Abdulkadir Bedir
Abdulkadir Bedir(530)752-9931
akb@ucdavis.edu
Kadir Bedir is a graduate student researcher at Institute of Transportation Studies. He joined PH&EV Research Center in Fall 2010. His previous research evaluates the green electricity considerations of EV buyers and is funded by BMW North America, LLC. He recently started his dissertation research on “EV-Friendly Electric Utilities Project” which will be funded by the California Energy Commission.
Before coming to UCDavis, Kadir attended higher education research experience (HERE) program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He studied on several projects related to retrofit electric vehicles, zero-energy houses, design of wheel hub motors, and design of PHEV chargers. He received awards from Fullbright, National Science Foundation, and Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Research Interests:
- Electric Vehicle Policies
- Electric Vehicle and Grid Interactions
- Consumer Behavior Models
- Behavioral Economics of Energy Efficiency
- Transportation of Natural Resources
- Mixed Research Methods
Education
PhD, Transportation Tech & Policy, UCDavis, (Exp.) 2013
MS, Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, 2010
BS, Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2008
