Astronautical Engineer

Muzaffer
Mert Yazici

B.Sc. Astronautical Engineering @ ITU · Graduating Jun 2026
Undergraduate Research Fellow @ TUBITAK UZAY
Turkish Lunar Mission · Orbit, Attitude & Control Group

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About

Who I am

Final-year Astronautical Engineering student at Istanbul Technical University (GPA: 3.3/4.0), graduating June 2026. Erasmus+ exchange at Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic (GPA: 3.91/4.0).

Undergraduate Research Fellow at TUBITAK UZAY on the Turkish Lunar Mission (AYAP/TLM), Orbit, Attitude and Control Group.

Challenger Fellow of the Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation. 3rd at Istanbul Designathon 2024. Based in Sariyer, Istanbul.

3.3
GPA @ ITU
3.91
GPA @ Brno
3rd
Istanbul Designathon
Jun 26
Graduation
Experience

Where I've worked

Oct 2025 – Present
TUBITAK UZAY · Ankara · Orbit, Attitude and Control Group
Undergraduate Research Fellow — Turkish Lunar Mission (AYAP/TLM)
  • Developing a system-level spacecraft simulation model in MATLAB/Simulink
  • Implementing flight dynamics and lunar mission scenario simulations
  • Developing a graphical flight simulation interface for visualization
  • Modeling spacecraft dynamic behavior and control logic for performance evaluation
  • Collaborating in a multidisciplinary team to define simulation architecture
Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
TUBITAK UZAY · Ankara
Research Intern — Turkish Lunar Mission
  • Designed transfer trajectory concepts for asteroid 85990 JV6
  • Simulated interplanetary transfers using Lambert solutions
  • Analyzed launch windows and delta-V requirements for mission feasibility
  • Contributed to propulsion and orbital analysis studies within TLM
2023 – 2024
Turkiye Girisimcilik Vakfi · Istanbul
Challenger — Entrepreneurship Program
  • Selected as one of the highly competitive Challenger fellows
  • Participated in entrepreneurship workshops, startup events and innovation challenges
Skills

What I work with

Programming
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • R
  • GNU Octave
Python Libraries
  • AstroPy
  • poliastro
  • Rebound
  • Skyfield
  • pandas
  • NumPy
  • scikit-learn
  • TensorFlow
  • Matplotlib
  • Plotly
Aerospace
  • Orbital Mechanics
  • Astrodynamics
  • Attitude Dynamics
  • Trajectory Design
  • Lambert Solutions
  • Patched Conics
Tools
  • GitHub
  • LaTeX
  • VS Code
  • Jupyter
  • Simulink
Certificates & Achievements

Recognition

📊
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Google · Coursera · 2026
🤖
Machine Learning
Stanford University · Coursera · 2024
🏆
3rd Place — Istanbul Designathon 2024
ISO ETP · Istanbul Chamber of Industry
🔧
EELISA Prototype Contest
EELISA · Nürnberg, Germany · Dec 2024 · Participant
Languages & Interests

Beyond the lab

Languages
TurkishNative
EnglishIntermediate
Interests
  • Swimming as exercise
  • Following economic trends and financial news
  • Origami (paper folding art)
  • Participating in entrepreneurship events and competitions
References

Who I've worked with

References available upon request.

Contact

Get in touch.

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LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/muzaffer-mert-yazici
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GitHub
github.com/yazicmert
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