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My multi-disciplinary background includes research and teaching with a focus on mathematical modeling of thermodynamic systems, especially involving nonequilibrium phase transformations due to fast interface kinetics. Post doctoral studies at the Center for Engineering in Medicine, a leading research center on biopreservation run jointly by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, provided me with the sources to move my research interests into the biomedical field, namely to develop mathematical models for freezing and vitrification of cells. For my Ph.D. research, I developed a mathematical model for dendritic crystal growth, where a tree-like morphology develops at the solid-liquid interface at high cooling rates that make plane-front freezing unstable. The ability to predict the highly coupled solidification parameters such as the size, growth rate, and chemical composition of a dendrite growing in a super-cooled liquid as a function of the temperature difference is crucial to achieve desired microstructures and, thus, material properties. My new dendritic-growth model went beyond the existing models by calculating the interfacial driving force using a thermodynamic-solution model and correctly relating it to the linear kinetic theory. Compared to the existing models, this enabled it to better predict the range of solutions for the temperature difference, at which the transition from mass diffusion to thermal diffusion begins for the material in particular, to achieve the desired material properties. I developed an iterative algorithm to fit the thermodynamic model to empirical solidification and thermo-chemical data and estimated the thermodynamic parameters in solving the multivariate nonlinear system of equations, which were incorporated into the new dendritic-growth model. While working towards my M.S., I optimized the energy use of the drying unit of an operating paper machine in collaboration with the paper industry. For this work, I was rewarded with a research award by the Pulp and Paper Foundation of Turkey. In addition to my research experience, I have also had the opportunity to develop my teaching skills. During my studies at Northeastern University, I have taught more than 450 students in the Materials Science labs and received accreditations as well as university-wide awards as a teaching assistant. |
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Education
Specializing in Mathematical Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Advisor: Dr. Teiichi Ando
Specializing in Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Optimization Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Advisor: Dr. Güniz Gürüz
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
American Collegiate Institute, İzmir, Turkey |
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TEACHING
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Selected Honors and Awards ▪ TUBITAK Young Scholars Travel Grant, 2008 ▪ TASSA Young Scholars Travel Grant, 2008 ▪ Full assistantship, Graduate School of Engineering, NU, 2000-2006 ▪ “A Model of Success,” appeared as the cover story in NU Engineer 2006 ▪ Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, College of Engineering, NU, 2006 ▪ Leader Teaching Assistant credentials, Center for Effective University Teaching, NU, 2006 ▪ Expert Teaching Assistant credentials, Center for Effective University Teaching, NU, 2006 ▪ Academic Delegate, NU Provost’s Delegation visiting several research centers and institutions of higher learning in Turkey with the aim of creating international education partners, May 2005 ▪ Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the category of Community Service, NU, 2005 ▪ Outstanding Teaching Assistant Certificate of Achievement, NU, 2005 ▪ TMS Graduate Student Research Travel Grant, 2004 and 2005 ▪ Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars - Alpha NU Chapter, 2003 ▪ Who’s Who campus leader (Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges), 2003 ▪ Turkish Pulp and Paper Industry Foundation Research Award, 2000 ▪ Eczacibasi International Research Travel Grant, 2000 ▪ Yaşar Foundation Graduate Study Award, 1997-1999 ▪ Dean’s Honor List, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, METU, 1995-1997 ▪ IAESTE International Technical Training Award, 1995 |
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