Academic Experience


Education

Ph. D. 2003 Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. "Fabrication of Directed Nanowire Networks Through Stress-Guided Self-Assembly"
M.S. 1999 Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. "Mechanical properties and microstructure of the aromatic polyimide PMDA-ODA"
B.S. 1997 Mechanical Engineering Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
High School 1993 Alman Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey



Awards

Turkish Academy of Sciences, Distinguished Young Scientist Award (TUBA-GEBIP), 2009.
TUBITAK Career Award, 2004.
An Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
Alumni Association Teaching Fellow Award, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002-2003.



Academic Positions

10/2011 - present Associate Professor Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
01/2004 - 10/2011 Assistant Professor Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
08/2003 - 12/2003 Graduate Research Assistant University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.
08/2002 - 08/2003 Graduate Teaching Fellow University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.
01/1998 - 08/2002 Graduate Research Assistant University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.
08/1997 - 12/1997 Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.



Administrative Posts

09/2005 - 09/2008 Coordinator Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey