Biography

2011 – Present	Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Present	Research Investigator, Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE), Missouri University of Science and Technology
2000 – 2010	Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
1996 – 2000	Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University
1995 – 1996	Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University
1992 – 1994	Research Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

Conventional Energy (combustion, IC engines, coal power plants, fluid and heat transport), Alternative Energy (characterization of solid oxide fuel cells, modeling of fuel cells, hydrogen technologies, alternative fuels, clean coal technologies), Environmental Science & Technology (air pollutants, particulates, measurement techniques), and Various Fields (synthesis of nanoparticles, laser diagnostics, fire safety, thermal engineering)

Professional Service and Affiliations

• Present Member, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
• Present Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Present Member, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Present Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Present Member, Combustion Institute
• Present Member, Sigma Xi Honor Society

Honors and Awards

• School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award (2004)
• University Outstanding Teaching Award (2003)
• Silver Slide Rule Award for Teaching Excellence, Pi Tau Sigma (2002, 2005)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1999)

Education

• 1992 – Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
• 1989 – M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
• 1986 – B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University