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My
multi-disciplinary background includes research, solving engineering
problems, and teaching with a focus on mathematical modeling of thermodynamic
systems, especially involving solid-liquid interfaces and 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 resources to move my research interests into the
biomedical field, namely to develop mathematical models for freezing, drying,
and vitrification of cells. I was awarded with the Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Award in the 2016-2017 academic year and visited the same lab for my
sabbatical leave. As part of my ongoing collaboration with this center, I use
mathematical models and develop microfluidic systems to control the
preconcentration of cells prior to biopreservation. This way, we hope to
develop novel technologies to facilitate safe preparation and storage of
delicate mammalian cells that will eradicate the complexities originating
from the necessity of using high cooling rates and high cryoprotectant agent
concentrations. My tasks at
Hacettepe University involve research, teaching undergraduate and graduate
courses, advising, and consulting. I direct a research lab including
post-docs, technicians, graduate and undergraduate students and the ongoing
research is focused on these topics: 1. Microfluidic solutions for biomedical
problems, a project supported by the National Science Foundation of Turkey.
2. Classification and statistical analysis of bread wheat based on physical,
chemical, and mechanical properties, a project supported by the Ankara
Chamber of Commerce. 3. Optimization of a novel automatic controlled
electro-chemical machining (ECM) device that we developed as an R&D
company in the University Technopark with the Techno-Innovation grant from
the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade. The long term goal is to further
improve the ECM technique for application to MEMS devices. 4. Statistical
entropy based analysis of physical data. For my Ph.D.
research, I developed a mathematical model for dendritic crystal growth
during rapid solidification, 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. While working
towards my M.S., I performed heat and mass transfer analysis and optimized the
energy use on 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 in
the Mechanical Engineering department 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. I
continue to teach many undergraduate and graduate students in various
engineering topics at Hacettepe University, Middle East Technical University
North Cyprus Campus, and the National Defense University in Ankara. As part of
service to the University and to the community, I have been actively involved
in various University committees and have been advising five different
student groups on campus as well as acting as a liaison between Northeastern
University (NU) and its alumni in Ankara as the founding president of the NU
Ankara Alumni Chapter. |
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EducatIoN |
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Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with
minor in Materials Science and Engineering (2006) Specialized in Thermodynamics of Materials and Mathematical
Modeling Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Advisor: Dr. Teiichi Ando |
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M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2000) Specialized in Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Optimization Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Advisor: Dr. Güniz Gürüz |
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B.S. in Chemical Engineering (1997) Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey |
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Lycee Diploma, Mathematics Section (1992) American Collegiate Institute, İzmir, Turkey |
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Undergraduate Courses
Graduate Courses
Assisted undergraduate courses
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Selected Honors and
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NEWS IN THE MEDIA |
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