Group Members

Principal Investigator

Tuncay Yalçinkaya

Associate Professor

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2011
  • MSc in Computational Solid Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, 2005
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2003

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PhD students

Orhun Bulut

Graduate Research Assistant

  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2022
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2019

Can Erdogan

Graduate Research Assistant

  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2021
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2018

Berkehan Tatlı

Graduate Research Assistant

  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2024
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2021

Izzet Erkin Ünsal

Graduate Research Assistant

  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2024
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2021

Hande Vural

Graduate Research Assistant

  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2024
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2021

Ilbilge Umay Aydiner

Full-time PhD student

  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2023
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU NCC, 2020

Tevfik Ozan Fenercioglu

Vice President of Engineering at REPKON Holding

  • International PhD Co-Supervision at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University
  • MSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU
  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, YTU

MSc students

Sadık Sefa Acar

Graduate Research Assistant

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2022

Merthan Özdemir

Graduate Research Assistant

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2024

Zeynep Akbaş

Turkish Aerospace

  • BSc in Material Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University, 2022

Cemrenur Aydın

Turkish Aerospace

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, METU, 2023

Alim Burak Erdal

Turkish Aerospace

  • BSc in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, METU, 2023

Mehmet Murad İlhan

ROKETSAN

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2021

Yiğit Onal

TUSAŞ Engine Industries

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, ESOGU, 2023

Murat Örke

Tubitak SAGE

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Hacettepe University, 2023

Oğultan Özdemir

Ekinoks AG

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, TOBB, 2022

Doruk Can Özyürek

ROKETSAN

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Bilkent, 2021

Ravian Simiyu

Full-time MSc student

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU-NCC, 2022

Fatma Taşğın

ROKETSAN

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2022

Sümeyye Tekbaş

Full-time MSc student

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2024

Özgür Yalçın

TUSAŞ Engine Industries

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2021

Baran Yalçıner

Full-time MSc student

  • BSc in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, METU, 2025

İremnaz Yücel

REPKON

  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering, METU, 2024

BSc Students

Mert Güngör

4th year Undergraduate Student (METE)

Onur Vuralan

4th year Undergraduate Student

Mehmet Yiğit Yamak

4th year Undergraduate Student

Tuğba Yılmaz

4th year Undergraduate Student

Yunus Emre Özsoy

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Hasan Öztürk

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Yiğit Buğra Sağlam

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Ahmet Tarık Salantur

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Ömer Faruk Şahin

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Mehmed Akif Şimşek

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Beraat Uzun

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Kadir Emir Üstün

3rd year Undergraduate Student

Sıla Gök

2nd year Undergraduate Student

Okan Gülcan

2nd year Undergraduate Student

Cats

Çakıl

4th year Undergraduate Cat

Mars

3rd year Cat

Mümtaz

4th year Cat

Bihter

2nd year Cat