design Environment for Requirements Development and Performance Evaluation of Autonomous Systems. 14th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum.

JS Leisner, Gökçin Çınar, GB Hospodarsky, CS Arridge, DA Gurnett, AJ Coates (2011). Evidence of time-variable electrons at Saturn: Quasi-periodic whistler mode emissions in the inner magnetosphere. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011.

JS Leisner, Gökçin Çınar, GB Hospodarsky, P Schippers, DA Gurnett, O Santolik, AJ Coates (2010). First Analysis of Quasi-Periodic Whistler Mode Emissions in Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract id.SM23A-1915.