EDUCATION

1978-1981    Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

1976-1978    M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

1971-1976    Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

11/2022-                       Chair, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

10/2022-                       Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

10/2019-09/2021         Visiting Professor, School of Engineering and Architecture, SRH University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

12/1990-08/2020         Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

06/2015-06/2019         Member of the Atomic Energy Comission, Turkish Atomic Energy Utility, Ankara, Turkey.

06/2012-03/2015         Member of the Advisory Board, Technology and Innovation Support Programs Department, Transport, Defence, Energy and Textile Technologies Group, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.

09/2002-12/2011         Member of Administrative Board, Institute for Applied Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

01/2002-11/2011         Member of Administrative Board, Center for Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

01/2004-12/2005         Member of Technical Advisory Committee, Von Karman Institute, Belgium.

11/1984-12/1990         Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

03/1985-01/1987         Assistant Chairman, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

10/1983-11/1984         Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

11/1982-09/1983         Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

09/1981-06/1982         Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennyslvania, U. S. A.

02/1979-08/1981         Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennyslvania, U. S. A.

09/1978-08/1981         Research Assistant, Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennyslvania, U. S. A.

02/1977-08/1978         Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

09/1974-02/1976         Student Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

Dr. Çetin Şentürk graduated from Ankara University with a B.Sc. Degree in Engineering Physics in 2000. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Middle East Technical University in Physics in 2003 and 2010, respectively. Upon completing his graduate studies, Dr. Şentürk continued his academic career by pursuing postdoctoral research for about two years at Feza Gursey Institute and Bogazici University in Istanbul. In the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years, he served as a part-time instructor in the Department of Physics at Yeditepe University. Subsequently, he worked for one year as a visiting research scientist in the Physics Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. Before joining the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association in January 2017, for about one and half years, he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher and, at the same time, as a part-time instructor in the Physics Department of Bilkent University.

EDUCATION

2003-2010    Ph. D. in Physics
Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

2001-2003    M.Sc. in Physics
Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

1996-2000   B.Sc. in Engineering Physics
Department of Engineering Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

09/2022-                       Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

01/2018-09/2022         Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

01/2017-01/2018         Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

09/2015-01/2017         Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.

04/2014-04/2015         Visiting Research Scientist, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.

02/2013-01/2014         Part-Time Instructor, Department of Physics, Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey.

01/2012-02/2013         Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mathematics & Department of Physics, Doğuş University & Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey.

01/2010-04/2011 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Feza Gürsey Institute (Boğaziçi University), İstanbul, Turkey.

EDUCATION

2020-            B. Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering
Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/2024-                       Part Time Lab Assistant, Aerodynamics Lab, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

07/2023-08/2023         Summer Intern, Structural Department & Planning Department, Be Aero (Ex. MNG JET), Istanbul, Turkey

01/2023-07/2023         Volunteer Intern, Aerodynamics Lab, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

Dr. Ceyhun Tola received his B.Sc. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Departments from Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) under the double major program in 2010. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Institute of Science and Technology, ITU in 2012 and 2017 sequentially. During the M.Sc, he worked as graduate research assistant in ITU Trisonic Lab. During the Ph.D, he worked for Roketsan Missiles Inc., Vestel Defense Industry, and Sun Express Airlines as engineer in between 2011-2016. He worked as assistant professor at Astronautical Engineering Department of University of Turkish Aeronautical Association between 2018-2020. Currently, he has been working for Aselsan Inc. as senior lead engineer since 2020.

EDUCATION

2012-2017   Ph. D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Institute of Science, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

2010-2012   M.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Institute of Science, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

2007-2010   B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering

Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

2005-2010   B.Sc. in Astronautical Engineering

Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

02/2021-                       Part Time Lecturer, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

08/2020-                       Senior Lead Engineer, Aselsan Inc., Ankara, Turkey.

05/2018-08/2020         Assistant Professor, Department of Astronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

02/2018-05/2018         Part Time Lecturer, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey.

08/2015-12/2015         Aircraft Systems Engineer, Sun Express Airlines, Antalya, Turkey.

06/2014-07/2015         Senior Aeronautical Engineer, Vestel Defence Industry Inc. (Lentatek), Ankara, Turkey.

12/2011-03/2014         Structural Thermal and Dynamic Design Engineer, Roketsan Inc., Ankara, Turkey.

11/2010-11/2011         Research Assistant, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

07/2009-08/2009         Intern, Turkish Technic, Istanbul, Turkey.

08/2008-09/2008         Intern, Turkish Aerospace (TAI), Ankara, Turkey.

EDUCATION

2014-2018   Adem Tolunay Anatolian High School, Antalya
2019-2024   B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara

EXPERIENCE

06/2022-08/2022   Summer Intern
5th Main Maintanance Factory, Ankara,Turkey
06/2023-07/2023   Summer Intern
Turkish Aerospace, Ankara,Turkey
08/2023-09/2023    Summer Intern
ESEN
11/2023-03/2024   Candidate Engineer
BIAS Engineering
03/2024                  Present Candidate Researcher
TUBITAK SAGE
03/2024                  Present Part Time Fluid Mechanics Asistant
University of Turkish Aeronautical Association

EDUCATION

2014-2018        Mehmet Zelzele Science High School, Kilis

2019-2024        B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering,
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara

EXPERIENCE

08/2022-09/2022      Summer Intern,
5th Main Maintanance Factory, Ankara,Turkey

08/2023-09/2023      Summer Intern,
ESEN

11/2023-                   Candidate Engineer,
Turkish Aerospace, Ankara,Turkey

03/2023-                    Part Time Fluid Mechanics Asistant,
University of Turkish Aeronautical Association

EDUCATION

2014-2018    Antalya Anatolian High School, Antalya
2019-2024    B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara

EXPERIENCE

2022-2023               Board Member Financial Director of IEEE UTAA Student Branch
 University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey
06/2022-07/2022    Summer Intern
 5th Main Maintanance Factory, Ankara,Turkey
06/2023-07/2023    Summer Intern
 Turkish Aerospace, Ankara,Turkey
10/2023-                 Student Representative
 The Council of Higher Education,Ankara,Turkey
11/2023-                 Candidate Engineer
 Turkish Aerospace, Ankara,Turkey
03/2024                  Part Time Fluid Mechanics Asistant
 University of Turkish Aeronautical Association

Kürşad Melih Güleren completed his BSc degree in Aerospace Engineering at Middle East Technical University, his MSc in Mechanical Engineering at Cumhuriyet University, and his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Manchester University. He received his associate professorship in the field of Aerospace Engineering. He worked at Cumhuriyet University, Turkish Aeronautical Association University, Anadolu University, Eskisehir Technical University, and Istanbul Aydin University, respectively. He currently continues his career as a Professor at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Department of Aeronautical Engineering. He served in administrative positions such as Department Head, Deputy Dean and Dean. He worked as a consultant in the Hürkuş and TFX projects at Turkish Aerospace Industries. Güleren, who has two patents and two utility models in the field of aviation, conducts scientific studies in areas such as aeroacoustics, aerodynamics, flow control, optimization, numerical modelling, turbulence, turbomachinery, aircraft design and combustion.


EDUCATION

2003-2007    Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering

Scool of MACE, Machester University, Manchester, UK

1999-2003    M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas.

1994-1999   B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering

Department of Aerospace Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022-                            Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey

2021-2022                    Professor, Department of Flight Training, Istanbul Aydin University, İstanbul, Turkey

2019-2021                    Professor, Department of Flight Training, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskişehir, Turkey

2018-2019                    Associate Professor, Department of Flight Training, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskişehir, Turkey

2016-2018                    Associate Professor, Department of Flight Training, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey

2014-2016                    Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey

2012-2014                    Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Ankara, Turkey

1999-2012                    Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.

Yüksek lisans ve doktora çalışmalarında ısıl/ mekanik işlemler sonucu mühendislik malzemelerde oluşan artık gerilmelerin X-ışını ve nötron demeti kırınımı teknikleri kullanarak tayini üzerine çalıştı. Bu ölçümlerin sonucunda elde edilebilecek üç boyutlu tensör veri kümelerinin, analizini kolaylaştırmak amacıyla, grafik ikonlarla temsil edilebilmelerini sağlayacak kavramsal araçlar üretti ve bilgisayar uygulamaları geliştirdi. Ortaya çıkan bilimsel görselleştirme araçları, örneğin, NASA İleri Katı Yakıt Roket Motorunun parçası olmak için tasarlanan HP9430 çelik alaşım silindir üzerindeki kaynak streslerinin analizini kolaylaştırmıştır. Doktora sonrası çalışmalarında ise, malzemelerin atomik özelliklerinin ötesinde nano-ölçütte kazandıkları yeni özelliklerini anlamak ve uygulamalar geliştirmek için nanoteknoloji sahasında çalışmalar yaptı. Bu çalışmalar sırasında fotonik kristal uygulamaları, nano-yapılı polimer fiberler, spektrometrik elektronik burun tasarımı ve üretimi ve dünyada ilk kez çok uzun ve düzenli nano-tel dizileri üretmek gibi yüksek etkili çalışmalara imza atmıştır. Çalışmaları Neutron Research, Applied Physics Letters, Advanced Engineering Mechanics, Advanced Mechanics, Nano Letters, Nature Materials gibi uluslararası dergilerde yayınlanmıştır.

Eğitim:

Doktora: University of Cape Town
Yüksek Lisans: University of Cape Town
Lisans: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi

Dr. Reza Aghazadeh Batı Azerbeycanın Urmiye şehrinde (İran) doğdu. Lisans derecesini İran University of Science and Technology Makine Mühendisliği Bölümünden Şubat 2008’de, yüksek lisans ve doktorasını Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü’nden, sırasıyla Eylül 2013 ve Eylül 2017’de almıştır. Yüksek lisans ve doktora araştırma konusu fonksiyonel derecelendirilmiş mikrokirişler ve mikroplakların modellemesi üzerinedir. 2008 yılında lisans tezi İran’daki İSME (İranian Society of Mechanical Engineers) tarafından yılın en iyi tezi seçilmiştir. Değişik araştırma projelerinde yapısal analiz, hesaplamalı mekanik, titreşim, kontrol sistemleri ve veri toplama sistemleri gibi farklı uzmanlık alanları üzerine görevler almıştır. Türk Hava Kurumu Üniversitesi’nde, 2015-2017 yılları arasında, Uçak Mühendisliği Bölümü’nde öğretim görevlisi olarak görev almıştır ve 22 Aralık 2017 tarihinden Şubat 2021’e kadar, Mekatronik Mühendisliği Bölümü’nde yardımcı doçent doktor olarak görev almıştır. Şubat 2021’den beri Uçak mühendisliği Bölümü’nde yardımcı doçent olarak görevine devam etmektedir.

Doktora:          ODTÜ Makine Mühendisliği , 2017
Yüksek Lisans: ODTÜ Makine Mühendisliği, 2013
Lisans:              İran University of Science and Technology Makine Mühendisliği, 2008

Ali Ruhşen Çete was born in 1966 in Gaziantep. He completed his undergraduate, graduate and doctorate education in ITU Aeronautical Engineering Department. After his undergraduate education, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at ITU. He worked as a specialist Design Engineer at TAI between 2000-2006. In 2006, he established an R&D company in METU Technopolis. He returned to academic life in 2014. First GAUN, then he worked as a Lecturer and Head of Departments in Aerospace Engineering at ATU, continued to advise his company in this process, and carried out many projects and applications in his fields of interest.

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (2001)

Thesis Title: “Analysis of Transient Regimes in Solid Rocket Propulsion”

• MSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (1995)

Thesis Title: “Aerothermochemical Erosion of Solid Rocket Graphite Nozzle Throats”

• B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (1993)

Dr. Ak’s engineering activities are mainly focused on the development of missile and rocket systems. He has 28 years of experience in technology development, system engineering and project management in aerospace programs. In the technology development activities, he

conducted theoretical and experimental studies. His theoretical studies are mainly focused on following topics:

• Numerical modeling of chemically reacting turbulent flows in rocket and air-breathing engines.

• Numerical modeling of tri-sonic and hypersonic flows around rocket, missiles and space launch vehicles.

Dr. Ak has developed in-house Navier Stokes and Euler solvers for time dependent 3-D non-reacting and multi species chemically reacting turbulent flows in either Eulerian or mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian forms in unstructured cell vertex or cell centered approaches. Dr. Ak has implemented and validated the following advanced numerical techniques in the solvers:

1. Full Approximation Scheme (FAS) for agglomeration multigrid method with explicit Runge Kutta time stepping

2. First order and second order accurate Implicit Euler time stepping.
3. 1. Sparse matrix solvers based on Generalized Minimum Residual Method and various non-stationary Krylov subspace methods

    

   2. Sparse matrix solvers based on Gauss Seidel method

    

   3. Sparse preconditioners for non-stationary Krylov Subspace methods

    

   4. Automatic Domain Decomposition and parallelization by Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) or Massage Passing Interface (MPI) libraries.

    

   5. Time operator splitting for stiff systems.

   Dr. Ak has been making contributions several open source computation fluid dynamics codes available in public domain. Recently he developed a conjugate heat transfer solver for aerodynamic heating analysis by the integration of compressible Navier Stokes Flow Solver of Stanford University SU² code with Elmer Finite Element Solver via Kd-Three algorithm on non-matching interface and loosely coupled settings.

   Dr. Ak is also working on implementing various RANS and LES based multiphase turbulent combustion models for air breathing engines in OpenFoam Platform. Recently with Karaca, M, Gokalp I. and Dr. Ak numerically analyzed the effect of external pressure on the secondary break-up of droplets by using open source Basilisk code.

   Dr. Ak has expertise in Linux systems, C++ and Fortran programming languages and shared & distributed memory architectures.

   Dr. Ak’s experimental studies are mainly focused on following topics:

   In 1994, Dr. Ak visited Penn State University High Pressure Combustion Lab as a part of the NATO-AGARD project. During that visit, he used the pressure and temperature controlled windowed strand burner setup to measure the burn rates of double base gun propellants at various pressures and temperatures. He designed similar setups and installed them both in TUBITAK SAGE and MKEK Barutsan Facilities. Various composite solid propellant and double base propellant linear burn rates were measured in those setups and used in various solid rocket development projects.

   Dr. Ak contributed to measuring of erosive burning of solid propellants from the test motors via indirect strain gage measurement methodology. The models were used to design low port to throat area ratio highly loaded solid rocket motors for spin stabilized artillery rockets.

   Dr. Ak took responsibility in establishment of solid rocket and turbo jet test rigs in TUBITAK SAGE. The High Enthalpy Combustion Laboratory project was also initiated under his supervision, while he was in charge of the propulsion division in TUBITAK SAGE. The specification for the laboratory was written together with Dr. Iskender GOKALP who was the director of the CNRS Institute on Combustion, Aerothermal Sciences. The laboratory was taken into service and various test setups were commissioned during his existence in TUBITAK SAGE.

   Dr. Ak also took responsibility in work definition preparation and selection of the subcontractor for the wing icing testing for a missile project. He visited the icing facilities in Canada, NRC and prepared a technical report and approved the facility for testing.

EDUCATION

2015-2023    Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

2013-2015   M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

2008-2013   B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

04/2021-                       Aerodynamic Chief Engineer, Tusas Engine Industry (TEI), Eskişehir, Turkey.

04/2014-04/2021         Aerodynamic Design Engineer, Tusas Engine Industry (TEI), Eskişehir, Turkey.

09/2013-04/2014         Propulsion system - Design Engineer, Turkish Aerospace (TAI), Ankara, Turkey.

Lisans derecesini Türk Hava Kurumu Üniversitesi Uzay Mühendisliği bölümünden Yüksek Şeref Öğrencisi olarak Haziran 2018’de almıştır. Şubat 2019’dan itibaren mezun olduğu üniversitede Araştırma Görevlisi olarak akademik hayatını sürdürmektedir.

Yüksek Lisans : Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi – Havacılık ve Uzay Mühendisliği (Devam ediyor)
Lisans :               Türk Hava Kurumu Üniversitesi – Uzay Mühendisliği, 2018

Undergraduate - Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Aeronautical Engineering

Master Degree - Necmettin Erbakan University Institute of Science Department of Aircaraft Engineering

Previously, worked in electronic system projects in the defense-aviation sector; gained experience on project management. Since November 2022, she started to work as a Research Assistant at  University of Turkish Aeronautical Association - Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of Aeronautical Engineering.
(PATENT) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (2020), Patent No: TR 2017 23297 B.
(PRIZE) Istanbul International Invention Fair, Bronze Medal, Turkish Trademark and Patent Institute, 2018.

Undergraduate : University of Turkish Aeronautical Association Aeronautical Engineering, 2019.

Postgraduate : University of Turkish Aeronautical Association Aeronautical Engineering, In progress...