Projects

Ongoing Projects

  • Development of a Thermomechanical Analysis Methodology for Graphite Nozzle Cores (Grafit Lüle Çekirdekleri için Termomekanik Analiz Metodolojisi Geliştirilmesi), Industrial project between ROKETSAN and MCSM Lab, 1 August 2026 - 31 January 2027, PI

  • Flaw Tolerance Analysis Studies (Effect of Dents, Corrosion Pits, etc.) (İmalat ve Serviste Karşılaşılan Kusurların Parça Ömrüne Etkisi), University-industry collaboration project between Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) and MCSM Lab, Project No. 2024-USI-K7010-0104-17, 2026, PI, Approved / forthcoming

  • Mechanical and Structural-Integrity Assessment of Radar-Absorbing Low-Observability Coatings, University-industry collaboration project between Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) and MCSM Lab, PI, Submitted / under evaluation

  • Development of Fracture Toughness Calculation Methodologies for Steels Under Neutron Irradiation (Nötron ışınlamasına Maruz Kalan Çeliklerin Kırılma Tokluğu Hesaplamaları Üzerine Metot Geliştirme), 2411, TENMAK FÜZYON TEKNOLOJİLERİ ÇAĞRILARI, 2025 - 2027, PI

  • Coordination of the European Nuclear Materials Community for Energy Innovation (CONNECT-NM), HORIZON-EURATOM Project, 2024 - 2029, 43 European Partners, Partner
  • European Materials Acceleration Center for Energy (EU-MACE), CA22123, 2023 - 2027, Secondary Proposer and Management Committee member
  • Agricultural Revitalization in Higher Education Institutions of Asian Countries, ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE, 2023 - 2026, Researcher

Completed Projects

  • Modeling of Plastic Material Behavior of Single Crystal Nickel Alloys, University-industry collaboration project between TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) and MCSM Lab, Phase I and Phase II, March 2025 - March 2026, PI

  • Modeling the Cold Dwell Fatigue Behavior of Titanium Superalloy Microstructures in Gas Turbine Engine Components (Titanyum Süperalaşımlı Gaz Türbin Motor Bileşenlerine Ait Mikroyapıların Soğuk Bekleme Yorulma Davranışının Modellenmesi), TÜBİTAK 1002-A, February 2025 - November 2025, PI

  • Characterisation of Noise Attenuation by Metamaterials in Turbulent Flows, TÜBİTAK 2236 International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers, 2021 - 2023, Advisor
  • Multiscale Analysis of Dwell Fatigue in Titanium Turboshaft Engine Components, University-industry collaboration project between TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) and MCSM Lab, 2022, PI
  • Multiscale Modelling for Fusion and Fission Materials (M4F), H2020 (EURATOM) Project, 2017 - 2021, PI, WP3 (Deformation mechanisms at the grain scale in F/M steels) and WP4 (Channelling at the polycrystal scale in F/M steels), 20 European Partners
  • SLIPLOC: SLIP LOCalization in irradiated steels and consequences on mechanical damage, EERA Pilot Project, 2016 - 2020, WP3 (Polycrystal simulations and experimental validation) leader, 10 European Partners (CEA, SCK-CEN, PSI, METU, CIEMAT, JRC-IET, CNRS/GPM-CNRS/CEMHTI, UPC, UA, IMDEA)
  • Modelling of damage initiation and fracture propagation in ductile materials through micromechanically consistent porous plasticity and cohesive zone modeling approaches (Sünek malzemelerde hasar başlangıcı ve kırılma ilerlemesinin mikromekanik olarak tutarlı porlu plastisite ve kohezif alan teknikleri ile modellenmesi), 117M106, TÜBİTAK 3501, 2017 - 2020
  • Strain gradient crystal plasticity modeling of polycrystal metals (Çok taneli metallerin gerinim gradyan kristal plastisite yöntemi ile modellenmesi), 215M381, TÜBİTAK 3001, 2016 - 2017
  • Micromechanical modelling of size dependent plasticity behavior in polycrystalline materials (Çok taneli metallerde buyukluge bagli plastisite davranisinin mikromekanik modellenmesi), BAP-08-11-2016-031, ODTU BAP (METU Scientific Research Project), 2016-2017
  • Plastic microstructure evolution in metallic materials, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, (COFUND), 2013 - 2015