Bio
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2005. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
M.S. 2002. Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
M.S. 2001. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
B.S. 2000. Mechanical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
EXPERIENCE
Professor, Boğaziçi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2019-
Associate Professor, Boğaziçi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2013-2019
Assistant Professor, Boğaziçi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2007-2013
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005-2007
Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004 Fall
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001-2004
AWARDS & HONORS
Excellence in Research Award, Boğaziçi University Foundation, 2019
TUBITAK Project Performance Award, 2018
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Elsevier), 2018
Outstanding Reviewer Award, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids (Elsevier), 2018
Outstanding Young Scientist Award (GEBIP), Turkish Academy of Sciences, 2017
Outstanding Reviewer Award, International Journal of Solids and Structures (Elsevier), 2017
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Sound and Vibration (Elsevier), 2015
TUBITAK Career Award, 2011
2nd Prize on the ADAMS Design Contest, 2001
Mechanical Engineering Departmental Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2000-2001
Graduation with High Honors from Boğaziçi University, 2000
Merit-based scholarship, Boğaziçi University Foundation, 1995-1999
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Multi-body dynamics
Vibrations and acoustics, vibration isolation systems
Phononic band gap structures
Elastic metamaterials
Passive anti-resonance generation methods
Design of displacement amplifiers and motion converters
