Education

PhD     2006     University of Florida, USA, Aerospace Engineering

MS2    2005     University of Florida, USA, Mechanical Engineering (non-thesis)

MS1    2002     Middle East Technical University, Türkiye, Aerospace Engineering

BS       1999     Middle East Technical University, Türkiye, Aerospace Engineering

Employment

2017-               Professor, Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Türkiye

2012-2017       Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Türkiye

2008-2012       Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Türkiye

2008-2008       Instructor, Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, USA

2006-2008       Post Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, USA

2005-2005       Intern, EMBRAER, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brasil

2003-2006       Research Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, USA

1999-2003       Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Türkiye

Current Administrative Duties

Chair - Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, since 2025

Member of the Executive Board, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) - Directorate of Technology and Innovation Support Programs, Transportation, Defense, Energy and Textile Technologies Group (TEYDEB-USETEG), since 2025.

Faculty Board Member (elected) – School of Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, since 2025

Member of Faculty Board of Directors – School of Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, since 2025

Past Administrative Duties

Co-Chair – NATO-AVT-384, Novel Materials and Manufacturing in Military Vehicle Design, 2022-2024

Member of the Advisory Board, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) - Directorate of Science Fellowships and Grant Programs (BİDEB), 2019-2022

Faculty Board Member (elected) – School of Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, 2019-2021

Member of Faculty Board of Directors – School of Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, 2019-2021

Vice Chair - Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, 2013-2020

Erasmus Coordinator - Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, 2013-2016

Non-Deterministic Approaches Technical Committee Member - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2011-2016

Vice Chair - Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, 2009-2010

Major Achievements

2020-2024  Included in The Most Influential Scientists List created by a team of scientists from the USA and the Netherlands, using scientific impact indices such as the number of scientific articles, the number of citations, and the order of authors. In that list, there are 195 scientists from Türkiye.

2014  Elected as Associate Fellow for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. There are only two AIAA Associate Fellows with Türkiye address.

2014  Received the Project Performance Award given by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

2010  Received the Distinguished Young Lecturer Award given by TOBB University of Economics and Technology

Editorship

Review Editor - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (2017-Present)

Editorial Board Member - International Journal of Crashworthiness (2016-Present)

Journal Reviewer

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

AIAA Journal

ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

ASME Journal of Mechanical Design

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Composite Structures

Composites Part B: Engineering

Engineering Optimization

Engineering Structures

Expert Systems

Expert Systems With Applications

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

International Journal of Crashworthiness

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Journal of Aircraft

Journal of Automobile Engineering

Journal of Mechanical Design (ASME)

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Materials and Design

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Thin Walled Structures