FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Sep. 2018, Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Journal, Elsevier
Feb. 2017, Postgraduate Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Oct. 2013, Faculty of Engineering PhD Scholarship, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Oct. 2013, Full-time PhD Scholarship, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Jun. 2013, Award of Distinction for graduation at top of the programs in Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 – 2013, Merit Scholarship, Istanbul Educational and Cultural Foundation (ISTEK), Istanbul, Turkey
PEER REVIEWING, COMMITTEES & OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Topic Editor, Flexible Sensing and Intelligent Control for Morphing Unmanned Robots, Frontiers in Robotics and AI (Cite Score 4.4)
Review Editor, Editorial Board of Aircraft Materials and Structures, Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering
Scientific Evaluator, TUBITAK – Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (I have evaluated 11 projects are evaluated in total since Aug. 2020)
Reviewer, Mechanical System and Signal Processing (11*), Composite Structures (10*), Composite Part B: Engineering (1*), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement (2*), Structural Health Monitoring (2*), Aerospace Science and Technology (4*), Measurement (3*), Ocean Engineering (8*), Marine Structures (2*), International Journal of Thermal Sciences (2*), Applied Thermal Engineering (2*), Computational Materials Science (2*), International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (1*); Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics (3*) *Completed Review Assignments
Memberships, International Ship Structures Committee, Turkish Additive Manufacturing Association, Royal Society of Naval Architects, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Jun. 2022, Organizer of Mini Symposia, Design of multi-scale materials, inverse solid modelling, and simulation of advanced manufacturing and sensing processes, International Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (ICoNSOM 2022), Sardinia, Italy
Dec. 2021, Local Organization Committee, 34th Asian-Pacific Technical Exchange and Advisory Meeting on Marine Structures TEAM 2020/21 Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
Spring 2021, Organizer, Integrated Manufacturing Webinar Series: Additive Manufacturing Webinar, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Fall 2020, Organizer, Integrated Manufacturing Webinar Series: Advanced Composite Manufacturing Webinar, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Sept. 2018, Scientific Committee, 28th International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM28), Glasgow, United Kingdom
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Since Fall 2021, Coordinator, Mechanical Testing and Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory, SU-IMC, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Since Fall 2021, Member, Research Awards Committee, FENS, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Since Fall 2020, Coordinator, HPC Platform, SU-IMC, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Since Spring 2020, Member, Graduate Seminar Committee, FENS, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
JAVA, C/C++, Mathematica, MATLAB, Fortran, Python, ANSYS, ANSYS Mechanical APDL coding, ABAQUS, Star CCM+, Fluent, CorelDRAW, GiD, Tecplot, SolidWorks, Rhino, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, etc.
THESIS SUPERVISION
Basoglu, M.F., 2021. Investigation of micro crack toughening in isotropic and composite plates by utilizing peridynamic theory. PhD Thesis, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
Tabrizi, I.E., 2020. Understanding failure mechanisms in hybrid fiber reinforced laminates through the combined usage of DIC, AE, thermography and optic based systems. PhD Thesis, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Rahimi, M.N., 2020. Peridynamic modelling of internal features and interfaces for material toughening. MSc Thesis, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gul, S., 2019. Experimental and numerical investigation of mechanical effect of externally weak layers in thick hybrid composites. MSc Thesis, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.