HAKKINDA
Academic History
● Faculty member at ITU Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engng, since 1987
● Dean of the Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering ITU, 2004-2008
● Superintendent of Ata Nutku Ship Model Testing Laboratory ITU, 1998-2004
● Post-doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia (UBC), 1986-1987
● Ph.D. Graduate School ITU, Naval Architecture Programme, 1985
● M.Sc. Faculty of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering ITU, 1981
● B.Eng. Faculty of Naval Architecture ITU, 1979
Industrial Applications
● Hydrodynamic form optimization of more than 40 ships –including naval ships- built and now in operation
● Computational ship wave resistance analysis code (TRAWSON) – developed jointly with UBC Naval Lab – licensed and marketed by UBC University Industry Liaison Office (Canada)
Reseach Areas and Interests
My focal points of research remain under the general title of free-surface hydrodynamics, such as;
● Non-linear motions of floating bodies (radiation and diffraction problems)
● Computational analysis of ship wave resistance
● Hull form optimization for minimum resistance
● Devices to improve flow uniformity around ships
● Oil spill recovery
● Design of naval and commercial ships from hydrodynamic point of view
● Analysis of free surface violent flows by SPH
Honors and Awards
● Fellow member, SNAME, 2014
● NATO (TUBITAK) Science Fellowship, UBC Canada, 2004
● The Royal Society (ESEP) Visiting Scholarship, Univ. of Newcastle, 1998
● NATO (TUBITAK) Science Fellowship, UBC Canada, 1994
● ATMA ( Assoc. Tech. Maritime et Aeronautique, France) 1990 medal for the paper “Economie de Carburant por Navire de Peche” (with S.M. Calisal and D. McGreer)
● NATO Research Grant, UBC, 1990
● Post-doctoral Fellowship, UBC Mech. Engng Dept., 1986 – 1987
Teaching (since 1987)
● Hydrodynamic Design of Ships (4th year undergraduate)
● Ship Hydrodynamics (4th year undergraduate)
● Numerical Analysis (2nd year undergraduate)
● Computer Programming (2nd year undergraduate)
● Shipbuilding Design Project (4th year undergraduate)
● Numerical Techniques for Engineering Problems (graduate)
● Hydrodynamics of Floating Bodies (graduate)
Biographical Data and Interests
● Born in 1956, Söke/Aydın, Turkey
● Married, two children
● Old discus thrower, trying to continue sports (running, walking, swimming)
● Political history and philosophy, History of science and technology, Mythology (as a reader)