Sabri Altıntaş

• Near Net Shape Manufacturing (Squeeze Casting, Thixoforming)
• Formability of Sheet Metals
• Microwave Sintering of Ceramics
• Processing and Properties of Metal Matrix Composites and Metallic Foams
• Processing and Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites
• Shape Memory Alloys
• Materials for Biomedical Applications (Hydroxyapatite, Ti)
• Modification of Surface Properties Through Coating

C. Can Aydıner

• Experimental Mechanics
• Micromechanics
• Crystal plasticity
• Full-field strain measurement
• In situ microscopy
• High specific-strength metals
• Residual stresses
• Amorphous metals
• Diffraction measurements of strain

Kerim C. Dansuk

• Molecular Modeling
• Polymer Science
• Biomaterials
• Bioinspired systems

Nazlı Dönmezer

• Micro and nanoscale heat transfer
• Multiscale thermal modeling
• Electrothermal modeling
• Thermal characterization
• Thermophysical properties
• Plasmonics

Nuri Ersoy

• Additive Manufacturing
• Crashing Behaviour of Composite Structures
• Wind Energy Applications, design, analysis and manufacturing of composite wind turbine blades
• Manufacturing and mechanical properties of nanocomposites, filled and reinforced engineering plastics and rubber.
• Characterization of plastic materials (cure kinetics and crystallization using DSC, DTMA) for process modeling.
• Processing of advanced fiber reinforced composites and nanocomposites
• Modeling and Measurement of Residual Stresses
• Finite element modeling of thermoplastic and thermoset composites processing including heat transfer, crystallization/curing, material response, shrinkage, residual stress development and warpage
• Fatigue and fracture of metallic materials
• Elastic-plastic modeling of cyclic loading in metals.
• Road simulation testing of automotive components and substructures

Hakan Ertürk

• Design and control of thermal and energy systems
• Nanotechnology in energy applications
• Thermal management of opto/electronic systems
• Inverse problems of thermal design and sensing

Kaşif Teker

• Design and fabrication of nanodevices for biological, chemical, and optical sensing applications
• Wide bandgap semiconductor electronic/photonic devices
• Nanobiotechnology
• Plasmonics
• Self-powered and sustainable devices
• Nanowire-based flexible and wearable sensors