Group Leader

M. Metin Yavuz

Positions

• Professor, METU ME — 2019–present
• Assoc. Prof., METU ME — 2014–2019
• Asst. Prof., METU ME — 2011–2014

Education

• PhD, Lehigh University — 2006
• MS, Lehigh University — 2004
• BS, METU — 2001

Prior

• Sr. Research Eng., ArcelorMittal Global R&D — 2008–2011
• Research Eng., ArcelorMittal Global R&D — 2006–2008

Members

Osman Ohtaroğlu

PhD Student

Diren Dikbaş

MSc Student

Erdoğan Güneş

MSc Student

Uğur Ozan Baygeldi

MSc Student

Barış Duman

MSc Student

Onur Kakilli

MSc Student

CB

Can Bozer

Undergraduate Student

ÖFD

Ömer Faruk Doğrul

Undergraduate Student

EA

Ebrar Akyüz

Undergraduate Student

SK

Sami Kömürlüoğlu

Undergraduate Student

Collaborations

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Çagatay Yalçın

Aneurysm & Heart Valve Studies · Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University

Dr. Göktuğ Koçak

Ground Effect Studies, Aerodynamics Chief Engineer · TF‑KAAN, TUSAŞ

Dr. Cenk Çetin

Unsteady Blowing Studies, Flight Physics, IPT Lead · Helicopter VP, TUSAŞ

PhD Alumni

• Cenk Çetin (2024) — Flight Physics, Integrated Product Team Lead, Helicopter VP · TUSAŞ
• Göktuğ Koçak (2023) — Aerodynamics Chief Engineer, Aerodynamic Design TF‑KAAN · TUSAŞ
• Burcu Ramazanlı (2022) — Assistant Professor, ADA University, Azerbaijan
• Alper Çelik (2017) — Assistant Professor, Swansea University, UK

MS and BS Alumni

Mehmet Anıl Susar · Amirhossein Fathipour · Oğuzhan Yılmaz · Kerem Tuğ Gökçek · Kayacan Kestel · Mohammad Sharifi Ghazijahani · İlhan Öztürk · Burak Gülsaçan · Göktuğ Koçak · Gizem Şencan · Gökay Günacar · Cenk Çetin · Mohammadreza Zharfa · Kadir Ali Gürsoy · Berksu Erkal · Habib Can Tunç