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Dr. Pinar Temocin was trained in hydrobiology engineering in Turkey, Philosophy in Turkey and Germany, and Comparative Politics and Public Policy in France. Before entering the Hitachi-UTokyo Lab. in November 2023, she completed her doctoral studies at Hiroshima University, researching nuclear energy policies and environmental civil society organizations within the post-Fukushima context. As a project assistant professor under the Hitachi-UTokyo Lab., she focuses on hydrogen and ammonia co-firing technology, bridging her educational background
in political science and research expertise in sustainability studies. While working at the Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, she is also leading the case study in Japan as part of the GOGREEN, a global research project on the local co-creation of green transitions, led by Roskilde University, Denmark. Additionally, she is currently a non-residential visiting fellow at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA.
Using her interdisciplinary research experience in environmental governance, stakeholder engagement, and energy policies, Dr. Temocin carried out research in several research institutes worldwide, including the University of Auckland and Seoul National University. She actively collaborates with scholars internationally and produces research papers on energy issues.