CV

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2002-2007
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Thesis: Aspects of Energy Minimization in Solid Mechanics: Evolution of Inelastic Microstructures and Crack Propagation.

M.Sc., Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures (COMMAS), 2000-2002
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Thesis: Two-Scale Relaxation Analysis of Finite-Strain Single Slip Plasticity based on a First-Order Rank-One Convexification.

B.S., Civil Engineering, 1994-1999
Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey

Academic Positions

Associate Professor at Aerospace Engineering Department
Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey, April 2017 to present


Assistant Professor at Aerospace Engineering Department
Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey, May 2011 to April 2017


Postdoctoral Scholar in Mechanical Engineering (Computational Solid Mechanics Laboratory)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, October 2009 - February 2011


Postdoctoral Scholar in Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (Computational Solid Mechanics Group)
California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), USA, October 2007- October 2009


Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute of Applied Mechanics
University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2002-2007


Graduate Student Assistant at the Institute of Applied Mechanics
University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2001-2002


Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Civil Engineering Department
Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey, 1999-2000