Serasu Duran

PhD

Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Assistant Professor

Haskayne School of Business, Operations and Supply Chain Management [OSCM]

Contact information

serasu.duran@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
serasu.duran@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Google Scholar

Website

Location

Office: SH122

For media enquiries, contact

Janice Hillmer
Senior Communications Strategist
Email: janice.hillmer@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Operations Management, Northwestern University, 2018

M.S. Operations Management, Northwestern University, 2017

M.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 2012

B.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 2010

Biography

I am an assistant professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Haskayne School of Business. My main research focus is energy-related and sustainable operations management; with a particular interest on the impacts of new technologies and disruptions on existing supply chains.

Prior to joining Haskayne, I completed my PhD studies at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Research

Areas of Research

Energy, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Decision Making

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Energy innovations for today and tomorrow

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
OPMA 601	Operations Management
OPMA 668.01	Sustainable Business Operations
OPMA 405	Service Operations Management
OPMA 317	Fundamentals of Operations and Supply Chain Management
OPMA 301	Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management

Publications

Journal articles

Cleaning after solar panels: applying a circular outlook to clean energy research. Serasu Duran, Atalay Atasu, and Luk N. Van Wassenhove. International Journal of Production Research. (2022)
An analysis of renewable mini-grid projects for rural electrification. Serasu Duran and Feyza Sahinyazan. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. (2021)

Other publications

The Dark Side of Solar Power . Atalay Atasu, Serasu Duran, and Luk N. Van Wassenhove. Harvard Business Review. (2021)
How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy. Serasu Duran, Atalay Atasu, and Clara Carrera. The Conversation. (2023)
B.C. floods reveal fragile food supply chains — 4 ways to manage the crisis now and in the future. Serasu Duran and Feyza Sahinyazan. The Conversation. (2021)
Why renewable energy ‘mini-grids’ in remote communities fail and how to avoid it. Serasu Duran and Feyza Sahinyazan. The Conversation. (2021)

In the News

Why it's so much cheaper to ship stuff from China than within Canada. CBC Radio. (2023)
The new cost of construction. Business in Calgary Magazine. (2022)
Alberta posts highest construction levels in years, but supply chain woes impede projects. CBC News. (2021)
'Solar trash tsunami': How solar power is driving a looming environmental crisis . National Post. (2021)
Dark Side To Solar? More Reports Tie Panel Production To Toxic Pollution. Forbes. (2021)